Echo And The Bunnymen have announced details of UK tour dates in November and December as well as a one-off gig in Liverpool in 2015. The band released new album 'Meteorites' in May and will start their tour in Brighton on November 25 before gigs in Sheffield, Glasgow, Nottingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Holmfirth, Newcastle and Birmingham. Following the dates this year, the band will then play a homecoming show at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall on February 20.

Paul McCartney's re-releases of Wings albums 'Venus And Mars' and 'At The Speed of Sound' have been delayed by six weeks. The reissues were originally supposed to come out on September 22 as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, following similar reissues of 'Band On The Run', 'McCartney', 'McCartney II', 'Ram' and 'Wings Over America'. However, the records will now be released on November 3 "due to production issues". No further information about the delay has been released.

There is a song on "Aerial", Kate Bush's eighth and possibly best album, called "Bertie". "Here comes the sunshine," it begins, "Here comes that son of mine/Here comes the everything/Here's a song and a song for him." Nine years later, here, perhaps is a show for him: an unexpected comeback; a ravishing absurdity; a launchpad for his theatrical aspirations. Our pleasure may, to some degree, be collateral.

Steve Albini answers your questions in the new issue of Uncut, dated October 2014 and out now.

The real Nick Drake is revealed in the fascinating cover story of the new Uncut – not as a tragic, meek figure as often portrayed, but as a driven musical visionary, efficient in the studio and sure of what he wanted.

Early '70s touchstone, expanded to 10 discs...

Morrissey has reportedly compiled the tracklisting for a new compilation album from the Ramones. A post on quasi-official fansite True To You states that the former Smiths frontman will put out the forthcoming Best Of The Ramones album on behalf of Sire-Rhino. The album artwork, which can be seen above, was also selected by Morrissey.

Kate Bush last night (August 26) made her return to stage after a 35 year absence in a show that begun as a typical concert but evolved into a theatrical spectacular. This report contains spoilers. The three-hour show saw Bush recreate the second side of her classic 1985 album Hounds Of Love as a fully realised stage production, with theatrical sets, costumes, effects and lighting. The same treatment was then given to the second side of her 2005 album Aerial.

Bob Dylan will release The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 on November 3. The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 is a six disc set which will feature 138 songs, while a special two disc edition - The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 - features 38 songs. The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 will also be released on as 3 album set on 180-gram vinyl.

Morrissey will headline London's O2 Arena in November as part of a wider European tour. The singer will play in the capital on November 29 with the date being his only scheduled UK gig of 2014 so far. Morrissey fansite True To You has a full list of Morrissey's European tour dates, which includes performances in Italy, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Denmark. Morrissey will play: Oct. 6: Lisbon, Portugal (Coliseum)