NEWS DIGEST: Monday, April 6

10:37 AM GMT 06/04/2009

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed together at a New York's Radio City Music Hall on Saturday night (April 4) during the Change Begins Within concert - a show in aid of The David Lynch Foundation's Transcendental Meditation programme.

The ex-Beatle pals last appeared on the same stage at the Concert For George in 2002.

Following a set that included a brace of Beatle classics, McCartney introduced Starr under his Sgt Pepper alter-ego Billy Shears, before running through a rambunctious version of With A Little Help From My Friends. Starr then took his place behind the drums for a version of Macca's Cosmically Conscious - a song written in Rishikesh in 1968 during The Beatles stay at the Maharishi's Ashram. A fragment of the song appeared as a hidden track on McCartney's 1993 album Off the Ground.

Donovan, Ben Harper, Sheryl Crow, Moby, Paul Horn, Jim James, Eddie Vedder and Bettye Lavette also appeared.

Check out the footage below:

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The Gossip will release their new album, Music For Men, on Monday, June 22.

Produced by Rick Rubin and recorded at Malibu's Shangri-La Studios, the record will be the band's first major studio release since 2006's Standing In The Way Of Control.

The band's last release, the CD/DVD package Live In Liverpool, appeared in 2008.

A new single, Heavy Cross, will precede Music For Men on June 15.
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New York Dolls will play an intimate show at London's legendary punk venue The 100 Club on Thursday, May 14.

Tickets for the 400-capacity show will go on sale tomorrow (Tuesday, April 7) at 9am.

The band's new album, Cause I Sez So, is released on May 4.

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Spinal Tap have announced details of a one-off gig in London.

The One Night Only world tour will roll into Wembley Arena on June 30. The band will perform alongside their other alter-egos The Folksmen.

Nigel Tufnel, Tap's lead guitarist, helpfully explained: "If we're going to do a World tour on only one night, at least it's this world."

The band are rumoured to have recorded new material due for release at the end of the year. Tickets for the London show will go on sale on Thursday (April 9th) at 9am.

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Akron / Family have announced details of their next UK tour.

The psychedelic explorers play:

London, ICA (May 20)
Glasgow, The Captains Rest (22)
Manchester, The Ruby Lounge (23)
Bristol, The Fiddlers (24)

Their new album, Set 'Em Wild, Set ' Em Free, is released on May 4.

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And finally... Happy Birthday Merle Haggard. The country legend is 72 today. Here he is in 1967 with Swinging Doors.

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 10:37 AM GMT 06/04/2009

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