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Introducing The Definitive Ultimate Music Guide: Oasis

Hello, hello, it’s good to be back “You gonna wake up then, or what?” Advertisement As we launch this new magazine, in the shops tomorrow, it’s exactly 31 years – almost to the minute – since Oasis first sauntered on to the NME stage at the Glastonbury Festival and into the consciousness of the wider world. Up until this point the band had been joyously heralded by the weekly music papers for six months, and available to witness at only around 30 gigs in provincial pubs and clubs. This, then – for a group who had released their debut single six weeks previously – was undoubtedly a big one. Oasis play for 30 minutes, but from what I recall from watching them out in the field that day, it feels much longer. The performance is poised and spectacularly unhurried, as if they have everything completely under control and are proceeding, from “Shakermaker” to “I Am The Walrus”, at their own serene pace, according to their own plan. There’s a point during the instrumental break of “Supersonic” where Liam Gallagher stands completely still and simply drinks it all in, for a moment the calm centre of the storm. He reviews the… Read More →

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Glastonbury 2025: BBC share update on not streaming Neil Young’s set “at the artist’s request”

The BBC have confirmed that they won’t be streaming Neil Young‘s headline set at Glastonbury 2025, “at the artist’s request”. Young and his band The Chrome Hearts are set to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday (June 28), with speculation surrounding the broadcast of his performance ever since he first pulled out of the Worthy Farm festival when he called it a “corporate turn-off” over the BBC’s involvement. Advertisement He then appeared to be omitted from the BBC’s coverage plans, with a Beeb spokesperson telling NME that their “schedules and plans continue to be finalised, right up to and during the festival”. Glasto boss Emily Eavis then added that she “didn’t believe” that his set would be shown. Now, the BBC have put the matter to rest, with a spokesperson revealing: “On Saturday on BBC iPlayer, our Glastonbury Channel and five streams for the main stages will bring a range of live performances to audiences. At the artist’s request, we won’t be live streaming Neil Young’s set. Our plans, including those for our TV highlights shows and on-demand coverage, continue to be finalised right up to and during the festival.” Fans still hope that the set or at least… Read More →

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Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, London, June 26, 2025

Pete Townshend’s major rock operas – Tommy, Lifehouse and Quadrophenia – are a personal legacy he continues to wrestle with, repeatedly reviving and retranslating them into new forms. Quadrophenia (1973) was his attempt to remind The Who of their youthful Mod roots, and the music which lured him back to the band for 1996 performances of the album. After the 1979 film fleshed out and supplanted his liner note narrative, his wife Rachel Fuller’s orchestral arrangements for Quadrophenia Classical (2015) reconfigured the music. That recording, with additional soloists replacing vocals, soundtracks Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet. The title will provoke derision from Who fundamentalists, suspicious of Townshend’s sometimes overreaching penchant for high-art versions of his classic music. Working with his blessing and light touch consultation, though, this Sadler’s Wells production revives Quadrophenia’s fervid, youthful essence. THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT STARS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SLY STONE, SCOTT WALKER, NEIL YOUNG, WET LEG, BLONDIE, BOOKER T, SADE AND MUCH MORE – CLICK HERE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED Advertisement A prologue sees Jimmy (Paris Fitzpatrick) poised on a jutting rock over stormy back-projected waves and the equally tempestuous, crashing brass of “I Am The Sea”. Four Mods emerge behind him to represent his four… Read More →

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Former Mastodon guitarist brands ex-bandmates as “horrible humans” and “shit band”

Ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds has hit out at his former bandmates on social media, calling them “horrible humans” – find out more below. READ MORE: Sharon Osbourne and Tony Iommi tell us about Black Sabbath’s finale: “Usually this thing is done when you’re dead” In March, founding guitarist Brent Hinds and Mastodon announced that they were amicably parting ways after 25 years together. The band wrote at the time: “We’re deeply proud of and beyond grateful for the music and history we’ve shared and we wish him nothing but success and happiness in his future endeavours.” Advertisement Following Hinds’ exit, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher explained of Brent’s departure: “Like a marriage, sometimes people grow apart, and they get interested in other things. We wish nothing but the best for Brent in chasing his dreams. You know, it’s amazing that we made it 25 years with the four of us.” Now, Hinds has shared a comment on social media pointing at some bad blood between him and his former Mastodon bandmates. Earlier this week, Mastodon shared a post celebrating the 11th anniversary of their album ‘Once More ‘Round The Sun’. One fan commented: “‘Halloween’ is definitely my #1 track on this record…. Read More →

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Oasis fans urged to “book now to avoid queues” for ‘Live 25’ tour merch pop-up stores

Oasis have urged fans to book their places now for the ‘Live ‘25’ merchandise pop-up stores in order to avoid queues. Earlier this month, the iconic band announced that pop-up stores would be appearing in all of the British and Irish cities they are set to play this summer, with a range of limited edition clothing, accessories and records on offer. Advertisement The first of the stores is already open – situated in The Avenue in Manchester’s Spinningfields – and others will follow in Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Dublin. See the full details below and book your slot for your visit to any of the stores here. “Get gig-ready at one of the Oasis Live ‘25 Official pop ups!” the band wrote on X on Wednesday (June 25). “A limited number of walk-ins will be available, but to avoid disappointment book your visit.” Get gig-ready at one of the Oasis Live ‘25 Official pop ups!A limited number of walk-ins will be available, but to avoid disappointment book your visit here:👉https://t.co/tFX0cMrPns Spinningfields, Manchester – Open NowBridge Street, Cardiff – Opens 26th JuneCarnaby Street,… pic.twitter.com/givn3XGmu9 — Oasis (@oasis) June 25, 2025 The following pop-up stores will be appearing: Manchester, Spinningfields – open nowCardiff,… Read More →

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1960s heartthrob Bobby Sherman has died, aged 81

1960s heartthrob singer-actor Bobby Sherman has died – he was aged 81. Sherman’s death was confirmed by his wife Brigette in a statement via fellow actor John Stamos: “It is with the heaviest heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Bobby Sherman. Bobby left this world holding my hand—just as he held up our life with love, courage, and unwavering grace through all 29 beautiful years of marriage. I was his Cinderella, and he was my Prince Charming.” Check out her full statement below via John Stamos’ Instagram account. While Brigette did not share a cause of death, she in March shared on social media that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, though she did not clarify what type of cancer he had been diagnosed with. Bobby Sherman – real name Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. – was a teen idol throughout the 1960s and ’70s, juggling singing and acting, though he was mostly celebrated for his music. His period as a teen idol overlapped with other teen heartthrobs, Donny Osmond and the late David Cassidy. Sherman’s most successful run came in 1969 with his smash hit ‘Little Woman’, and ran through 1971. Bobby Sherman was… Read More →

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Charli XCX is now sharing her movie reviews on TikTok

Charli XCX has begun sharing her film-viewing habits on TikTok, sharing her thoughts on movies by Danny Boyle, Sofia Coppola and others. The ‘Brat’ star first shared a post earlier this month in which she talked fans through the films she had recently watched, which ranged from M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening and Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy to Pier Paolo Pasolini’s controversial Salo and Robert Bresson’s French New Wave classic Mouchette. Advertisement Charli also revealed her personal Letterboxd account where she documents all of the films she watches, and fans can now peruse her activity here. Now, she has given fans another update on what her favourite viewing experiences have been over the last few weeks. Watch both posts below. @charlixcx i guess this is called what i watched ??? ♬ original sound – Charli XCX @charlixcx what i watched. i love doing this!! tell me what i should watch and maybe i’ll watch it xx ♬ original sound – Charli XCX Among the films to get a review in the latest post are Danny Boyle’s new film 28 Years Later, the sequel to his 2002 post-apocalyptic horror 28 Days Later. Explaining that she watched it in between… Read More →

