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Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film

It begins with 56 seconds of sequencers going haywire, a warning siren from the heart of the cosmos. Then, after a few ominous organ chords, a wise and familiar voice emanates from the speakers. “The numbing is not working any more,” intones Laetitia Sadier, articulating the current sense that everything has ceased to function – even the drugs designed to keep us distracted and supine. “Thirsty is the fear of death… We can’t drink our way out of it.” By this point in the song – entitled “Aerial Troubles” – a typically irresistible yé-yé groove has kicked in and the moribund state of our society in 2025 feels like something to be solved rather than lamented. THE JULY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING NICK DRAKE, A 15-TRACK NEW MUSIC CD, THE WHO, BLACK SABBATH, BRIAN ENO, MATT BERNINGER, PULP, BOB WEIR AND MORE Advertisement Stereolab have always been a political band. Back in 1994, “Ping Pong” came close to smuggling a scathing critique of boom-and-bust economics into the Top 40. “French Disko” was an empowering resistance anthem, declaring that “Acts of rebellious solidarity/Can bring sense in this world”. Even Dots And Loops’ “Refractions In The… Read More →

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Paul Weller announces new album, Find El Dorado

Paul Weller has announced details of a new studio album, Find Eldorado. The album is released on July 25 on Parlophone. THE JULY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING NICK DRAKE., A 15-TRACK NEW MUSIC CD, THE WHO, BLACK SABBATH, BRIAN ENO, MATT BERNINGER, PULP, BOB WEIR AND MORE Advertisement The album is a deeply personal collection of reinterpretations. “These are songs I’ve carried with me for years,” Weller says. “They’ve taken on new shapes over time. And now felt like the moment to share them.” The album has been produced and arranged by Steve Craddock and features collaborations with the likes of Hannah Peel, Declan O’Rourke, Robert Plant, Seckou Keita, Amelia Coburn and Noel Gallagher. You can hear two songs from Find Eldorado below. Advertisement “Lawdy Rolla” below – originally by an obscure French studio band called The Guerrillas, who featured African jazz star Manu Dibango in their ranks. [embedded content] And Brian Protheroe’s 1974 hit “Pinball”, which features saxophone from Jacko Peake. [embedded content] You can pre-order the album here. And here’s the Find El Dorado track list – with the artists who originally recorded the songs in brackets… Handouts in the Rain (Richie Havens)Small… Read More →

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Tom Petty’s Wildflowers album to be celebrated in new book

Tom Petty‘s 1994 album Wildflowers is to be celebrated in a new book from Genesis Publications and the Tom Petty Estate. Tom Petty: Wildflowers will go behind the scenes of Tom’s self-proclaimed favourite album, featuring never-before-seen photographs and handwritten lyrics alongside reflections from Petty himself, The Heartbreakers and close collaborators. THE JULY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING NICK DRAKE., A 15-TRACK NEW MUSIC CD, THE WHO, BLACK SABBATH, BRIAN ENO, MATT BERNINGER, PULP, BOB WEIR AND MORE Carefully hand-finished and produced in a limited run, you can find out more by clicking here.

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Introducing the new Uncut: Nick Drake, a free 15-track CD, The Who, Black Sabbath, Pulp, Brian Eno and more

When is the end really ‘the end’…? For some bands, it seems, bowing out can be interpreted in many different ways, some more definitive than others. The original lineup of Black Sabbath are due to play their last ever concert in July, while a month later The Who embark on their final tour of America. But as Dead & Company attest, goodbyes are a tricky business: this latest iteration of the Grateful Dead stopped touring in 2023, yet at the time of writing are deep into their second residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. In this issue, Bill Ward, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, and Bobby Weir share their thoughts on their touring efforts going forward. Rest assured, though, it’s not time just yet for eulogies and prayers: these heroic, illustrious careers will continue for some time to come, although the exact details presently remain elusive. Weir certainly sees a busy future for his outfit, even if he’s no longer involved… “I had this dream a few years back now when we were all onstage with Dead & Company,” he tells us. “I looked across the stage and John Mayer’s hair was turning silver. I looked back and the… Read More →

