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Flame on!

Noddy Holder is recounting the colourful discussions that led to Slade In Flame, the 1975 feature film that stalled the band’s career but has been subsequently hailed (by critic Mark Kermode) as “the Citizen Kane of British pop movies”, poised for a plush 50th anniversary remaster by the BFI. “We were adamant we were not going to do a slapstick movie, which is what was expected of us,” says the ever-avuncular Holder. “Although, we were quite interested in one idea for a sci-fi horror movie – a spoof of The Quatermass Experiment. We all liked it apart from Dave Hill. He was going to be eaten by a triffid in the first 15 minutes, and all we’d see for the rest of the movie was his hair dangling out of its mouth.” Advertisement THE MAY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING SMALL FACES, A SMALL FACES RARITIES CD, RADIOHEAD, LOU REED, BOOTSY COLLINS, POGUES, THESE NEW PURITANS, SUZANNE VEGA AND MORE Sci-fi’s loss was gritty realism’s gain. Produced in the wake of That’ll Be The Day and Stardust, Slade in Flame was an even darker take on the rock’n’roll dream, lifting the lid on the cut-throat… Read More →

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ENHYPEN add new dates to their 2024 to 2025 ‘Walk The Line’ world tour

K-pop boyband ENHYPEN have announced the US and Europe legs of their ongoing 2024 to 2025 ‘Walk The Line’ world tour, featuring concerts in Belmont Park, Houston, London, Brussels and more. In September 2024, ENHYPEN and their label Belift Lab announced the first batch of concerts for their ongoing 2024 to 2025 world tour, titled ‘Walk The Line’. The world tour will mark the third in the band’s career, with the previously, the 2023 to 2024 ‘Fate’ tour’. Advertisement The seven-piece kicked off their 2024 to 2025 ‘Walk The Line’ world tour with two shows in October at the Goyang Stadium in South Korea. They have since completed shows across Japan from November to January in what was touted their “biggest dome tour to date”. ENHYPEN are currently in the midst of wrapping up the tour’s Asian leg, with a final show in Bangkok this June before they head to the US and Europe from August onwards. As part of the new legs, the K-pop boyband announced a total of 10 stops across both regions, featuring shows in Belmont Park, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles for the US. The band’s Europe tour includes shows in London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels… Read More →

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‘The White Lotus’ star Aimee Lou Wood gets apology from ‘SNL’ over “mean and unfunny” parody

The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood has received an apology from Saturday Night Live over a “mean and unfunny” parody on the show last weekend (April 12). On the latest episode of the show, a spoof sketch aired that saw Sarah Sherman play a version of Wood’s character Chelsea. It revolved around a scenario that included James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump, Chloe Fineman’s Melania Trump, Mikey Day’s Donald Trump Jr. And Jon Hamm’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Advertisement Hamm’s RFK was dressed as Walton Goggin’s Rick from The White Lotus – the boyfriend of Chelsea – and he said: “I’ve been having these insane ideas, like what if we took all the fluoride out of the drinking water? What would that do to people’s teeth?” The camera cut to Sherman’s Chelsea, who was sporting exaggerated false teeth. She replied: “Fluoride? What’s that?” Wood later took to her Instagram Stories on Sunday (April 13) to respond to the sketch, which she described as “mean and unfunny”. “Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple of weeks ago,” she added. “Yes, take the piss for sure – that’s what the show is about- but there… Read More →

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Watch Mickey Rourke issue apology over ‘Big Brother’ controversies: “I’m ashamed of myself”

Celebrity Big Brother has aired Mickey Rourke’s apology following his eviction from the show – watch the clip below. The actor entered the house on the latest season of Celebrity Big Brother last Monday (April 7), but soon made headlines stemming from “appropriate language” and “unacceptable behaviour” after already being issued a formal warning. Advertisement On Saturday (April 12), ITV announced Rourke’s removal from the Big Brother house and the show, saying in a statement: “Mickey Rourke has agreed to leave the Celebrity Big Brother House this evening following a discussion with Big Brother regarding further use of inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behavior.” Now, Celebrity Big Brother has aired Rourke’s chat with Big Brother, in which he’s told to leave the house and issues an apology for his actions. Big Brother tells him: “Mickey, Big Brother needs to speak to you about your behaviour. Earlier today in a disagreement with Chris, your language and behaviour was threatening and aggressive. Big Brother does not tolerate threatening language or behaviour. In addition, you have used inappropriate sexual language to Ella.” Big Brother continued: “This language has caused offence to your fellow housemates and could cause offence to the viewing public. This… Read More →