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Lana Del Rey opens 2025 UK tour in Cardiff

Lana Del Rey opened her British tour in Cardiff last night, June 23, 2025. Here are our pick of five great moments from the show. ULTIMATE RECORD COLLECTION: LANA DEL REY IS IN SHOPS NOW OR AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM US HERE Advertisement Country playlist Hope you like her new direction! Whether it’s called Lasso, The Right One Will Stay, Classic or something different entirely, Lana’s new album is said to moving in a country direction. Even if support group London Grammar don’t exactly set the tone for that, Lana’s pre-show playlist does – hitting the crowd with historic pop/country crossover hits like Jimmy Dean’s “Big Bad John” (1961), “Jackson” by Johnny Cash and June Carter (1967) and Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” (1975). Actual husband Advertisement Much as she did at Stagecoach in the spring, Lana opens the show with a new song, “Husband Of Mine”. Point of difference for Cardiff: her actual husband – alligator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene – is in the house! “It’s a long way to travel,” she explains as she sniffles a bit after embracing him mid-song. “These are good tears!” “Happy Birthday Lana!” There weren’t a load of signs commemorating Lana’s 40th birthday last… Read More →

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Hear The Lemonheads’ new single, “In The Margin”

Evan Dando has confirmed that the new Lemonheads album Love Chant will be released by Fire Records on October 24. Hear new single “In The Margin” below: THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT STARS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SLY STONE, SCOTT WALKER, NEIL YOUNG, WET LEG, BLONDIE, BOOKER T, SADE AND MUCH MORE – CLICK HERE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED Love Chant (pre-order here) was recorded in Brazil by Apollo Nove and features guest appearances from J Mascis, Juliana Hatfield, Erin Rae, John Strohm of the Blake Babies and Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond. Other songs were co-written with Adam Green of The Moldy Peaches and Dando’s long-time collaborator Tom Morgan. It will be released to coincide with Dando’s memoir, Rumours Of My Demise, which is published by Faber on November 6. The Lemonheads tour the UK and Europe throughout August and September, see the full list of dates on the poster below:

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Terry Riley by Pete Townshend

Happy 90th birthday, Terry Riley! Pete Townshend hails the minimalist maestro’s enduring influence… “The first time I heard Terry Riley would’ve been A Rainbow In Curved Air, when it first came out in 1969. I wasn’t particularly studying minimalist or electronic music, but I was experimenting and finding new stuff, and I happened upon him. I was playing with tape machines, which were central to Terry Riley’s method. It was how he got his delay loops. I also had two tape machines, but I used to bounce from machine to machine, rather than use them as a delay system. Advertisement THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT STARS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SLY STONE, SCOTT WALKER, NEIL YOUNG, WET LEG, BLONDIE, BOOKER T, SADE AND MUCH MORE – CLICK HERE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED “‘Baba O’Riley’ was an accident. It came out of the Lifehouse project, where I was working on creating music using computers. But I couldn’t get my hands on a music computer that was up to the job, and ended up drifting into synthesisers. I was working with the Lowrey Berkshire, which had a repetitive kind of arpeggio setting. Instead of precise mathematical beats, it had drop beats in between, with… Read More →

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Mick Ralphs of Mott The Hoople and Bad Company has died, aged 81

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Mick Ralphs – founding member of both Mott The Hoople and Bad Company – has died aged 81 following a long illness. Advertisement He had been unable to perform since suffering a stroke in November 2016, not long after a Bad Company reunion tour culminated in a triumphant headline show at London’s 02 Arena. Mick Ralphs co-founded Mott The Hoople in 1969, writing songs such as “One Of The Boys” and “Sucker”, often in collaboration with frontman Ian Hunter. Ralphs left the band following 1973’s Mott to form supergroup Bad Company with former Free members Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke. He wrote or co-wrote most of their big hits, including “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad” and US Top 10 single “Feel Like Makin’ Love”. Advertisement Ralphs also wrote “Flying Hour” with George Harrison, toured with David Gilmour and released three solo albums, before participating in various Mott The Hoople and Bad Company reunions. “Our Mick has passed, my heart just hit the ground,” wrote Paul Rodgers in tribute. “He has left us with exceptional songs and memories. He was my friend, my songwriting partner, an amazing and versatile guitarist who had the greatest sense of humour. Our… Read More →

