Neil Young And Crazy Horse have cancelled a gig in Israel due to the "current security situation" in the country. The band were due to perform in Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park on July 17 but according to a press release, via Pitchfork, the gig will no longer take place. The statement issued claims that Young and his band will return to Israel when the country is at peace with Palestine.

Tommy Ramone has died aged 65. His death marks the passing of the last surviving member of The Ramones. "Tom died yesterday, July 11, at 12:15 p.m. at his home in Ridgewood, Queens," Andy Schwartz, publisher of New York Rocker magazine, said on behalf of Ramone's family. "He was in hospice care following treatment for cancer of the bile duct." Rolling Stone confirm Ramone was 65 at the time of his death.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse have debuted a new song, "Who's Gonna Stand Up And Save The Earth?", on their current European tour dates. The song first emerged in the set in Reykjavík on July 7. You can watch the band perform the song live in Cork, Ireland last night [July 10].

The Grateful Dead have announced details of a new box set, Spring 1990 (The Other One). The release is a companion to the sold-out Spring 1990 boxed set from 2012. The 23-disc set covers eight complete shows, all previously unreleased, and will be available from September 9. The collection will be limited to 9,000 individually numbered copies and is currently available for pre-order exclusively from the band's website, Dead.net. It will also be released as an HD digital download on the same date.

Eric Idle discusses Monty Python’s new boxset, which compiles all their albums, in the new issue of Uncut, dated August 2014 and out now.

Last week, the BFI hosted a Q&A session with director Richard Lester, as a prelude to the 50th anniversary re-release of A Hard Day’s Night.

Bernard Sumner has confirmed details of his autobiography. Chapter And Verse (New Order, Joy Division And Me) will be published by Transworld on September 25. It had been announced in June 2013 that Sumner had signed a deal to publish his memoirs.

Mick Jagger has been blamed by a Brazilian TV station for Brazil’s record-breaking 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat by Germany yesterday (July 8). Jagger has endured a six-game losing streak at the World Cup since 2010, by publicly endorsing countries who promptly lose. It even led to Brazil fans dressing cut-outs of Jagger in the colours of Chile and Colombia before their victories over those countries. But they lost when Jagger and his son Lucas attended the Germany game in Belo Horizonte.

AC/DC have revealed that they have completed work on their new album. Brian Johnson, who collected an honorary doctorate from Northumbria University today, has said that the band have finished work on the LP, which they have been working on in Vancouver. It is likely to be released later this year or early next year. "It was brilliant over there. We’re done. I’m very excited and we’ve got some great songs," he told Metal Hammer.

Bruce Springsteen has debuted a 10-minute short film for his track "Hunter Of Invisible Game" on his website. The video for the song, which was included on the singer's last studio album High Hopes, was directed by Thom Zimny and stars Springsteen himself as he journeys through the wilderness.