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Kendrick Lamar and SZA add extra London and Paris shows to ‘Grand National’ 2025 stadium tour 

Kendrick Lamar and SZA have added two extra dates to their ‘Grand National’ 2025 stadium tour. Check out the details below. The news of the new stadium dates arrived earlier this week, just hours after the Compton rapper took to the stage as the performer for the massive Super Bowl Halftime show, and was joined by SZA for two tracks. Advertisement Dubbed the ‘Grand National Tour’, the upcoming shows arrive on the heels of their North American tour, and initially included four stops in the UK. These were at Glasgow’s Hampden Park, Birmingham’s Villa Park, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium and London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Now, it has been confirmed that another night in the UK capital has been locked in, taking place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 23 – the night after Lamar and SZA take to the stage there for the first time. Grand National Tour @szahttps://t.co/7CY9OyXU2D — Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) December 3, 2024 On top of that, another date has been added for Paris. This will take place at the La Défense Arena in the French capital on July 16 – also one night after their initially announced performance there. Other European tour dates already listed on… Read More →

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Matt Berninger, Mabe Fratti and Bombino added to End Of The Road line-up

The second wave of names added the bill for 2025’s End Of The Road festival includes The National’s Matt Berninger (playing a solo set), dreampop cellist Mabe Fratti and Saharan guitar legend Bombino. THE MARCH 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT, STARRING WILCO, A FREE WILCO CD, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, PATTERSON HOOD, THE WHITE STRIPES AND MORE IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW The festival provides an opportunity to see plenty of artists recently championed in the pages of Uncut, including Bridget Hayden And The Apparitions, former Girls frontman Christopher Owens, mystical Cornish singer-songwriter Daisy Rickman, Ezra Feinberg, Florist, Jim Ghedi and Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band. There are also appearances from long-time favourites such as Jake Xerxes Fussell, Six Organs Of Admittance, Diiv, Vieux Farka Touré, Jennifer Castle and Tucker Zimmerman, while folk collective Broadside Hacks will present a special tribute to The Incredible String Band. End Of The Road takes place at Larmer Tree Gardens in Wiltshire/Dorset on August 28-31. See the expanded line-up on the poster below and grab your tickets here.

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‘Euphoria’ will likely end with season three, says HBO exec

It looks like Euphoria could be coming to an end next year. READ MORE: Here’s what we know about Euphoria season three That’s according to HBO‘s executive vice president and Head of Drama Francesca Orsi, who in a recent chat with Deadline Hollywood hinted at season three marking the end of the hit teen drama series. Advertisement While Orsi notes that the door’s still being left open for a potential continuation, season three is expected to be Euphoria‘s last: “We’ve talked about it, I don’t think anything is over until it’s over, but it’s been discussed that this is the end.” Zendaya attends HBO’s “Euphoria” Season 2 Photo Call at Goya Studios on January 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. CREDIT: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO On how season three could wrap up major storylines for its main characters, Orsi teased: “I think you will be very satisfied with this season, and how we bring each of the characters’ whole narrative.” Little is known of season three, except that “a time jump” will be involved, and that it will consist of eight episodes, which are due to arrive in 2026. Orsi’s update on Euphoria‘s third season comes just days after it was… Read More →

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Ralph Macchio wants ‘Cobra Kai’ movie “in two or three years”

Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio has said he would like to see a big screen version of his hit show Cobra Kai in “two or three years”. Macchio is the original star of The Karate Kid, the 80s martial arts trilogy that saw his character, a young boy named Daniel LaRusso, learn the secrets of karate through his mentor, Mr. Miyagi. The films are considered classics and spawned a 2010 remake with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. Advertisement In 2018, the spin-off series Cobra Kai revisited the characters from the original films as adults, re-framing the story from the point of view of Daniel’s rival, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). The show has been a great success and is now in its sixth and final season. In May this year, Macchio plays the character on the big screen for the first time since 1989 in Karate Kid: Legends, appearing opposite Chan’s character from the 2010 film in a story set three years after the series’ conclusion. [embedded content] Speaking to The New York Times ahead of Cobra Kai’s season six part three, Macchio said he would be open to a big screen version of Cobra Kai if this crossover was a… Read More →

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Bon Iver announces new album

