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Genesis reschedule London O2 shows to March 2022

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Genesis reschedule London O2 shows to March 2022
Genesis have rescheduled their three shows at The O2 in London to next spring – check out the new dates below. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Deluxe Ultimate Music Guide: Genesis Earlier this month, the band were forced to postpone th...

Genesis have rescheduled their three shows at The O2 in London to next spring – check out the new dates below.

Earlier this month, the band were forced to postpone their final four UK reunion tour dates due to a positive COVID test.

The cancellations came after the band have been travelling across the UK for their ‘The Last Domino?’ tour, which kicked off in Birmingham last month and marked their first shows in 14 years.

With a US leg of the tour kicking off next month, the band will then return to London on March 24, 25 and 26 next year to honour the cancelled shows.

See the band’s remaining ‘The Last Domino?’ reunion tour dates below:

November 2021
15 – Chicago, United Center
18 – Washington DC, Capitol One Arena
20 – Charlotte, Spectrum Center
22 – Montreal, Centre Ball
25 – Toronto, Scotiabank Arena
27 – Buffalo, Keybank Center
29 – Detroit, Little Caesars Arena
30 – Cleveland, Rocket Mortgage Field

December 2021
2 – Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center
5 – New York, Madison Square Garden
8 – Columbus, Nationwide Arena
10 – Belmont Park, UBS Arena
13 – Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena

March 2022
24 – London, The O2
25 – London, The O2
26 – London, The O2

Genesis performing at The SSE Hydro on October 07, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns.

The UK run of the tour, originally set for November and December 2020 before being pushed back to April and then again to September – all due to the coronavirus pandemic –  precedes a newly announced North American run which begins from mid-November, taking the band through until a week before Christmas.

Ahead of the UK leg of the tour beginning, Phil Collins ruled out any further dates from the band, saying these will be the last Genesis shows ever.

New Order announce livestream of their gig at The O2 in London

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New Order announce livestream of their gig at The O2 in London
New Order have announced that they will be livestreaming their sold-out gig at The O2 in London next month. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue The band will play at the arena in the capital on November 6, marking their first-ever show at the venue and th...

New Order have announced that they will be livestreaming their sold-out gig at The O2 in London next month.

The band will play at the arena in the capital on November 6, marking their first-ever show at the venue and their first London performance since they played at Alexandra Palace in 2018.

New Order‘s gig at The O2 will be livestreamed by the production company Live Here Now, with the band set to hit the stage at 8:45pm. The livestream will be available to watch on-demand for the following 72 hours.

“We were so looking forward to seeing everyone on tour by now,” New Order said in a statement. “It has been frustrating not being able to play live in person, but this is the next best thing.

New Order
New Order at Heaton Park. Credit: Getty

“It feels right to bring everyone together around the world through whatever means possible. This is a special show for us and we want to share it with you all.”

Tickets to access the New Order livestream from The O2 on November 6 are available to book from here.

Prior to their huge homecoming show at Manchester’s Heaton Park last month, New Order gave a live debut to their 2020 single “Be A Rebel” during their comeback gig at Halifax’s Piece Hall.

Marking their live comeback, New Order wrote on their social media channels: “After 543 days, we’re back. Thanks for having us @thepiecehall. Next stop, a homecoming.”

Johnny Marr shares trailer for his Live At The Crazy Face Factory livestream

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Johnny Marr shares trailer for his Live At The Crazy Face Factory livestream
Johnny Marr has shared a trailer for his forthcoming livestream event, Live At The Crazy Face Factory. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Johnny Marr exclusive: “We’re going to need music more than ever” Announced last week alongside ...

Johnny Marr has shared a trailer for his forthcoming livestream event, Live At The Crazy Face Factory.

Announced last week alongside details of the former Smiths guitarist’s new album Fever Dreams Pts 1-4, the global streaming event will be broadcast from November 10-14.

Discussing the livestream, Marr said: “The Crazy Face Factory is more than a workplace, it’s where I chase my ideas, dreams of music, imagination and plans. Industrial and industrious. I spend days on end there, nights there alone. It’s Call The Comet, ‘Armatopia’… where I live Fever Dreams.”

Watch the new trailer for the livestream event below, and pick up tickets here.

