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Genesis interviewed: “We had too many ideas for a five-piece…”
With the imminent release of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, we revisit this career-spanning Genesis interview from Uncut’s December 2014 issue… “Well, we managed to sack the lot of you!” One evening during the summer of 1998, a group of friends met for dinner in the discreet private dining room of a fashionable London restaurant. The mood was warm and convivial and, by all accounts, the meal went on late into the night. Casually dressed, all in their fifties, you might suppose this to be a meeting of senior partners in a business...
Watch the first trailer for Game, starring Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson
“It’s a thriller set in 1993, in and around raves,” says Geoff Barrow of Game, the debut feature from Invada Films, the new offshoot of his record label Invada. “The film’s basically about drugs, poaching and survival.” Having started out making imaginary soundtracks with Portishead, Barrow has progressed via composing actual film scores (for Alex Garland’s Ex Machina and Civil War, among others) to now co-writing and producing a film of his own. His recently concluded final tour with Beak> coincided with a shift in priorities. “Music has started to fall away a bit,” he confesses. “I’ve really enjoyed...
Peter Guralnick’s The Colonel And The King reviewed: myth-busting biography of Elvis Presley’s legendary manager
A fastidious biographer with a habitual disregard for hyperbole In The Colonel And The King, Peter Guralnick – the great chronicler of the life of Elvis Presley – tells a tale about the 80th birthday party of Colonel Tom Parker. The event took place at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1989. At the end of the evening, Guralnick went to thank Presley’s former manager and found him “surrounded by various images of elephants, including a giant ice sculpture behind him, tusked and trumpeting, with Sam Phillips standing just to his left.” An intense discussion was underway about the events...
Brett Anderson: “I’m quite popular in odd places…”
Suede have just released their latest album Antidepressants to stunning reviews (including Uncut, who called it their “most intoxicating, unhinged Suede album since Coming Up”). Now put Antidepressants on the stereo, turn it up and enjoy this classic An Audience With… Brett Anderson from the Uncut vaults. Brett Anderson has some fans in odd places. This month, Uncut’s email boxes are positively heaving with questions from adoring fans in Peru, Serbia, Japan, New Zealand, Belgium, South Africa, Slovenia and Russia.“I’m quite popular in odd places,” he says. “Suede had No 1s in Chile and Finland. We were massive in...
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to play Brighton’s Preston Park next summer
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced that their only UK headline show of 2026 will take place at Brighton’s Preston Park on July 31. “I am thrilled beyond words to return to my beloved Brighton with The Bad Seeds to play Preston Park,” says Cave. “It’s a homecoming! It’s going to be big, bad and beautiful. An epic show!!!” Advertisement It’s the first European Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds live date to be announced since the conclusion of their 2024/25 Wild God tour, which Uncut described as “an undeniably stunning spectacle”. The fan presale...
The Style Council to release a trio of limited edition coloured vinyl 7″ singles
The Style Council are celebrating over four decades since the original release of their debut album Café Bleu with a trio of limited edition coloured vinyl 7″ singles. Representing the colours of the French flag in red, white and blue vinyl respectively, these three singles will be available from Universal during September and October. Advertisement Further Council announcements are due later this year… The three singles are: “Speak Like A Child”, which is released on September 10, pressed on red vinyl and features original B-side “Party Chambers”. Advertisement “Long Hot Summer”, which is released on October 10, pressed on white...
Drive-By Truckers to release The Definitive Decoration Day
Drive-By Truckers have announced details of The Definitive Decoration Day, which is due on November 14 from New West Records. The 4-LP box set features the 15-track album remixed by its original producer David Barbe and remastered by Greg Calbi. Advertisement The new collection includes the previously unreleased double album Heathens Live at Flicker Bar, Athens, GA – June 20, 2002, as well as a 40-page, full-colour book featuring never-before-seen photos and artwork. It also features well a new essay written by Uncut contributor Stephen Deusner, author of Where the Devil Don’t Stay: Traveling the South with the Drive-By...
Karen Salicath Jamali Shares a Vision With New Piano Piece “Angel Gabriel’s Light”
Karen Salicath Jamali has released her latest piano single, “Angel Gabriel’s Light,” a dream-born composition that continues her journey of channeling spiritual experience into music. The piece, inspired by the archangel Gabriel, was recorded in one intuitive session on her Steinway grand piano. “This music is not just a melody—it is a message,” Salicath explained. “A message of hope, unity, and inner light.” Since its arrival, “Angel Gabriel’s Light” has already climbed to the top of Hypeddit’s Top 100 Classical Chart, reflecting the track’s ability to connect with audiences seeking calm and clarity. It also serves as a preview...
Pink Floyd announce 50th anniversary reissue of Wish You Were Here
To mark the 50th anniversary of their landmark album Wish You Were Here, released on this very day (September 12) in 1975, Pink Floyd have confirmed that the album will be reissued across multiple formats by Sony Music on December 12. The Deluxe Boxset will include 25 bonus tracks made up of nine studio rarities, and 16 live recordings captured by bootlegger Mike Millard at Pink Floyd’s Los Angeles Sports Arena concert on April 26, 1975, now receiving its first official release. The live audio has been meticulously restored and remastered by Steven Wilson. Advertisement There is also a...Recent Posts
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