Björn Ulvaeus says he was drunk when he wrote ABBA’s ‘The Winner Takes It All’
ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus has revealed that he wrote ‘The Winner Takes It All’ while he was drunk on whisky. The 1980 song is one of the Swedish group’s most iconic tracks, an account of the painful aftermath of a breakup, and in a new interview...
BBC delays plans to block access to BBC Sounds internationally
The BBC has delayed its plans to block access to BBC Sounds for listeners outside of the UK. Earlier this year, the corporation announced plans to restrict the availability of the app for international audiences, with the proviso that access to Radio 4 and...
Keanu Reeves to star as villain in upcoming Weezer film
Keanu Reeves is reportedly in line to play the bad guy in the upcoming Weezer film. According to Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider, the John Wick star will feature prominently in the mockumentary-style movie that will revolve around a rivalry between Weezer and Reeves’ own...
Diddy loses bid to delay sex trafficking and racketeering trial
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been unsuccessful in his bid to delay his sex trafficking and racketeering trial by two months. The ruling came on Friday (April 18) from US district judge Arun Subramanian, who said that attorneys for the disgraced rap mogul made the...
Faith No More drummer says Mike Patton is “clearly unwilling to do shows with us”
Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin has said frontman Mike Patton is “clearly unwilling to do shows with us”. The veteran Bay Area band have been largely inactive for the last decade since the release of their comeback album ‘Sol Invictus’ in 2015, although...
The new Ultimate Music Guide: Siouxsie & The Banshees
There’s a great bit in the Siouxsie And The Banshees live film Nocturne which captures some of the band’s unique quality. They’re playing at London’s Albert Hall, and the film has quite a lot of fun with the idea that while the venue is...
Laura Marling: “maybe a once-in-a-lifetime thing”
From Uncut’s August 2020 issue , the songwriting seeker talks us through her back catalogue… A follow-up to this spring’s Song For Our Daughter may be a little way off, explains Laura Marling. “If I’m on the road for an extended period of...
Tom Petty: runnin’ down a dream
From Uncut’s September 2016 issue : TOM PETTY gets the old gang back together. That is, his doomed first band, MUDCRUTCH, a mix of Heartbreakers and guitar teachers reunited for a long-awaited turn in the spotlight. Uncut meets a reborn Mudcrutch in New York, and...
Every actor confirmed for HBO’s Harry Potter TV series
HBO‘s upcoming Harry Potter TV series has confirmed its first six cast members. You can find them below. The new version of the hit fantasy series will adapt J.K. Rowling’s seven books over a mammoth 10-year period. It is currently unclear how much, if...Recent Posts
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