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Tom Verlaine Warm And Cool / Songs And Other Things / Around

By the time Tom Verlaine stepped into the studio to record his first instrumental album, Warm And Cool , he’d pretty much burned out on the endless cycle of record-release-tour dynamics that goes with life on a major label. Having played the game long enough, Verlaine had taken stock, and was keen to redraw the parameters of both his artistic and his everyday life. He’d long entertained a desire to record an instrumental collection, and there did seem to be something particularly appropriate about one of the most idiosyncratic and individual of guitar players going the instrumental route. For...
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Samantha Morton My Life In Music

The actor, director and now singer on her essential aural companions: “When you’re lonely, music becomes your friend” BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE BOB MARLEY Advertisement Exodus ISLAND, 1977 My father, my real Dad, was into music in a big way. We had a huge wooden sideboard in the front room with a few records in, that we were not allowed to touch! I remember him playing Bob Marley over and over again, and this particular album was one of his favourites, so by default it was the soundtrack...
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Introducing the new Uncut: Springsteen, The Police, Low’s Alan Sparhawk, Sturgill Simpson and more

Change – very much in the headlines here in the UK at the moment – is something of a recurring theme in this month’s issue of Uncut. We have Alan Sparhawk reflecting on his first new music since the death of Mimi Parker, his wife and creative partner in Low; Sturgill Simpson expressing his desire to move forward creatively from one project to the next; Beachwood Sparks on the way that change can sometimes only be achieved through an incremental refinement of familiar processes and shared histories. HAVE A COPY SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR HOME For our cover star,...
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Uncut September 2024

HAVE A COPY SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR HOME Bruce Springsteen, The Police, Sturgill Simpson, Alan Sparhawk, Beachwood Sparks, Lowell George, Adrian Borland and The Sound, Buzzcocks, X, Mavis Staples, Manic Street Preachers, The Jesus Lizard, Laurie Anderson, Dawn Landes, The Specials, Bob Dylan, Mark Lanegan, Brian Eno and more all feature in Uncut‘s September 2024 issue, in UK shops from July 19 or available to buy online now. All print copies come with a free, 15-track new music CD featuring MJ Lendeman, Nathan Bowles Trio, Spiral Galaxies, Mercury Rev, Moon Diagrams, El Khat, Nick Lowe, Harlem Gospel Travelers, Amy...
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Slowdive and Ride to play Sonic Cathedral’s 20th birthday

Shoegaze institution Sonic Cathedral will mark its 20th birthday this autumn with a series of four special gigs in London. THE NEW UNCUT COMES WITH A FREE, ULTRA-COLLECTABLE JOHN LENNON CD – ORDER A COPY HERE Slowdive will play one of their final Everything Is Alive shows at EartH in Dalston on October 4, supported by dream-pop disciples Whitelands and Deary. Advertisement Meanwhile, Ride will recreate their triumphant set from the 1992 Reading festival at Hackney Church on October 12, supported by Bdrmm, Pye Corner Audio and Moon Diagrams. The 20th birthday celebrations kick-off with a show by A...
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Bob Dylan announces UK and European dates

Bob Dylan returns to the UK and Europe later this year, including three nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall in November. THE NEW UNCUT COMES WITH A FREE, ULTRA-COLLECTABLE JOHN LENNON CD – ORDER A COPY HERE The shows have been announced on Dylan’s website; tickets go on sale July 19. They include Dylan’s first UK shows since the Rough And Rowdy Ways tour in 2022. Advertisement Read our reviews from the Rough And Rowdy Ways tour here: Bob Dylan, The London Palladium, October 20, 2022 Bob Dylan, SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, October 30 & 31, 2022 Advertisement Bob Dylan,...
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Stevie Nicks BST Hyde Park, London, July 12

Things were different the last time Stevie Nicks played Hyde Park. That was in 2017, when she opened for her best friend Tom Petty and joined him during his headline set for a run through “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”, the hit the Heartbreakers wrote for her in 1981. Petty is no longer with us, and nor is Christine McVie, Nicks’ soulmate in Fleetwood Mac, who’d become a fixture in that band again after years in the wilderness. “Whenever I’ve been hurt in my life, I’ve always run to the stage – and it’s always helped me,” says a...
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Varun Sheel Releases “More than Friends”

Varun Sheel recently unveiled his latest single, “More than Friends,” which brings a fresh perspective to the indie pop genre. The song engages listeners with its strong storyline, offering a unique auditory journey. The chorus of “More than Friends” is particularly memorable, exploring the intricate dynamics of human connections in a way that resonates with a wide audience. Varun’s ability to integrate story into his music not only enhances the listening experience but also creates a deep connection with his audience. His new single is available on major streaming platforms, and fans can keep up with Varun’s latest projects...
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Eiko Ishibashi Evil Does Not Exist

Watch Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s new film, and you’ll see the countryside that Eiko Ishibashi and her partner Jim O’Rourke call home: the snow-capped extinct volcanoes, the dense forests and grassy meadows, frozen lakes and icy mountain streams. Yet it’s not by chance that the setting of Evil Does Not Exist matches the area west of Tokyo where the composer lives – in fact, the film is deeply interlinked with Ishibashi’s work and life, the visuals and the music both serving as inspirations to each other. THE NEW UNCUT COMES WITH A FREE, ULTRA-COLLECTABLE JOHN LENNON CD – ORDER A COPY...
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Cassandra Jenkins My Light, My Destroyer

When Cassandra Jenkins released her second album, 2021’s An Overview On Phenomenal Nature, it was in the spirit of a last hurrah. A little lost, a little disheartened, its collection of songs spoke to the dislocation of that particular time in Jenkins’ life when, following the death of David Berman, there came keen grief, a cancelled tour with Purple Mountains, a questioning of whether music was really the career for her. THE NEW UNCUT COMES WITH A FREE, ULTRA-COLLECTABLE JOHN LENNON CD – ORDER A COPY HERE She half-sang, half spoke, her voice slow and dusky and beguiling, and...
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