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Watch the first trailer for the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown

A teaser trailer has been released for James Mangold‘s upcoming Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE The film stars Timothée Chalamet as Dylan – here’s some blurb about it. Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician BOB DYLAN’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. A Complete Unknown opens in the UK and Ireland in January 2025. Uncut readers will, of course, remember Todd Haynes‘ I’m Not There, which Uncut described as “an audaciously prismatic portrait of Dylan wholly as contrary, confrontational, playful, provocative, unpredictable, enigmatic, allusive and often just as downright funny as its subject.”

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John Mayall has died aged 90

John Mayall, the pioneering Blues musician, has died aged 90. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Mayall came to prominence in the ’60s with his band, the Bluesbreakers, which acted as a finishing school for the future stars of the British blues boom – including Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Mick Taylor. Advertisement A statement on Mayall’s Instagram page announced that the musician died on Monday at his home in California. “It is with heavy hearts that we bear the news that John Mayall passed away peacefully in his California home yesterday, July 22, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Health issues that forced John to end his epic touring career have finally led to peace for one of this world’s greatest road warriors. John Mayall gave us ninety years of tireless efforts to educate, inspire and entertain.” Born in Macclesfield in 1933, he discovered jazz and blues through his father’s record collection. After spending three years in Korea for his National Service, Mayall studied at art college, working as a graphic designer before turning professional musician in 1963. As part of the emerging London blues scene,… Read More →

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‘What We Do In The Shadows’ sets premiere date for final season

FX’s hit vampire mockumentary comedy series What We Do In The Shadows has set a premiere date for its sixth and final season. In late December, FX confirmed that What We Do In The Shadows will come to an end with season six. Now, it has been revealed when the show will premiere – thankfully, it’s not a long wait and it’ll come right in time for Halloween. What We Do In The Shadows will premiere on October 21, airing the first three of its 11-episode run via a Deadline report. The remaining eight episodes will release weekly. “After a very brief stint as a full-blown vampire, Guillermo is re-evaluating his life,” reads the official description of the show’s final season. “Who is he if not a familiar who will do anything to please his Master in hopes of one day being turned into a vampire?” Advertisement The cast and crew of ‘What We Do In The Shadows’. Credit: Robby Klein/Getty Images “Meanwhile, the vampires are reevaluating, too. When their former roommate reappears after a 50-year nap, they realize how little they’ve done in half a century — not one goal accomplished, not one dream pursued, not one part of the New World… Read More →

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Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch on final leg across France

It has been announced that Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch during the last hours of its journey across France. READ MORE: Mount Westmore – ‘Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort’ review: rap supergroup overstuffed with ideas and personalities The ‘Gin and Juice’ rapper will serve as one of the final torchbearers of the Olympic flame ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics in Paris on Friday (July 26). Snoop will be carrying the torch throughout the streets of Saint-Denis, where the Stade de France Olympic stadium is located. French rapper MC Solaar, French actress Laetitia Casta and retired Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergey Bubka will also join Snoop as torchbearers for the ceremony. From there, the flame will then head onto the Olympic cauldron in the Tuileries Gardens in central Paris, its final destination for the duration of the 2024 Olympics. The final who will close out the weeks-long Olympic relay journey has yet to be revealed. Advertisement The Olympic torch has been touring France since May and has been carried by various celebrities including Halle Berry and Formula One driver Charles Leclerc. Snoop will be reporting for the games’ primetime show starting July 26 on NBC and Peacock. The rapper… Read More →

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Jack White – No Name

Even before he formed Third Man Records, Jack White had perfected the art of the guerilla record drop – he once hid a bunch of seven inches inside re-upholstered sofas. But he’ll have to go some way to top the release strategy for his surprise sixth album – his first new music since 2022’s Fear Of The Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive. An anonymous white label, No Name was given away free with any purchase at White’s Third Man stores on Friday while a very limited number of copies were also sent to customers at random in the mail. Its mysterious grooves contained 14 tracks of raw, fresh, fierce garage blues – seven on each side. There were no official song titles, no hint at the artist – but there was no doubt that this was the work of Jack White himself. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Although the opening song, a menacing “Killing Floor” style blues, includes the tongue-in-cheek line that “nothing is this world is free”, customers who got a copy of No Name were encouraged by Third Man to “rip it” and the album is now freely available on You Tube…. Read More →

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Watch the video for Brian Eno’s “Stiff”