As part of the event, fans can also enter a prize draw to win a signature Johnny Marr Fender Jaguar guitar by pre-ordering tickets to the livestream.

Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 will be released on February 25, 2022 via BMG and includes Marr’s recent single “Spirit, Power and Soul”. The first quarter of the album was released as the Fever Dreams Pt 1 EP last Friday (October 15).

Marr will tour with Blondie as a special guest on the latter’s Against The Odds tour in the UK next April, before heading out on a huge US tour in support of The Killers in the second half of 2022.

Animal Collective announce new album Time Skiffs, share lead single “Prester John”

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Animal Collective announce new album Time Skiffs, share lead single “Prester John”
Animal Collective have shared details of their forthcoming album, Time Skiffs, and shared its lead single, "Prester John". ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Animal Collective – Album By Album Time Skiffs follows the band's last record, 2...

Animal Collective have shared details of their forthcoming album, Time Skiffs, and shared its lead single, “Prester John”.

Time Skiffs follows the band’s last record, 2016’s Painting With, and will mark their 11th studio album to date. It’s released on February 4 via Domino (pre-order here).

Its first song “Prester John”, released yesterday (October 20), was written by fusing two songs together: one written by band member Avey Tare and the other by fellow bandmate Panda Bear.

A press release about the album states: “These nine songs are love letters, distress signals, en plein air observations, and relaxation hymns, the collected transmissions of four people who have grown into relationships and parenthood and adult worry. But they are rendered with Animal Collective’s singular sense of exploratory wonder, same as they ever were.”

A limited edition 2xLP on starburst ruby and black vinyl is currently available in the pre-orders.

Time Skiffs track list:

1. “Dragon Slayer”
2. “Car Keys”
3. “Prester John”
4. “Strung With Everything”
5. “Walker”
6. “Cherokee”
7. “Passer-by”
8. “We Go Back”
9. “Royal And Desire”

The group will also head out on a US tour next in promotion of the new album. Tickets go on sale this Friday (October 22) from here.

Animal Collective. Credit: Hisham Bharoocha

Animal Collective US tour 2022:

March
08 – Richmond, VA @ The National
09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11 – North Adams, MA @ Mass MOCA Hunter Center
12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
13 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
15 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
16 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
19 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
20 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
21 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
23 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
24 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
24-27 – Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival
26 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

Animal Collective have shared three EPs since the release of their last album: The Painters and Meeting Of The Waters from 2017, and Bridge To Quiet, which arrived in 2020.

Gang Of Four announce North American tour for 2022

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Gang Of Four announce North American tour for 2022
Gang Of Four have announced a North American tour for 2022, with former Slint bassist David Pajo joining the band on guitar. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Gang Of Four – Gang Of Four 77–81 review Set to kick off next March, the jau...

Gang Of Four have announced a North American tour for 2022, with former Slint bassist David Pajo joining the band on guitar.

Set to kick off next March, the jaunt will see the group perform live for the first time since the death of Andy Gill in February 2020. Tickets go on sale here this Friday (October 22) at 9:00am ET.

The new touring line-up includes founding members Jon King and Hugo Burnham, though bassist Dave Allen will not appear at the shows due to personal reasons. However, a press release states that the musician “remains an essential and vital part of the band”. Former Gang Of Four bassist Sara Lee has returned to the group in his place.

Pajo, who has also performed with Interpol and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, confirmed with “tremendous excitement, humility [and] gratitude” that he would be playing with his “lifelong heroes” Gang Of Four at next year’s gigs.

“Pinch-me-I’m-dreaming!” he added. “I really cannot even begin to tell you how overjoyed I am to play music with Hugo, Jon, and Sara.. for you! So I’ll stop here. Please come celebrate with us in 2022.”

You can check out the full schedule in the tweet above.

Gang Of Four‘s upcoming US tour will draw on material from their 77-81 box set of early material, which came out last December. The collection boasts a double LP of the “never officially released” Live at American Indian Center 1980 as well as remastered versions of “Entertainment!” (1979) and “Solid Gold” (1981).

A star-studded tribute album to Andy Gill – featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates Flea and John Frusciante, Warpaint, Gary Numan and more – arrived earlier this summer, entitled The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four.