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Uncut July 2025

CLICK HERE TO GET THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR EVERY PRINT EDITION OF THIS ISSUE OF UNCUT COMES WITH A COPY OF THE NEW SOUNDS – 15 TRACKS OF THE MONTH’S BEST NEW MUSIC FEATURING S.G. GOODMAN, NATHAN SALSBURG, BC CAMPLIGHT, WITCH, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS AND MORE! Advertisement NICK DRAKE: A trove of unreleased music shines revelatory new light on Drake’s storied debut, Five Leaves Left, mapping the album’s genesis via outtakes, alternate versions and rediscovered recordings. In the company of Drake’s closest collaborators, Uncut pieces together the true story behind one of the most mythologised albums of all time. “No one’s ever been that close to these tapes…” THE WHO: ROGER DALTREY and PETE TOWNSHEND reveal all about their final US tour… plus 1967: The Who conquer America! BLACK SABBATH: With the original line-up of Sabbath gathered together for the final show, Uncut hears the band’s story from the secret ingredient of the band’s heavy swing: drummer BILL WARD. “I jump into a song and explode…” Advertisement BRIAN ENO: Deep inside his London studio, an uncharacteristically digressive Brian Eno finds time to discuss Scott Walker’s voice, communal living with Harmonia, mid-‘60s ‘happenings’ and his deep… Read More →

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Grinderman announce reissues

Grinderman – aka Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos – will reissue their full discography, Grinderman (2007), Grinderman 2 (2010) and Grinderman 2 RMX (2012) on July 18. THE JULY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING NICK DRAKE, A 15-TRACK NEW MUSIC CD, THE WHO, BLACK SABBATH, BRIAN ENO, MATT BERNINGER, PULP, BOB WEIR AND MORE Advertisement The three albums will be re-issued on eco-conscious black vinyl and digisleeve CD editions and can be pre-ordered here. The tracklistings are: GRINDERMAN (2007)Formats:1 x LP Black Gatefold VinylCD Digisleeve Get It OnNo Pussy BluesElectric AliceGrindermanDepth Charge EthelGo Tell the Women(I Don’t Need You To) Set Me FreeHoney Bee (Let’s Fly to Mars)Man in the MoonWhen My Love Comes DownLove Bomb Advertisement GRINDERMAN 2 (2010)Formats:1 x LP Black Vinyl + 16-page bookletCD Digisleeve + 28-page booklet Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye ManWorm TamerHeathen ChildWhen My Baby ComesWhat I KnowEvilKitchenettePalaces of MontezumaBellringer Blues GRINDERMAN 2 RMX (2012)Formats:2 x LP Black VinylCD Digisleeve Super Heathen Child – Grinderman/Robert FrippWorm Tamer – A Place to Bury Strangers RemixBellringer Blues – Nick Zinner RemixHyper Worm Tamer – UNKLE RemixMickey Bloody Mouse – Joshua Homme RemixWhen My Baby Comes – Cat’s Eyes with Luke TristramPalaces of Montezuma – Barry Adamson… Read More →

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens announces first UK tour for 9 years

Cat Stevens is heading out on his first UK tour for 9 years, in support of his upcoming memoir, Cat On The Road To Findout. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement The tour is titled Cat On The Road To Findout – An Evening Of Tales, Tunes And Other Mysteries and will include unplugged performances of songs from his catalogue alongside in-depth conversation about his life and memoir. Speaking about the book tour, Stevens says: “Having passed through the exhaustingly complex maze of everyday material life, ascending the dizzying heights of wealth, recognition and artistic achievements, I think I’ve got a few things to share. Keeping an open mind was part of the nature I instinctively maintained as a creative songwriter. Nothing was off-bounds. Music was a way of discovering my purpose within the universe. I just kept on exploring, reading and learning more, ignoring myths and warnings and crossing dangerous-looking bridges into the vast ranges of philosophies and through the veils of the spiritual unknown. “Now I have written a book which explains what I’ve learned and the stories… Read More →

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Suede announce new album and Southbank Centre takeover

Suede have announced that their new album Antidepressants will be released on September 5 via BMG. Watch a video for new single “Disintegrate” below: Advertisement [embedded content] “If Autofiction was our punk record,” says Brett Anderson, “Antidepressants is our post-punk record. It’s about the tensions of modern life, the paranoia, the anxiety, the neurosis. We are all striving for connection in a disconnected world. This was the feel I wanted the songs to have. The album is called Antidepressants. This is broken music for broken people.” THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE The album was recorded live with Suede’s long-time producer Ed Buller at Belgium’s ICP Studios, London’s RAK and Sleeper Sounds, and RMV in Sweden. “It is genuinely exciting being in this band,” adds Anderson. “It feels like we’re still pushing creatively.” Advertisement Antidepressants will be available in multiple formats including CD (standard and deluxe), vinyl (standard and colour variants), picture disc LP, cassette and as a deluxe box set. All pre-orders are available here. The release of Antidepressants will be marked by Suede Takeover – a… Read More →