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U2’s The Edge is officially an Irish citizen after over 60 years in the country: “A monumental day”

After 62 long years, U2‘s The Edge is finally an Irish citizen – see what the guitarist had to say about the “monumental day” below. READ MORE: ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ review: U2 frontman’s stunning stage show becomes unmissable film On Monday, The Edge – born David Howell Evans in Essex – was officially granted his Irish citizenship despite having lived in the country for 62 years. He and his Welsh parents moved to Ireland when he was just one years old. Advertisement Sporting a pin of the Irish flag on his blazer after bring granted citizenship along with 7,500 other applicants over the course of two days, The Edge told The Journal reporters: “What an amazingly joyful event for all of us. A monumental day. I guess, you know, I’m a little tardy with the paper work. I’ve been living in Ireland now since I was one-year-old. But the time is right. And I couldn’t be more proud of my country for all that it represents and all that it is doing. He continued: “It’s showing real leadership right now in the world and it couldn’t come at a better moment for me so I am just so happy to… Read More →

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The Prodigy announce 2026 UK and Ireland arena tour with Carl Cox

The Prodigy have announced a 2026 UK and Ireland arena tour, alongside “very special guest” Carl Cox. The iconic electronic band will play 10 arena dates in April of next year, starting at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on April 15 before stops in Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Leeds, London, Belfast, and Dublin. Advertisement A full list of dates are below, and tickets are available on general sale from Friday June 27 at 9am via www.theprodigy.com. The official press release read: “The World Heavyweight Champions Re-unite for a tour of straight up ruckus that sees The Prodigy blast through their headline set, performing tracks from across their seven UK number one albums, along with Carl Cox returning to his genre breaking three deck vinyl setup for a two-hour set from doors each night”. The Prodigy’s tour poster. CREDIT: SJM Concerts Bandmember Liam Howlett said in a statement: “We’re bringin back that full experience of non-stop noise and beats from doors to getting chucked out. It will be that full Prodigy experience as it was then and how it continues to be now… and droppin’ new tunes for the people… We’ve got our old friend Carl joining us so expect full… Read More →

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Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts, Tiøren, Copenhagen, June 22, 2025

It’s 8pm on the button when Neil Young ambles on stage wearing a grey baseball cap, Maple Leaf t-shirt, check shirt and jeans, straps on his acoustic guitar and harmonica rig to deliver the first surprise of tonight’s show. A song about the passage of the years and a changing world, “Comes A Time” – making its tour debut – introduces one of several themes that weave loosely through the setlist of Young’s first European tour since 2019. As with “Looking Forward” and “Old Man” much later on tonight, these songs have been waiting patiently for him to grow old enough to fully reveal their gifts. What once seemed like uncannily wise observations from a blossoming songwriter have taken on a pathos, humanity and warmth that comes with age. These are now songs of experience: “Look at how the time goes past,” he sings on “Old Man”; written by Young when he was 24 but now delivered by the man a few months’ shy of his 80th birthday. Advertisement THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT STARS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SLY STONE, SCOTT WALKER, NEIL YOUNG, WET LEG, BLONDIE, BOOKER T, SADE AND MUCH MORE – CLICK HERE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED Our… Read More →

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Wilco – Royal Albert Hall, London, June 22