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Watch Japanese Breakfast cover Gorillaz’ ‘On Melancholy Hill’ at Coachella 2025

Japanese Breakfast covered Gorillaz’ ‘On Melancholy Hill’ during their Coachella 2025 set – check out footage below. Michelle Zauner and band played at the Outdoor Theatre at the California festival on Saturday (April 12), airing a number of songs from their latest album ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’, which was released last month. Advertisement Halfway through the set, they played a version of the 2010 Gorillaz single, joined by Ginger Root, who is their current opening act. Christabel Lin, a touring member of Japanese Breakfast, played the track’s distinctive riff on electric violin. Watch footage below. Japanese Breakfast looking cool as ever at Coachella 2025 weekend 1! pic.twitter.com/vf8XxRabHq — Jbrekkiearchive💧 (@jbrekkiearchive) April 13, 2025 Japanese Breakfast played: ‘Honey Water’‘Road Head’‘Slide Tackle’‘Orlando In Love’‘Mega Circuit’‘Picture Window’‘On Melancholy Hill’‘Posing In Bondage’‘Diving Woman’‘Be Sweet’‘Paprika’ Reviewing ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’, NME awarded the record four stars and said: “Michelle Zauner’s deliciously nuanced songwriting shines on the indie rockers’ bold, beautifully realised fourth album.” Recommended The band are due to hit the road for a world tour which will include stops in Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Boston, Brooklyn and more before heading over to Europe and the UK. The tour will close out with a… Read More →

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The Prodigy honour Keith Flint at Coachella 2025

The Prodigy honoured the late Keth Flint during their Coachella 2025 set last night (April 11). READ MORE: Coachella 2025 weekend one: line-up, stage times and how to watch online Flint died by suicide on March 4, 2019. He was 49 years old. The band’s MC, Maxim, led the group through a 14-song set at the Mojave Tent. Advertisement During the show, which was their third at the festival, the band beamed a laser outline of the late singer on stage that moved in time to their 1996 hit single ‘Firestarter’, with snippets of his vocals. They did a similar thing at last year’s Reading and Leeds Festival. Elsewhere in their set they smashed through hits from their back catalogue including ‘Breathe’, ‘Omen’ and ‘Smack My Bitch Up’. You can view their full set here. RIP Flint. Just not the same. The Prodigy 🤘🏽 pic.twitter.com/rY1wBpsciQ — Jonathan (@Rican311_USA) April 12, 2025 The Prodigy live in Coachella pic.twitter.com/PepoyK3e5L — It Sounds Alternative (@itsoundsalt) April 12, 2025 [embedded content] Recommended [embedded content] The Prodigy at Coachella 2025 played: ‘Breathe’‘Voodoo People’‘Omen’‘Climbatize’/’Everybody In The Place’/’Warrior’s Dance’‘Beyond The Deathray’/’Firestarter’‘Light Up The Sky’‘Roadblox’‘No Good (Start The Dance)’‘Poison’‘Their Law’‘Invaders Must Die’‘Smack My Bitch Up’‘Take Me To The Hospital’‘Out… Read More →

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‘Mythic Quest’ has been cancelled after four seasons: “To all our fans, thank you for playing with us”

Mythic Quest has been cancelled after just four seasons. READ MORE: Soundtrack of my life: Rob McElhenney The Apple TV+ series aired its fourth season finale on March 26 following its return in January. Advertisement Despite the show ending on a cliffhanger, an updated episode of the finale with a new ending will premiere next week on the streamer. “Endings are hard. But after four incredible seasons, ‘Mythic Quest’ is coming to a close,” said series executive producers Megan Ganz, David Hornsby, and Rob McElhenney (via Variety). “We’re so proud of the show and the world we got to build – and deeply grateful to every cast and crew member who poured their heart into it. To all our fans, thank you for playing with us. [embedded content] “To our partners at Apple, thank you for believing in the vision from the very beginning. Because endings are hard, with Apple’s blessing we made one final update to our last episode – so we could say goodbye, instead of just game over.” Recommended McElhenney created the show along with his It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia co-star Charlie Day and Ganz, with all three executive producing. The show, which first aired in 2020,… Read More →