Watch Duran Duran’s hedonistic video for “ANNIVERSARY” featuring Elton John, Madonna and Stormzy lookalikes

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Watch Duran Duran’s hedonistic video for “ANNIVERSARY” featuring Elton John, Madonna and Stormzy lookalikes
Duran Duran have released "ANNIVERSARY", another single from their forthcoming album FUTURE PAST, which comes with an extravagant music video. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue The pop legends, who release their new album on Friday (October 22), have sh...

Duran Duran have released “ANNIVERSARY”, another single from their forthcoming album FUTURE PAST, which comes with an extravagant music video.

The pop legends, who release their new album on Friday (October 22), have shared the Alison Jackson-directed, faux star-studded video for the single. In it we see Duran Duran perform as themselves – as well as opposite their younger incarnations – alongside lookalike stars including Elton John, Madonna, Stormzy, Brad Pitt, Daniel Craig and more.

The video was shot over three days at the historic 11th century Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. It illustrates a hedonistic weekend bash in which the pop group throw pool parties, living room shows and party so hard that even Queen Elizabeth II passes out.

Duran Duran bassist and founding member John Taylor said: “’ANNIVERSARY’ is a special song for us. Obviously, we were conscious of our own impending 40th anniversary of making music together, but we wanted the song’s meaning to be inclusive in the broadest possible way.

“After playing and working together for so long, we very much appreciate what ‘being together’ and ’staying together’ can really mean, it’s not something we would have thought song-worthy 40 years ago but we do today! It was also fun to build a track with hints of previous Duran hits, they’re like Easter eggs, for the fans to find.”

The news comes ahead of a special livestream event via Dreamstage on Thursday (October 21) that will include an exclusive live Q&A with the band and renowned Billboard editor, Larry Flick, as they reveal untold stories about their time together.

BAFTA-winning filmmaker Jackson will also join the livestream for the global premiere of Double Take , a 30-minute documentary film by award-winning director, Gerry Fox, and Una Burnand, that provides exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the artistry and production work for “ANNIVERSARY”‘s music video.

Tickets for the livestream are available here. The performance will replay for US audiences at 1am BST, followed by a 72-hour VOD period.

It will be the first event to be broadcast from the Now Arcade at the Outernet in Soho, London, prior to the venue’s opening later this year.

Duran Duran
Duran Duran. Credit: Press

“ANNIVERSARY” follows the previously released “INVISIBLE”, the Chai collaboration “MORE JOY” and the Giorgio Moroder-produced “TONIGHT UNITED”.

The band have also worked with Tove Lo, Ivorian Doll, Erol Alkan and Blur’s Graham Coxon for their new album, which you can pre-order/pre-save here.

Ride announce Nowhere 30th anniversary UK tour for 2022

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Ride announce Nowhere 30th anniversary UK tour for 2022
Ride have announced details of a UK tour for 2022 to celebrate the recent 30th anniversary of their debut album Nowhere. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Introducing the Ultimate Genre Guide to Shoegaze The record was originally released ...

Ride have announced details of a UK tour for 2022 to celebrate the recent 30th anniversary of their debut album Nowhere.

The record was originally released on October 15, 1990 via Creation Records and featured songs including “Vapour Trail” and “Kaleidoscope”.

Following delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Ride will now celebrate 30 years of Nowhere by heading out on the road in April 2022.

Kicking off in Sheffield on April 21, Ride will then play in Norwich, Oxford, Bristol, Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester before concluding the tour in London on April 29.

See Ride‘s upcoming UK tour dates below.

APRIL 2022
21 – Foundry, Sheffield
22 – Waterfront, Norwich
23 – O2 Academy, Oxford
24 – Marble Factory, Bristol
26 – SWG3, Glasgow
27 – Boiler Shop, Newcastle
28 – O2 Ritz, Manchester
29 – The Roundhouse, London

Tickets for Ride‘s Nowhere 30th anniversary UK tour go on general sale this Friday (October 22) at 10am BST from here.

For the Manchester date, tickets will go on sale here. Oxford tickets will be available here.

Ride‘s albums are set to be reissued by Wichita throughout 2022, with more details to follow.

Last week Ride‘s Andy Bell released his debut album, Pattern Recognition, under his electronic alias GLOK.

