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Spider-Man meets The Flaming Lips and Black Mountain. The Arcade Fire and the Bible. And introducing Paul Duncan. . .

John Mulvey Thu, 10/05/2007 - 5:46pm

Very quick post today, because the Uncut move has become rather pressing here . But a few things that you might be interested in. Firstly, the Spider-Man 3 soundtrack turned up this morning.

Dungen, Wigwam and Robert Wyatt on the horizon

John Mulvey Wed, 09/05/2007 - 3:45pm

For some reason, I've been struggling to write about the new Dungen album for a few weeks now. They are, if you're in the dark, a pretty rampant Swedish psych band who had a fair bit of success with their "Ta Det Lugnt" album a couple of years ago.

Ten Years Ago This Week

Terry Staunton Tue, 08/05/2007 - 5:24pm

HAPPENINGS TEN YEARS TIME AGO

May 7 to 13, 1997

Kurt Cobain's Seattle home, where his body was found three years earlier, is put up for sale by Courtney Love. The asking price is $3 million.

Fennesz, Sakamoto, the Queens Of The Stone Age/Jack White connection, and lots of removal men

John Mulvey Tue, 08/05/2007 - 4:20pm

General mayhem here today: Uncut is moving office on Friday, so we're trying to finish the next issue while battalions of removal men swarm around us, emptying our cupboards and leaving great piles of magazines in their wake.

Queens Of The Stone Age live

John Mulvey Fri, 04/05/2007 - 10:52am

The first time I saw Queens Of The Stone Age, if memory serves, they were playing London's Garage venue just after their debut was released. It's strange, then, that nearly a decade later, they're in front of me at an even smaller venue, the historically sticky 100 Club. In fact, Troy Van Leeuwen is directly in front of me, flicking nonchalantly at his pedals with white strappy shoes.

Pissed Jeans, Interpol, Graham Bond and the Queens' Sick! Sick! Sick!

John Mulvey Thu, 03/05/2007 - 2:09pm

So this lunchtime we tried being responsible and put on a bit of the Crowded House album in the Uncut office, but quite soon we just had to listen to the new Pissed Jeans record instead. It seemed logical, at the time.

This summer's Beach Boys comp

John Mulvey Wed, 02/05/2007 - 3:39pm

Corny fool that I am, today the hot weather's driven me to put on a forthcoming Beach Boys comp. "Compiled and sequenced by Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love and Brian Wilson," claims the press release, and while I'm morbidly suspicious of anything sanctioned by Love, this is a cracking selection.

Meg Baird's Dear Companion

John Mulvey Tue, 01/05/2007 - 3:11pm

Since I blogged about the Espers live gig last Friday, I've been playing the Meg Baird solo album to death.

Ten Years Ago This Week

Terry Staunton Tue, 01/05/2007 - 12:17pm

HAPPENINGS TEN YEARS TIME AGO

April 30 to May 6, 1997

The first issue of Uncut – the UK’s first music and movie magazine – is published
With a cover story that revisits Elvis Costello’s calamitous 1979 Armed Forces tour of America. Also featured in our first issue are Bob Dylan in Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, a major retrospective on Billy Mackenzie, Counting Crows, Clint Eastwood and Taxi Driver. Albums reviewed in the issue include a Jam 20th anniversary box set, described by guest reviewer Alan McGee as “drop dead punk rock genius”, Foo Fighters, Paul McCartneyJimi Hendrix, Iggy And The Stooges and Morrissey’s Viva Hate.