To coincide with the release of the Official Soundtrack to Gary Hustwit’s generative film Eno, a new video has been released for the track “Stiff“, made from footage newly unearthed during the making of the documentary. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Watch the video below. “Stiff” was originally included on the Eno album My Squelchy Life, which was due for release in 1991, but never saw the light of day in 2015. The vinyl edition of the Official Soundtrack album comes as 2LP recycled black vinyl and 2LP pink & white vinyl (only available from Eno’s website), and a 73-minute long CD with an illustrated 16 page booklet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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BLACKPINK’s Lisa becomes Louis Vuitton’s newest brand ambassador

Luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton has named BLACKPINK singer Lisa as its latest brand ambassador. Louis Vuitton announced BLACKPINK’s Lisa’s appointment as a brand ambassador today (July 23) in a statement to Women’s Wear Daily. Notably, the K-pop star had previously worked with fellow LVMH-owned brand Celine until last month, when she stepped down as a global ambassador. Speaking of her appointment, the brand said that Lisa’s “achievements speak to values at the core of Louis Vuitton – a passion for creativity combined with a commitment to excellence in one’s craft”. It added that the K-pop star also “sets trends and approaches her craft with fearless authenticity”. Meanwhile, Lisa praised Louis Vuitton women’s creative director Nicolas Ghesquière, saying that his “identity is strongly reflected in the designs that he creates and that is what makes Louis Vuitton pieces so special”. Advertisement Ghesquière similarly compliment Lisa for her “daring spirit and charisma”, which he called “incredibly compelling”. He added that the Thai singer is “as bold and creative with her music as she is with her fashion, and it is a privilege to accompany her on this journey”. Lisa also spoke to ELLE about her new ambassadorship with Louis Vuitton, saying that she… Read More →

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Watch MUNA join Alanis Morissette for ‘Ironic’ at Pitchfork Music Festival

Alanis Morissette enlisted the help of MUNA to sing her 1996 hit ‘Ironic’ this weekend. Check out the footage below. The Los Angeles pop trio were welcomed on stage during Morisette’s headline set at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago yesterday (July 21). “I’m going to need some help singing the beginning of ‘Ironic’ tonight,” Morissette told the crowd, as her performance drew to a close. “MUNA who graced the stage earlier this evening.” Earlier in the day, Muna had given Morissette a shout-out during their own set. The trio, comprised of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson, are long-time fans, having previously remixed Morissette’s 2020 single ‘Ablaze‘. Advertisement When the trio walked on stage, it was an exchange of admiration, with Gavin bowing down and saying: “We love you so much! Alanis Morissette, everybody!”, to which Morissette responded: “I love you.” Check out the footage below. [embedded content] Recommended In 2020, Morissette revealed that initially didn’t want to include ‘Ironic’ on her seminal 1995 album ‘Jagged Little Pill. “I didn’t even want it on the record,” Morissette told Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. “And I remember a lot of people going, ‘Please please, please.’ So I said, ’Ok’. That was… Read More →

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Toumani Diabaté – Album By Album

As tribute to Toumani Diabaté, who has died aged 58 following a short illness, here’s our Album By Album interview with the Malian kora master from Uncut’s February 2011 issue [Take 165]. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Born into the griot bloodline of West African storytellers and poets, Toumani Diabaté is the 71st generation in his family to play the kora, the 21-string harp with which he creates a dazzling kaleidoscope of musical colours. The Malian is a man of many parts. A Goodwill ambassador for the UN and a bosom buddy of Damon Albarn, he has collaborated with everyone from Bjork to Herbie Hancock, and is as comfortable playing ATP as WOMAD. “There is too much misunderstanding between people, between nations and cultures,” he says. “We need to come together and play together.” Delving into the highlights of his remarkable career, it’s clear he puts his music where his mouth is. Advertisement TOUMANI DIABATÉ Kaira HANNIBAL, 1988. PRODUCED BY LUCY DURAN Advertisement Diabaté makes an immediate impression with his first album, a haunting collection of solo kora improvisations recorded in London in a couple of hours when he is… Read More →

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Aaron Sorkin backs Kamala Harris for US presidency after originally suggesting Mitt Romney

