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Pink Floyd surprise fans with release of a dozen live albums

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Pink Floyd surprise fans with release of a dozen live albums
Pink Floyd have surprised fans with the release of a dozen live albums documenting some of their gigs from the early '70s. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Nick Mason on Syd Barrett: “He was pushing in a weirder direction” The 12 LPs w...

Pink Floyd have surprised fans with the release of a dozen live albums documenting some of their gigs from the early ’70s.

The 12 LPs were added to streaming services this week with no prior announcement, spanning the years 1970 to 1972, covering the period in which the band released Atom Heart Mother (1970), Meddle (1971), and Obscured By Clouds (1972).

The earliest recording, titled They Came In Peace, and featuring performances from Leeds University on February 28, 1970 and Washington University on November 16, 1971, features seven tracks and totals one hour 34 minutes in length.

The most recent of the recordings was taped in Tokyo on March 16, 1972; it hears the band performing seven tracks from The Dark Side Of The Moon almost a year before the album was released, on March 1, 1973.

There’s also a full recording of the band’s September 23, 1971 show at the KB Hallen, Copenhagen, split into two volumes.

The full list of albums the band released as part of their surprise drop is as follows:

  • They Came In Peace, Leeds University 28 Feb 1970 Washington University 16 Nov 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • Live At Grosser Saal, Musikhalle, Hamburg, West Germany 25 Feb 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • Mauerspechte Berlin Sportpalast 5 June 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • Lyon & Tokyo, Lyon 12 June 1971, Tokyo 16 March 1972 (LISTEN HERE)
  • Palaeur Rome 20 June 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • Amsterdamse Bos Free Concert 26 June 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • Live In Montreux 18 & 19 Sept 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • KB Hallen, Copenhagen 23 Sept 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Vol II, Live 23 Sept 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • Over Bradford Pigs On The Groove Bradford University 10 Oct 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • Embryo, San Diego, Live 17 Oct 1971 (LISTEN HERE)
  • The Screaming Abdabs Quebec City, Live 10 Nov 1971 (LISTEN HERE)

Meanwhile, Nick Mason has said he is “flabbergasted” by Roger Waters saying that he felt bullied by members in Pink Floyd.

The former Floyd drummer said in a recent interview that he was surprised to hear Waters claim in September that ex-guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour and ex-keyboardist Richard Wright were “always trying to drag me down”.

Supergrass postpone December shows due to rise in Omicron cases

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Supergrass postpone December shows due to rise in Omicron cases
Supergrass have postponed all of their remaining December shows due to the “uncertainty” caused by a rise of Omicron cases in the UK. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Supergrass – The Strange Ones: 1994-2008 review The recently reunited...

Supergrass have postponed all of their remaining December shows due to the “uncertainty” caused by a rise of Omicron cases in the UK.

The recently reunited band were set to play their first hometown show in 12 years on December 18 at the O2 Academy Oxford, followed by a gig in Glasgow and a headline show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton. All three shows will be rescheduled for next year.

Announcing the postponement on Twitter, Supergrass wrote: “Folks, we’re so sorry but we’re going to have to postpone our December shows. A lot has changed over the last few days with the rise in Omicron cases. It’s been an incredibly tough call to make but we feel to play these shows at this point in time would be the wrong thing to do for all concerned.”

“We want to give you all the best show we can, everyone to feel safe and for no fan to lose out at Christmas time due to all the uncertainty at the moment. We’re gutted to have to do this and we hope you all understand.”

The list of postponed shows is as follows:

DECEMBER

18 – O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
19 – O2 Academy, Glasgow
20 – O2 Academy Brixton, London

The likes of The Charlatans, Sam Fender, Paul Weller and Coldplay have all scrapped recent shows due to COVID infections while The Streets have pulled their entire 2022 tour.

Last week, Boris Johnson announced ‘Plan B’ measures that made COVID passports mandatory for gigs and nightclubs, with people needing to show proof they’re fully vaccinated, or provide a negative test.

However, earlier this week he confirmed that the government had no plans to close pubs, venues or nightclubs. “We are not closing hospitality or stopping parties,” he said, though he did urge the public to take caution when attending social events and emphasised the importance of regular testing.

This messaging has created what some industry professionals are calling a “steal lockdown” with many venues “on the brink of collapse” due to postponed gigs, a “catastrophic” drop in attendance and worries about a January lockdown.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, has hit back at Johnson’s messaging. “You can’t tell people to ‘think carefully’ before going to pubs and restaurants and then fail to provide any support for the workers/businesses affected,” he said on social media.

“The Government needs to bring forward a support package TODAY for hospitality, events, music and other affected sectors.”

The Kinks’ Dave Davies announces autobiography Living On A Thin Line

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The Kinks’ Dave Davies announces autobiography Living On A Thin Line
The Kinks’ Dave Davies has announced details of his forthcoming autobiography Living On A Thin Line. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: The Kinks – Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One review The guitarist will use the book t...

The Kinks’ Dave Davies has announced details of his forthcoming autobiography Living On A Thin Line.

The guitarist will use the book to “revisit the glory days of the band that spawned so much extraordinary music, and which had such a profound influence on bands from The Clash and Van Halen to Oasis and Blur”.

“Full of tales of the tumultuous times and the ups-and-downs of his relationship with his brother Ray, along with encounters with the likes of John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix, this will be a glorious read for Kinks fans and anyone who wants to read about the heyday of rock ‘n’ roll,” Living On A Thin Line‘s synopsis continues.

