When James Brown came to Nashville in 1979 to record vocals for “It’s Too Funky In Here”, he received an unexpected invitation. Country star Porter…
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It was novelist and critic John Berger who first posited that “calm is a form of resistance”. Who knows if Jeff Tweedy was channelling that…
Though Spain are known for their lethargic pace, this wasn’t always Josh Haden’s style. He’d previously been singer and bassist for Treacherous Jaywalkers, a punk…
Somewhere around the close of the 1950s, a 16-year-old Ethiopian boy arrived at Lindisfarne College, a boarding school in the Wrexham countryside. The young Mulutu…
From West Midlands clubs to cavernous American stadiums, from the wasted land of the Sahara to the glitz of Nashville – not to mention the…
“It’s going to be a really good evening of songs and stories,” says Graham Nash of his current live show, which hits the UK on…
More Boss than Boss Is there no limit to the energies of Bruce Springsteen? Even leaving aside his sideline as a spokesperson for American democracy,…
Danny Thompson, one of the most distinctive bass players in British musical history, has died peacefully at his home in Rickmansworth, aged 86. Born in…
The Rolling Stones are reissuing their 1976 album Black And Blue on November 14 from Universal Music. The Rolling Stones are reissuing their 1976 album…
Tyler Ballgame was born in a bar. One night he was plain old Tyler Perry, a suburban Rhode Island musical theatre kid and fan of…
Pixies are kicking off their 40th anniversary celebrations with a headline worldwide tour for 2026 titled Pixies 40. Pixies are kicking off their 40th anniversary celebrations…
Bob Dylan and Neil Young performed at Farm Aid last night [September 20, 2025]. Founded by Willie Nelson – who headlined – the event raising…
Peter Gabriel joined former Genesis bandmates Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Steve Hackett to celebrate the 50th anniversary reissue of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway…
As the youngest son of Willie Nelson, guitarist Micah Nelson has been in Neil Young’s circle since childhood. He later played with Young between 2014…
As Suede conclude their triumphant Southbank Takeover, here’s Brett Anderson, Bernard Butler, Mat Osman, Simon Gilbert and producer Ed Buller remembering the creation of their…
Once upon a time it felt like Hollywood had a monopoly on channeling the dream life of America, what Norman Mailer called “that subterranean river…
What record companies back then used to do with their artists’ back catalogues was wait until enough of the artists’ records had charted and then…
Courtney Marie Andrews returns with “Cons And Clowns”, her first new music for three years. Courtney Marie Andrews returns with “Cons And Clowns”, her first…
Bob Dylan‘s Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 is released on October 31 by Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division…
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…