“GLOK is all about the push and pull between electronic and psych in my music,” Bell said of the alter ego in a statement earlier this year.

Prior to Pattern Recognition, Bell shared the GLOK track “Tories In Jail”, a collaboration with Daniel Avery, Roisin Murphy and Nitzer Ebb for a fundraiser for the Hackney pub The Gun Aid.

Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney among presenters for 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

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Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney among presenters for 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney are among those who'll present awards at this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in October. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue Swift and Jennifer Hudson will induct Carole King, while McCartney will induct Foo Fig...

Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney are among those who’ll present awards at this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in October.

Swift and Jennifer Hudson will induct Carole King, while McCartney will induct Foo Fighters. Dr. Dre will induct LL Cool J, Drew Barrymore will induct the Go-Gos, Angela Bassett will induct Tina Turner and Lionel Ritchie will induct Clarence Avant.

Swift and Hudson will also perform to commemorate King‘s induction, while H.E.R., Christina Aguilera, Bryan Adams and Mickey Guyton will perform Turner‘s songs at the ceremony.

This year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony is set to take place on October 30 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse arena in Cleveland, Ohio. This year’s inductees were announced back in May, with Jay-Z, Todd Rundgren, Gil Scott-Heron and Kraftwerk also set to be honoured.

At the time, chairman John Sykes said this year’s inductees marked the “most diverse class in the history” of the awards.

“It really represents the Hall’s ongoing commitment to honour the artists that have created not only rock and roll, but the sound of youth culture.”

Last month, Rundgren said he would not be attending the induction ceremony, despite his inclusion in this year’s list. The rocker, who has previously expressed disinterest in the awards (going as far as calling them a “scam” back in February) will be performing a show a few hours away in Cincinnati.

Friends and collaborators on Gil Scott-Heron’s legacy: “There seemed to be a part of him that could never really relax”

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Friends and collaborators on Gil Scott-Heron’s legacy: “There seemed to be a part of him that could never really relax”
On April 19, 1971, Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson were still essentially students in “ratty jeans”, being suspiciously eyeballed by the seasoned jazz and soul vets who had gathered to record their first album of proper songs at RCA Studios in New York City. On bass was Ron Carter of Miles Dav...

On April 19, 1971, Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson were still essentially students in “ratty jeans”, being suspiciously eyeballed by the seasoned jazz and soul vets who had gathered to record their first album of proper songs at RCA Studios in New York City. On bass was Ron Carter of Miles Davis’s second great quintet; on drums was Aretha Franklin’s musical director Bernard “Pretty” Purdie; on flute, established bandleader Hubert Laws; and conducting them all was The Impressions’ arranger, Johnny Pate.

“Terrifying, that’s the best way I can describe it,” says Brian Jackson today. “I was like, ‘Wait a minute – who am I, what am I doing here?’ I hadn’t even turned 19 and here are some of my biggest heroes all assembled in one place to play the music that I wrote. I remember Ron Carter having a little joke with me, questioning me about one of the chord changes. I was so intimidated that I said, ‘Well, what do you think it should be?’ And he was like, ‘No, man, I’m just kidding ya!’ and they all laughed at me. Which broke the ice. More than that, it demonstrated to them that we knew what we wanted.”

And when Gil Scott-Heron opened his mouth, everyone listened. His was not a classic soul voice; instead you were struck by the offbeat phrasing, wise tone and lyrical concision, something akin to a black Bob Dylan – a man with his finger on the pulse of a jittery and divided but still optimistic nation. Saxophonist Carl Cornwell, who used to jam with Scott-Heron in the practice rooms at Lincoln University before joining his backing band later in the 1970s, says that his vocal style was always unconventional. “When ‘Winter In America’ came out, we would always joke about how it was such a great song but he still couldn’t sing! But with the message he was delivering, it really didn’t matter. He wasn’t trying to be Bill Withers, he was trying to be a messenger.”

Pieces Of A Man flew out of the traps with the unforgettable wake-up call of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. But Scott-Heron also tackled the plight of the junkie
and the laid-off factory worker with hitherto unmatched empathy. Unafraid to point the finger directly at the white establishment, he also came armed with practical solutions for those at the sharp end: Lady Day And John Coltrane offered music as a balm for depression, while When You Are Who You Are was a rousing self-empowerment anthem.

