Mojo - The Music Magazine

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band will tour the US in the Spring. The Boss's new album, Working On A Dream (reviewed in the new issue of MOJO), was released on Monday (January 28).

Springsteen headlines the Super Bowl XLIII half-time show in Tampa, Florida on Sunday (Feb 1). The official tour kicks off on April 1 in San Jose, California.

For the full list of dates, head over to his official site HERE.

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The Modern Lovers' Jonathan Richman has announced he will play four UK shows in March. The gigs, all due to take place in London, line up like this.

Bush Hall (March 28)
Hoxton Bar & Kitchen (29)
Dingwalls (30)
Borderline (31)

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Robert Johnson, the godfather of the blues, recorded 13 songs at 508 Park Avenue in Dallas. Now this historic building is set for demolition. The current owners, Glazer's Distributors, purchased the property in 1958 and have recently filed to raze the building to the ground.

Robert Johnson's grandson Stephen has said: "I have a lot of dreams I want to do in this building. I had no idea they wanted to tear this down. 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of my grandfather's birth, and my vision was to come down there in 2011 and do some recordings in the same building my granddad recorded in. If they're talking about knocking it down, that would be one big blow to the music world and the history and legacy of my grandfather."

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Here's a strange curio for Tom Waits fans. Crawling Down Cahuenga: Tom Waits’ Los Angeles is a new bus tour that takes in many of the great man's old haunts. Waits moved to L.A. in 1972, splitting his time between the Troubadour club on Sunset Strip and the sleazy confines of the Tropicana Inn Motel. For full details of this strange journey, click HERE.

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Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller have been discussing the merits of each other's guitar playing, with the Oasis chief branding his own fretwork "average at fucking best". In an interview with Total Guitar magazine, Gallagher said: "It facilitates what I do in Oasis, know what I mean? I'm unfortunate enough that two of my best mates are Johnny Marr of The Smiths and Paul Weller. Those two are virtuosos to me although neither of them would admit it. On the electric guitar they're it. So if you're asking me how do I compare to those two – and I like to compare myself to the greats – I'm average at fucking best."

"Bless him, but his playing is rudimentary," added old chum Weller. "But Noel doesn't pretend to be a guitar god. He's very good at putting chords together and he's got a distinctive style in terms of his chord sequences and his rhythm playing. It's recognisable, I suppose…"

Oasis release their new single Falling Down on March 9. They headline the Benicassim Festival in Spain (July 16 to 19) alongside Paul Weller and Kings Of Leon.

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Morrissey's new album, Years of Refusal, (released in the UK on February 16) will be made available in deluxe format. This enhanced edition will feature a DVD interview with Russell Brand. The 20-minute Wrestle With Russell was recorded in L.A. in November 2008. You can watch a short clip HERE.

A series of Mozzer's recent TV appearances are also set for inclusion.

Morrissey tours the UK in May.

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Supergrass will headline this year's Wychwood Music Festival. The event takes place between May 29 and 31 at Cheltenhem Racecourse. The 'Grass will appear on Saturday May 30. For more information, head over to the festival's official site HERE.

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And finally...Happy Birthday Robert Wyatt! The Jazz-pop maestro turns 64 today. Here he is with the magnificent Shipbuilding.