Michael Lang, the organiser behind the Woodstock Festival, has died aged 77. According to family spokesperson Michael Pagnotta, Lang passed away following complications from a rare form of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “We are very sad to hear that legendary Woodstock icon and long time family friend Michael Lang has passed at 77 after a brief illness. Rest In Peace,” Pagnotta shared in a statement on Twitter. We are very sad to hear that legendary Woodstock icon and long time family friend Michael Lang has passed at 77 after a brief illness. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/wTVNoZ353r — MichaelPagnotta (@reachmp) January 9, 2022...
Perhaps it’s only now, with the passing of founder Paddy Moloney, that we can appreciate the enormity of The Chieftains’ achievement. Their longevity and profuse output (44 albums) are cause for celebration, but their real legacy is the transformation of Irish music from a backwater interest to a world-conquering force. It’s hard to understand, in an age when all things “Celtic” are a powerful strand in popular music, but when the Chieftains formed in 1962 – a collection of enthusiastic part-timers – Irish folk had little respect even at home. Inspired by the short-lived composer Sean O’Riada, who aspired...
When Kelley Stoltz moved to San Francisco at the start of the millennium, he intended to record an album with his flatmate, a drummer. But after his friend began to take more of an interest in the bars than his bass drum, Stoltz took matters into his own hands. He taught himself to drum and acquired a Tascam 388 eight-track reel-to-reel tape recorder. He wedged his mic into a half-open drawer for a mic-stand and when he needed bass, he detuned his guitar. But the coup de grace was a huge old two-deck keyboard loaded with effects that he...
When Robert Fripp’s Music For Quiet Moments started to appear with relatively little fanfare in May 2020, as a series of weekly uploads to YouTube and streaming services, their overall effect was one of balm. Moving through the digital ether, Fripp’s ambient soundscapes slowly drifted their way through a collective psychological environment grappling with the uncertainty of pandemic times. The series unfolded over a year, 52 weekly entries, each offering another aspect of an ever-changing same: Fripp performing live in various contexts, quietly testing out the possibilities afforded to him by music that drops the pretense of narrative and...
Father John Misty has released, “Funny Girl” – the first single from his upcoming new album. You can hear the track below. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut The song comes from Chloë And The Next 20th Century, Josh Tillman‘s fifth album and first new material since his 2020 Sub Pop Singles Club release, “To S.” and “To R.” His last full-length album was God’s Favorite Customer in 2018. Advertisement The album had been produced by Jonathan Wilson and Tillman. It will be released on April 8 via Bella Union in the...
The Beatles‘ famous rooftop concert at their Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters on January 30, 1969 will be screened in IMAX later this month. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: The Beatles: Get Back review The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert will premiere in theatres on January 30, celebrating 53 years since the band’s final public performance. The 60-minute feature follows on from Peter Jackson’s acclaimed three-part documentary The Beatles: Get Back, which was released on Disney+ on November 25 last year. While the full concert is already...
Radiohead side project The Smile have shared their debut single, “You Will Never Work In Television Again” and announced three live shows. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood on his film scoring career: “Getting access to an orchestra means you’re suddenly in a band with 48 people” The group – which is comprised of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, plus Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner – premiered the song during their Live At Worthy Farm secret show last year. “You Will Never Work In Television Again”...
Noddy Holder has expressed his hopes of Slade reuniting to take on Glastonbury’s coveted Legends Slot. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut Guitarist Dave Hill is now the only remaining original member of the band, with drummer Don Powell announcing last year that he’d been fired over email after over 50 years with the group. Hill is joined in the current version of Slade by bassist John Berry (who joined in 2003), vocalist and keyboard player Russell Keefe (who joined in 2019) and drummer Alex Bines (who joined in 2020). Advertisement Speaking...
Dead & Company drummer Bill Kreutzmann will not be appearing at the band’s shows in Mexico over the next two weeks, as his doctor reportedly ordered him to “sit this one out” due to issues with his heart. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut The band – composed of surviving Grateful Dead members alongside John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – are days away from hosting this year’s edition of their destination festival Playing In The Sand. The first leg of the festival, taking place alongside Mexico’s Riviera Cancún, will run...
A collection of rare Lou Reed demos were released over the holiday period and then quickly withdrawn in an apparent copyright dump. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut According to Variety, RCA/Sony Music uploaded a 17-track album of Lou Reed demos to iTunes in Europe on December 23 titled I’m So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos. It was then removed a couple of days later. Matthew Goody, the author of Needles And Plastic: Flying Nun Records, 1981–1988, took to social media last Thursday (December 30) to point out that the album had been...
