Music Reviews

I NEED THAT RECORD!

I NEED THAT RECORD!

Mint! Inspired, moving study of the decline and fall of America’s independent music stores...

ALASDAIR ROBERTS & FRIENDS - TOO LONG IN THIS CONDITION

ALASDAIR ROBERTS & FRIENDS - TOO LONG IN THIS CONDITION

Ten old songs, freshly minted by Scots folk master...

ISOBEL CAMPBELL AND MARK LANEGAN - HAWK

ISOBEL CAMPBELL AND MARK LANEGAN - HAWK

Rock’s enduring odd couple hit their stride...

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - RATED R

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - RATED R

Josh Homme’s plan for world domination begins in earnest. Now on 2CDs

REM - FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION

REM - FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION

Now in deluxe, demo-heavy format, REM’s ‘doom’ album sounds a positive triumph...

LOS LOBOS - TIN CAN TRUST

LOS LOBOS - TIN CAN TRUST

East LA’s finest return to their roots and deliver a landmark album...

STRUMMERVILLE

STRUMMERVILLE

“Not a legend, but a legacy…” Engaging profile of the charitable Clash frontman...

ELVIS

ELVIS

To mark The King’s 75th birthday, an overdue reissue of John Carpenter’s made-for-TV biopic,...

THE GROUNDHOGS - THANK CHRIST FOR THE GROUNDHOGS

THE GROUNDHOGS - THANK CHRIST FOR THE GROUNDHOGS

London's psych-blues warriors present arms...

ARCADE FIRE - THE SUBURBS

ARCADE FIRE - THE SUBURBS

Win Butler's troupe retain the capacity to astonish. But on this mature, melodic and elegant...

TEARDROP EXPLODES - KILAMANJARO DELUX EDITION

TEARDROP EXPLODES - KILAMANJARO DELUX EDITION

Chaos reaps its own reward, on the band’s first (and best). Now over three discs!

JOHN MAYALL - SO MANY ROADS: AN ANTHOLOGY 1964 - 1974

JOHN MAYALL - SO MANY ROADS: AN ANTHOLOGY 1964 - 1974

British Blues mentor’s star-strewn first decade, over four discs...

Roxy Music, Lovebox Weekender, July 17 & 18, 2010

The defining moment of this year’s Lovebox – possibly, even, of any festival...

DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES - ARCHIVE 2003 - 2006

DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES - ARCHIVE 2003 - 2006

The Grizzly Bear associates’ accomplished first steps in orchestrated, psychedelic pop...

MUSIC DVD: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - LONDON CALLING: LIVE IN HYDE PARK

MUSIC DVD: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - LONDON CALLING: LIVE IN HYDE PARK

The Boss and the band play on, and on, and on...

RPA & THE UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND - UNITED NATIONS

RPA & THE UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND - UNITED NATIONS

Still passionate. Still rocking. But now in some pretty hip company. Yes, Richard Ashcroft is...

M.I.A - /\/\/\Y/\

M.I.A - /\/\/\Y/\

Anti-climactic third album from the warrior queen of radical cheek...

TIRED PONY - THE PLACE WE RAN FROM

TIRED PONY - THE PLACE WE RAN FROM

Brooding Celtic country from Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody – Peter Buck, Jacknife Lee and M Ward...

THE CORAL - BUTTERFLY HOUSE

THE CORAL - BUTTERFLY HOUSE

Grown-up psych-folk from the Scouse collective...

Cornbury Festival: July 2010

Chances are if you’ve heard of Cornbury, you’ll know they call it “Poshstock”, an upper and...

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Editor's Letter

Bruce Springsteen, Tame Impala, Rodriguez, George Clinton, John Fogerty, Prince and George Jones in new Uncut


I would have bought the issue of Melody Maker in which I first read about Bruce Springsteen on my way into the art school in Newport, where in March 1973 I was in my last term, only a few months away from moving to London and not long after that fetching up on MM as a junior reporter/feature...