Following this week’s announcement about the new Waterboys album, Life, Death And Dennis Hopper, here’s the Mike Scott talking about the record in our Album Preview from Uncut’s January 2025 issue. THE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE OF UNCUT, STARRING THE BAND, THE YARDBIRDS, SHARON VAN ETTEN, KEITH RICHARDS, THE VERVE, ASWAD AND MORE IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW Advertisement MIKE SCOTT: “It’s a concept record that tells several stories at the same time. There’s a central story , but it’s also telling the story of our times, the story of the counterculture, which is a fascinating subject. And...
The Weather Station, The Delines, Richard Dawson, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and more feature on our latest free CD. The 15-track compilation, Take A Load Off, showcases the month’s best new music, and comes with our issue dated February 2025. Advertisement See below for more on the full tracklisting… ORDER A COPY FROM US HERE 1 Chris EckmanButtercupThe Land We Knew The Best is our Album Of The Month, and finds the former Walkabouts guitarist and singer making some of the best music of his life in his adopted home of Slovenia. Advertisement...
The Waterboys have announced details of their sixteenth studio album, Life, Death And Dennis Hopper, which is released on April 4 via Sun Records. THE BAND, THE VERVE, SHARON VAN ETTEN AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT; ORDER A COPY HERE Advertisement Running to 25 tracks, the album is a song cycle framing the late actor/director/photographer’s life story against the last 75 years of western pop culture. “The arc of his life was the story of our times,” says Mike Scott. “He was at the big bang of youth culture in Rebel Without A Cause with James Dean; and...
Neil Young releases Oceanside Countryside, the latest of his great “lost” albums, on February 14 as part of his Analog Original Series (AOS) via Reprise. THE BAND, THE VERVE, SHARON VAN ETTEN AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT; ORDER A COPY HERE Advertisement The album was recorded from May to December 1977, preceding the release of Comes A Time in 1978. The two albums share the same country/folk sound, and three songs (“Goin’ Back”, “Human Highway” and “Field Of Opportunity“) appear on both albums. The vinyl release of Oceanside Countryside includes some tracks that are on the CD...
Sunny Jorge’ s latest track “Murder She Wrote” feels like a turning point in his career. The New Jersey artist—best known for his poetic roots—delivers a swaggering, self-assured anthem alongside the legendary Fetty Wap, blending luxurious themes with a message of deep respect for women. But beyond the catchy beats and addictive hooks, the track reveals the growing pains of an artist finding his voice in a competitive industry. “Murder She Wrote” might sound like a crime story at first glance, but for Jorge, the title is about giving credit where it’s due. It’s a salute to women who...
Neil Young WILL play Glastonbury after all – just days after saying he would not play the festival because “it is a corporate turn-off, and not for me like it used to be.” In a new post on his Neil Young Archives website, Young wrote, “Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury Festival, which I always have loved.Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing. Hope to see you there!” Advertisement Meanwhile, Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis responded on Instagram. “What a start to...
From Uncut’s June 2005 issue (Take 97). In a world exclusive interview, Uncut visited the soul legend in his studio as he worked on his then-upcoming album, A Time 2 Love… By the small hours of Saturday morning, L.A.’s Koreatown district is hushed and still. The odd car rattles along Western Avenue, but most of the Friday nightclubbers have dispersed and headed home. “Little Seoul”, if one can call it that, is slowing down. Advertisement Unbeknownst to the few locals still awake, the soul legend once known as Little Stevie Wonder is hard at work in the studio that...
From Uncut’s March 2016 issue (Take 226). We meet the Queen of Country in her haunted Tennessee mansion and look back on her spectacular career… Welcome to Hurricane Mills, the second-most-haunted house in Tennessee and, for the past 50 years, home of the supernaturally gifted Loretta Lynn. Here, the Queen Of Country Music looks back on her sparkling career, her wayward spouse, her legendary friends — from the Cash family to Jack White — and the spirits that surround her to this day. Advertisement There is no mistaking the route that leads to Loretta Lynn’s estate in Middle Tennessee....
CLICK HERE TO GET THE NEW ISSUE OF UNCUT DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR Every print copy of this issue comes with a free 15-track CD featuring brand new music from The Weather Station, The Delines, Richard Dawson, Sunny War and more. Meanwhile, inside the magazine… Advertisement THE BAND: 50 years on from the release of The Basement Tapes, Uncut invites compatriots, aficionados and heads – including JASON ISBELL, RICHARD THOMPSON, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, ELVIS COSTELLO, VAN MORRISON, MARGO PRICE, STURGILL SIMPSON – to celebrate the 30 greatest songs of ROBBIE ROBERTSON, RICK DANKO, GARTH HUDSON, RICHARD MANUEL and LEVON HELM....
CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY Advertisement Back in the dim and distant days of June last year, Will Hermes emailed me from Woodstock, where he was interviewing Mercury Rev for us. After several stop-offs at sites of interest, they found themselves in the studio belonging to Aaron Hurwitz, “where they tracked Levon and Garth for Deserter’s Songs”, wrote Will. “Classic Woodstock, truly like stepping back in time. FYI, this was sitting on a coffee-table when we arrived unannounced…” Attached to the email was a photo of Uncut’s April 2005 issue, with The Band on the cover. As you...