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Five of the best new acts we saw at The Great Escape 2025

For four days every May, hundreds of new bands from around the world descend on Brighton in the hope that a salvo of a quickfire shows around the city’s many small venues, cafes, beaches, record shops and rooftops will propel them to greatness. Here’s Uncut’s pick of this year’s hopefuls… Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE TYLER BALLGAMEIf you can persuade 200 or so people to duck into a dingy nightclub at midday on the sunniest day of the year, then you’re clearly doing something right. Tyler Ballgame – apparently the name of both the singer and the band – are already generating buzz for their impressively in-the-pocket retro-soul swing, something akin to Roy Orbison fronting the Hi Rhythm Section, with a hint of Alabama Shakes. Tyler himself is a bear-like figure with a surprisingly feminine voice, inhabiting these songs with just the right balance of vulnerability and swagger. Yes, he does look a bit like Jack Black in the Minecraft movie. But get past that, and he could really steal your heart. FOLK BITCH TRIOIt takes… Read More →

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The Who fire Zak Starkey… again!

The Who have parted ways with their drummer Zak Starkey, just one month after he was sacked and swiftly reinstated, The Guardian reports. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement Starkey has been the band’s drummer since 1996. In an Instagram post on Monday, May 19, Pete Townshend announced that Starkey was no longer performing with The Who. “After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change,” Townshend’s post read. “A poignant time. Zak has lots of new projects in hand and I wish him the best.” Advertisement Townshend went on to say that Scott Devours, from Roger Daltrey‘s solo band, will play drums on the tour instead. Starkey responded shortly after Townshend, writing on Instagram: “I was fired two weeks after reinstatement and asked to make a statement saying I had quit the who to pursue my other musical endevours this would be a lie. I love the who and would never had quit. So I didn’t make the statement ….quitting the who would also have let down the… Read More →

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Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, Outlaw Music Festival, Hollywood Bowl, May 16

On a mild night in Hollywood, Bob Dylan is still not ready for his close-up. When the 83-year-old strikes up his band, stationed behind his upright piano and mumbling his way through his Oscar-winning 2000 single “Things Have Changed”, the screens on either side of the Bowl remain defiantly dark. They do eventually flicker into life a handful of songs later, but even then only to offer a fixed wide shot of Dylan at centre stage with his bandmates grouped around him like a Roman phalanx. As an audience, we perhaps sense we are being kept at arm’s length. “I used to care,” drawls Dylan. “But things have changed.” Advertisement For this third date of the 10th anniversary tour for Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, Dylan follows immediately in the wake of the Michigan-born bluegrass player Billy Strings, whose set climaxes in a frantic, high-energy tornado of duelling guitars and banjos. The octogenarian Dylan’s set begins at a more relaxed clip but builds swiftly into a heady blend of early classics, deep cuts and covers. He seems to be enjoying himself. After a stuttering “Simple Twist of Fate” and a swooning “Forgetful Heart”, he lets out a loud chuckle and… Read More →

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Introducing The 200 Greatest Heavy Rock Albums…Ranked!

In rock’s house there are many mansions. Soft and progressive, hard, and – as we celebrate in this new magazine – heavy. Advertisement You might want to split hairs with what we’ve done here. But in the run-up to their final performance this summer, we’ve allowed Black Sabbath, our cover stars, to be our guide to our 200 excellent heavy selections in this publication. This doesn’t only mean Sabbath themselves, of course – or indeed the key records by the other foundational heavy rock groups like Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. We find room for selections by those groups whose output runs faster (like Metallica) and less bluesy (like Iron Maiden), not to mention that which touches on the psychedelic (like say, The Groundhogs or the first Scorpions album). It’s about the freshness of the music. And if there’s a sound which seems a perfect foundation for the 200 albums we’ve ranked and reviewed here, then it’s that of the first three Sabbath albums. Which is to say that of a band catching the full force of their music in the studio, maybe not spending a huge number of weeks in doing so and possibly recorded by Rodger Bain. Some… Read More →

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Benmont Tench – The Melancholy Season