Headline Publishing Group will publish Davies’ Living On A Thin Line on July 7, 2022, which can be pre-ordered here.

In a statement about the book, Davies said: “I’ve had a laugh, and shed quite a few tears, thinking back over the last six decades since The Kinks had our first hit in 1964 with ‘You Really Got Me’.

“Here are the ups and downs of my life in The Kinks and what happened afterwards. Prepare to be amazed and, I hope, surprised.”

Earlier this year The Kinks staged a livestream event, titled The Moneygoround, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their album Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One.

“The Moneygoround is a one-man show documenting a character facing the challenging circumstances of making an album under extreme pressure,” Ray Davies said in a statement at the time.

“This play, similar to a psychodrama, follows the ups and downs of the character as he plays out events in his life. He confronts the dark forces surrounding him after falling into an emotional and financial ‘hole’ eventually he is saved by a song after confiding in his friend, Lola.”

Bruce Springsteen sells his masters and publishing rights for $500million

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Bruce Springsteen sells his masters and publishing rights for $500million
Bruce Springsteen has sold his masters and publishing rights to Sony Music in a combined deal worth around $500million (£377million), it has been reported. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Close friends and collaborators discuss the many faces ...

Bruce Springsteen has sold his masters and publishing rights to Sony Music in a combined deal worth around $500million (£377million), it has been reported.

According to Billboard, the sale will give the company ownership of the musician’s entire back catalogue which includes 20 studio albums, 300 songs, 7 EPs, 23 live records and more.

Springsteen has released his albums through Sony Music Entertainment imprint Columbia Records for his entire career, beginning with his 1973 debut Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.. His latest full-length, Letter To You, came out in October 2020.

It was reported last month that The Boss was finalising talks to sell his publishing rights to Sony Music. At the time, it was said that he’d set his sights on upwards of $350million (£256.5million) for both the publishing and recorded masters.

Springsteen was also looking to sell his publishing catalogue, which was previously owned by Universal Music Publishing Group.

Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen. Image: Taylor Hill / Getty Images

The singer-songwriter acquired ownership of his music in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Springsteen has become the latest heritage act to sell off their extensive catalogue in the past year or so, following in the footsteps of iconic musicians such as Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and Neil Young.

Dylan sold his music to Universal Music Publishing Group for $300 million (£226 million) while Young made a deal with Hipgnosis Songs Fund, who purchased bought 50 per cent of the rights to his back catalogue for an estimated $150 million (£113 million).

Springsteen released 20 studio albums between 1973 and 2020, with Billboard estimating that he made $15million (£11m) in revenue last year. Additionally, he is said to have brought in $7.5million (£5.5m) per year from publishing.

Famous names from the entertainment world honour George Harrison in “My Sweet Lord” video

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Famous names from the entertainment world honour George Harrison in “My Sweet Lord” video
An all-star cast from the worlds of music, TV, film and comedy have joined forces to honour George Harrison in the first-ever official music video for his 1970 song, "My Sweet Lord". ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: George Harrison – Deluxe Ul...

An all-star cast from the worlds of music, TV, film and comedy have joined forces to honour George Harrison in the first-ever official music video for his 1970 song, “My Sweet Lord”.

Originally released on November 23 (in the US), the track featured on the late Beatle’s third studio album, All Things Must Pass. The new video version boasts a fresh 2020 mix by Paul Hicks (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, John Lennon), released August 6 on a suite of 50th anniversary editions of Harrison’s acclaimed LP.

The video for “My Sweet Lord” sees Fred Armisen (Anchorman) and Vanessa Bayer (Trainwreck) star as metaphysical special agents who are tasked by the head of a clandestine agency, played by Star Wars legend Mark Hamill, to search for that which can’t be seen.

Over 40 musicians, actors, comedian, directors, artists and other creatives make cameos in the Lance Bangs-directed clip, ranging from Harrison’s friends and former band mates Ringo Starr and Jeff Lynne to actors Darren Criss, Jon Hamm, and Rosanna Arquette.

Other guests appearances come from Joe Walsh, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Reggie Watts, Moshe Kasher, Taika Waititi, Natasha Leggero, Patton Oswalt, Tim and Eric (Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim), and Garfunkel and Oates (Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome).

The video also features Harrison’s wife Olivia Harrison and their son Dhani Harrison, who appear in scenes with actress Aimee Mullins and actor Rupert Friend, respectively.

You can watch the video for “My Sweet Lord” below:

“Making this was one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life,” Bangs said in a press release. “The approach was to represent the song visually while these agents and inspectors kept missing the metaphysical wonder around them. Images are choreographed to the sounds of vocal melodies, guitar strums, drum patterns, chord changes.

“George threaded a sense of humor through all of his videos, so we kept that spirit and filled the cast with friends and admirers of his music, many coming from the current comedy landscape.

Bangs added: “I tracked down vintage prime lenses from some of the films George’s HandMade Films had produced, and I hope that viewers can feel a sense of wonder and searching while they watch it, and that the song continues to add to all of our lives.”

Last month marked the 20th anniversary of Harrison’s passing. He died of lung cancer on November 29, 2001 at the age of 58.

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr took to social media to share tributes to their late bandmate.

McCartney shared an old image of himself and Harrison in the studio with a caption reading: “Hard to believe that we lost George 20 years ago. I miss my friend so much. Love Paul.”

Starr shared an image of him and Harrison smoking cigars, saying: “Peace and love to you George I miss you man. Peace and love Ringo”.

