Special Issue

  • November 8, 2018

In what would have been his 75th birthday year, The Ultimate Music Guide to one of the world’s best-loved musicians. Never mind the “quiet Beatle”. With in-depth reviews and revealing…

  • October 26, 2018

Bowie’s Back! And so are 99 others, in this deluxe 124 page celebration of NME’s printed era – featuring the backstory of 100 NME covers, by the people who were…

  • October 11, 2018

Thunderbolts! Lightning! Very very frightening! Yes, it’s the new, deluxe edition 148 page Ultimate Music Guide to QUEEN. Featuring an expanded range of engaging archive features and an updated in-depth…

  • September 13, 2018

The latest subject of Uncut’s ongoing ULTIMATE MUSIC GUIDE series is DEEP PURPLE. In Rock? They’ve been in it 50 years! As the band finish what may be their last…

  • September 28, 2018

Following specials on GLAM and PUNK, the third edition of the ULTIMATE GENRE GUIDE will be focused on SOUL. A mixture of in-depth new writing and illuminating archive features, inside…

  • June 7, 2018

The latest edition of the ULTIMATE MUSIC GUIDE is a deluxe, remastered edition of our in-depth look at the work of NICK CAVE. Fully updated since our original edition in…

Black Sabbath Ultimate Music Guide

  • May 10, 2018

When Black Sabbath closed the final performance from their The End Tour, in Birmingham on February 4 last year, you could be forgiven for wondering whether that was really the…

Ultimate Music Guide: Yes

  • March 8, 2018

If the guiding principle of minimalism is ‘less is more’, then I guess in prog terms more is more. Allow me to unveil our special edition focussing on one of…

Deluxe Ultimate Music Guide: Fleetwood Mac

  • April 12, 2018

The last time Fleetwood Mac toured the UK, in 2015, the message they chose to share with us was togetherness. For a band whose history has been characterized by departures,…

  • April 27, 2018

Welcome, then, to the latest edition to the Uncut family. Following on from our survey of Glam – which is still available to buy here – the second instalment of…

  • November 14, 2017

The Ultimate Record Collection is your guide to the best music available new on vinyl… You can listen on the train or in the car, at the computer or on…

  • November 9, 2017

The latest Uncut Ultimate Music Guide is a suitably obsessive, acerbic tribute to the genius of Steely Dan. Within its glossy pages, you’ll find extensive new reviews of every single…

  • September 12, 2017

“Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today…”  In this latest edition of Uncut’s Ultimate Music Guide, we turn our attention to the mighty Prince. Our expert writers examine in depth…

  • August 10, 2017

As The Clash’s debut album celebrates its 40th anniversary, Uncut is proud to unveil a deluxe edition of the Ultimate Music Guide. Inside, we tell the complete story of the…

  • June 15, 2017

High time that we dedicated an edition of our Ultimate Music Guide to Bob Marley and The Wailers. The Uncut team have provided in-depth reviews of every one of Marley’s…

  • June 9, 2017

As Paul McCartney turns 75, Uncut is proud to unveil a deluxe edition of the Uncut Ultimate Music Guide to Paul McCartney. With a selection of articles rescued from the…

  • May 19, 2017

The Ultimate Music Guide to Joni Mitchell is the definitive overview of every stage of her complex, groundbreaking career. A battalion of Uncut writers have provided deep and illuminating reviews…

  • April 18, 2017

When Ray and Dave Davies performed together on stage for the first time in 20 years, playing “You Really Got Me” at Islington Assembly Hall in December 2015, it ignited…

  • April 18, 2017

Supper’s ready: here’s the main course… Uncut’s latest Ultimate Music Guide is an ambitious survey of the entire, brilliant career of Genesis – from prog shapeshifters to stadium gods. We’ve…

  • February 7, 2017

“Roll another number for the road…” Neil Young’s vigorous workrate can be hard for even the most obsessive fan to keep up with: since 2000 alone, he’s managed two autobiographies,…