On a night that Jeff Tweedy proclaims to be one of the best of his life, Wilco deliver a triumphant one-night stand at the Royal Albert Hall that confirms they are one of the most versatile and exhilarating bands around. The 23-song set, plucked imaginatively and democratically from across the band’s deep catalogue, ends with the crowd on their feet while Tweedy, flanked by guitarists Nels Cline and Patrick Sansone, laps up the crowd’s acclaim. Advertisement THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT STARS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SLY STONE, SCOTT WALKER, NEIL YOUNG, WET LEG, BLONDIE, BOOKER T, SADE AND MUCH MORE – CLICK HERE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED The band’s mastery of the occasion is confirmed with a thunderous “Quiet Amplifier” from Ode To Joy that comes just a couple of songs after the intimate “If I Ever Was A Child”. That contrast between two different flavours of intense has always been one of the most exciting things about Wilco, and it’s amplified in the live arena as they switch from quiet to deranged within the course of a few bars of the same song – “Handshake Drugs” and “Bird Without A Tail/Base Of My Skull” being prime examples. On “Via Chicago”… Read More →

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The Damned announce 50th anniversary show at Wembley Arena in April

Evergreen punk pioneers The Damned have announced a special show at OVO Wembley Arena on April 11, 2026, to mark the 50th anniversary of their formation. Advertisement THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT STARS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SLY STONE, SCOTT WALKER, NEIL YOUNG, WET LEG, BLONDIE, BOOKER T, SADE AND MUCH MORE – CLICK HERE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED They’ll be supported on the night by The Loveless featuring Marc Almond, Peter Hook And The Light and The Courettes. “Half a century on and who’d have thought The Damned would still be upright and breathing?” wrote the band in an accompanying statement. “We have shared some tragic losses along the way, but like a finely tuned engine, The Damned still has the power and finesse to excite, entertain and accelerate into our 50th year… Advertisement “We haven’t made up the set list as yet but with 50 years of catalogue to choose from, only the best songs from our chequered history will be performed – and with the passion and commitment all good music lovers deserve. You know we won’t disappoint… We never thought we’d make it this far and neither did you….” The current line-up of The Damned features founding members… Read More →

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AC/DC announce first Australian tour in a decade

AC/DC have announced their long-awaited first homecoming tour in a decade – see the full list of dates below. READ MORE: AC/DC – ‘Power Up’ review: Australian rock icons stick to their guns on rollicking 17th album The Australian rock heroes last performed Down Under in 2015 but hometown fans won’t have to wait much longer to see Angus Young and co. live and in the flesh. Last night (June 22), AC/DC took to social media to announce the Australian leg of the ‘PWR UP’ tour, set to kick off in the final quarter of the year. Advertisement AC/DC’s homecoming trek will begin on November 12 in Melbourne, and will see them perform a total of five shows until December 14. On November 21, they’ll bring the ‘PWR UP’ tour to Sydney, and Adelaide on November 30. December 4 will see them in Perth, and they’ll close out the tour in Brisbane on December 14. They’ll be supported by punk outfit Amyl and the Sniffers. AC/DC’s ‘PWR UP’ Australian 2025 tour dates are: NOVEMBER12 – Melbourne – Melbourne Cricket Ground21 – Sydney – Accord Stadium30 – Adelaide – bp Adelaide Grand Final DECEMBER04 – Perth – Optus Stadium14 – Brisbane –… Read More →

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Listen to Public Enemy protest against gun violence and “crooked politicians who ain’t playing fair” on new song ‘March Madness’

Public Enemy have shared a new protest song against gun violence and “crooked politicians who ain’t playing fair” – check it out below. The veteran hip-hop group’s new track ‘March Madness’ opens with what appears to be a 911 dispatch call being played on the news. Advertisement Flavor Flav then sets the tone with a militaristic chant of “Right, Left, Left, Right, Left!” before calling out politicians who “don’t care” and won’t be “getting my vote.” Later, Chuck D, spits: “Kids supposed to have fun, none of this run for cover for your life, son / Grades 1 to 12, even kindergarden, needs security,” before adding: “Parents dropping off their children in fear / Lawmakers acting scared of the NRA refusing to change year after year.” [embedded content] All proceeds from the track are being donated to The Black Music Action Coalition human rights fund and Everytown, a non-profit organisation against gun violence. Flavor Flav said of the track in a statement (via Consequence): “It’s horrible what’s going on right now around the world and especially here. I hate it. But I got a voice and a platform and we are still fighting the power and for positive change all these… Read More →