Paul Weller: “Suddenly I was this star. I hated all the attention”

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Paul Weller: “Suddenly I was this star. I hated all the attention”
You can hear Paul Weller and his band a good few minutes before you see them. But then again, on an otherwise empty Wimbledon industrial estate in mid-November, there aren’t many competing noises. Directions on a text message – right now only Weller’s texting is more prolific than his musical ...

You can hear Paul Weller and his band a good few minutes before you see them. But then again, on an otherwise empty Wimbledon industrial estate in mid-November, there aren’t many competing noises. Directions on a text message – right now only Weller’s texting is more prolific than his musical output – won’t be needed. “The world’s oblique”, rasps a voice that few British ears could mistake. “It’s Saturn’s turn/Cut it clean/The pattern’s good”. If there are better ways to spend a Sunday afternoon than an (almost) private preview of Weller’s first gigs in over two years, then Uncut can’t call them to mind right now. Dressed in brown merino sweater, blue jeans and chestnut loafers, Weller and his band are a third of the way through a set whose oldest song, “That’s Entertainment”, entered the British chart on the same week as Talking Heads’ “Once In A Lifetime” and Joe Dolce’s “Shaddap You Face”.

Within minutes of its famous staccato intro, a combustibly charged rendition of “Shout To The Top” is blown into the blue by a stellar sax solo from Jacko Peake. Back in 1993, it was Peake’s woodwind ornamentation on the Wild Wood album that underscored comparisons between the resurgent Weller and folk-soul legends such as Terry Callier and Jon Lucien. Indeed, these are the names that most readily come to mind when Weller leads his band into the contemplative terrain of his recent albums: 2018’s True Meanings, 2020’s On Sunset and the acclaimed lockdown labours of this year’s Fat Pop Volume 1. As Weller sings “Aspects” – a song from the first of those records – your gaze is somehow alerted to the sight of Weller’s veteran ex-tour manager Kenny Wheeler. Now the sole survivor of the Jam years, Wheeler is utterly transported by the acoustic reverie being played out by the singer who was still in his teens when he first started working for him. The spell is broken for all by the words that resound from Weller’s mouth on the song’s concluding chord.

“AWOIGHT PETE!” he bellows at me from 50 feet away. “HOW YOU DOIN’?! THERE’S SANDWICHES IN THAT ROOM!”

Moments later, it’s decreed that this is as good a time as any for a break, which is just as well. Run-throughs like this are as much for the benefit of Weller’s wardrobe as his musicianly chops, and the singer has decided that these shoes aren’t going to make the grade. Wandering over to the packing cases that house his wardrobe, he picks out a box-fresh pair of Converse hi-tops and jumps up and down a few times to assess their “springiness”. If any of his Jam and Style Council threads were in here, he’d comfortably fit into those, too. Since his mid-forties, he’s been enjoying regular workouts with his personal trainer Shane – in the gym at first, but since lockdown they’ve been strictly Zoom affairs, which suits this client just fine. “None of that fucking boom bang-a-bang music going on in the background,” he elaborates, before pitching a new business idea to no-one in particular. “Wouldn’t it be great if you had a gym where you actually had decent music to work out to? I mean, it ain’t got to be shit, has it? It could be, like, Little Richard! Stick on his Greatest Hits and you’re sorted! Or The Undisputed Truth. A bit of Norman Whitfield. Or The Dells. Do you know “Wear It On Our Face”? You could either do 500 crunches to that one or happily die trying.”

James Brown’s estate sells for £68million

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James Brown’s estate sells for £68million
James Brown's estate has been sold to publishing and management company Primary Wave, for an estimated at $90million (£68million). ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: James Brown – Mr Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown review According to repo...

James Brown’s estate has been sold to publishing and management company Primary Wave, for an estimated at $90million (£68million).

According to reports by Rolling Stone, the deal includes the entirety of Brown’s publishing, master income stream, and name and likeness rights that were owned by the estate.

This blockbuster deal follows news earlier this year that Brown‘s family had finally settled a 15 year legal wrangle over the late singer’s estate. He had specified in his will in 2000 that he would leave very little to his heirs, other than a $2million (£1.46million) scholarship fund for his grandchildren.

Most of his assets were left to establish scholarships for underprivileged children in South Carolina and Georgia. But this led to contention among his daughters Deanna Brown-Thomas and Yamma Brown, among others, who found a way to inherit potentially millions of dollars, following his death in 2006.

Another complication centred around Tommie Rae Hynie, who claimed to be Brown’s wife even though, South Carolina courts determined later, she was married to another man at the time of her marriage to Brown. In June 2020, the Supreme Court in his home state of South Carolina eventually ruled Hynie was not the late singer’s legal wife, ruling out much of her influence over the estate.

James Brown
James Brown. Photo by KMazur / WireImage

Primary Wave’s founder and CEO Larry Mestel has commented that the sale of the estate will help fund the scholarships Brown originally had in mind. Small percentages of earnings from future deals from his music will go towards setting up the scholarships. This, however, will not happen until ongoing lawsuits filed by Adele Pope, a former executor of Brown’s will, and Russell Bauknight, the fiduciary for the James Brown Estate and Trust, have been resolved.

Bauknight said in a statement: “The James Brown Estate and related Trust are very proud and excited to work with Larry Mestel and Primary Wave. We believe that our choice of professionals to take the James Brown Legacy to the next level is going to prove to be one of the most successful events in Mr. Brown’s long history in show business.”

