NEWS DIGEST: Monday, February 2

9:25 AM GMT 02/02/2009

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy will play a one-off gig in London on April 20.

The show, due to take place at the Royal Festival Hall, will coincide with the release of the enigmatic Kentuckian's new album Beware - due out on March 16.

Tickets are on sale now and are available HERE.

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Pepsi + Bob Dylan + Wil.I.Am = a beat-heavy reworking of Dylan’s Forever Young broadcast this weekend during the Superbowl coverage in the US.

Check out the hi-res video HERE.

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Madness will play four massive outdoor shows in UK in June and July.

The ska-pop stalwarts will appear at:

Norwich Norfolk Showground (June 13)
Stroud Gatcombe Park (26)
London Victoria Park (July 17)
Romsey Broadlands (18)

They will once again curate their own festival, the legendary Madstock, at London's Victoria Park on July 17.

The band’s ninth studio album, The Liberty Of Norton Folgate, is set for release on March 2.
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Keith Moon is the latest rock icon to receive a blue plaque from English Heritage. The new tribute will be unveiled at the site of the former Marquee Club in London's Soho. Moon's Who bandmates Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will attend the ceremony alongside former Bee Gee and current Heritage Foundation President Robin Gibb.

David Graham, an English Heritage trustee, told The Independent: “Keith has been overlooked but was such a character – you don't get characters like him any more. We were delighted to organise a plaque for Keith, and the Marquee is the perfect place because it was at the centre of the rock gigs in London.”

Of course, this not the first time Townshend has stepped up to a blue plaque challenge. The Who's axe-man once unveiled a memorial toJimi Hendrix at the guitarist's Mayfair flat. Check out a picture HERE.

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And finally... calling all UK readers! Have you made it through the snow and into work? Either way, why not avoid the chaos, batten down the hatches and and enjoy a little Bill Evans. Sink into the warming sounds of Waltz For Debby below.

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 9:25 AM GMT 02/02/2009

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