Welcome to the new issue of Uncut! John’s on holiday this week – he was last seen disappearing into darkest Gloucestershire – so it falls to me to show you around this month's edition instead.
Yoko Ono, Kim Gordon and Cat Power have all signed up as virtual 'teachers' at an online girls’ school which is currently seeking funding via Kickstarter.
A campaign led by Billy Bragg has successfully seen prisoners in British jails allowed to use steel stringed guitars.
Musicians including Radiohead's Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway, Elbow's Guy Garvey, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Johnny Marr also supported the campaign to overturn the ban on steel-strung guitars in British prisons. The campaign was also led by Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan, who has commented:
Glen Matlock has said that he has not spoken to John Lydon in five years and that the band are unlikely to reform any time soon.
The Sex Pistols last performed together in 2008 and another reunion looks unlikely after remarks by Matlock, who criticised Lydon as being "cheesy" while also calling guitarist Steve Jones "a miserable sod."
Wings albums Venus And Mars and At The Speed Of Sound have been confirmed as the next releases in the Paul McCartney Archive collection.
They will be released on September 22 (UK), and September 23 (US), 2014.
Blur will release a recording of their 1995 gig at The Budokan in Tokyo this August.
The album, titled Live At The Budokan, will come out on August 11. The album artwork can be seen above while a live version of 'Yuko And Hiro' can be heard via the video at the bottom of the page.
Beck was joined by Jack White last Saturday [July 26] night at the Providence Performing Arts Center.
According to The Future Heart, White was introduced by Beck as "the best bartender in the world." They started off with "Pay No Mind" and "Loser" before closing out the show with an extended version of "Where It's At".
Stevie Nicks has announced that she will release a double album this autumn.
24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault will be released on October 7. The album is made up of songs that were mostly written by the Fleetwood Mac member between 1969 and 1987 but were recorded recently in Nashville and Los Angeles. The album is produced by Nicks, Dave Stewart and Waddy Wachtel.
Director Richard Lester, actress Pattie Boyd, extra Phil Collins and choreographer Lionel Blair, among others, recall the filming of The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night in the new issue of Uncut, dated September 2014 and out now.