Mestel added: “Wow, I am awed that Primary Wave has been chosen by the estate of James to partner with the Godfather of Soul. We are thrilled to help continue the expansion of his influence and further his legacy through both his music and The James Brown 2000 Trust.”

Primary Wave have previously been involved in deals with artists like Stevie Nicks and the estates of Whitney Houston and Prince. With legacy artists increasingly looking to sell song rights as part of the plans for their estates, Primary Wave and other similar companies have taken on a lead role in the booming song acquisition market.

Paul McCartney’s bass breaks world record at auction

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Paul McCartney’s bass breaks world record at auction
Paul McCartney’s guitar was sold at auction over the weekend, breaking the world record for the most expensive bass in the process. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: The Beatles: Get Back review The Yamaha BB-1200 bass guitar, which McCart...

Paul McCartney’s guitar was sold at auction over the weekend, breaking the world record for the most expensive bass in the process.

The Yamaha BB-1200 bass guitar, which McCartney used in the studio and on tour with Wings, sold for $496,100 (£374,905), beating the previous record of $384,000 (£290,190) set by The Rolling Stones’ Bill Wyman’s 1969 Fender Mustang bass in 2020.

The auction was organised by U2’s The Edge and producer Bob Ezrin for their Music Rising charity “to benefit musicians in the Gulf South,” following “the devastation the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on musicians and musical communities”.

The likes of U2, Elton John, Pearl Jam, Rush, Tom Morello, Joan Jett, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Kings Of Leon, Johnny Marr, Green Day, Radiohead and Arcade Fire’s Win Butler also donated instruments to the auction which raised over $2million (£1.5million).

McCartney’s bass wasn’t the only record breaker of the evening either with Eddie Vedder’s Lake Placid Blue Fender Telecaster, which the musician had destroyed while playing a gig, selling for $266,200 (£201,168) making it the most expensive smashed guitar ever sold at auction.

Speaking about the event, The Edge said: “We want to thank everyone involved in this amazing auction including the artists who generously gave their personal instruments and the bidders from around the globe who helped us break world records.

“The proceeds Music Rising earned will help bring live music back to life in a part of the country whose musical culture has been hugely influential in the world,” he continued. “We are indebted to all of the supporters of Music Rising who have given us a great opportunity to return to our roots and help those musicians in need.”

Ezrin added: “We are so thankful to all of the artists, supporters and bidders who helped make Guitar Icons an auction for the history books. New Orleans musicians are the custodians of a unique music heritage, passing it down through the generations and influencing so many genres of music we enjoy.

“The proceeds from this auction will help musicians from the region who suffered financially through this pandemic.”

Nominations are here for the UK Americana Awards 2022

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Nominations are here for the UK Americana Awards 2022
Nominations have been unveiled for the 2022 edition of the UK Americana Awards. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, taking place on 27 January 2022, just after AmericanaFest UK. Both events are hosted by The Americana Music Association UK. The awards categories recognise a range...

Nominations have been unveiled for the 2022 edition of the UK Americana Awards. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, taking place on 27 January 2022, just after AmericanaFest UK. Both events are hosted by The Americana Music Association UK.

The awards categories recognise a range of UK and international talent, with prizes for UK and International albums, songs and artists of the year. Nominated artists include Yola for the record Stand For Myself, Ida Mae for the record Click Click Domino and Amethyst Kia for the record Wary + Strange.

Additionally, a number of special awards have been announced. Lucinda Williams will receive the International Lifetime Achievement Award, and Beth Orton will receive the Trailblazer award. The full list of nominees is below, and tickets are available at theamauk.org.

UK Americana Awards 2022 nominations:

UK Album of the Year

  • Click Click Domino by Ida Mae (produced by Christopher Turpin)
  • Good Woman by The Staves (produced by John Congleton)
  • The Wandering Hearts by The Wandering Hearts (produced by Simone Felice, David Baron, Mike Mogis and The Wandering Hearts)
  • Stand For Myself by Yola (produced by Dan Auerbach)

International Album of the Year

  • Wary + Strange by Amythyst Kiah (produced by Tony Berg and Amythyst Kiah)
  • Outside Child by Allison Russell (produced by Dan Knobler)
  • Arrivals by Declan O’Rourke (produced by Paul Weller)
  • Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! by Aaron Lee Tasjan (produced by Aaron Lee Tasjan and Gregory Lattimer)

UK Song of the Year

  • “This Ain’t The Life” by Lauren Housley (written by Lauren Housley)
  • “Eye to Eye” by John Smith feat. Sarah Jarosz (written by John Smith and Sarah Siskind)
  • “Latchkey” by Memorial (written by Jack Watts and Oliver Spalding)
  • “Willing” by Lady Nade (written by Lady Nade)

International Song of the Year

  • “Never Said A Word” by Judy Blank & Dylan Earl (written by Judy Blank & Dylan Earl)
  • “Sweet Misery” by Tré Burt (written by Tré Burt)
  • “Right on Time” by Brandi Carlile (written by Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth)
  • “Jeremiah” by Sierra Ferrell (written by Sierra Ferrell)

UK Artist of the Year

  • Elles Bailey
  • The Staves
  • John Smith
  • Yola

International Artist of the Year

UK Instrumentalist of the Year

  • Thomas Dibb
  • Joe Harvey-Whyte
  • Mark Lewis
  • Michele Stodart

Listen to two new Big Thief songs, “No Reason” and “Spud Infinity”

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Listen to two new Big Thief songs, “No Reason” and “Spud Infinity”
Big Thief have shared two new songs, "No Reason" and "Spud Infinity" - you can hear both of the tracks below. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Big Thief – Capacity review The songs are taken from the band's upcoming new album Dragon New War...

