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NewJeans vs HYBE: a comprehensive timeline of events

The ongoing feud between South Korean entertainment giant HYBE, its subsidiary label ADOR and K-pop girl group NewJeans has emerged as one of the most high profile feuds we’ve witnessed in K-pop in recent memory. ADOR, which houses popular K-pop girl group NewJeans, is helmed by former SM Entertainment creative director Min Hee-jin and was once poised to become one of HYBE’s most lucrative labels. However, it is now at the centre of an alleged power struggle over the treatment and management of NewJeans and future creative projects under ADOR. Advertisement Founded in November 2021, Min Hee-jin launched the label after two years as HYBE’s Chief Brand Officer. What began as a battle over control over management and creative direction of ADOR and NewJeans has turned, over the course of the past year, into a heated tug-of-war between the entertainment giant and the band themselves over their artistic autonomy and worker’s rights. The futures of NewJeans have become increasingly unclear amid the feud. Although many blanks have yet to be filled in the overarching battle, below is a full timeline of events that have occurred since all parties have taken their dispute to the public arena. April 22, 2024 – HYBE… Read More →

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The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess goes viral for awkward call over council tax

The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess has gone viral over a tweet detailing an amusing phone call about his council tax. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Tim Burgess Burgess recently shared the tweet with his fans, in which he relays a conversation that saw him forget his train of thought. Advertisement Explaining that he “forgot I was on a phone call about council tax”, he said the person on the other line asked: “What band are you in?”. He replied: “Erm, The Charlatans”, to which the other party then said: “Your council tax band.” The resulting tweet has since clocked up over 278,400 views on X. Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax… Them: What band are you in? Me: Erm, The Charlatans Them: Your council tax band 😬 — Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) April 3, 2025 Following up the tweet, Burgess joked: “I share inner most ideas, serious homespun philosophy and some great photos of coffee, but it’s this tweet that’s ended up going crackers.” I share inner most ideas, serious homespun philosophy and some great photos of coffee, but it’s this tweet that’s ended up going crackers 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/xyOxWXBH0U — Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) April 4, 2025 Recommended Earlier today… Read More →

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Blondie’s Clem Burke has died, aged 70

Blondie drummer Clem Burke has died aged 70, “following a private battle with cancer”. The news was confirmed by Blondie’s social media accounts today (April 7). Advertisement “It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer,” reads the statement. “Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat of Blondie. His talent, energy, and passion for music were unmatched, and his contributions to our sound and success are immeasurable. Beyond his musicianship, Clem was a source of inspiration both on and off the stage. His vibrant spirit, infectious enthusiasm and rock solid work ethic touched everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. “Clem’s influence extended far beyond Blondie. A self proclaimed ‘Rock & Roll survivalist’, he played and collaborated with numerous iconic artists, including Eurythmics, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Chequered Past, The Fleshtones, The Romantics, Dramarama, The Adult Net, The Split Squad, The International Swingers, L.A.M.F., Empty Hearts, Slinky Vagabond, and even the Go-Go’s. His influence and contributions have spanned decades and genres, leaving an indelible mark on every project he was a part of. We… Read More →

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Hiroshi Yoshimura – Flora

For those unfamiliar with the work of Hiroshi Yoshimura, the title of the final track – “Satie On The Grass” – gives some clues as to what we can expect on Flora. Satie is of course Erik Satie, the French composer and pianist who himself was a pioneer of “furniture music”, a style intended as a form of background music, as opposed to conscious listening. He was a significant influence on the formation of minimal music, which began to take shape in the ’60s, a couple of decades before the recording of Yoshimura’s landmark albums of his own take on furniture music, or as it’s now better known, environmental music. 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 The Japanese phrase for this genre is kankyō ongaku, a term which became more widely known in 2019 when Light In The Attic released the boxset Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990, which includes one of Yoshimura’s best tracks, “Blink” from his masterful 1982 debut, Music For Nine Post Cards. The following year,… Read More →

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The Waterboys – Life, Death & Dennis Hopper