Benmont Tench doesn’t name his pianos as such, but he lovingly distinguishes each of the keyboards he plays on his latest album. “Mr Tench’s piano” is a Steinway B. So is “the Village Recorder’s piano” used in the eponymous studio. “Mr Wilson’s piano”, belonging to producer Jonathan Wilson, is a 1913 Steinway A3. You get to know all these keyboard characters and more on The Melancholy Season, the gorgeous, heart-warming second solo album by a musician better known as a sought-after Los Angeles session player and lifetime member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement Benjamin Montmorency Tench III’s artistic alliance with Petty stretches back to the early ’70s in their native Florida. He was a founding member of the Heartbreakers, collaborating joyfully across the decades until Petty’s untimely death in 2017 put a full stop on the band just as they had rounded off their 40th-anniversary tour. Since the early ’80s, he has also applied “the Tench touch” to countless records and sessions, starting with Stevie Nicks’ solo debut Bella Donna… Read More →

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Julee Cruise – Fall_Float_Love (Works 1989 – 1998)

The ethereal voice of Julee Cruise is as essential to the world of Twin Peaks as cherry pie and Dale Cooper’s dreams, yet we may have never heard it if visionary director David Lynch had more funds. He really wanted to include This Mortal Coil’s cover of Tim Buckley’s “Song To The Siren” in Blue Velvet, but he couldn’t afford the rights. Composer Angelo Badalamenti, who in short order would become Lynch’s go-to for the rest of their careers, was tasked with writing an original piece of music for the movie instead, given little instruction beyond its eventual title (the phrase “mysteries of love”) and an idea that the song should “float on the sea of time”, with Elizabeth Fraser’s voice in mind. Badalamenti had just met Cruise at a theatre workshop, so he brought her in. The result is a uniquely incandescent piece of music, shimmering poetry animated by Cruise’s vertiginously angelic voice. Blue Velvet is unimaginable without it. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement It’s fitting that a cosmic bit of happenstance brought Cruise into… Read More →

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Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band, Co-Op Live, Manchester, May 14, 2025

Bruce Springsteen has spoken recently about the responsibility of the artist in a turbulent world and he wastes no time putting those words into action tonight. He opens with an extraordinary monologue in which he calls on “the righteous spirit of art, of music, of rock ’n’ roll in dangerous times”, rails against how the country that he loves has fallen into “the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration” and concludes by asking “all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!” Then the 18-piece E Street Band hurtle into the title track of this two-year tour, now on its final leg, with a righteously impassioned “Land Of Hope And Dreams”. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement Springsteen, a stadium veteran of over 40 years, rarely plays indoor venues in Europe now, but the relative intimacy of the first of three nights at this 23,500 seater allows an unusually closer quarters view of a performer on a mission, delivering… Read More →

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Watch a video for The Lemonheads’ new single, “Deep End”

This autumn, The Lemonheads will release Love Chant – their first album of original material in almost two decades. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE As a taster for the album, they’ve today released a video for the song “Deep End”, which features Evan Dando’s old Massachusetts muckers Juliana Hatfield and J Mascis. Watch it below: [embedded content] “Deep End” was co-written with Dando’s long-time writing partner Tom Morgan of Smudge. It will be released on limited-edition 12″ (500 copies only) by Fire Records on June 13, backed with a cover of Townes Van Zandt’s “Sad Cinderella” that finds Dando duetting with Erin Rae. Pre-order here. Advertisement The Lemonheads have also today announced an extensive UK and European tour. See the full list of dates below and buy tickets here: 14 Aug: Roadmender, Northampton, UK15 Aug: Rock N’Roll Circus, Norwich, UK16 Aug: O2 Ritz , Manchester, UK17 Aug: Garage, Glasgow, UK19 Aug: Limelight, Belfast, Ireland20 Aug: Dolans Warehouse, Limerick, Ireland21 Aug: Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland23 Aug: Bank Lane , Waterford, Ireland24 Aug: Academy, Dublin, Ireland26 Aug: Foundry,… Read More →

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Send us your questions for Billy Idol!