Bon Iver’s new album SABLE, fABLE will be released by Jagjaguwar on April 11. The first three tracks will be familiar from last year’s SABLE EP, but whereas those songs are “sparse and solitary”, the rest of the album “looks towards a vibrant future filled with light, purpose and possibility”. THE MARCH 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT, STARRING WILCO, A FREE WILCO CD, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, PATTERSON HOOD, THE WHITE STRIPES AND MORE IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW The album was produced by Justin Vernon and Jim-E Stack, and was primarily recorded at Vernon’s April Base studio in Wisconsin. Guests include Danielle Haim, Dijon and Flock Of Dimes. A new single, “Everything Is Peaceful Love”, will be released on Friday (Feburary 14 – Valentine’s Day). Check out the tracklisting below and pre-order SABLE, fABLE here. THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGSS P E Y S I D EAWARDS SEASONShort StoryEverything Is Peaceful LoveWalk HomeDay One (feat. Dijon and Flock of Dimes)FromI’ll Be ThereIf Only I Could Wait (feat. Danielle Haim)There’s A RhythmnAu Revoir

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Small Faces’ 1969 comp The Autumn Stone expanded over three discs

Small Faces’ posthumous 1969 compilation The Autumn Stone will be reissued in expanded form on March 28, to kick off the 60th anniversary celebrations of Immediate Records. Curated by drummer Kenney Jones, the new reissue is a joint release with his own Nice Records. Advertisement THE MARCH 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT, STARRING WILCO, A FREE WILCO CD, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, PATTERSON HOOD, THE WHITE STRIPES AND MORE IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW Newly mastered by Nick Robbins, it boasts a number of previously unreleased and rare versions of Small Faces songs, including stripped-down acoustic mixes and live tracks. Advertisement As well as a standard 3-CD edition, The Autumn Stone will be reissued as 3-LP coloured vinyl box-set including a 68-page hardback book containing detailed sleevenotes and track-by-track recording information, illustrated with rare memorabilia, original artwork and previously unseen photos by Small Faces photographers Tony Gale and Gered Mankowitz. The vinyl box-set boasts gold foil lettering, with the band’s name finally restored to the front cover, having been mistakenly left off on the album’s original 1969 release. The vinyl package is limited to 3000 numbered copies, 750 of which are signed by Kenney Jones and Gered Mankowitz. Both vinyl editions are available… Read More →

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Snail Mail and Dinosaur Jr. announce joint summer US tour

Snail Mail and Dinosaur Jr. have announced a co-headlining tour of the United States this summer – check out the full list of tour dates and ticketing information below. READ MORE: Snail Mail: “It’s awesome seeing lots of women and queer people in music” Yesterday (February 11), both acts took to social media to announce the joint tour, which will see them trek across North America in July and August for 18 shows, which they will take turns headlining. They will be supported by Easy Action for the tour. Advertisement The tour will see Dinosaur Jr. – led by J Mascis – and Snail Mail (aka Lindsey Jordan) perform in cities like Brooklyn, Boston, Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit, Chicago, Portland, Seattle and more. Snail Mail and Dinosaur Jr.’s US 2025 summer tour dates are: JULY15 – Deerfield, MA – Tree House Brewing17 – Brooklyn, NY – BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!18 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner19 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage20 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore22 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle24 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle25 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center26 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre27 – Grand Rapids,… Read More →

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Wes Anderson’s new film ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ is now coming out this summer

Wes Anderson is set to release his new film The Phoenician Scheme this summer. READ MORE: ‘The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar’ review: Wes Anderson’s magical Roald Dahl dalliance The espionage comedy drama tells the story of a family business and stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe while Mia Threapleton plays his daughter and Michael Cera portrays her tutor. Advertisement The film features an all star cast which also includes Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade and Benedict Cumberbatch. According to Variety, Focus Features has landed the domestic distribution rights to the movie, which is set to land in the US on a limited release on May 30 before a wide release on June 6. Benicio del Toro attends the opening ceremony during the 16th Film Festival Lumiere in Lyon on October 12, 2024 CREDIT: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Universal Pictures, Focus’ parent studio, is handling international distribution but a date is still to be set for a UK release. In addition to directing The Phoenician Scheme, Anderson has also penned the script with the story co-written by Roman Coppola. Recommended Elsewhere,… Read More →

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Patti Smith announces new Horses shows

Patti Smith has announced a number of 2025 live dates at which she’ll play her 1975 classic album Horses in full. THE MARCH 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT, STARRING WILCO, A FREE WILCO CD, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, PATTERSON HOOD, THE WHITE STRIPES AND MORE IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW Smith will be accompanied by two members of her original group, Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, along with current bandmates Tony Shanahan and Jackson Smith. The Horses tour is set to gallop into Dublin, Madrid, Bergamo, London, Brussels, Oslo and Paris this autumn, as well as nine cities in the US. The UK dates are at the London Palladium on October 12 and 13. There is an artist pre-sale from Wednesday (February 12) at 9am – tickets here and here – while tickets go on general sale on Friday (February 14) at 9am from here.