Big Thief have shared two new songs, “No Reason” and “Spud Infinity” – you can hear both of the tracks below.

The songs are taken from the band’s upcoming new album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, which is set for release on February 11, 2022 via 4AD.

The two new tracks follow on from Big Thief’s previous album previews “Time Escaping”, “Change”, “Certainty”, “Little Things” and “Sparrow”.

“No Reason”, which you can hear below, features the musician Richard Hardy, who has previously worked with Carole King, on flute.

“Spud Infinity”, meanwhile, features Mat Davidson playing fiddle and Noah Lenker, the brother of Big Thief vocalist Adrianne Lenker, playing jaw harp – you can hear that track below.

“One of the things that bonds us together as a band is pure magic,” Lenker said in a statement recently about Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You.

“I think we all have the same guide and none of us have ever spoken what it is because we couldn’t name it, but somehow, we are all going for the same thing, and when we hit it… we all know it’s it, but none of us to this day, or maybe ever, will be able to articulate in words what the ‘it’ is. Something about it is magic to me.”

Big Thief will head out on a UK and European tour in 2022 in support of their upcoming new LP. You can see their UK and Ireland dates below.

February 2022
24 – Manchester Academy 1, Manchester
25 – Barrowland, Glasgow
26 – National Stadium, Dublin
27 – O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

March 2022
2 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
3 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
4 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

AmericanaFest UK is back as an in-person event for 2022: see the lineup here

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AmericanaFest UK is back as an in-person event for 2022: see the lineup here
The lineup has been announced for the 2022 edition of AmericanaFestUK, the UK Americana Week’s showcase music festival. Six London venues will play host to 70 events across the festival, alongside the UK Americana Awards 2022 and a conference hosted by The Americana Music Association UK. UK Ame...

The lineup has been announced for the 2022 edition of AmericanaFestUK, the UK Americana Week’s showcase music festival. Six London venues will play host to 70 events across the festival, alongside the UK Americana Awards 2022 and a conference hosted by The Americana Music Association UK.

UK Americana Week 2022 will kick off on Monday 24 January, with the conference taking place across 25, 26 and 27 January at the Hackney Picturehouse and the Moth Club. The showcase events will take place on the evenings of 25 and 26 January, starting at 5:30 PM across six venues: Oslo, Moth Club, Paper Dress Vintage, Night Tales, Hackney Social and The Globe.

The UK Americana Awards will take place on the evening of the 27 January at the Hackney Empire. A single ticket can be purchased for all events, alongside individual tickets for the showcase festival and the awards ceremony.

The full line-up of artists playing at the showcase venue so far includes almost 70 artists, with more to be announced. Check out the full lineup below, and find out more at theamauk.org.

The lineup so far:

Amy Yon
Awkward Family Portraits
Dan Bettridge
Dani Larkin
Danny Addison
Del Barber
Demi Marriner
Eddy Smith & The 507
Elles Bailey
Emma Swift
Ferris & Sylvester
Georgia Van Etten
Hello June
Hollie Rogers
Izzie Walsh
Jack & Tim
James Riley
Jarrod Dickenson
Jesper Lindell
Jill Jackson
Katherine Priddy
Lady Nade
Lauren Housley
Liam Jordan
Memorial
Michele Stodart
Miko Marks
Misty River
Mom + The Rebels
Mo Kenney
Noble Jacks
Police Dog Hogan
Robbie Cavanagh
Roswell
Sarah Potenza
Simeon Hammond Dallas
Steady Habits
Steve Dawson
Susto
The Artisinals
The Jellyman’s Daughter
The People Versus
Them Dirty Dimes
Tre Burt
Warren Wentworth
Amy Nelson
Andrew Waite
Dave Sampson
Kaia Kater
Lawrence Maxwell
Megan Nash & the Best of Intentions
Mikhail Laxton
Shane Pendergast
Tara MacLean
Terra Spencer
The Hello Darlins
Whitehorse
Darling West
Louien
Malin Pettersen
The Northern Belle
Signe Marie Rustad
Danny George Wilson
Native Harrow
The Hanging Stars
Treetop Flyers

Animal Collective pay tribute to Scott Walker on trippy new single “Walker”

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Animal Collective pay tribute to Scott Walker on trippy new single “Walker”
Animal Collective have shared the latest single from their forthcoming Time Skiffs album, a radiant tribute to the late, great Scott Walker, bluntly titled "Walker". ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Animal Collective – Painting With review ...

Animal Collective have shared the latest single from their forthcoming Time Skiffs album, a radiant tribute to the late, great Scott Walker, bluntly titled “Walker”.

In an interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, band member Panda Bear (aka Noah Lennox) said the new track was written around the time of Walker’s March 2019 passing. “Scott’s music has meant a lot to me,” Lennox said, “and he’ll always be a big inspiration”.

Despite its honourable origins, however, Lennox did point out that there is “also a kind of exhaustion and resignation to the singer of ‘Walker’ that belies a darker layer”.

Take a look at the music video for “Walker”, directed by fellow band member Avey Tare (aka David Portner) and his sister Abby, below:

“It was so much fun to collaborate with Dave on this video,” commented Abby Portner on the bewitching visuals that steer the video.