Released in the slipstream of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Pieces Of A Man’s soulful street-level sermons were more specific, and have arguably proved to be more influential, with trailblazing rappers Chuck D and KRS-One directly citing Gil Scott-Heron as the founding father of hip-hop. When his fellow musical firebrands tired of the fight in the mid-’70s, Scott-Heron kept fearlessly hitting bigger and uglier targets: Watergate, apartheid, nuclear weapons.

Exclusive! Hear The Wedding Present’s new single, featuring Louise Wener

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Exclusive! Hear The Wedding Present’s new single, featuring Louise Wener
As revealed in the new issue of Uncut, The Wedding Present are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their Hit Parade caper – where they released a 7" single every month throughout 1992 – by doing it all over again in 2022. The first instalment of their new 24 Songs project will be "We Should B...

As revealed in the new issue of Uncut, The Wedding Present are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their Hit Parade caper – where they released a 7″ single every month throughout 1992 – by doing it all over again in 2022.

The first instalment of their new 24 Songs project will be “We Should Be Together”, featuring Sleeper’s Louise Wener. Hear the single version exclusively below:

“We Should Be Together” will be released on 7″ vinyl in January, backed with a new track called “Don’t Give Up Without A Fight”. You can sign up for the 24 Songs subscription here. Individual singles and a collector’s box can be ordered from the same site or via all participating record shops.

You can read more about 24 Songs via an interview with The Wedding Present’s David Gedge in the December 2021 issue of Uncut – out now with David Bowie on the cover.

Julien Baker joins Phoebe Bridgers on stage during California show

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Julien Baker joins Phoebe Bridgers on stage during California show
Julien Baker recently surprised Phoebe Bridgers fans by joining her Boygenius bandmate on stage, where they performed a number of songs together. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue Baker was the surprise opener for Bridgers' California gig on Saturday ni...

Julien Baker recently surprised Phoebe Bridgers fans by joining her Boygenius bandmate on stage, where they performed a number of songs together.

Baker was the surprise opener for Bridgers‘ California gig on Saturday night (October 16). To close out her set, Baker performed a cover of Loudon Wainwright III‘s “One Man Guy” with Bridgers. Watch footage of the cover below:

“One Man Guy” was also recorded for Loudon‘s son Rufus for his 2001 album Poses.

Later on during Bridgers‘ set, Baker returned to join her for Punisher tracks “Graceland Too” and “I Know The End”. Watch those performances below:

Bridgers released Punisher in June last year through Dead Oceans. Baker, on the other hand, released her third studio album Little Oblivions through Matador earlier this year.

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards celebrate the 60th anniversary of their first proper meeting

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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards celebrate the 60th anniversary of their first proper meeting
The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have marked the 60th anniversary of their first proper meeting. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Introducing the Ultimate Music Guide to The Rolling Stones The singer and the guitarist ...

The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have marked the 60th anniversary of their first proper meeting.

The singer and the guitarist engaged in conversation for the first time on platform two of Dartford station on October 17, 1961 – a blue plaque commemorating the moment was unveiled back in 2015 – before they formed the Stones the following year.

Jagger and Richards marked the 60th anniversary of that famous meeting during their gig at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA earlier this week (October 17).

Following the show, the Stones shared an image of a special plectrum which featured an image of Jagger and Richards along with the words “17 October 1961-2021 – 60 years on the same train.”

The Stones are currently on their rescheduled No Filter tour of North America.

Last week, Jagger responded to a recent jibe from Paul McCartney about the Stones while on stage.

Comparing The Beatles and the Stones, McCartney told the New Yorker: “I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are. I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs.”

Jagger addressed McCartney‘s comments while on stage in LA, saying: “There’s so many celebrities here tonight: Megan Fox is here, she’s lovely. Leonardo DiCaprio. Lady Gaga. Kirk Douglas.

“Paul McCartney is here, he’s going to help us – he’s going to join us in a blues cover later.”

Paul McCartney on the woman who inspired “Eleanor Rigby”: “Hearing her stories enriched my soul”

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Paul McCartney on the woman who inspired “Eleanor Rigby”: “Hearing her stories enriched my soul”
Paul McCartney has shared an excerpt from his forthcoming book The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, in which he remembers the inspiration for one of his best-known Beatles songs, "Eleanor Rigby". ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Paul McCartney s...

