With most of the tickets for the initial four dates either sold out or selling fast, legend Prince has announced extra UK gigs for his Hit & Run Part II tour.

Performed, recorded, pressed and released in under 4 hours. The amazing Jack White creates Lazaretto, the fastest-released record of all time.

With a litany of side projects behind him and Blur suspended indefinitely once more in some half-lit corner of his mind, Damon Albarn has finally found the time to focus on himself. This, believe it or not, is his first ever solo project and you can read all about it on the Cruise blog.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ iconic first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Vans have created a ground-breaking collection of footwear based on the Merseyside legends’ Yellow Submarine album and film.