One encouraging by-product of the recent jazz resurgence is the number of singer-songwriters who have recruited more adventurous musicians to open up their sound. Listen to the saxophones billowing all over The Weather Station’s “Ignorance” or Cassandra Jenkins’ “An Overview Of Phenomenal Nature”, to...
Margo Cilker’s Bandcamp bio may be unorthodox, but it does appear to sum up her peripatetic outlook. “I once Google-searched the definition of ‘pine’ and the example provided was this: ‘Some people pine for the return of the monarchy,’” she writes. “I’m left to...
When Richard Dawson picked his favourite records for Uncut in 2017, his choices provided an unusually deep insight into his music. Mix Éliane Radigue, Orchestra Baobab and Sun Ra and you may, if you’re as talented and hard-working as the Newcastle songwriter, end up...
When the album and film that shared the title Let It Be appeared in the spring of 1970, they were not greeted with the usual warmth. As the arrival of a new decade consigned the ’60s to history, they seemed an unwanted reminder that...
The line-up for next year’s Best Kept Secret has been announced, with The Strokes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Alt-J and more due to play the Dutch festival’s comeback edition. READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis live in London: Minimal elements for maximum...
The Kid LAROI won two awards back home in Australia this week, receiving the Best Artist and Best Pop Release honours at the 2021 ARIAs, both for his Justin Bieber collaboration ‘Stay’. READ MORE: The Kid LAROI talks new single ‘Stay’ with Justin Bieber and...
Lily and Haewon of JYP Entertainment‘s upcoming girl group have shared their rendition of the iconic Destiny’s Child single ‘Survivor’. READ MORE: JYP Entertainment’s “blind package” release capitalises on our deep-rooted FOMO The two singers, who have been announced as part of the line-up...
The Darkness have launched a beer named after their festive single ‘Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)’. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Justin Hawkins, The Darkness The band have teamed up with London’s Signature Brew for their own brand...
Peter Jackson has spoken out about how The Beatles once tried to make their own The Lord Of The Rings movie in the 1960s. READ MORE: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ review: Peter Jackson’s long and winding but utterly unmissable epic The director who’s The Beatles:...
Bryan Adams has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in a month. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: The Cribs’ Ryan Jarman On Idolising Bryan Adams Adams was due to appear at the Rock and Roll Hall of...