The concept album has a chequered history in rock’n’roll. As a musician of a certain vintage – inspired by punk, rooted in rock classicism – Mike Scott flinched when collaborator Simon Dine suggested to him that an album about Dennis Hopper should include an instrumental for each of the actor’s five wives. The memory of Rick Wakeman’s Six Wives Of Henry VIII flashed up, and it was not an inspiring thought. And yet. And yet. 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 There’s no getting away from it. Life, Death & Dennis Hopper is a concept album. It is all about Dennis Hopper. It is inspired by Dennis Hopper. It explores the life and times of Dennis Hopper. It includes – look away now, prog fans – instrumental interludes for each of Dennis Hopper’s five wives. Yet it is, like all Waterboys records, a deeply personal thing. It is completely different from everything that Scott has ever done, yet entirely in keeping with it. It could be a page from his Jungleland fanzine. It… Read More →

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BTS’ Jin shocks in new preview for Netflix variety show ‘Kian’s Bizarre B&B’

Netflix has shared a brand-new preview for upcoming variety series Kian’s Bizarre B&B, starring BTS singer Jin and more. READ MORE: ‘Buried Hearts’ review: a tangled web of deceit The preview, shared by Netflix on April 6, offers a glimpse into the first time the main trio of the show met to film the show. Beloved webtoon artist-turned-entertainer Kian tells the crew that he is excited for SNL Korea comedian Ji Ye-eun to join him as they run a bed-and-breakfast together on Ulleungdo island. However, he knows nothing about the third cast member other than the fact that “they’re a top star”. Advertisement When BTS singer Jin unexpectedly makes his appearance, Kian84 and Ji Ye-eun are shocked. “He’s BTS,” Ji says in disbelief, to which Jin jokingly replies, “How did they know [that I’m a member of BTS]?” The atmosphere after is awkward, but sets the stage for the growth of the chemistry between the trio as the show chugs along. [embedded content] Kian’s Bizarre B&B is the latest variety offering from the creators of hit show Hyori’s Bed & Breakfast, touted by Netflix as a show “all about the fun and unpredictability of trying something new, with your friends helping you every step of the… Read More →

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Watch Dua Lipa sing ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ with Crowded House’s Neil Finn in Auckland

Dua Lipa welcomed Crowded House’s Neil Finn to the stage in Auckland for a version of the classic single ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ – watch below. The ‘Houdini’ star has been making a habit of covering local music royalty during the Australia and New Zealand leg of her ‘Radical Optimism’ tour in recent weeks, having already played Kylie Minogue’s ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’, Natalie Imbruglia’s ‘Torn’, AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ and Lorde’s ‘Royals’. Advertisement She also brought out Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker for a version of ‘The Less I Know The Better’ in Sydney last week. Now, during a show at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Friday (April 4), she was accompanied by Finn for a cover of his 1986 pop staple. Watch fan-captured footage of the performance here: [embedded content] Other Antipodean covers from Lipa recently include ‘Riptide’ alongside Vance Joy, ‘Rush’ with Troye Sivan and a version of INXS’ ‘Never Tear Us Apart’. Lipa has just announced the Latin American leg of the ‘Radical Optimism’. Kicking off on November 7 in Buenos Aires in Argentina, the star will call at further cities in Chile, Brazil, Peru, Columbia and wrap up her tour in Mexico, on December 2. Tickets… Read More →

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Rare video footage of Banksy’s team at work captured in Margate

Rare video footage of Banksy’s team in the process of creating an artwork has been captured. The moment was caught on camera by a local resident following the 2023 installation of ‘Valentines Day Mascara’ in Margate. It shows a team of artists interacting with passers-by, with the video having been taken by the mother of a child who was being shown how to fly a drone by one of the artists. Advertisement The woman did not realise the significance of what she was filming, but the video has now been revealed as part of the second season of BBC Radio 4’s The Banksy Story: When Banksy Comes To Town, which seeks to offer a rare insight into the elusive street artist – audio of The Banksy Story is available now, while footage of his team at work will be available later today (April 6). The show’s presenter James Peak notes that in the background of the video, you can see “loads of detritus about, bits of stencils on the floor, an easel with loads of paint.” “Wow, so you’ve caught Banksy’s team at work!” he exclaimed. Still image from ‘The Banksy Story: When Banksy Comes To Town’. CREDIT: BBC It… Read More →

