Art Garfunkel (83) is on the phone singing “Old Friends” to his son, Art Garfunkel Jr (33). “The old men,” he whispers, easing into a gentle croon, “lost in their overcoats, waiting for the sun. You know the little niceties, Junior? One of us sings ‘waiting for the sun’. The other sings ‘waiting for the sunset’…” Art Sr slides into the melody again: “The sounds of the city/ Sifting through trees…” THE REVIEW OF 2024, NICK CAVE, ALICE COLTRANE, ELVIS COSTELLO, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, CASSANDRA JENKINS AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE! Advertisement The...
Tom Fleming looks visibly uncomfortable. Wincing slightly and itching his beard, he looks away from our video call before admitting with a rueful grin: “I’m still feeling a bit guilty about being a singer-songwriter. Do you know what I mean? It’s not something I feel is necessarily a viable art form.” As a magazine that features no shortage of such performers, we’re bound to ask: why ever not? “Well, it’s just the cliche of it. I am, you know, one guy with an acoustic guitar a lot of the time… I don’t want to be seen as another moaning...
For your pleasure, the Roxy Music guitarist reveals his most impactful albums: “It was too exciting for words”… THE REVIEW OF 2024, NICK CAVE, ALICE COLTRANE, ELVIS COSTELLO, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, CASSANDRA JENKINS AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE! Advertisement BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Buena Vista Social Club WORLD CIRCUIT, 1997 Advertisement I started learning guitar in Havana, being taught by my mum. There was no Bert Weedon’s Play In A Day for me, it was bolero and son. I don’t think my parents had heard about babysitters – they’d often take me to...
Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann had planned to reunite with Phil Lesh to mark the Grateful Dead‘s 60th anniversary in 2025. THE REVIEW OF 2024, NICK CAVE, ALICE COLTRANE, ELVIS COSTELLO, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, CASSANDRA JENKINS AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE! Advertisement In a joint interview with CBS News’ Anthony Mason, the three surviving members of the Dead revealed they were considering a reunion to celebrate the band’s 60th anniversary next year with Lesh and had scheduled time to rehearse, before his death on October 25. Weir, Kreutzmann and Hart last...
Pop-rock gets a bold infusion of energy and resilience with Keilene latest single, “Of Course (Fire)” a hard-hitting anthem that channels personal struggles into triumph. Drawing from her library of poetry, Keilene has crafted a track that is both emotionally raw and musically electrifying, delivering a message of strength, self-assurance, and rising above adversity. The lyrics of “Of Course (Fire)” are a striking blend of poetic imagery and fierce determination. Lines like “Fire, of course, coursing through my veins” embody a visceral intensity that mirrors the song’s themes of inner power and rebirth. Keilene’s ability to pair vulnerability with...
Pentangle‘s six studio albums released between 1968 and 1972 are being collected in a vinyl box set for the first time. THE REVIEW OF 2024, NICK CAVE, ALICE COLTRANE, ELVIS COSTELLO, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, CASSANDRA JENKINS AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE! Advertisement Released by Svart Records on April 16, 2025, Pentangle: The Albums: 1968-1972 rounds up the five albums released on Transatlantic alongside Solomon’s Seal, released by Reprise and the final album with the original line-up: guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, alongside bassist Danny Thompson, drummer Terry Cox and singer Jacqui McShee....
With The Beatles – 1964 US Albums in Mono box set released today, we explore the ways the Fab’s American releases differed from the English originals… THE REVIEW OF 2024, NICK CAVE, ALICE COLTRANE, ELVIS COSTELLO, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, CASSANDRA JENKINS AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE! Advertisement 1964 INTRODUCING… THE BEATLES Vee-Jay; January 10, 1964 Advertisement What it is: The US version of Please Please Me, originally scheduled for July 1963 but delayed due to Vee-Jay owner Ewart Abner’s gambling debts. By most reckonings, the most counterfeited album of all time. What’s in/out:...
Like Sonny Rollins’ Way Out West before her, and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter after her, Tina Turner’s 1974 foray into country, Tina Turns The Country On! , is a refreshing illustration of the breadth of her talents. Already successful with her then-husband in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Tina’s solo career began not with the rock-infused R&B that made them famous, but country crossover instead. On its 50th anniversary, the album is ripe for reconsideration, thanks to a reissue with a brand new half-speed master vinyl and first ever CD release. In addition, her next three solo albums –...
Is this the end for our plucky hero Josh Tillman? Since Father John Misty’s era-skewering classic Pure Comedy, Tillman has trampolined between stripped-back (God’s Favorite Customer) and lush orchestration (Chloë And The Next 20th Century), without quite nailing the landing either time. Both were good, often great, albums, but ones that seemed a little too in thrall to concept – concepts that Tillman didn’t explain to anybody as he has largely refrained from doing interviews for the past six years. THE REVIEW OF 2024, NICK CAVE, ALICE COLTRANE, ELVIS COSTELLO, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, CASSANDRA JENKINS AND MORE STAR IN THE...
Drive-By Truckers‘ co-founder Patterson Hood has released the first track from his new solo album. You can hear “A Werewolf And A Girl“, featuring Lydia Loveless, below. Advertisement THE REVIEW OF 2024, NICK CAVE, ALICE COLTRANE, ELVIS COSTELLO, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, CASSANDRA JENKINS AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER A COPY HERE! The track is taken from Hood’s new solo album, Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams, which is released via ATO Records on Friday, February 21, 2025. You can pre-order a copy here. Produced by Chris Funk (The Decemberists, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks) at various studios in Hood’s...