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Hear Bob Dylan's new song, "Early Roman Kings"

Michael Bonner Thu, 02/08/2012 - 12:13pm

Bob Dylan will preview two songs from his new album, Tempest, on the American TV show Strike Back, according to breaking news this morning.

Nick Cave's Lawless

Allan Jones Tue, 31/07/2012 - 4:54pm

I don’t have any more information on the new Bob Dylan album, Tempest, following last week’s newsletter and blog on Friday confirming the track listing, so apologies to all the readers who have written in, hungry for further details about the record. The absence of anything further I can tell you at the moment about Tempest gives me, however, the opportunity to briefly sing the praises of Lawless, the new movie from director John Hillcoat and Nick Cave, who’s written the screenplay, as he did for The Proposition, Hillcoat’s savage outback Western.

The 31st Uncut Playlist Of 2012

John Mulvey Tue, 31/07/2012 - 3:51pm

A distinct late ‘80s/early ‘90s feel to the list this week, with generally good new releases in here from Bob Mould, Mark Eitzel and Sebadoh. Couple of other things to flag up, though.

Interview: Six Organs Of Admittance

John Mulvey Mon, 30/07/2012 - 3:07pm

Been talking for a while now about how I think Six Organs Of Admittance’s “Ascent” is one of the best albums of 2012, and I’ve finally written about it at length in the new issue of Uncut. Anyhow, Ben Chasny responded to a bunch of questions I sent over with a characteristic diligence, and I figured it was worth posting the whole exchange here.

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Bob Dylan’s Tempest: Full Track Listing Revealed, Including Tribute To John Lennon

Allan Jones Fri, 27/07/2012 - 3:22pm

Just a follow up to my post earlier this week about the new Bob Dylan album, around which a certain excitement seems to be accumulating. As I mentioned, the album features ten new Dylan songs that I can now give titles to, including “Roll On John”, the album’s closing track, a wistful tribute to John Lennon that quotes lines from several Beatles songs, including “Come Together” and “A Day In The Life”.

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood: "The Magic Door"

John Mulvey Thu, 26/07/2012 - 11:37am

There’s a feature in the new issue of Uncut by Andy Gill on the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, where he gets to see a couple of extended shows in Cleveland, and I can’t recall the last time I felt so jealous of one of our writers.

The 30th Uncut Playlist Of 2012

John Mulvey Wed, 25/07/2012 - 11:30am

One terrible absence from this week’s playlist is, of course, Bob Dylan’s “Tempest”, which Allan heard a while back. If you haven’t read his preview yet, please check it out here. Some fairly lively discussion in the comments thread, too.

The New Bob Dylan Album, "Tempest": A First Listen

Allan Jones Tue, 24/07/2012 - 1:27pm

Don’t spread it about, but, yes, I’ve heard the new Dylan album. And four or five tracks in, what I was thinking was: how much better is this thing going to get?

The return of Paul Thomas Anderson

Michael Bonner Tue, 24/07/2012 - 12:38pm

One encouraging thread in movies this year has been the return of filmmakers of a Nineties vintage. Wes Anderson, Whit Stillman and Todd Solondz have all returned, successfully, from their various sabbaticals.

Potentially topping them all, we now have sight of the imminent return of Paul Thomas Anderson, with his first film since 2007's There Will Be Blood, called The Master.

The Dark Knight Rises

Michael Bonner Fri, 20/07/2012 - 4:09pm

Coming into work on the bus this morning, it occurred to me that the Christopher Nolan film I most wanted to watch again was Insomnia. I remember it being the least tricksy of Nolan’s films; a sharp, intelligent thriller, heavy on style and atmosphere, which seemed less concerned with the kind of ingenious puzzles and narrative twists that the director deployed in Memento, The Prestige and Inception.