Aaron Sorkin thrown his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris after current US president Joe Biden announced yesterday (July 21) that he is dropping out of the 2024 race, despite a recent op-ed in which he suggested Mitt Romney should run. Last Saturday (July 20), Sorkin published an op-ed article in The New York Times titled “How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats”. In it, Sorkin lamented the troubles Biden had been facing with his campaign. The 81-year-old president has faced increased scrutiny following a disastrous debate performance in June, with pleas from fellow Democratic Party colleagues, along with notable public figures like George Clooney, Stephen King and Stephen Colbert, to step down. “So here’s my pitch to the writers’ room: The Democratic Party should pick a Republican,” Sorkin proposed. “At their convention next month, the Democrats should nominate Mitt Romney.” Advertisement Today (July 22), however, the award-winning writer of The West Wing and The Social Network issued a statement via former West Wing colleague and actor Joshua Melina. “I take it all back. Harris for America!” said Sorkin. Per Deadline, the statement was later confirmed by a Sorkin spokesperson. pic.twitter.com/fg252EKmC5 — (((Jew))) (@JoshMalina) July 21, 2024… Read More →

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Damon Albarn responds to Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer’s ‘Parklife’ cover: “It’s good”

Damon Albarn has reacted to Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer covering ‘Parklife’ at BST Hyde Park this year. Williams and the EastEnders actor teamed up for the surprise collaboration at Williams’ headline set at BST Hyde Park on July 6. Dyer performed the Cockney spoken-word parts originally performed by Quadrophenia actor Phil Daniels. Now, Damon Albarn has reacted to the cover in an interview with BBC Breakfast. Albarn confessed he “fell in love with Danny” after watching his Who Do You Think You Are? episode, which revealed that Dyer was related to King Edward III. Albarn hailed the episode as “the best one ever. “It was a true revelation he was a member of the Royal Family – for him and for everybody,” he said, adding: “He’s definitely from the East End, he’s a Cockney, we’re all Cockney.” Advertisement Albarn went on to reference the ‘Parklife’ cover, commenting: “It’s a song for us, it’s good. I hope everyone has their own version.” Damon on Robbie Williams & Danny Dyer’s Parklife version: I fell in love with Danny after Who Do You Think You Are? it was a true revelation he was a member of the Royal Family. It’s a compliment. He is from… Read More →

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Rob Reiner expects ‘Spinal Tap II’ to be released in “spring or summer” 2025

Director Rob Reiner has said he expects the long-awaited Spinal Tap II to be released in the “spring or summer” of 2025. The beloved 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap is considered one of the greatest comedy films of all time, with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer portraying the hapless heavy metal trio. All three actors are set to return in the much-anticipated sequel, alongside director Reiner (When Harry Met Sally, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride), who will also revive his own role as the fictional director Marty DiBergi within the film. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer in ‘This Is Spinal Tap’,1984 (Picture: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo) Advertisement The sequel was first announced in 2022, and in a new interview with Deadline, Reiner has given a significant update on the film’s progress. “It’s going good,” he said. “Our first screening for our family and friends will be probably in August, and then sometime in September we’ll start showing it to distributors, and we’re hoping to have it out sometime late spring or early summer of next year.” He added that filming is currently wrapping up in New Orleans. Recommended Scraps of information about… Read More →

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Mitski shares English-language cover of ‘Bella Ciao’: “I used Google Translate, shamelessly”

Mitski has shared her English-language cover of Italian song ‘Bella Ciao’ – listen to it down below. The Japanese-American artist took to YouTube to share her cover, for which she admitted she “used Google Translate, shamelessly”. “I tried making an English language version of this really important Italian song called ‘Bella Ciao’,” she told fans. “Of course I don’t speak a lick of Italian so I used Google Translate shamelessly and I also took inspiration from Tom Waits and Marc Ribot’s English version of this song. “But here’s the thing: Especially if you do speak Italian, unlike me, I’m sure you can write a better translation of this than I have. And if you’re one of those people, do it! Or try it! And record it, film it, share it. I wanna see it. Or, if you’re a really impressive person and have another language in your repertoire, my goodness, do that.” Advertisement Listen to Mitski’s cover of ‘Bella Ciao’ below: [embedded content] Mitski is due to headline All Points East this year on August 18. The stacked lineup will also include the likes of Beabadoobee, TV Girl, Ethel Cain, Arlo Parks, and more. Recommended Suki Waterhouse and Men I Trust are some… Read More →

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Bombay Bicycle Club to stream Alexandra Palace homecoming show: “Relive a truly special evening”

