Today: There's no escaping Black Grape, Livingston, 1996

UNCUT's Stephen Dalton reports from the Athens Film Festival... The closing weekend of the Athens Film Festival and your Uncut reporter is still working hard on your behalf. On Friday night I do a live interview with Theo Ioannou on Athens International Radio. He grills me about pop, politics, the music business and Uncut’s editorial policy. I bluff and waffle for over an hour, but Theo is polite enough not to laugh in my face.

The Sex Pistol is taking part in an Uncut audience with, what do you want to know?

I don’t know how he’s come by the information, but I’ve had an email from the splendidly-named Raul Spendliv, who has more news on the ‘new’ Bob Dylan album I mentioned in this space recently.

The band have previewed their new material live, check out the compilation here

I've been spending the past hour or so working my way through this soundtrack to Todd Haynes' Dylan movie, I'm Not There. I must admit to a bit of scepticism about the film, having actively despised Haynes' Velvet Goldmine, and been faintly terrified by the convoluted plotting and detail that was reported here.

Fans to find out if they will be able to attend the biggest reunion gig of the century

Brooklyn quintent now play two nights in London next month

Today: Queasy listening to Michael Gira's Swans in 1987

Hail To The Thief's anticipated successor downloadable in just 10 days time