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Tracy Chapman refuses to stream music: “Artists get paid when you actually buy CD or vinyl”

Tracy Chapman has revealed she refuses to stream music, insisting that buying physical music is the only way for artists to get paid. The singer-songwriter has given an interview to the New York Times in which she discusses her outlook on the current state of the music industry. Advertisement Answering a question about how much new music she listens to, she responded: “I do listen to music still. I don’t listen to as much as I used to, and I’m maybe going to date myself now, or someone’s going to call me a Luddite, but I don’t stream music.” She explained: “I only buy music in physical form. Artists get paid when you actually buy a CD or the vinyl. That’s important to me.” [embedded content] “So to some extent, it limits what I listen to, because it’s a physical commitment of going out into the world and finding things, but I still do go out.” She went on to reflect on her rare public performance at the 2024 Grammys, which she said was “pretty awesome” for “all the young women in all their variety, doing their things.” Recommended When asked if she was referring to Chappell Roan, she replied:… Read More →

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Bill Burr told Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder “I hated your band” at ‘SNL50’

Bill Burr has revealed that he told Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder that he once hated his band at Saturday Night Live‘s recent 50th anniversary show. Burr was the latest guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote his Broadway debut in a stage production of Glengarry Glen Ross, where he stars alongside Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Michael McKean. Advertisement Burr – whose recent music-related news involved the revelation that he might be half-brothers with Billy Corgan – told Meyers that, whenever he’s not needed on stage during each showtime, he retreats to his dressing room to practice AC/DC and Led Zeppelin songs on an electronic drum kit. Meyers, who was also present at SNL50, asked Burr if he “mended fences” with Vedder over a “one-sided issue” he had towards the grunge band. As a hair metal fan in his teens, the arrival of Pearl Jam was admittedly not welcomed by the comedian: “Pearl Jam, that was the band that made me realize my youth was over,” Burr told Meyers. Josh Klinghoffer, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, Eddie Vedder, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard and Boom Gaspar of Pearl Jam at Climate Pledge Arena on May 28, 2024 in Seattle, Washington…. Read More →

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Russell Brand responds to rape and sexual assault charges

Russell Brand has issued a response after being charged with rape and sexual assault earlier today (April 4). The Metropolitan Police say the comedian and actor, 50, has also been charged with one count of oral rape and one count of indecent assault. The charges relate to four separate women, according to BBC News. In an Instagram post with the caption “My response”, Brand responded to the charges first thanking people for their “incredible and overwhelming messages of support”, ruminating over what he expresses as “a time where there’s so little trust in the British government”. “We’re very fortunate, I suppose, that this is happening at a time where we know that the law has become a kind of weapon to be used against people, institutions, and sometimes entire nations,” he said, “that will not accept and tolerate levels of corruption that are unprecedented.” He then asked his British followers about how they feel about their legal system and “the high-profile cases that are not being pursued and prosecuted”, name-dropping the Southport murders and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Russell Brand pictured last year at the Republican National Convention in 2024 CREDIT: Leon Neal/Getty Images Finally, he got to his… Read More →

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Have Moicy!

This feature originally appeared in Uncut’s March 2022 [Take 298] issue Advertisement Join us at the blackberry bushes, where MICHAEL HURLEY can be found cutting back the foliage deep in the Oregon wilderness. As the veteran folk singer prepares to release a new album, The Time Of The Foxgloves, he leads Stephen Deusner through his wild and idiosyncratic career – from Greenwich Village in the ’60s onwards. Stand by for many marvellous digressions, sundry gardening tips and a glimpse into “Snocko Time”. Oh, and Bob Dylan? “That’s a bad question.” Michael Hurley was cutting back blackberry bushes in his front yard when inspiration struck. It’s hard, back-breaking work even for a young man, but even more taxing for an 80-year-old. Still, it’s absolutely necessary when you live deep in the Oregon wilderness. “It’s not something you can do quickly because they’re very prickly and incredibly aggressive,” he explains. “Their defences are good. They can loop a vine over the top of a tree, come down the other side and replant another bunch of bushes. If you let them, they’ll take over your house. It’s like an alien invasion.” A tasty alien invasion? “If I find a really good bunch that… Read More →