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BRIT Awards 2025: Sabrina Carpenter confirmed to perform

Sabrina Carpenter has been confirmed to perform at the BRIT Awards 2025 – find out more below. READ MORE: Here are all the nominees for the BRIT Awards 2025 The BRITs have announced that ‘Espresso’ and ‘Please Please Please’ hitmaker Sabrina Carpenter will be present at the ceremony which will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1, and broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX. Advertisement Not only will she be present, but she will hit the stage for a performance, though details on what she’s going to perform remain under wraps. Additionally, Carpenter will be the recipient of the prestigious Global Success award at this year’s ceremony. She will join an elite roster of acts who have been awarded the exclusive prize – past recipients are limited to One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Adele and Sam Smith. Speaking on Carpenter’s achievement, Damian Christian, Chair of the BRIT Committee for 2025 said via a press release: “Congratulations to Sabrina on winning this prestigious award. Everyone involved in the show is looking forward to her performance, which promises to be one of the highlights of the night.” Carpenter is the latest act to be announced at the anticipated ceremony. Late last month, the… Read More →

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Morrissey announces 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates

Morrissey has announced a string of 2025 tour dates in the UK and Ireland which will kick off later this summer. Check out full dates and ticket details below. READ MORE: The Smiths: every song ranked in order of greatness After teasing fans fans of big news, the former Smiths frontman turned solo icon took to social media to announce his latest live dates which will see him head over to Dublin on May 31 for a gig at the the 3Arena. From there, he will play two nights at the O2 Academy in Glasgow on June 4 and 5 respectively before wrapping up with a homecoming show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on June 7. Advertisement Chicago quintet Brigitte Calls Me Baby will serve as opening support at the Dublin and Manchester dates. The shows will mark the only time Morriessy will perform in Ireland, Scotland and England in 2025. General tickets will go on sale this Friday (February 14) at 9am local time and will be available here. Morrissey’s 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates are: MAY31 – Dublin, 3Arena JUNE4 – Glasgow, O2 Academy Glasgow5 – Glasgow, O2 Academy Glasgow7 – Manchester, Co-Op Live The new announcement of tour… Read More →

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The Brides Of Funkenstein – Funk Or Walk (reissue, 1978)

Perhaps one of the minor, less explored planets of the George Clinton universe, the Brides started out as an offshoot of characters in the storyline of Parliament’s 1976 loose concept album The Clones of Dr Funkenstein. Featuring, for the purposes of this debut long player, the pairing of Dawn Silva and Lynn Mabry, the duo were marketed as a more radio-friendly prospect than typical P-Funk fare. Advertisement THE MARCH 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT, STARRING WILCO, A FREE WILCO CD, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, PATTERSON HOOD, THE WHITE STRIPES AND MORE IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW It worked a treat on curtain-raising single “Disco To Go”, comfortably making Billboard’s R&B Top 10 chart and selling half a million copies in the process. Clinton co-wrote the track with Bootsy Collins and it occasionally featured in the latter’s live shows before he deemed its singalong lyrics too “pop.” A subsequent overhaul re-positioned the song closer to Pointer Sisters or Sister Sledge territory, and its opening horn riff was lifted wholesale for the Gap Band’s “Oops Upside Your Head” a year later. Further commercially-minded sassy chanteuse vibes are evident on the dancefloor defiance of feminist semi-anthem “Birdie” (“Now that I’ve got my way/I’m gonna know just… Read More →

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Eddie Chacon: My Life In Music

BOB DYLAN InfidelsCOLUMBIA, 1983I’m a massive Bob Dylan fan, and always have been since I was very young. I remember falling crazily in love with the song “Sweetheart Like You” – I learned it on guitar and would play it all the time around the house. Bob Dylan has sung in many voices, and to me, Infidels is peak form. People think of Bob Dylan as one of the greatest writers and one of the greatest contributions as an artist; I don’t know that people regularly think of him as a spectacular singer. But he was always one of my favourite singers and biggest influences. What his voice lacks in dexterity, it more than makes up for in character and depth. As a singer, that’s what I’ve always aspired towards. Advertisement THE MARCH 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT, STARRING WILCO, A FREE WILCO CD, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, PATTERSON HOOD, THE WHITE STRIPES AND MORE IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW PINK FLOYDAnimalsHARVEST/COLUMBIA, 1977It’s a record that was introduced to me pounding through the bedroom wall from my older brother’s side. He was obsessed with Pink Floyd and Robin Trower and a lot of progressive rock’n’roll music from the ’70s. We listened to The Dark… Read More →

