Briefly...

From Billboard:

• U2's The Joshua Tree will be reissued in several different forms, in celebration of it's 20th anniversary.
  
• Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel will be among those performing at the Johannesburg 46664 Concert on World Aids Day this December.

From NME:

• Peter Hook is reforming his side-band Monaco for a performance in Manchester at an Oxjam event.
  
• Peter Gabriel talked about skipping the Genesis reunion.

From Pitchfork:

• News of an expanded Björk tour.
  
• A Dinosaur Jr. update, complete with tour dates.
• The full scoop on Bob Mould's upcoming album, just-released DVD, and tour dates.

From Elsewhere:

• There will be some very lucky guitar students at the University of Salford, according to the Manchester Evening News.