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As chosen by famous fans, Dylan's associates and Uncut writers

Beth Gibbons, Jack White, Nick Cave, Arooj Aftab, Waxahatchee, Mdou Moctar, The Smile, Fontaines DC and more

Catalan songwriter slays demons on soul-searching sixth album

Feminist post-punk trio fearlessly expand their horizons

An all-star cast pick the greatest cuts from Jagger, Richards and co

An all-star cast pick The Boss' best moments…

Alex Chilton’s wild, idiosyncratic life after Big Star is examined in the new issue of Uncut (Take 180, May 2012), out now. But what happened before the demise of Chilton’s greatest group? They should have been rock superstars, but Rob Jovanovic explains how drugs, in-fighting and personal tragedy meant Big Star had to settle for being the biggest cult band of all time (from Uncut's Take 94, March 2005). ________________________________

The full countdown revealed!

The full countdown revealed!

The irrepressible rock’n’roller shares his stories of a life well lived, from riding rhinos in Bronx Zoo to watching Dylan go electric – and even getting on the good side of Lou Reed