Paul McCartney has shared an excerpt from his forthcoming book The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, in which he remembers the inspiration for one of his best-known Beatles songs, “Eleanor Rigby”.

Writing about his childhood in Liverpool, McCartney recalled doing chores for local residents during the Scouts’ ‘Bob-a-job week’, during which he met an old lady who would go on to inspire the song.

“‘Eleanor Rigby’ is based on an old lady that I got on with very well,” McCartney wrote in an extract published by The New Yorker. “I found out that she lived on her own, so I would go around there and just chat, which is sort of crazy if you think about me being some young Liverpool guy.

“Later, I would offer to go and get her shopping. She’d give me a list and I’d bring the stuff back, and we’d sit in her kitchen. I still vividly remember the kitchen, because she had a little crystal-radio set […] So I would visit, and just hearing her stories enriched my soul and influenced the songs I would later write.”

McCartney also recounted the fact that his original name for “Eleanor Rigby” was Daisy Hawkins. “I can see that ‘Hawkins’ is quite nice, but it wasn’t right. Jack Hawkins had played Quintus Arrius in Ben-Hur. Then, there was Jim Hawkins, from one of my favourite books, Treasure Island. But it wasn’t right.”

Although there is a grave attributed to an Eleanor Rigby in the graveyard of St Peter’s Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, where McCartney and John Lennon had spent time sunbathing as teenagers, it is believed to be a coincidence.

“I don’t remember seeing the grave there, but I suppose I might have registered it subliminally,” McCartney wrote.

He has previously said that the name Eleanor was inspired by the actress Eleanor Bron, who starred in the 1965 Beatles film Help!, while Rigby is based on a shop called Rigby & Evens Ltd, Wine & Spirit Shippers that he saw in Bristol.

McCartney‘s two-volume book is published on November 2, and will recount the musician’s life through his earliest boyhood compositions, songs by The Beatles and Wings, and from his lengthy solo career. In August, he revealed the names of the 154 songs that are featured.

To accompany the release, the British Library has announced it will host a free display entitled Paul McCartney: The Lyrics between November 5, 2021 and March 13, 2022, while the musician himself will discuss the book live in conversation at Southbank Centre next month.

Jack White shares “Taking Me Back”, his first new solo single in three years

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Jack White shares “Taking Me Back”, his first new solo single in three years
Jack White has shared his first new solo single in three years - you can listen to "Taking Me Back" below. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: The White Stripes to release Live At The Detroit Institute Of Arts album The full version of the t...

Jack White has shared his first new solo single in three years – you can listen to “Taking Me Back” below.

The full version of the track arrives after it was previewed in a new trailer for the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard over the weekend.

Produced by White – who also plays every instrument on the track – and recorded at his Third Man Studios in Nashville, “Taking Me Back” marks the former White Stripes frontman’s first new solo material since the release of Boarding House Reach in 2018.

Arriving alongside a stripped-back version of the track, you can listen to both below:

 

The arrival of “Taking Me Back” follows on from White’s surprise appearance last month at his Third Man Records store in London.

The guitarist appeared on a rooftop to play a short set, including renditions of “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground”, “Seven Nation Army” and The Raconteurs’ “Steady, As She Goes”. He also performed a seven-song set in the store’s basement.

In a recent interview with The Times, White spoke about feeling “scared and confused” if there isn’t any “struggle” in his life.

“It is this disease I have and I don’t know what started it, but if there is no struggle involved in my life I get scared and confused,” White said.

“If art is not being made in some way, I start worrying. I wish I could pinpoint why this is necessary for me. I can’t get away from it.”

White also recently launched a new website to showcase a host of his non-musical activities.

Jack White Art & Design shows off all of the musician’s creative endeavours, including his own furniture, graphic design, sculptures and more.

The website includes a number of creations never previously released to the public, and features sections including Industrial Design, Interior Design, Furniture & Upholstery, Graphic Design, Instruments & Hardware, Sculpture, Vinyl Concepts, Film Directing, and Photography.

