Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and The National's Bryce Dessner are set to release a split classical album.
The LP, entitled 'St. Carolyn by the Sea'/'Suite From There Will Be Blood' will come out on March 3 and feature Dessner's 2011 work 'St. Carolyn by the Sea' - which features Dessner's brother, The National's Aaron Dessner on electric guitar - 2012's 'Lachrimae' and 2007's 'Raphael' alongside Greenwood's 'There Will Be Blood' score.
Damon Albarn has announced the title and release date for his forthcoming solo album.
Albarn will release Everyday Robots on April 28. He posted the news on his Twitter page along with the LP's artwork. He wrote:
New @DamonAlbarn album #EverydayRobots out 28 April. Title track video Everyday Robots premieres tomorrow.
Beck has previewed a new song called "Blue Moon" – listen to it below.
The song is taken from forthcoming album Morning Phase, which is due for release on February 24.
Last night [January 17] Neil Young played the third of his four 'Honor The Treaties' concerts to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Legal Defense Fund.
The show took place at Conexus Arts Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan.
I interviewed T Bone Burnett as part of a piece on Inside Llewyn Davis, the new Coen Brothers film, which ran in the issue of Uncut on sale in December. What was originally meant to be a brisk 10 minute chat about working with the Coens and the film's soundtrack evolved into a much longer conversation, the bulk of which, inevitably, I couldn't work into the feature. So I thought I'd post it here for anyone interested in reading T Bone's thoughts on the evolution of folk music, the music he was listening to when he was growing up, and of course his experiences working with the Coens. Other topics under discussion included the American Civil War, George Clooney and Bob Dylan...
Neil Young and Jack White have reportedly worked together on an album of covers.
Two different news sources claim the artists have finished the album, which is said to include songs by their favourite songwriters. Journalist Michael Goldberg said he had "confirmed" the story writing on his blog, saying that Young had recorded an album at Jack White's Third Man studios in Nashville.
The Led Zeppelin legend has just returned with a new group, Minibus Pimps, in collaboration with Deathprod, aka Norwegian Helge Sten. Here, from Uncut’s April 2010 issue (Take 155), is a look back at the bassist and multi-instrumentalist’s other jobs… Fans and famous admirers ask Jones about his favourite instruments, bluegrass, working with REM, the Butthole Surfers and Josh Homme, and being “a bloody good choirmaster”. Interview: John Lewis___________________
Last night [January 16] Neil Young played the second of his four 'Honor The Treaties' concerts to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Legal Defense Fund.
The show took place at Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall, Manitoba, Canada.