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Justin Bieber publicly tells fans ‘don’t waste ur money’ on his brand Drew House

Justin Bieber has appeared to have cut ties with his own brand Drew House, publicly telling his fans “don’t waste ur money”. In a since-deleted Instagram story post, made yesterday (April 10), wrote over a screenshot of the Drew House official Instagram page with a message asking fans to no longer support it – People reports. Advertisement “I Justin Bieber am no longer involved in this brand. Drew House doesn’t represent me or my family or life,” he wrote. “If your [sic] rocking with me the human Justin Bieber don’t waste ur money on Drew House.” Bieber started the streetwear company in 2019 with Ryan Good, his former road manager and stylist. They became known for their hotel slippers and clothes branded with smiley faces. His Instagram story came after he shared a video on his Instagram reels that featured an animated version of himself walking into a house filled with Drew-branded items. The animated Bieber then lights a match and sets the house on fire, before he is joined by his wife Hailey Bieber and their son Jack, in a stroller, and walking to a building. The video ends with the words “SKYLRK” appearing on the screen. Recommended A source, with… Read More →

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‘Mario Kart World’ characters – confirmed roster so far

Mario Kart World is launching on the same day as the Nintendo Switch 2, and the reveal trailer blew our minds. It was packed with details, new features, and a whole lot of characters. But how many characters are on the Mario Kart World roster? Here is a full, detailed breakdown of the Mario Kart World characters list, with some extra details on each of them! ‘Mario Kart World’ characters Advertisement Mario Kart World has 50 confirmed characters so far: Mario Luigi Peach Toad Toadette Donkey Kong Bowser Daisy Yoshi Birdo Wario Waluigi Rosalina Bowser Jr. Shy Guy Koopa Troopa King Boo Dry Bones Paulina Baby Mario Baby Luigi Baby Peach Baby Daisy Baby Rosalina Nabbit Moo Moo Lakitu Wiggler Hammer Bro Charging Chuck Spike Piranha Plant Pianta Dolphin Goomba Para-Biddybud Sidestepper Stingby Penguin Cataquack Monty Mole Swoop Pokey Cheep Cheep Peepa Snowman Fish Bone Coin Coffer Conkdor Rocky Wrench Mario Mario can be seen on the game’s key art. Of course, he isn’t going to miss out on his own game. Credit: Nintendo Luigi Luigi can be seen on the game’s key art. Credit: Nintendo Peach Recommended Peach can be seen on the game’s key art. Credit: Nintendo Toad… Read More →

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Hear Lana Del Rey’s new single, “Henry, come on”

Lana Del Rey has released a new single, “Henry, come on“. The track was written by Del Rey and Luke Laird, who both produced the track together with Drew Erickson. THE MAY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING SMALL FACES, A SMALL FACES RARITIES CD, RADIOHEAD, LOU REED, BOOTSY COLLINS, POGUES, THESE NEW PURITANS, SUZANNE VEGA AND MORE The track, released by Polydor Records, is the first preview of her upcoming album The Right Person Will Stay.

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Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe announce two collaborative albums

Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe have announced two collaborative albums. Luminal and Lateral will be released together on June 6 through Verve Records. You can hear ”Suddenly” and ”Big Empty Country (Edit)”, from Luminal and Lateral respectively, below. Advertisement THE MAY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING SMALL FACES, A SMALL FACES RARITIES CD, RADIOHEAD, LOU REED, BOOTSY COLLINS, POGUES, THESE NEW PURITANS, SUZANNE VEGA AND MORE Eno and Wolfe first met through their environmental work when they gave a South By South West talk on ‘Art and Climate’. The pair then met again when they were each showing their visual and conceptual art pieces at separate galleries in London. Their musical collaboration, which was recorded sporadically by the pair through 2024, grew out of those meetings. Advertisement [embedded content] [embedded content] According to the pair, Luminal is Dream music. Lateral is Space music You can pre-order the albums here, including CD and exclusive colour biovinyl manufactured using eco-friendly materials. The tracklisting for Luminal is: Milky SleepHopelessly At EaseMy Lovely DaysPlay OnShhhSuddenlyA Ceiling and a LifeboatAnd Live AgainBreath MarchNever Was It NowWhat We Are The tracklisting for Lateral is: CD TracklistBig Empty Country Vinyl TracklistBig Empty Country (Day)Big Empty Country (Night) Digital TracklistBig Empty Country Pt…. Read More →

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Listen to Lana Del Rey’s ethereal new single ‘Henry, Come On’

Lana Del Rey has shared an ethereal and evocative new song, ‘Henry, Come On’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Lana Del Rey live at Reading Festival 2024: a classic in the making – despite the “techno” Last year, the singer announced her upcoming 10th album, ‘The Right Person Will Stay’, which marks the follow-up to her 2023 record ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’. Advertisement Set to arrive on May 21, little has been shared about the record, although Del Rey previously told fans on Instagram that it will comprise 13 tracks – one of which is the newly released single titled ‘Henry, Come On’. “All these country singers / And their lonely rides to Houston / Doesn’t really make for the best / You know, settle down type,” she sings on the song’s bridge, before crooning to close out the song: “Last call, “Hey, y’all” / Hang his hat up on the wall/ Tell him that his cowgirl is gone / Go on and giddy up.” Listen to Lana Del Rey’s ‘Henry, Come On’ below. [embedded content] It marks the first song off ‘The Right Person Will Stay’, which will predominantly feature a country sound, but… Read More →

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Film fans argue over ‘Minecraft’ cinema chaos: “If you don’t like people screaming out of joy at the movies go watch it on your laptop”

Groups of teenagers going to see A Minecraft Movie have divided opinion online due to the popular “chicken jockey” trend that sees some of them causing chaos in the cinema. READ MORE: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ review: blockhead video game adaptation needs shaping up The phrase “chicken jockey” appears just before Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison, played by Jason Momoa, fights a child zombie who’s riding a chicken; in other words, a “chicken jockey”. Advertisement Jack Black’s Steve then uses the phrase, at which point some teenage viewers descend into a frenzy, many throwing popcorn and drinks and shouting and yelling, disturbing the other attendees. In response, some cinemas have set additional regulations, with the Township Theatre in New Jersey sharing that it’s now requiring children and teenagers to be accompanied by an adult for future showings. The theatre wrote on social media (via NBC New York), “Large groups of unsupervised boys engaged in completely unacceptable behavior, including vandalism. We also received multiple complaints from other moviegoers who were trying to enjoy the film with their families.” pic.twitter.com/iFMVmojYSs — 🕐HOURLY🕑 shitpost (@hourly_shitpost) April 9, 2025 A cinema in the city of Wasilla in Alaska had to call the police, with a… Read More →

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Nick Drake: a Five Leaves Left box set is coming

The Making Of Five Leaves Left, a project nine years in gestation, will be released on July 25 via UMR/Island Records. Advertisement This Nick Drake Estate authorised edition comprises over 30 previously unheard outtakes from the sessions which gradually became Five Leaves Left and will be available as 4 CD and 4 LP boxed sets. THE MAY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING SMALL FACES, A SMALL FACES RARITIES CD, RADIOHEAD, LOU REED, BOOTSY COLLINS, POGUES, THESE NEW PURITANS, SUZANNE VEGA AND MORE This lovingly put together set features studio out-takes and previously unheard songs that tell the story of how Drake’s debut album came to be released on Island Records in July 1969. Advertisement The set includes Nick’s first ever session at Sound Techniques – found on a mono listening-reel which Beverley Martyn had squirrelled away over fifty years ago. It also contains the full reel recorded at Caius College by Cambridge acquaintance Paul de Rivaz which had lain in the bottom of a drawer for decades, accompanying him and his family around the world. The Making Of Five Leaves Left will feature full recording details, charts and the recording history across an illustrated 60… Read More →

