Bruce Springsteen‘s acclaimed show will head back to Broadway starting June 26, while a social media post said that “additional performances” will take place up until September 4 at the St. James Theater. ORDER NOW: The July 2021 issue of Uncut At the time of publishing, the show is set to become the first to open on Broadway since the coronavirus closed down performances in March 2020. As reported in the New York Times, “audience members will be required to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination along with their tickets to enter the . Entry times will be staggered, and...
Neil Young has confirmed that he is currently working on a new album with his longtime collaborators Crazy Horse. ORDER NOW: The July 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: Review: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Writing in his regular updates posted to his personal website The Neil Young Archives, Young revealed that he has five songs already ready for a new album, and that “recording with the Horse will begin soon”. Prompted by a fan letter that expressed keenness to see Young and Crazy Horse live again after such a long break, he added...
Bubba Jone is a strange swamp-rock saga about a man just trying to catch a fish. As story-songs go, there’s not very much to it, but Tony Joe White manages to invest it with some humour and some gravity. Over a bluesy guitar lick and a humid groove, he savours the back-country details, even telling you the brand of reel and the size of the boat, and he makes a meal – an entire feast, actually – out of the burbling syllables “bubbabubbabubbabubba”. What might sound like a low-stakes character sketch instead becomes a study in disappointment and resilience, with...
The American art of Sacred Harp singing has spread far and wide since its inception in New England two centuries ago. And as societies continue to sprout across Canada, Australia, mainland Europe and the UK, the tradition has been vigorously upheld in the north-east of England by Cath & Phil Tyler. Prior to lockdown, the couple hosted a popular weekly night in Newcastle, while Cath is a Sacred Harp teacher of some repute. ORDER NOW: The July 2021 issue of Uncut In simplistic terms, Sacred Harp singing is designed as a social experience rather than for an audience, using shape...
Pat Mac has just released a new track titled “Hollow.” The punk-pop artist has his fans falling in hollow love as he presents impeccable beats and unmatched lyrics. With his raw talent and perfect performance abilities, the artist is sure to remain on our playlist for days. The track’s official lyric video will have you watching it on repeat. The black and white charm adds an out-of-this-world effect to the overall deliverance of the track. Pat Mac relies on his life experiences to derive compelling tracks and addictive lyrics. The track “Hollow” was based on a disappointing night out...
Liz Phair has spent the pandemic at her home in Manhattan Beach – an upmarket seaside community in Southern California. “I don’t think I have self-care,” Phair reflects on this protracted period of isolation. “I have determination and grit!” ORDER NOW: Read the full interview with Liz Phair in the July 2021 issue of Uncut Speaking to Uncut for our July 2021 issue, from a lime-green room adorned with hot-pink curtains, pink artwork and pink balloons, Phair explains that she has spent lockdown in the company of her adult son, Nick – who has reactive airway disease – which...
To celebrate the imminent arrival of Welcome 2 America, the latest issue of Uncut takes a fascinating trip inside Prince‘s archives. Our mission? To piece together some of rock’n’roll’s most legendary lost albums. ORDER NOW: Read the full list of lost Prince albums in the July 2021 issue of Uncut From his earliest releases in the late 1970s until his untimely death in 2016, Prince was obsessed with recording. On tour he recorded every show; at home he was in Paisley Park Studio A as much as possible. He might be trying to assemble his next album or he might...
2021 has become the year of Justin S. Grant. The talented artist launched many tracks throughout the year, such as “Don’t Go!” “Let It Be” and “Run Away” which has set him apart from the crowds. His mesmerizing vocals packed with memorable lyrics have taken the mic one more time to introduce a new and exciting single titled “@ddicted2miPhone.” The American singer and songwriter has proven his talents repeatedly with his unmatched ability to write songs within a vast scope of genres. His debut featured a beautiful experimental pop release, “Don’t Go!” which put Grant ahead of the competition...
Remarkably, given their long shadows and proximity to one another around Nashville, good friends John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas had never recorded together until now. They chose to mark the occasion in style by commandeering RCA’s fabled Studio B – birthplace of the late-’50s Nashville Sound and once home to Elvis, Dolly, the Everlys, Roy Orbison and more. ORDER NOW: The July 2021 issue of Uncut The place is referenced, by way of Waylon Jennings, in the evocative The Music Is Hot, a love letter to the sounds of Hiatt’s formative years. But Leftover Feelings travels deeper and wider through...
For John Lennon’s 30th birthday, Yoko Ono presented him with a sensory box. Fingers could be inserted into holes containing different materials: liquid, say, or a spike. It was a hit, though you’d be forgiven for thinking the birthday boy might’ve preferred something less surprising. ORDER NOW: The July 2021 issue of Uncut After all, it’d been a turbulent old year. The Beatles were over. Lennon and Ono had embarked on primal scream therapy, during which Lennon had examined his feelings of abandonment and his grief over his mother’s death. To top it all, he had been unexpectedly reunited with...