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Previously unseen Led Zeppelin images discovered

Photographer Ed Finnell, who shot Led Zeppelin at the peak of their powers, has recently discovered some previously unseen pictures of the band. The roll of negatives had been misfiled under the name of another band. THE MARCH 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT, STARRING WILCO, A FREE WILCO CD, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, PATTERSON HOOD, THE WHITE STRIPES AND MORE IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW The photos come from two concerts at The Forum in Inglewood, California, in March 1975 and June 1977. Developed just two weeks ago, the prints are currently on display at the Oak Island Gallery in Stockholm until February 13. They are also available to view and buy here. You can see one of Finnell’s newly discovered photos at the top of this page, and there is a sneak preview of some more below:

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‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ unveils thrilling new footage in Super Bowl trailer

New footage from the highly anticipated upcoming Tom Cruise film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning has been revealed – check it out below. Today (February 10), during the 2025 Super Bowl a new TV spot for The Final Reckoning was screened, sharing a look at new footage from the forthcoming film. Advertisement The spot – which you can see below – depicts Cruise’s Ethan Hunt perform several death-defying stunts and includes quick blink-and-you’ll-miss-it throwbacks to iconic scenes from previous entries in the franchise, all building to Hunt asking for trust “one last time” [embedded content] Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is being billed as the final entry in the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise. The film is due to hit cinemas on May 23 and will star Tom Cruise along with Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Vanessa Kirby and more. Prior to the new trailer’s reveal, Tom Cruise kicked off the 2025 Super Bowl by narrating the sporting event’s cold open for Fox, looking back at the rivalry between the Kansas City Chiefs and the winning Philadelphia Eagles, complete with Mission: Impossible-themed references. Cruise narrates: “The mission is clear – win here and be remembered forever.” Check out his… Read More →

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David Schwimmer calls for action against Kanye West after “Nazi” comments: “Silence is complicity”

Friends star David Schwimmer has called on action to be taken against Kanye West for his hate-filled “Nazi” posts, arguing that “silence is complicity”. The rapper – now known as Ye – has made a high-profile return to social media activity over the last week, with a string of controversial posts that have seen him withdraw his apology to the Jewish community for past anti-Semitic comments, as well as declaring himself as “a Nazi”. Advertisement Now, Schwimmer has written a response to Ye’s comments, suggesting that the people overseeing the social media companies have a responsibility to act. Alongside a photograph of Ye with the caption “Im a Nazi”, Schwimmer wrote: “This is so 2022. We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk.” Referring to the CEO of the platform formerly known as Twitter, he added: “Kanye West has 32.7 million followers on your platform, X. That’s twice as many people than the number of Jews in existence. His sick hate speech results in REAL LIFE violence against Jews.” “I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that he identifies as a Nazi (which implies he wants… Read More →

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Chase & Status announce more names for All Points East 2025 ‘RTRN II DANCE’ line-up

Chase & Status have announced more names for their takeover of All Points East 2025, to take place at the East London festival in August. The electronic duo were unveiled as the latest headliners last month with the news that they would be bringing RTRN II DANCE to Victoria Park on Saturday 16 August. Among the co-headliners previously announced were Nia Archives, Overmono and Sammy Virji. Now, a new raft of names have been added to the bill, with Dimension, Jyoty B2B Ahadadream, Shy FX, Arthi, Bambii, Brockie & MC Det, Hamdi, IRAH, Mozey, Oppidan and SHERELLE B2B CLIPZ all hand-selected by the duo. Many more names remain to be announced, while tickets go on sale at 10am on Thursday (February 13). You will be able to get yours here. .@chaseandstatus are bringing RTRN II DANCE to London’s Victoria Park this summer on Saturday 16 August 💥 They’ll be joined by #Overmono, #SammyVirji, @archives_nia, @dimension_uk , @BecauseJyoty B2B #Ahadadream, @ShyFX , @arthi_dj , #Bambii, #Brockie & #MCDet, @hamdimusic ,… pic.twitter.com/KaK4j5WSd8 — All Points East (@allpointseastuk) February 6, 2025 Advertisement Speaking about their day in control of the festival, Chase & Status have said: “Bringing RTRN II DANCE to Victoria Park… Read More →

