CLICK HERE TO GET THE NEW UNCUT DELIVERED DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR Peter Gabriel, Michael Stipe, The Flaming Lips, Toots & The Maytals, Tanya Donelly, Tim Buckley, David Bowie, Archie Shepp, Jonathan Richman, Mary Chapin Carpenter and The Rolling Stones all feature in the new Uncut, dated September 2020 and in UK shops from July 16 or available to buy online now. As always, the issue comes with a free CD – this time comprising 15 tracks of the month’s best music. PETER GABRIEL: In his first interview for five years, Gabriel looks back on his ever-evolving career – from prog overlord to art...
Bravo! As they celebrate 25 years of recording, we present the Ultimate Music Guide to one of the world’s most adventurous and self-examining bands: Wilco. From the ramshackle dramas of Uncle Tupelo to the eclectic, Grammy-winning rock of A Ghost Is Born… and beyond. Featuring an exclusive introduction by Jeff Tweedy. To purchase a copy online, click here. Advertisement
They grow up so fast. It seems like just yesterday that The National opened up a studio in the two-car garage behind Aaron Dessner’s Brooklyn home to begin work on High Violet. The album marked a turning point for the band. Across their previous four LPs, acclaim around them had grown exponentially. Midwesterners by birth, they first appeared on the peripheries of the downtown New York rock scene of the early 2000s; by the time of their fourth album, 2007’s Boxer, they had a shelf full of awards, their songs had appeared in TV shows and Barack Obama was...
The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Robert Fripp, Khruangbin, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Laura Marling, Siouxsie & The Banshees and Little Richard all feature in the new Uncut, dated August 2020 and in UK shops from June 18 or available to buy online now. As always, the issue comes with a free CD – this time comprising 15 tracks of the month’s best music. THE BEATLES: As Peter Jackson’s new The Beatles: Get Back film is readied for release, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Jackson and more take us behind the scenes of the Fabs’ strangest chapter, the making of the Let It Be album and...
Over the past month or so, we’ve been hosting a series of lockdown sessions in association with one of our favourite labels, Paradise Of Bachelors. In case you missed any of them, you can now watch all four of these unique at-home performances below: James Elkington Advertisement Itasca Jake Xerxes Fussell Michael Chapman As always, please support the artists and label by buying the albums – visit the official Paradise Of Bachelors site to order directly or find links for local retailers. Advertisement
Since emerging as part of Cecil Taylor’s band in the early ’60s, saxophonist Archie Shepp has been a key figure in the development of jazz – both musically and as a force for social change. He’s played alongside Don Cherry in trailblazing avant-jazz ensemble the New York Contemporary Five and with John Coltrane on Ascension, also appearing live with everyone from Sun Ra to Frank Zappa. Meanwhile his landmark solo albums include the scorching free jazz of 1965’s Fire Music, the Afrocentric explorations of 1968’s The Magic Of Juju and the lush sweep of 1972’s Attica Blues, an intensely...
Introducing the fully-updated, deluxe edition of our Ultimate Music Guide to the music of Paul Weller. Featuring a wealth of spiky archive interviews and in-depth reviews of every album, from The Jam to The Style Council, all the way to this month’s On Sunset. “It’s philosophical,” Paul tells us in an exclusive new interview, “but also tongue in cheek.” Click here to buy! Advertisement
Whether sonically or visually, Texas-based artist Sage Suede has been consistently unveiling his contemporary style to the masses, previously with his song “Masterpiece,” and today with his newest music video, “Sizzle Dee Sipper”. Different than most, he combines a wide array of electronic genres and urban sub-genres in his trendy sound, and adds futuristic and beautifully crafted visuals to create the one of a kind vibes he’s been known to deliver. Sage Suede is also about to release his new album on the 26th of June, to be titled THICC JUICY BASS. A force to be reckoned with in...
The latest issue of Uncut – in shops now and available to buy online by clicking here – includes the colourful tale of Marc Bolan’s transformation from hippie duckling to glam-rock swan, as he cast aside sidemen, managers, loyal supporters, and the ‘Tyrannosaurus’ name on his quest for mass appeal with T.Rex. Long-time producer Tony Visconti, friends and former associates relate for John Robinson the triumph of one of music’s most complex characters as he ushered in the glam rock era. Here’s an extract: The broadcaster Bob Harris saw Marc Bolan become the king of glam rock from the...
Canadian singer-songwriter Charmian Devi has just released two new singles, “No Peace” and “Radio Of None”. The Montrealaise artist is once again proving she is one of the true masters of the alternative rock music genre, thanks to her extensive experiences and raw talent. For “Radio Of None” and “No Peace,” Charmian Devi has teamed up with some impressively talented musicians and producers, among which Bob Dylan’s bassist Tony Garnier and the internationally known producer-engineer Marc Urselli, who has previously worked with Keith Richards, U2, and Nick Cave, among many others. Lenny Kaye, who has worked with Patti Smith,...