“There were so many drawings and phone calls back and forth about how to make the record cover come to life and so much experimenting with movements of the band and acrobats to figure out how to get the flow right. I have never been on a set with so much excitement and clapping after takes when it all fell into place.”

“Walker” comes as the second track to be shared from Time Skiffs, following lead single “Prester John” in October. That song came about via the merging of two separate demos, one written by Tare and the other by Lennox.

Time Skiffs – Animal Collective’s 11th full-length effort, and their first since 2016’s Painting With – is due for release on February 4 via Domino.

Shortly after the album’s release, Animal Collective will head out on a 15-date North American tour. More details for that can be found on the band’s website.

Brad Pitt and producer Damien Quintard are reopening historic French recording studio

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Brad Pitt and producer Damien Quintard are reopening historic French recording studio
Brad Pitt and French producer and composer Damien Quintard have teamed up to renovate and reopen a recording studio in France that the actor has owned since 2012. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut Miraval Studios, which has been inactive since the early 200...

Brad Pitt and French producer and composer Damien Quintard have teamed up to renovate and reopen a recording studio in France that the actor has owned since 2012.

Miraval Studios, which has been inactive since the early 2000s, will begin hosting sessions in summer 2022.

In the past the likes of Pink Floyd’s The Wall and The Cure’s Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me have been recorded there. AC/DC, Sade, The Cranberries, Courtney Love, and Sting also used the studio for recording sessions.

“We clicked,” Quintard told The Hollywood Reporter “He [Pitt] came to my studio in Paris. It was a fantastic meeting. We talked for hours and hours. He talked to me about his plans for Miraval. I was obviously super excited, because as a Frenchman and a music lover, one of the Holy Grails is Miraval. I went over there, did my design for the space. We clicked on that side, and we moved forward.”

“With Brad, we redesigned everything to be so simple, so pure. Light is everywhere,” Quintard continued. “The future is light.”

Broken Social Scene announce new rarities collection

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Broken Social Scene announce new rarities collection
Broken Social Scene have announced a new rarities collection. The group will release Old Dead Young: B Sides & Rarities on January 14 via Arts & Crafts. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Broken Social Scene – Hug Of Thunder review ...

Broken Social Scene have announced a new rarities collection.

The group will release Old Dead Young: B Sides & Rarities on January 14 via Arts & Crafts.

The collection will contain B-sides, rarities and outtakes from across the group’s 20 year career.

The group also shared the first song from the release, “This House Is On Fire” – listen to it here:

Back in January, frontman Kevin Drew shared a previously unreleased “jam”, titled “How’s It Going”.

The frontman shared the song with a video telling fans on Twitter it was intended to “remind us that we must keep holding on”.

In the description box on YouTube, Drew expanded on the story behind the song and the meaning it had taken on during the coronavirus pandemic. “How’s it going. This is a loaded question as we watch each other trying to navigate these times. Back in summer of 2014 I put down a song called “how’s it going” with my usual crew of believers. It was never released.

“My friend Jordan and I hunted down footage on the internet to put this video for the tune together. Many thanks to all those directors, artists, archivists and faces that we used.——- I miss the days of before as I wait for the days of new to keep arriving. Love to you all – hold on xox Kevin.”

Broken Social Scene last released new music with the 2019 EPs Let’s Try The After (Vol. 1) and Let’s Try The After (Vol. 2).

Paul Weller adds huge UK outdoor shows to summer 2022 tour

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Paul Weller adds huge UK outdoor shows to summer 2022 tour
Paul Weller has added a trio of huge UK outdoor shows to his existing summer 2022 tour – see the full list of dates below. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Paul Weller – Fat Pop (Volume 1) review The new dates come after Weller last week ...

Paul Weller has added a trio of huge UK outdoor shows to his existing summer 2022 tour – see the full list of dates below.

The new dates come after Weller last week (December 3) cancelled all of his remaining 2021 tour dates due to a band member testing positive for COVID-10.

Weller’s UK tour, which was previously rescheduled due to COVID, will resume in March and continue throughout April. That second leg culminates with a three-night run of London shows (April 22, 23, 24) ahead of European dates in May/June.

He will then return to the UK for a number of outdoor gigs in June and July. Alongside previously announced shows in London, Swansea and more, he’s now added shows in Kent, Lincoln and Bedford.

“It’s brilliant to announce these UK summer shows for 2022 and to be able to play outdoors again after such a long time,” Weller said in a statement.

See the new and existing summer 2022 UK tour dates below, with tickets for the new shows on sale on Friday (December 17) here.

JUNE 2022
18 – Tonbridge, Hop Farm (new date)
19 – London, Royal Hospital Chelsea

JULY 2022
2 – Lincoln, Lincolnshire Showground (new date)
15 – Margate, Dreamland
30 – Bedford, Bedford Park (new date)
31 – Swansea, Singleton Park

Earlier this year, Paul Weller received his sixth UK Number One solo album with Fat Pop (Volume 1).

Margo Cilker: “It’s me stepping into my womanhood and my artistry”

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Margo Cilker: “It’s me stepping into my womanhood and my artistry”
Margo Cilker isn’t home right now. She’s on a ranch near the Columbia River Gorge in eastern Washington with her husband, fellow songwriter Forrest Van Tuyl. The couple are wintering here, having made the four-and-a-half-hour trek from their base in northern Oregon. It’s still pretty early –...