Bombay Bicycle Club have announced that their recent Alexandra Palace Park show will soon be available to stream. Check out more details below. Earlier this month, London indie icons Bombay Bicycle Club returned to Alexandra Palace Park for a seminal homecoming gig that featured guest appearances from Rae Morris and Nilüfer Yanya. Now, those who missed the July 12 gig, as well as fans worldwide, will be able to watch the performance in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. “We’re so happy we decided to record our Alexandra Palace Park show,” the band said. “It was so special for us in so many ways: from it being our homecoming gig just around the corner from where we grew up to the beautiful setting to one of the best crowds we’ve ever had, the stars really aligned on the night.” The full set from our Alexandra Palace Park show will be streaming from 8th August 2024 via On Air. Available worldwide in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Two years access, on demand, unlimited replays. Pre-order it here – https://t.co/Ze5ey6NMiu pic.twitter.com/h9ALjSRjWG — Bombay Bicycle Club (@BombayBicycle) July 18, 2024 Advertisement They continued: ”It’s something we’ll definitely… Read More →

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Sigur Rós’ Jónsi announces “utopian” new album ‘First Light’ with singles ‘Flicker’ and ‘Cherry Blossom’

Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi has announced a new album ‘First Light’, alongside two new singles ‘Flicker’ and ‘Cherry Blossom’. Check them out below. Revealed today (July 19), ‘First Light’ will be Jónsi’s fourth studio album, following the Icelandic musician’s ‘Obsidian‘, which came in October 2021. It’s set for release August 30 via health and wellbeing music provider Myndstream in collaboration with Lakeshore Records and is available for pre-order here. To celebrate the announcement, Jónsi has shared two lead singles, ‘Flicker’ and ‘Cherry Blossom’. Both impressionistic orchestral tracks, ‘Flicker’ is ambient and atmospheric, gradually building a chorus of flutes and birdsong, before collapsing into a harmonious string finale. While ‘Cherry Blossom’ is more meditative, built around a peaceful piano solo. [embedded content] Advertisement Jónsi originally began writing the album as a video game soundtrack, but it eventually evolved into a larger project that seeks to explore peace, hope and connection through music. “Writing this music at a time of manmade global turmoil and unrest for a video game,” Jónsi said, “I imagined ‘First Light’ as a momentary fantastical, over-the-top, utopian world where everyone and everything lives together in everlasting peace and harmony. Choosing beauty over disorder, hope over fear, our universal… Read More →

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Exclusive! Inside a new collection of unreleased Arthur Lee songs: “The music covers his wide-ranging taste and adeptness…”

Exclusive! High Moon Records boss George Wallace on a tantalising new collection of unreleased Love songs GEORGE WALLACE: “This unprecedented collection of Arthur Lee/Love recordings were made during the last 15 years of his life – from 1990 until Arthur’s final studio recording, in the summer of 2005. In a Memphis hospital in 2006, after a long battle against leukaemia, Arthur gave his wife, Diane, two CDs he’d compiled and asked her if she would oversee the release of the songs after he was gone. Arthur Lee Is Love Just To Remind You is comprised of the songs that Arthur put on the CDs. “Sourced from Arthur’s trove of tapes, the music covers his wide-ranging taste and adeptness, from Forever Changes-style, haunting strings and brass-adorned productions, to Arthur at the piano, playing Ray Charles-inspired licks and singing with glorious, soulful abandon. Advertisement READ THE MAKING OF LOVE’S “SHE COMES IN COLORS” HERE “Baby Lemonade, who Arthur anointed as his ‘new Love’ in 1993, contribute their stellar musicianship to half of the album’s tracks. Earlier this year, in March, we booked the current band, led by Johnny Echols, into LA’s Sunset Sound, Studio A – the very same studio where Love… Read More →

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Hear Gillian Welch and David Rawlings new track, “Empty Trainload Of Sky”

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are releasing a new album, Woodland, on their own Acony Records label on August 23. You can hear “Empty Trainload Of Sky” from the album below. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Woodlandwas named for and recorded at Welch and Rawlings’ own Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, TN. Of the album and studio and studio, Welch and Rawlings said, “Woodland is at the heart of everything we do, and has been for the last twenty some years. The past four years were spent almost entirely within its walls, bringing it back to life after the 2020 tornado and making this record. The music is (songs are) a swirl of contradictions, emptiness, fullness, joy, grief, destruction, permanence. Now.” The album is available to pre-order here. The tracklisting for Woodland is: Empty Trainload Of Sky What We Had Lawman The Bells And The Birds North Country Hashtag The Day The Mississippi Died Turf The Gambler Here Stands A Woman Howdy Howdy

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Suede / Manic Street Preachers – Alexandra Park, London, July 18