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MAMAMOO’s Hwasa ‘Twits’ Europe tour postponed to “fourth quarter of 2025”

MAMAMOO singer Hwasa has announced her 2025 ‘Twits’ tour of Europe, featuring concerts in London, Amsterdam, Paris and more. The tour’s organisers, MyMusicTaste, announced the tour’s postponement via social media on April 10. “Due to internal circumstances at MyMusicTaste and with our local European partners, we have made the difficult decision to postpone all shows of the Hwasa live tour ‘Twits’ in Europe, originally scheduled for May 2025, to the fourth quarter of 2025,” the statement read. Advertisement “We are currently working to ensure that the rescheduled concerts will take place in the same cities as originally planned, and we will announce the new dates for each city by April 19, 2025,” it continued. There was no additional detail regarding the cause of the postponement shared. The company then extended their apologies to European Hwasa fans, Hwasa and the team at her label, P Nation, for “inconvenience” caused by the tour’s sudden postponement. MyMusicTaste also clarified that fans who’d like refunds can do so via the ticketing platform used to make the original purchase. The ‘Twits’ European tour was first announced last month and features six stops across the continent and was initially set to kick off with its first… Read More →

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Lorde shares snippet of new music after wiping social media accounts

Lorde has shared a teaser of new music today (April 9) after wiping her social media accounts. Read More: Lorde: “I feel like I can see my world and myself a lot clearer now” It’s a long time in the making, with the first hints of a new era coming with last August’s social media scrub, which saw the ‘Royals’ singer wipe her Instagram and X/Twitter accounts. Advertisement The changes to her social media came after she shared exactly one second of new music last year, posting several pictures of herself on her Instagram stories inside the studio. In the last post, she shared one second of a new, seemingly techno-inspired track. Captioning the video, Lorde cryptically wrote: “will be back in touch”, fuelling intrigue about the arrival of her long-anticipated fourth album. Today (April 9), she shared a brief clip on TikTok, which sees her walking through New York City’s Washington Square Park, listening to a new track that includes the lines: “Since I was 17, I gave you everything/ Now we wake from a dream, well baby, what was that?/ What was that?” @lorde ♬ original sound – Lorde The post, which marks her first on the platform, naturally… Read More →

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Send us your questions for Arthur Baker!

In New York in the early 1980s, Arthur Baker straddled the crucial intersection where hip-hop met post-punk, disco, electro, R&B and rock. He helped Afrika Bambaataa make the epochal, Kraftwerk-inspired “Planet Rock” and brought New Order into the clubs with “Confusion”, going on to work with everyone from Bob Dylan to Al Green. THE MAY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING SMALL FACES, A SMALL FACES RARITIES CD, RADIOHEAD, LOU REED, BOOTSY COLLINS, POGUES, THESE NEW PURITANS, SUZANNE VEGA AND MORE It’s a story told with gusto in his new autobiography Looking For The Perfect Beat, published by Faber on May 22. But before that, he’s kindly submitted to a gentle grilling from you, the Uncut readers. So what do you want to ask a seasoned studio sensei? Send your questions to audiencewith@uncut.co.uk by Tuesday April 22 and Arthur will answer the best ones in a future issue of Uncut.

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Everything But The Girl cover Charli XCX, Adrianne Lenker and more as they play first gigs in 25 years at intimate London shows

Everything But The Girl have performed their first gigs in 25 years at a pair of intimate London shows. READ MORE: Everything But The Girl return: “We wanted to come back with something modern” On April 6 and 7, Everything But The Girl – the duo of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt – staged their first public concerts since 2000 at MOTH Club in London. To mark the special occasion, Thorn and Watt played a myriad of their original hits, as well as covers of songs from the likes of Charli XCX, Adrianne Lenker and more. Advertisement The duo opened their April 6 show with a cover of Cole Porter’s ‘Night and Day’, and later in the set played a cover of Charli XCX’s ‘I Might Say Something Stupid’. At the April 7 gig, they also performed covers of Bridget St. John’s ‘Song To Keep You Company’, Adrianne Lenker’s ‘Anything’ and Family Stereo’s ‘Removed’. Footage from the shows has yet to be made available on social media. Everything But The Girl’s MOTH Club setlists were: April 6:‘Night and Day’ (Cole Porter cover)‘No Difference’‘Mine’‘Hendra’ (Ben Watt song)‘Song To Keep You Company’ (Bridget St. John cover)‘I Don’t Understand Anything’‘Smoke’ (Tracey Thorn song)‘Winter’s Eve’… Read More →