Margo Cilker isn’t home right now. She’s on a ranch near the Columbia River Gorge in eastern Washington with her husband, fellow songwriter Forrest Van Tuyl. The couple are wintering here, having made the four-and-a-half-hour trek from their base in northern Oregon. It’s still pretty early – 9am in this outpost of the Pacific Northwest – but Cilker has been up and about for some time. “I was just getting the fire stoked,” she says, against a tasteful backdrop of panelled timber. “We decided to change the scenery for the winter. The Columbia River has been a passageway for humans for so many thousands of years. It’s spectacular. There’s just a really cool energy up here.”

Given Cilker’s inherent wanderlust, it’s fitting that Uncut catches her between stations, in a temporary space. The peripatetic pull of her life floods into every corner of her just-released debut, Pohorylle. It’s shaped by Cilker’s travels through the likes of California, Montana, Oregon, South Carolina, her beloved Basque Country and even parts of the UK.

“I have a very fluid notion of home,” she explains. “I’ve always been curious and I grew up in a very sheltered, suburban place, where my friends’ parents had white-collar jobs and it was all very cookie-cutter nice. I wanted to peek around that and see what else was out there. So I would just travel around with my backpack and guitar. I’m very at home in the old town of Bilbao, drinking white wine with my friends, speaking in Spanish. I’m at home in California under the redwood trees and swimming in the ocean. I suppose I’m always chasing that feeling of liberation. Pohorylle feels like a journey to where I am now.”

It’s certainly one of the most auspicious debuts of recent times, full of wit, rich insight and poetic candour, an assured work that belies her tender years (she’s still only 28). Mussing up the borders of folk and country, Pohorylle filters time-tested tropes – roads, rivers, mountains, taverns, smalltown living and suchlike – through the lens of intense personal experience, making them sound vivid, fresh, alive. Cilker’s songs variously bring to mind those of Gillian Welch, Neko Case or Courtney Marie Andrews. Townes Van Zandt, too.

“Margo just killed it in the studio,” recalls singer-songwriter Sera Cahoone, who was enlisted to produce Pohorylle. “There were so many times when I was like, ‘How do you do that?’ She’s a great guitar player, but I was constantly impressed with her vocals and lyrics. I just resonate with the way she writes songs. She’s so witty, but there’s also such sadness and beauty in her words and music. She’s incredible.”

Jack White announces two London shows as part of 2022 world tour

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Jack White announces two London shows as part of 2022 world tour
Jack White has announced two London shows as part of his 2022 world tour – find all the details below. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut The former White Stripes frontman announced two new albums – Fear Of The Dawn (out April 8) and Entering Heaven Aliv...

Jack White has announced two London shows as part of his 2022 world tour – find all the details below.

The former White Stripes frontman announced two new albums – Fear Of The Dawn (out April 8) and Entering Heaven Alive (July 22) – last month, having returned with the single “Taking Me Back” in October.

Now White has confirmed an extensive run of headline shows in support of the double record release, dubbed The Supply Chain Issues Tour.

He’ll begin with a string of North American dates in April, with stop-offs scheduled for Detroit, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and other cities throughout the month and into May/June.

The musician will then touch down in the UK for a two-night billing at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London (June 27/28). Tickets go on sale here at 10am local time this Friday (December 17).

Following his appearances in the capital, White is due to hit the road in Europe throughout July before returning for an additional stint in the US. He’ll also perform at Mad Cool Festival in Madrid on July 10.

The singer’s first London show is on the Monday after Glastonbury 2022, which is due to take place between June 22-26. As it stands, White is free to make a return to Worthy Farm on either the Friday, Saturday or Sunday of the festival. He last performed at Glasto in 2014.

You can see Jack White’s 2022 UK and European tour dates below. Find the full schedule here and in the above post.

JUNE 2022
27 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
28 – Eventim Apollo, London, UK
30 – Palladium, Cologne, Germany

JULY 2022
01 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands
02 – Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany
04 – Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany
07 – Le Radiant, Lyon, France
10 – Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, Spain
14 – Samsung HallZurich, Switzerland
15 – Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
16 – Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
18 – L’Olympia, Paris, France
19 – L’Olympia, Paris, France
20 – L’Olympia, Paris, France

Upon his forthcoming records being announced, it was said Jack White had been busy writing and recording new music over the past few years – resulting in “two entirely different albums” that are “each defined by different inspirations, different themes [and] different moods”.

Kim Gordon and J Mascis share two songs “Abstract Blues” and “Slow Boy”

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Kim Gordon and J Mascis share two songs “Abstract Blues” and “Slow Boy”
Kim Gordon and J Mascis have shared two collaborative tracks as part of the Sub Pop Singles Club, the seminal indie label’s subscription-only seven-inch singles series. ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: An Audience With J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr ...

Kim Gordon and J Mascis have shared two collaborative tracks as part of the Sub Pop Singles Club, the seminal indie label’s subscription-only seven-inch singles series.

“Slow Boy” was originally released in 2015 by the pair on an EP curated by shoe brand Converse, called CONS EP Vol. 3. They originally wrote and performed “Abstract Blues” last year for SMooCH, a benefit for Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Now Sub Pop have released both tracks, which you can listen to below.

Earlier this month, Gordon shared a new track called “Grass Jeans” in aid of Fund Texas Choice, an organisation that provides women in Texas with travel to abortion clinics.

The song marked the first solo material from the former Sonic Youth member since her debut album, 2019’s No Home Record.

“I often get asked, ‘Can music change things for people in a political landscape?’” she explained in a statement. “Hell yes it can… but it takes a listener, an audience to make it anything.

