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Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder pulls solo tour dates due to injury

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Eddie Vedder has postponed a string of North American tour dates due to injury.

The Pearl Jam frontman had been due to kick off a run of shows in Las Vegas on April 10. The gigs will now take place this autumn because of temporary nerve damage to the rocker's right arm as the result of a back injury. His show at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been cancelled outright.

A statement on Pearljam.com by Pearl Jam's manager Kelly Curtis reads:

After having worked aggressively with doctors and physical therapists for the last eight weeks to repair the damage, the intensity of the injury and time needed to heal has made it impossible to play the shows as scheduled. There was hope up until the last minute that the treatments would be successful.

Eddie Vedder released his solo album 'Ukelele Songs', last year. Pearl Jam will still headline this year's Isle Of Wight Festival alongside Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. The festival takes place from June 22–24.

Last month Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard gave an update on their progress in recording their 10th studio album. The axeman said that the band are "not in a rush", but that they may only be "a song or two away" from finishing.

Speaking to Rolling Stone about the follow-up to 2009's 'Backspacer', Gossard said: "We've recorded some songs, and we're going to record and write some more. It might be that we're a song away or two, or it might be that we're going to record six or seven more songs."

Asked if he could describe the songs for the band's new record, Gossard said that the album was "refreshingly cool" and that the band would make sure it didn't sound too polished.

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Soundgarden debut their first new song for 15 years 'Live To Rise'

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Soundgarden have debuted their first new song for over 15 years, which is titled 'Live To Rise'. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to hear the track.

The track is taken from the soundtrack for the new Hollywood blockbuster The Avengers, which also features Kasabian, Rise Against, Bush, Black Veil Brides, Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch and Evanescence.

Soundgarden are currently putting the finishing touches to their sixth studio album, which will be their first new record since 1996's 'Down On The Upside'. They reunited in 2010, 12 years after they originally split up.

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The Beatles' sons to form band?

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The sons of The Beatles are set to form a band together, according to reports.

In an interview with the BBC, Paul McCartney's son James said he and the rest of the Fab Four's offspring could pay tribute to their dads by creating a second-generation incarnation of the group.

James, who has released two EPs titled 'Available Light' and 'Close At Hand', admitted that he had discussed working with Sean Lennon and Dhani Harrison, although it seems as if Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey, isn't keen on the idea.

When asked if he had ever thought about forming a band with the rest of the Beatles' children, he replied:

I don't think it's something that Zak wants to do. Maybe Jason [drummer and one of Starr's other sons] would want to do it. I'd be up for it. Sean seemed to be into it, Dhani seemed to be into it. I'd be happy to do it.

He went on to say that the idea had been mooted "a little bit" and, when pushed on if it could become a reality, answered: "Yeah, hopefully, naturally. I don't know, you'd have to wait and see. The will of God, nature's support, I guess. So yeah, maybe."

Last month, Beatles legend Paul McCartney revealed that he and his former bandmates had often discussed reforming the band, but had ultimately decided against it in case they tarnished their legacy. He released his latest solo album, 'Kisses On The Bottom', earlier this year.

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Fiona Apple unveils full details of new album 'The Idler Wheel….'

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Fiona Apple has unveiled full details of her fourth studio album 'The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw, And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do', which will come out in June.

The album contains 10 tracks in all and will be released on June 25 in the UK and June 26 in the US. The LP is the follow-up to her third album 'Extraordinary Machine' and her first studio offering for seven years. The singer has debuted opener 'Every Single Night' and 'Anything We Want' during her recent live shows at SXSW festival.

It is the second time in Apple's career that she has named her album after a lengthy poem. In 1999 she released her second album, which has the full title of 'When The Pawn Hits The Conflicts He Thinks Like A King. What He Knows Throws The Blows When He Goes To The Fight. And He'll Win The Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters The Ring. There's No Body To Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might. So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand. And Remember That Depth Is The Greatest Of Heights. And If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where To Land. And If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cause You'll Know That You're Right'.

The title of Apple's second album is the longest ever, according to the Guinness Book Of World Records, and contains 90 words in total.

Apple will tour the US in June in support of her fourth album, playing eight shows in total. It is her first tour of any kind for five years.

The tracklisting for 'The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw, And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do' is as follows:

'Every Single Night'
'Daredevil'
'Valentine'
'Jonathan'
'Left Alone'
'Werewolf'
'Periphery'
'Regret'
'Anything We Want'
'Hot Knife'

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Adele: 'I'll release a new song this year"

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Adele has promised that she will release a new song this year.

The chart-dominating songstress has said that she will put out a new track by the end of 2012, but reiterated previous claims that the follow-up to her monster album '21' will not be released for at least another two years.

Speaking to French radio station NRJ, she said:

There will be a new song, probably coming out at the end of the year. But then it depends how quickly I write some other new songs.

When asked about a new LP, meanwhile, she answered: "It won't be for a good two years" – and, responding to demands that she proffers the record quicker, fired back: "Yeah, but I have to write it! It takes a while."

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Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That - Cover by Nicki Bluhm and The Gram...

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