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Bobby Weir & The Wolf Bros, Royal Albert Hall, London, June 21, 2025

The Deadheads have gathered in Hyde Park under the perfect blue skies of the Summer Solstice, a propitious prelude to Bobby Weir’s first UK gig in 22 years. While Weir and drummer Mickey Hart usually now maintain the legacy of the Grateful Dead as Dead & Company in residencies at the Vegas’ high-tech Sphere, Weir’s Wolf Bros plot an alternate course, allowing the rhythm guitarist and deputy singer to perform to his own satisfaction. Tonight, this means making his debut at the Royal Albert Hall for the one-off spectacle of his first European orchestral show. THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT STARS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SLY STONE, SCOTT WALKER, NEIL YOUNG, WET LEG, BLONDIE, BOOKER T, SADE AND MUCH MORE – CLICK HERE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED Advertisement The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra take the stage first for Giancarlo Aquilanti’s “A Grateful Overture”, which sets familiar Dead themes in the tradition of Aaron Copland’s early 20th century Americana, summoning images of Western vistas with plaintive pastoral passages and rock’n’roll punch. As the orchestra start “Truckin’”, Weir enters at the head of his Wolf Bros trio – pianist Jeff Chimenti, drummer Jay Lane and double-bassist Don Was, sporting dreads, shades and Stetson. Weir’s… Read More →

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The Maccabees make long-awaited live return with intimate London charity gig

The Maccabees made their long-awaited live return last night (June 20) with an intimate charity gig in London. Check out photos, footage, the setlist and more below. The returning indie band – who split in 2017 and announced their return last year for an All Points East headline set – gave their first public performance in eight years at the 500-capacity The Dome in Tufnell Park. It marked the first of a series of warm-up gigs across Europe ahead of their appearance at Glastonbury next weekend. Advertisement Opening the set with ‘Latchmere’ and ‘Lego’, both taken from their 2007 debut album ‘Colour It In’, guitarist Felix White re-introduced the band to the crowd by saying: “We’re the fucking Maccabees!” Throughout the set, White hyped up the audience, telling them to “fucking sing it loud” during ‘Precious Time’ and instructing them to “give it up” for his bandmates drummer Sam Doyle, bassist Rupert Jarvis, guitarist Hugo White and frontman Orlando Weeks at various points in the set. “By buying this ticket, you’re supporting the MS Society and they’re getting closer to stopping MS [multiple sclerosis],” White told the crowd before ‘Can You Give It’. Proceeds from the gig went to the… Read More →

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Machine Gun Kelly says he got Bob Dylan to narrate his album trailer through “pure desperation”

MGK (formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly) has confirmed that Bob Dylan is the narrator of the trailer for his new album. READ MORE: Machine Gun Kelly on the cover: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” Earlier this month, the rapper shared a teaser video for his upcoming LP ‘Lost Americana’ – expected to be released on August 8. Advertisement In the video, a voice fans assumed to be Dylan is heard calling the upcoming album “a personal excavation of the American dream,” though MGK never confirmed if it really was the singer at the time. Now, MGK has finally broken his silence on the matter, revealing it is, in fact, Dylan. When asked about how the mysterious cameo came about on Today, he responded, “A magician never reveals his secrets.” He then continued, saying: “Pure desperation. Just knocking on his door relentlessly, not going away.” The rapper went on to say: “I have been blessed with… I don’t know, maybe it’s just one pioneer seeing something that I am doing that, in the long term, will be looked back [at] and be understood,” before quickly adding: “Not calling myself a pioneer, but him.” [embedded content]… Read More →