“So please join me in helping to protect and keep accessible a woman’s right to choose her fate by purchasing this song and supporting Fund Texas Choice and their collective efforts to secure abortion access for all. Thank you. It means so much.”

It comes after Texas brought in restrictive new abortion laws under the Senate Bill 8 legislation.

Meanwhile, Mascis’ band Dinosaur Jr recently released a new live album, Emptiness At The Sinclair.

That followed the release of their new documentary, Freakscene: The Story Of Dinosaur Jr. which charts the journey of Mascis, bassist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph, painting a portrait of a band of cult icons without whom modern rock would be very different.

Questlove reveals official Summer of Soul soundtrack will be released next year

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Questlove reveals official Summer of Soul soundtrack will be released next year
Questlove, drummer for The Roots, has revealed that an official soundtrack for his recent documentary Summer of Soul is set to be released early next year. Questlove shared the news on Thursday (December 9), saying that the album will arrive on January 28 via Legacy – exactly one year since the...

Questlove, drummer for The Roots, has revealed that an official soundtrack for his recent documentary Summer of Soul is set to be released early next year.

Questlove shared the news on Thursday (December 9), saying that the album will arrive on January 28 via Legacy – exactly one year since the film premiered at Sundance Film Festival.

It will comprise 17 songs that were recorded live at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which the documentary chronicles through archival footage from the event. Iconic Black artists such as Nina Simone, a young Stevie Wonder, The Temptations‘ David Ruffin, Gladys Knight, BB King, Hugh Masekela, The Staple Singers and many others performed at the summer festival, with their appearances documented in the film and forthcoming soundtrack.

Listen to the lead single – Sly and the Family Stone‘s “Sing a Simple Song” – below.

“It goes beyond saying that you can’t have a monster music journey on film without an equally awesome soundtrack,” Questlove said in a press statement.

“The people demanded ‘more!’. So for the people, we bring you musical manna that hopefully won’t be the last serving. These performances are lightning in a bottle. Pure artistry!”

The documentary marked Questlove’s filmmaking debut, and went on to win the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. It’s also been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Music Film category, alongside Billie Eilish‘s Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, and Bo Burnham’s Inside.

He is also working on another documentary about Sly Stone.

The Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack tracklisting is:

1. The Chambers Brothers – “Uptown”
2. B.B. King – “Why I Sing the Blues”
3. The 5th Dimension – “Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ to Ya”
4. The 5th Dimension – “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)”
5. David Ruffin – “My Girl”
6. The Edwin Hawkins Singers – “Oh Happy Day”
7. The Staple Singers – “It’s Been a Change”
8. The Operation Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir (feat. Mahalia Jackson and Mavis Staples) – “Precious Lord Take My Hand”
9. Gladys Knight and The Pips – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
10. Mongo Santamaria – “Watermelon Man”
11. Ray Barretto – “Together”
12. Herbie Mann – “Hold On, I’m Comin’”
13. Sly and The Family Stone – “Sing a Simple Song”
14. Sly and The Family Stone – “Everyday People”
15. Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach – “Africa”
16. Nina Simone – “Backlash Blues”
17. Nina Simone – “Are You Ready”

Tony Iommi on Black Sabbath reunion shows: “You can never say never, can you?“

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Tony Iommi on Black Sabbath reunion shows: “You can never say never, can you?“
Tony Iommi has opened up about the possibility of more Black Sabbath shows following their farewell tour, saying “You can never say never, can you?” ORDER NOW: Paul Weller is on the cover in the latest issue of Uncut Black Sabbath finished off their 81-date farewell tour The End in 201...

Tony Iommi has opened up about the possibility of more Black Sabbath shows following their farewell tour, saying “You can never say never, can you?”

Black Sabbath finished off their 81-date farewell tour The End in 2017 with a homecoming show at Birmingham’s Genting Arena. In a new interview with Planet Rock, though, Iommi says a reunion isn’t impossible.

“You can never say never, can you? We’ve known in this band you can never say, ‘That’s never gonna happen again,’ because every time we said that, it has. We never thought we’d get back with Ozzy after the early years. We never thought we’d get back with [Ronnie James] Dio again; we did. So you just can’t say it’s never gonna happen.”

“It’s just the major touring that has come to a stop. I wouldn’t wanna do 18-month tours again but that doesn’t say we wouldn’t do any one-off stuff,” he continued.

However, last September, Ozzy Osbourne admitted he didn’t have the “slightest interest” in a return for Black Sabbath. “It’s done,” the frontman said, while bassist Geezer Butler confirmed “there will definitely be no more Sabbath” that November.

Iommi has also revealed that he’ll feature on Ozzy Osbourne’s upcoming solo album. “I wrote the whole track and played on it and played the solo on it,” he said. “It’s horrible, really….No. I’m joking. No, it’s good. It’s really good. And I like what Ozzy sang on it. I think he did a really good job. And I think they had Chad [Smith, of Red Hot Chili Peppers] play drums on it. I’ve left it in their hands now.”

The former Sabbath frontman recently confirmed that 15 songs have been recorded for his follow-up to 2020’s Ordinary Man. Last month Ozzy told Metal Hammer that his new album will be “similar in tone to Ordinary Man – but I can’t describe it completely”.

“I’ve not heard it for a while because it keeps going over to the next person to add their parts – we’re fucking around with it all the time,” he said.

According to a recent financial statement issued by Sony, Osbourne’s next solo album is “anticipated over the next six months“.

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