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Hard Life (FKA Easy Life) face an uncertain future on new single ‘Othello’

Hard Life are back with ‘Othello’, the group’s first new single since last year’s ‘Tears’ – listen to the track here. READ MORE: Easy Life live in London: an emotional farewell amid legal drama ‘Othello’, BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record tonight (April 8), was written and recorded by frontman Murray Matravers in Japan after a period of change for the band formerly known as Easy Life. Advertisement Matravers booked a spontaneous trip to the East Asian country last year after feeling dissatisfied with the music he was making and spent time producing new material there before returning to Leicester to reconnect with his bandmates in December. The resulting ‘Othello’ is a part-cinematic, part-mellow hip-hop-infused track produced and co-composed by producer and songwriter Taka Perry, who Matravers met while travelling. [embedded content] Discussing the track, Matravers described it as “a pun on the board game,” and said that it “also draws from the play’s themes of trust, identity, and the destructive forces of unchecked emotions like jealousy.” He added, “Relationships – whether personal, romantic, or professional – are rarely straightforward, and after making difficult decisions you sometimes cross this threshold of no return. ‘Othello’ captures that moment of uncertainty, where someone leaves… Read More →

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Stereolab announce new album, Instant Holograms On Metal Film

Stereolab have announced that their first new studio album for 15 years, Instant Holograms On Metal Film, will be released on May 23 via their own Duophonic UHF Disks, in association with Warp Records. Advertisement THE MAY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING SMALL FACES, A SMALL FACES RARITIES CD, RADIOHEAD, LOU REED, BOOTSY COLLINS, POGUES, THESE NEW PURITANS, SUZANNE VEGA AND MORE Watch a video for lead single “Aerial Troubles” below, directed by Laurent Askienazy: [embedded content] Instant Holograms On Metal Film features thirteen songs written by Laetitia Sadier and Tim Gane, and performed by Sadier, Gane, Andy Ramsay, Joe Watson and Xavi Muñoz, who comprise the current touring line-up of the band. Advertisement The album also features guest contributions by Cooper Crain and Rob Frye (Bitchin Bajas), Ben LaMar Gay (International Anthem), Ric Elsworth, Holger Zapf (Cavern Of Anti-Matter), Marie Merlet and Molly Hansen Read. Instant Holograms On Metal Film will be available on double vinyl LP in standard and colour variants, as well as CD and digital formats. Check out the artwork and tracklisting below, and pre-order/pre-save here. Mystical Plosives Aerial Troubles Melodie Is A Wound Immortal Hands Vermona F Transistor Le Coeur… Read More →

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“A damn fine cup of coffee!” How Twin Peaks revolutionised television

From Uncut’s April 2010 issue [Take 155], the making of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Uncut spoke to the show’s creators and stars to discover how the mystery of who killed Laura Palmer revolutionised television forever… “I had zero interest in doing a TV show. I have never really been into TV. I initially thought it was a terrible idea,” says David Lynch, 64, but still somehow blessed with a pinched, boyish voice. “I had an agent who was more of a TV agent, and he started talking to me about doing a show.” Advertisement In spring 1986, Lynch’s agent, Tony Krantz, might not have been alone in thinking his client needed a change of direction. Following the cult success of 1977’s Eraserhead, and an Oscar nomination for The Elephant Man in 1980, Lynch’s Hollywood career had stumbled. He’d turned down a chance to helm Return Of The Jedi for George Lucas, then attempted to start his own sci-fi franchise with Dune, only for the film to be one of the biggest bombs of the 1980s. Now, he’d returned to more personal work with the small-scale movie, Blue Velvet, which had just been sent out to film festivals, and was by… Read More →