In a 2019 interview, the singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka credits his producer and main collaborator Inflo for giving him the confidence to appear on camera. “I was always terrified of pushing myself and appearing in videos,” says Kiwanuka. “But Inflo told me how important it was for fans to see the artist they’re listening to. It helps them connect.” ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut Would that Inflo took his own advice. Inflo is a producer and multi-instrumentalist based in London, whose real name (according to his label’s listing at Companies House)...
“Do you remember the Harlem Cultural Festival?” the interviewer asks, and 50 years on, by the distant looks on some faces, you sense even people who were there are still not sure if it was all some hazy, childhood ’60s summer dream. After all, until recently it had left barely a ripple in the wider culture, overshadowed by Woodstock happening a couple of hundred miles north and the ongoing political turmoil of 1969. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut “The Harlem Cultural Festival was, indeed, a meaningful entity,” the journalist Raymond...
The renewed and reinvigorated Crosby’s twilight productivity continues apace as he approaches his 80th birthday this August. For Free is his fifth album since Croz, 2014’s comeback after a 20-year absence from the studio, again with the guiding hand of his multi-instrumentalist and producer son James Raymond and the same core of musicians, now dubbed the Sky Trails Band. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: Review: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Yet, while the record’s 10 tracks are elegantly shaped by players...
Neil Young has finally announced a release date for the first instalment of his Official Bootleg series. Although Young first disclosed his plans for the series last July – it was originally meant to launch in April 2021 – he has at last confirmed a release date for Carnegie Hall December 1970. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October issue of Uncut A solo acoustic show, the Carnegie Hall release will be available from October 1. You can pre-order it on vinyl and on CD. Subscribers to Young’s Archives will be able to hear the album...
Rory Gallagher‘s self-titled debut is due for a 50th anniversary box set. The album will be released on September 3 by UMC. It arrives on various formats including a deluxe 5-disc box set comprising 4 CDs and 1 DVD featuring previously unreleased tracks, rare outtakes, BBC Radio sessions, a hardback book, plus a rare never-before-released concert Pop Deux filmed in 1971 for French television. The album will also be released on single-disc orange vinyl (BBC Sessions) and 3-disc black vinyl package. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October issue of Uncut You can pre-order the album...
The Rolling Stones are to mark the 40th anniversary of their Tattoo You album with a number of special editions. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October issue of Uncut The album will be accompanied by nine previously unreleased tracks, including “Living In The Heart Of Love“, which you can hear below: Advertisement The newly-remastered set is released on October 22 via Universal Music. Deluxe formats will also include Lost & Found: Rarities and Still Life: Wembley Stadium 1982. The unreleased tracks also include versions of Jimmy Reed’s “Shame, Shame, Shame” and Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away”...
CLICK TO GET THE NEW UNCUT DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Specials, Kacey Musgraves, Supergrass, Caravan, Buena Vista Social Club, David Crosby, Low, Shabaka Hutchings, and Van der Graaf Generator all feature in the new Uncut, dated October 2021 and in UK shops from August 19 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 new music. NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: Moroccan opium dens! A song called “Jazzmen”! “I spend my days pushing Elvis Presley’s belly...
Nick Cave is on the cover of the new issue of Uncut, on sale today – August 19, 2021. In the issue, we trace the secret history of Cave and the Bad Seeds via their new album B-Sides & Rarities Part II and uncover a treasure trove of lost songs, near-forgotten gems and sundry sonic outcasts. Cave himself, along with assorted Bad Seeds, guides us through a personal selection of the ones that got away. Many of these songs were originated during sessions for their most recent albums, Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen, as the band have grappled with new...
The cover art for George Harrison‘s classic album All Things Must Pass has been recreated in the form of a large gnome installation. ORDER NOW: The Beatles are on the cover of the September 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: 50th anniversary of George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass celebrated with new special editions A special boxset edition of the late Beatles guitarist’s third solo record (1970) arrived earlier this month to mark its 50th anniversary. The collection boasts demos of 30 tracks from the album sessions, including a handful of songs that didn’t make the final cut. To further commemorate...
End Of The Road have announced the comedy and literature programmes at this year’s festival. The line-up includes Simon Amstell, Josie Long, Shaparak Khorsandi, Sam Lee and Sophie Heawood. They join the festival’s musical bill who include Stereolab, Sleaford Mods, Damon Albarn, Jonny Greenwood, The Comet Is Coming and Shirley Collins. ORDER NOW: The Beatles are on the cover of the September 2021 issue of Uncut Advertisement The festival takes place between September 2 – 5 at its usual home in Larmer Tree Gardens. Uncut will be hosting events in the Big Top Tent on Friday, September 3, as well...