Guardian Music — Singer's first collection of original material in eight years will feature a track dedicated to the late Amy WinehousePatti Smith has announced her first album of original material in eight years. Banga, featuring Smith's own children and Television'... more info

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Guardian Music — Legendary songwriter will make his only UK festival appearance alongside Peter Gabriel, Suede and Patti SmithBob Dylan will make his only UK festival appearance of the summer alongside Peter Gabriel and Suede at the Hop Farm. The 70-year old singer w... more info

Guardian Music — Four years after first announcing project, the noise legends have set a release dateMy Bloody Valentine have announced the release of remastered versions of their classic albums Isn't Anything and Loveless. The two albums, to be released on Sony, are... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — To celebrate NME's 60th birthday, we're going to be crowning the ultimate musical icon from the magazine's lifetime and we're leaving the decision about who it is entirely down to you.The shortlist for the honour features 60 people, including Liam & ... more info

Guardian Music — Antony and the Johnsons singer to explore spirituality, the environment and gender politics at annual music festivalAntony Hegarty is to follow in the footsteps of Laurie Anderson, Robert Wyatt and David Bowie by curating this year's Meltdown, the an... more info

Guardian Music — Who knew feminist rock was full of sax? Not meWe live in an era when rock's past has been so exhaustively documented, it sometimes feels there's nothing left to discover. So there's something weirdly exciting about uncovering a buried piece of musica... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Mother Jones profiles singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. Reading the Letters of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller and Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids, Van Etten says, made her think about writing as a time capsule. "Whatever you're writing is about, you're... more info