“I am a selection of dismantled almosts” reads the Anne Sexton quote emblazoned across screens erected in a glade beneath the imposing frontage of Alexandra Palace as Manic Street Preachers take the stage, exposing perhaps one of the unspoken stigmas of the co-headline tour. As much as they can be blockbuster money-spinners – Elton duelling pianos with Billy Joel; Jay-Z and Beyoncé cashing in on the world’s most famous marriage – they can also act as a means to muster joint fanbases for acts that only scraped the stadium league by themselves. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE Nothing feels “almost” about the Manics and Suede’s joint tour, mind. Both of these iconic ’90s bands – swapping the headline spot and playing a tight 75 minutes apiece – are back in the ascendent. The Welsh rock insurrectionists bagged their first UK No 1 album since 1998 with 2021’s The Ultra Vivid Lament, while London’s suave indie sleaze originators are riding high on acclaim for 2022’s raw-edged Autofiction album. This joint tour, begun in North America in 2022 and revived for the UK this summer, is no Britpop cash-in charabanc – both… Read More →

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SHINee’s Taemin announces 2024 ‘Ephemeral Gaze’ world tour

SHINee singer Taemin has announced his 2024 solo world tour, titled ‘Ephemeral Gaze’, featuring concerts in Asia and more. Today (July 19), SHINee’s Taemin announced the first batch of dates for his upcoming 2024 ‘Ephemeral Gaze’ world tour, currently featuring 14 concerts over 10 countries across four months. It’ll kick off with a two-day concert at the end of August at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. Thereafter, the K-pop star will bring his tour to cities across Japan, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. They include Jakarta, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo and more. Tickets to the South Korean dates of Taemin’s 2024 ‘Ephemeral Gaze’ world tour will go on pre-sale July 23, while general sales start July 26, both through Interpark Ticket. Advertisement Meanwhile, ticketing and venue details for the Asia leg, as well as more dates across the world, are expected to be announced soon. Keep tabs on this page for the latest updates. The dates for Taemin’s 2024 ‘Ephemeral Gaze’ world tour are: AUGUST 202431: Incheon, South Korea, Inspire Arena SEPTEMBER 202401: Incheon, South Korea, Inspire Arena07: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia14: Taipei, Taiwan21: Tokyo, Japan22: Tokyo, Japan28: Bangkok, Thailand Recommended OCTOBER 202405: Hong Kong, China19: Fukuoka, Japan20: Fukuoka,… Read More →

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Catfish & The Bottlemen release rare bonus track ‘ASA’ from ‘The Balcony’ 10th anniversary reissue

Catfish and the Bottlemen have released their rare bonus track ‘ASA’ from their upcoming 10th anniversary reissue of ‘The Balcony’. READ MORE: Catfish And The Bottlemen at Reading Festival 2021 – a slick machine potentially powering down The Welsh band are preparing to commemorate a decade since their seminal debut album was released. The reissue is set to drop September 16 – pre-order yours here. To celebrate, they dropped rare track ‘ASA’ unexpectedly today (July 18), which was originally released as the B-side to ‘Rango’ in 2013. It sees lead singer Van McCann pining over a long-lost lover, who has “misleading tattoos / And your New York City style / And your Jackie Ryan soul”. Check out ‘ASA’ below: Advertisement [embedded content] Along with ‘ASA’, ‘The Balcony’ and its 10th anniversary reissue is set to feature Ewan McGregor’s cover of ‘Hourglass’, ‘Rango’ (single version) and three other bonus tracks. Additionally, there will be a limited-edition 7″ singles box set on offer, with only 2,000 copies available to purchase. Recommended Catfish & The Bottlemen recently played their biggest ever headline show at Liverpool’s Sefton Park, with over 32,000 fans watching the band perform classics like ‘Homesick’ and ‘Cocoon’. The band were also joined… Read More →

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Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee

Retaining mystery in the digital age is a difficult thing. And even more difficult in this time of over-saturation is releasing a record through entirely unconventional means and having it make a dent, let alone a meaningful impact. On Diamond Jubilee – the seventh album from Patrick Flegel’s alter-ego drag artist persona – Cindy Lee manages to achieve both. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE This album is not available to buy on any physical format yet. Nor is it on Spotify, Bandcamp or Apple. It is available only to download (for free, with donations encouraged) via the web 1.0 hosting site Geocities or to stream, ad-free, via YouTube. There is no accompanying press or liner notes, no artist bio, no interviews; just a sprawling two-part, two-hour record that has dropped in from nowhere like a parachute from the sky containing precious cargo. Although rather than disappearing into the ether as it lands, ignored by the algorithms, playlists and radio stations who have no access to the tracks to promote it, the album has instead landed to fervent hype. Advertisement Although, remarkably, such buzz appears genuinely justified. Diamond Jubilee feels like… Read More →