NEWS DIGEST: Thursday, December 18

10:42 AM GMT 18/12/2008

A star-studded collaboration album assembled by the likes of Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney will be released early next year.

Entitled Heroes, the charity compilation sees music legends choosing younger artists to cover their songs.

Brian Wilson, U2 and The Kinks are among the big names who have handpicked artists. The list of contributors is set to include Beck, The Hold Steady and Rufus Wainwright.

The album has been mastered at Abbey Road Studios and will be released on February 16.

All profits from the album go to the Warchild charity.

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Antony & The Johnsons have announced a series of UK gigs in May and June.

The former Mercury Prize winners will kick off the tour in Brighton on May 21 with the first of seven shows. The full dates are as follows:

Brighton Dome (May 21)
Birmingham Symphony Hall (22)
Bristol Colston Hall (24)
London Hammersmith Apollo (27)
Gateshead The Sage (29)
Belfast Waterfront (June 1)
Edinburgh Playhouse (4)

The band's new album, The Crying Light, is released on January 19.

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Members of Guns N' Roses, Kiss and Yes will take part in next year’s Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp.

The five day event, which takes place in Hollywood next April, allows participants to record with the musicians before performing a concert at the renowned LA venue The Whisky-a-Go-Go.

The full line-up of celebrity tutors will include:

Duff McKagan (ex-Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
Mark Farner (ex-Grand Funk Railroad)
Bruce Kulick (ex-Kiss)
Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats)
Alan White (Yes)
Rusty Anderson (Paul McCartney)
Teddy Andreadis (ex-Guns N' Roses and Alice Cooper)

Burgeoning musicians can register at RockCamp.com

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Electro mavericks Hot Chip have teamed up with Peter Gabriel to record a song about…Peter Gabriel! The collaborative cover of Vampire Weekend’s Cape Cod Kwassa can be heard HERE.

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And finally… the seemingly indestructible Keith Richards turns 65 today. Catch the axe-man at his best as the Stones launch into Gimme Shelter in this 1969 performance for Pop Goes the Sixties.

Cian Traynor

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 10:42 AM GMT 18/12/2008

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