The full story of David Bowie’s Young Americans is told in all-new interviews in the new issue of Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now.

Paul Weller sheds light on his new album in the current Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now.

David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now. Bowie is on the cover, and inside we tell the full story of Young Americans, 40 years on.

David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now.

Musicians who performed on and produced Kate Bush’s debut single, “Wuthering Heights”, recall the sessions in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2015 and out now.

Joe Cocker has died aged 70. The singer's death was confirmed by his agent, Barrie Marshall, reports BBC News. He said Cocker was "simply unique" and "it will be impossible to fill the space he leaves in our hearts."

The current issue of Uncut features our archive releases of the year list, compiled by the Uncut team. You can read new assessments of the albums in the issue, but below is the full list. Click on the links to read the original Uncut reviews… and as always let us know in the comments or on Facebook what would make your Top 30. Uncut’s Top 30 Archive Releases Of The Year are: 30 Sleater-Kinney – Start Together (Sub Pop)

The current issue of Uncut features our albums of the year list, compiled by the Uncut team, along with the best reissues and compilations of the year, and the best films and books.

Here, for your consideration, is Uncut's list of the 20 Best Films Of 2014. If you're interested in the administrative aspect of this list, it was voted for by a shadowy cabal of Uncut staffers, writers and a few trusted confidants. It broadly dovetails with my own personal Top 20, though I think the film that's stuck with me most throughout the year is the wonderfully strange Under The Skin. But I won't detain you further. Have a great Christmas and New Year, by the way: see you in 2015.

Sorry I didn't manage to post a playlist last week; a combination of germs, deadlines and various other professional/seasonal distractions meant that I ran out of time.