Billy Idol’s punk credentials are impeccable. As a member of the infamous Bromley Contingent, he was there for all the major Sex Pistols set-tos, before stepping up to front Generation X – one of the first punk bands to appear on Top Of The Pops. THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Moving to America in the early ’80s, he spearheaded the ‘second British invasion’, racking up solo Top 10 hits on both sides of the pond. And evidently his brand of playful rebellion still resonates: next month he’ll headline Wembley Arena, playing songs from his recently-released ninth solo album, Dream Into It. But before that, he’s kindly submitted to a gently grilling from you, the Uncut readers. So what do you want to ask a genuine punk original? Send your questions to audiencewith@uncut.co.uk by Monday (May 19) and Billy will answer the best ones in the next issue of Uncut.

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Mick Jagger is producing a new film about the young Miles Davis

Snowfall’s Damson Idris is set to play the young Miles Davis in a new film about the jazz legend’s first trip to Paris in 1949 and his subsequent romance with the actor and singer Juliette Gréco. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Miles & Juliette will be directed by Bill Pohlad – the man behind Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy – and produced by Pohlad’s own River Road Entertainment and Mick Jagger’s Jagged Films, in association with the Miles Davis estate. Juliette Gréco will be played by Anamaria Vartolomei, while Robert Glasper has been signed up to compose and produce the film’s soundtrack. Advertisement “Though much of my work has centred on music, I’ve always been drawn to the intimacy and complexity of a great love story,” said Pohlad. “With Miles & Juliette, I feel incredibly fortunate to explore both – through the lens of two artists whose connection was as fleeting as it was life-changing. This story isn’t just about Miles Davis and Juliette Gréco – it’s about the universal rhythm of falling in love,… Read More →

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Peter Capaldi – My Life In Music

The post-punk Time Lord on the albums that shaped his universe: “Heard once, it stays forever” THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement FRANK SINATRAThat’s LifeREPRISE, 1966I don’t really remember my parents ever going out to buy a record, but somehow there was a collection of battered albums under the record player. They would often have nights when drink was taken and fun was had, and this album would always go on. You’d never describe an album of Sinatra’s as lacklustre, but every song is compact, like they want to get it over with. But when he hits the groove of “That’s Life”, he’s kind of unbeatable. If “My Way” is about imposing your will upon life, “That’s Life” is a hymn to how powerless you are to deal with whatever fate throws at you, so the best thing is just to get on with it and have a laugh when you can. It’s the best shrug in popular music. DAVID BOWIEDavid LiveRCA, 1974Like many things in life, I was quite late into David Bowie. In order to… Read More →

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Köln you dig it?

Plenty of music biopics are unable to use songs by the artists they depict. Some, like the 2020 Bowie-related movie Stardust, struggle as a result; others, like Backbeat or Nowhere Boy, find ways to tell a more introspective tale. “For me, it was a beautiful obstacle to overcome,” says Ido Fluk, the Israeli writer and director of Köln 75, which dramatises the events surrounding Keith Jarrett’s famous Köln Concert without being able to feature a single note of his music. “It’s about this legendary concert where a pianist has to improvise for an hour on a broken piano. As artists, the creative process is often about dealing with obstructions and obstacles. Telling this story without using any of the original music was our broken piano.” THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE Advertisement Fifty years ago, the American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett turned up to play a solo gig at the Cologne Opera House and, instead of the 10ft-long, half-ton Bösendorfer concert grand that he was expecting, he was given a weedy, 6ft rehearsal piano with broken pedals. A… Read More →

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Yusuf/Cat Stevens unveils his official autobiography

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has announced that his long-awaited memoir, Cat On The Road To Findout, will be published in the UK on September 18, and in North America on October 7. Advertisement THE JUNE 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: STARRING R.E.M., A DOORS RARITIES CD, BON IVER, PRINCE, SHACK, AMY WINEHOUSE, DIRE STRAITS, STEREOLAB AND MORE The book is billed as “an extraordinary soul-baring journey through the triumphs, trials, and transcendental quest of one of music’s most enigmatic figures of our time” that will reveal “the intimate story of his deeply emotive transformation… from his folk-troubadour beginnings, to the glamorous chaos of 60s pop stardom, to his 70s reign as a generational voice [to] his unexpected departure from superstardom, embracing Islam.” Says Stevens: “I’ve been on an amazing journey, which began in the narrow streets of London, and led me through the most iconic cities, to perform upon the great stage of Western culture, ascending the dizzying heights of wealth, recognition and artistic pinnacles; freely exploring vast ranges of religions and philosophies, wandering through churches, temples, all the way to the Holy abode in Jerusalem — ignoring myths and warnings — and crossing the foreboded, desert heartlands,… Read More →