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LE SSERAFIM announce 2025 ‘Easy Crazy Hot’ world tour

K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM have announced their upcoming 2025 ‘Easy Crazy Hot’ world tour, featuring concerts in Asia, North America and more. LE SSERAFIM have revealed the dates for the upcoming Asia leg of their newly announced 2025 ‘Easy Crazy Hot’ world tour, which will kick off this April with a two-night concert in Incheon, South Korea. Advertisement From May to August 2025, the K-pop girl group will bring their world tour to nine cities across Asia. They include nine stops in Japan, including a three-night stop in the city of Saitama, four in Southeast Asia and one each in Taiwan and Hong Kong. LE SSERAFIM have also teased the upcoming North American leg of their 2025 ‘Easy Crazy Hot’ world tour, which will take place this September. According to the announcement poster, more dates are expected to be announced soon. The venues and ticketing details for the concerts on LE SSERAFIM’s 2025 ‘Easy Crazy Hot’ world tour have yet to be announced. Keep tabs on this page for the latest updates. The dates for LE SSERAFIM’s 2025 ‘Easy Crazy Hot’ world tour are: APRIL 202519: Incheon, South Korea, Inspire Arena20: Incheon, South Korea, Inspire Arena MAY 202506: Nagoya,… Read More →

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Listen to Giggs’ emotive new single ’11th Of May’

Rapper Giggs has returned with an emotive, stripped-back new single called ‘11th Of May’ – listen to the new track below. READ MORE: Giggs – ‘Now Or Never’ review: surprise mixtape sees UK rap star step aside for the next gen The track, which is a reference to Giggs’ own birthday, explores his life which a press statement says is “less about the [birthday] celebration – more about the scars, the survival, and the soul-searching.” Advertisement On the contemplative diary-entry like new track, Giggs raps over sparse piano-led production by Levi & Side Real and Desro: “Been in it from the trenches…I have got my little ones I need to encourage…feel like I’m scared to trust, it’s like I don’t care no more because I care too much.” A statement adds of the Landlord’s song: “No gloss, no gimmicks – just grown-man truths, laid bare in that unmistakable baritone. It’s a slow burn of a track, where reflection hits heavier than the beat…this is Giggs holding a mirror up to himself and daring us to look too.” Check out the track here: [embedded content] Last October, Giggs teamed up with Quavo on the new track ‘Big In Da Game’ which… Read More →

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Bruce Springsteen announces lost albums motherlode

Bruce Springsteen has confirmed details of a mammoth, 9 LP/7 CD box set, Tracks II: The Lost Albums, which is released by Sony Music on June 27. 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 The set spans 1983 – 2018 and includes 83 songs. “’The Lost Albums’ were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released,” says Springsteen. “I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I’m glad you’ll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them.” The Lost Albums will arrive in limited-edition nine LP, seven CD and digital formats — including distinctive packaging for each previously-unreleased record, with a 100-page cloth-bound, hardcover book featuring rare archival photos, liner notes on each lost album from essayist Erik Flannigan and a personal introduction on the project from Springsteen himself. Advertisement A companion set — Lost And Found: Selections from The Lost Albums — will feature 20 highlights from across the collection, also arriving June 27 on two LPs… Read More →

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Stereolab tease new music

Stereolab are teasing their first new music since 2010’s album, Not Music. Advertisement The band – who reformed in 2019 – appear to have sent UK subscribers to their mailing list a 7″ single with a song called “Aerial Troubles” on one side and an instrumental on the other, along with a word search. 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 band had already teased that something was coming in their Lab Report mailout from Monday, March 31, where a link led to an picture of a cardboard record mailer with “Unsolicited Stereolab Material” printed on it. On Tuesday, April 1, they posted a photograph on their Instagram page of what looks to be a record in a brown paper bag. Advertisement Stereolab are also touring extensively later this year. MAY25 — Brussels, Belgium – Botanique Les Nuits Botanique26 — Köln, Germany – Gloria28 — Hamburg, Germany – Grunspan29 — Berlin, Germany – Huxley Neue Welt30 — Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom31 — Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso JUNE01 — Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje03 — Nantes, France… Read More →

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Brown Horse – All The Right Weaknesses

