Beck and Jenny Lewis sang Rod Stewart's 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' live onstage last night (August 20) in Redmond, Washington. Consequence Of Sound points out that the two artists - who are currently touring the US together - covered the 1978 hit at Marymoor Park. Click below to watch crowd-shot footage of the performance.

Richard & Linda Thompson look back at their 40-year-old masterpiece, I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight, in the new issue of Uncut, dated September 2014 and out now.

Kate Bush returns to the stage next week, at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, for her first live shows in 35 years! To mark the occasion, here’s a fascinating piece from the Uncut archives (January 2012, Take 176), in which musicians, engineers and producers who have helped Bush craft her remarkable oeuvre let us in on her secrets of the studio. “There were no rules or barriers, it was just pure creativity…” Interviews: Graeme Thomson

Morrissey's latest album, World Peace Is None Of Your Business, has been removed from US iTunes and Spotify.

After the legal case, the musical one. Strong second from the Waters-less Floyd, expanded into a 6 disc box set....

It's a satisfyingly busy time for music films at the moment. The excellent Nick Cave documentary, 20,000 Days On Earth, is upon us; following swiftly in its wake are biopics of James Brown and Jimi Hendrix.

Thurston Moore has announced details of his new album, The Best Day. The album was recorded with Debbie Googe of My Bloody Valentine as well as Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and Chrome Hoof guitarist James Sedwards. The Best Day will be released on October 21 through Matador. Hear the album title track below.

Some logical excitement here this week about the impending Leonard Cohen and Aphex Twin albums; in the event you've missed it these past couple of days, you can hear Cohen's superb "Almost Like The Blues" further down this blog.

PJ Harvey has been announced as one of the names to receive an honorary degree from Goldsmiths University this year. The singer, who was appointed an MBE last year, will accept the accolade from the London university next month, along with architect Dame Zaha Hadid, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, journalist Neal Ascherson and poet George Szirtes. The ceremonies will take place between September 8 and 11. PJ Harvey will be awarded on Wednesday, September 10.

Two out-of-print Jimi Hendrix albums - The Cry Of Love and Rainbow Bridge - are set to be re-released.