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Thom Yorke teases new Mark Pritchard collaboration ‘Back In The Game’

Thom Yorke has teased at an upcoming new release with Mark Pritchard, titled ‘Back In The Game’. The Radiohead frontman debuted the brand new song during his recent solo tour at a show in Christchurch, New Zealand in October – watch footage of that performance below. The track is thought to be part of a full-length collaborative record that Yorke has been working on with the Australian producer Mark Pritchard, and now both artists have posted teasers that signal the track might be released on Thursday (February 13). [embedded content] Advertisement Yorke posted an enigmatic, abstract clip on his Instagram on Friday (February 7) which includes a brief loop of pulsing, horror-themed music, while Pritchard posted the same clip, as well as the message: “BACK IN THE GAME. 13.02.25. SIGN UP FOR NEWS.” He also tagged Yorke into the post, as well as Warp Records and the artist Jonathan Zawada. Recommended Yorke and Pritchard have worked together multiple times before, dating back to the latter’s remix of Radiohead’s ‘Bloom’ in 2011. They went on to make the 2016 track ‘Beautiful People’ together, which then appeared on Pritchard’s album ‘Under The Sun’. It would be Yorke’s first major release since ‘Cutouts’,… Read More →

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A new Batman game from Rocksteady is on its way

Rocksteady is reportedly working on a new, single-player Batman game as Warner Bros. Games looks to focus on its core franchises. Speaking in a financial call, Warner Bros. Discovery President and CEO David Zaslav addressed the troubled 12 months the company has faced with the poor performance of titles such as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and the Super Smash Bros.-style brawler MultiVersus. “We recognise [the games business] is substantially underperforming its potential right now.” said Zaslav, before adding that Warner Bros. will now be doubling down on just four games: Hogwarts Legacy (a sequel is already in the works), Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones, and DC, “in particular Batman.” “We are focusing our development efforts on those core franchises, with proven studios to improve our success ratio,” Zaslav added. Advertisement The Discovery President and CEO confirmed that Rocksteady is “looking to return to Batman for a single-player game,” but according to a report from Bloomberg, any such title will be years away due to the troubled development of other games. Batman: Arkham Trilogy. Credit: Rocksteady. Monolith Productions’ Wonder Woman game is said to be in trouble after reportedly rebooting and switching directors early last year. It’s already cost more… Read More →

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Kendrick Lamar reveals inspiration behind ‘GNX’ and Drake feud: “I love when artists grit their teeth”

Kendrick Lamar has shared the inspiration behind his latest album ‘GNX’ and the songs he made during his feud with Drake. Ahead of his Super Bowl halftime performance in New Orleans this Sunday (February 9), the Compton rapper sat down with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden and Nadeska Alexis to talk about his upcoming gig. They asked Lamar about his recent sweep at this year’s Grammys, where we won five awards for the Drake diss song, ‘Not Like Us’ – making it the most celebrated rap song in the award show’s history. “I was just thinking about the culture, really,” he said, explaining his inspiration behind the song. “It’s always there for me first. When people talk about rap, the conversations I hear, they think it’s just rap and not an actual art form. So when you put records like that at the forefront, it reminds people that this is more than just something that came 50 years ago.” Advertisement [embedded content] Reflecting on his career, Lamar told Darden and Alexis that his goal has always been to “better himself and the craft” and give back to “the culture” of hip-hop. This prompted Darden to ask if the music Lamar released… Read More →

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2025’s Record Store Day list revealed

April 12 is Record Store Day, and the list of exclusive releases – as always, available only at participating shops – has just been revealed. Advertisement THE MARCH 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT, STARRING WILCO, A FREE WILCO CD, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, PATTERSON HOOD, THE WHITE STRIPES AND MORE IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW Among the more intriguing items on the list are David Bowie’s Ready, Set, Go! (Live, Riverside Studios ‘03); The Doors’ Strange Days 1967: A Work In Progress – rough mixes from the album’s early 1967 sessions discovered after 58 years; The Lemonheads In Dreamland, a round-up of previously unreleased covers and radio sessions from the Car Button Cloth era; and The Blasters’ An American Music Story: The Complete Studio Recordings 1979-1985 – a 5-LP boxset including a new compilation of studio outtakes and movie music. There’s also John Lennon’s Power To The People – Live At The One To One Concert, New York City, 1972 – a yellow vinyl EP featuring four tracks from Lennon’s only full-length solo concert after leaving The Beatles. Three of the tracks – “Well Well Well”, “Cold Turkey” and Yoko Ono’s “Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)”… Read More →