A band’s early trajectory tends to follow a certain pattern. First comes the rough toil, birthing obscure songs that very few people are interested to hear, gigging in backroom bars and so on, hoping for some kind of validation. Or at least an audience. If you’re lucky, you’ll get signed. Then comes the first album, usually shortlisted from songs you’ve been fussing over for the past few years. And if you’re luckier still, there’ll be attendant live shows, an accelerated period of development and a swift return to the studio. This is exactly where Brown Horse are at. 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 Advertisement The Norwich sextet seemed to arrive from nowhere with last year’s Reservoir, a remarkably assured debut that ran the tenets of classic country-rock through a noisier, post-millennial filter. But they’d actually begun as a folk quartet some six years earlier, playing covers and originals in empty pubs, before regrouping (and swelling) into something more guitar-directed. Eventually picked up by the ever-discerning Loose label, the album was immediately followed by… Read More →

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‘The White Lotus’ composer not returning for season four over creative differences

A composer for HBO‘s hit series The White Lotus has confirmed he won’t be returning to work on season four – find out why below. READ MORE: ‘The White Lotus’ season three review: irresistible holiday soap remains TV’s most essential destination Chilean composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer has a fair number of acclaimed pieces, having worked on films like Babygirl, the Smile franchise and more. But he’s perhaps best known for his work on the celebrated White Lotus series for HBO. Advertisement Fans have loved his ‘Aloha!’ theme song for season one, as well as its rework ‘Renaissance’ for season two. So when season three debuted with an entirely new theme song, fans were livid – check out their reactions here. Now, de Veer has revealed in a chat with The New York Times that he’s walking away from the series after longstanding friction with The White Lotus’ creator and director Mike White dating back to 2021’s debut season. Jason Isaacs as Timothy in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3. CREDIT: HBO. Reflecting on first being contacted to compose a theme for season one, de Veer said felt like he wasn’t a good fit, as his compositions are typically “super dark and… Read More →

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Mark Ronson shares hospital update after excruciating injury at DJ gig

Mark Ronson has ended up in hospital after injuring himself during a DJ set. The producer posted a photo of himself giving the thumbs up from his hospital bed on Instagram, revealing that he had injured his bicep tendons during a mishap with a stage monitor. Advertisement Nonetheless, he still finished the set in spite of his injury. “That time the house PA was so bad that I tried to one-hand turn the stage monitor towards the crowd mid-mix to give them some extra juice,” the caption read. “Turns out they weigh more than I thought…Two popped bicep tendons and one finished gig later, here we are, baby! #tornthisway” Check out the post below: The injury comes just days after Ronson announced details of a new memoir called Night People, which is set to centre around New York City in the ‘90s. Recommended The new book is written by the multi-award-winning producer and set to be published on September 25 (pre-order it here). In the memoir, Ronson seeks to capture his first-hand recollections of the most intriguing aspects of New York City across the 1990s, and give insight into the music, characters and escapades that shaped his formative days as a… Read More →

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Hear S.G. Goodman’s new track, “Fire Sign”

S.G. Goodman has shared a new track, “Fire Sign”, a taster for her upcoming third studio album, Planting By The Signs – which is released via Slough Water Records / Thirty Tigers on June 20. Advertisement You can hear the track below. 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 Says Goodman of “Fire Sign”, “After touring relentlessly for 2 years, ‘living like the sun don’t shine / on the same dog’s ass everyday,’ as the song puts it, I came off the road questioning my purpose and choices. People are quick to tell you that you are not working hard enough, but slow in telling you that you are working hard enough. That seems to be up to you, as well as your ‘why?’. Despite this burnout and other personal setbacks, I found the fire to keep pushing and to make what I believe is my best record yet. ‘Who’ll put the fire out?’ The only person who can put my fire out is myself.” Advertisement [embedded content] Goodman recorded Planting By The Signs at the Nutt House in Sheffield, Alabama,… Read More →

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The Beatles movie cast confirmed!

The cast of Sam Mendes‘ Beatles films has been announced. 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 Dubbed The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event, the films star (l to r) Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr) and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison). The four theatrical feature films – one from each band member’s point-of-view – will open in cinemas from April 2028. As yet, the scriptwriter on the project is unknown.