The Waterboys on Room To Roam’s legacy: “We were a lot wilder and more exciting than the record conveyed”

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The Waterboys on Room To Roam’s legacy: “We were a lot wilder and more exciting than the record conveyed”
Anyone lucky enough to see The Waterboys in 1989 was in for a wild ride. Building on the momentum of the Fisherman’s Blues album, released the previous year, the band had evolved into a supercharged roots-and-rock collective, tearing through Ireland, Britain, Europe and North America. On a good ni...

Anyone lucky enough to see The Waterboys in 1989 was in for a wild ride. Building on the momentum of the Fisherman’s Blues album, released the previous year, the band had evolved into a supercharged roots-and-rock collective, tearing through Ireland, Britain, Europe and North America. On a good night, and most of them were, the new seven-piece Waterboys seemed almost mystically attuned to a higher musical plane. The title of one new song summed it up: further up, further in.

“It was amazing to be part of,” says fiddler and longstanding Waterboy Steve Wickham. “I remember talking to Donal Lunny, the great Irish trad musician, who came to a gig we played way down the country in one of those funny little ballrooms. Donal came up to me afterwards and said it was like looking at a juggernaut heading straight down the road towards you. He meant it in a really good way. It was a powerful thing, all right.”

A Waterboys show at this time could include almost anything: reels, rockers, reshaped originals, new songs, ancient gospel numbers, jigs, jives, country tunes, Beatles and Dylan covers. Friends, pipe bands and waltzing couples were invited on stage. Off stage, in buses and planes, dressing rooms, pubs and hotels, the party continued. “We were dizzy with music,” says Waterboy-in-chief, Mike Scott. “Playing all the time. We were surrounded by music.” For John Dunford, the band’s veteran sound man, immortalised on Fisherman’s Blues’ Dunford’s Fancy: “It was some of the greatest music I’ve ever been involved in in my life.”

If the question was how to capture it all on record, then the answer – Room To Roam, released in October 1990 – hardly lacked ambition. “I know Mike saw Room To Roam as The Waterboys’ Sgt. Pepper’s,” says Dunford. “Anything was allowed. There were no rules.” The album is a kaleidoscopic swirl of sounds and styles – not just Celtic folk but rock, pop, Dixieland jazz, circus tunes, country-blues, psychedelia, cosmic koans, singalongs and spoken word samples. One track features a didgeridoo. Not even these carnivalesque attractions, however, could quite harness the full majesty of the seven-piece line-up. “I thought we were a lot wilder and more exciting than the record conveyed,” says Scott. “It’s something I can only really see now. When I listened to the DATs from the live concerts, it was very powerful – more powerful than I’d been aware of at the time.”

Prince estate shares previously unheard demo of “Do Me, Baby”

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Prince estate shares previously unheard demo of “Do Me, Baby”
Prince's estate have shared a previously unheard demo of "Do Me, Baby" - you can listen to it below. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Inside the vault: Prince’s legendary lost albums The release coincides with the 40th anniversary celeb...

Prince‘s estate have shared a previously unheard demo of “Do Me, Baby” – you can listen to it below.

The release coincides with the 40th anniversary celebrations of the original release of Prince‘s fourth album from 1981, Controversy.

The 1979 demo is a complete song, performed entirely by Prince with multiple overdubs. The version is faster than the eventual album and live versions and without the ab-libs of the original song.

You can listen to it here:

A statement about the release explains: “‘Do Me, Baby’ is best known as the centre-piece of 1981’s Controversy album, but Prince first recorded the song years earlier. A demo featuring Prince and his best friend and creative collaborator André Cymone was initially recorded in 1978.

“Then a year later, Prince fully reimagined the track as a solo recording during the April 1979 recording sessions for Prince at Alpha Studios in North Hollywood, CA, with overdubs added in the same period at Hollywood Sound Records in Hollywood, CA.”

It continued: “From that 2″ multitrack master tape, a cassette rough mix – recently discovered in Prince’s legendary vault and labeled in the artist’s own handwriting – was rendered but ultimately shelved.

“…As was typical with Prince, he revisited the song afresh more than two years later when he created an entirely new solo recording of ‘Do Me, Baby’ at Sunset Sound in June 1981. That master recording was released on October 14, 1981, as the epic final song on Side A of Controversy. ”

The release of “Do Me, Baby (Demo)” has been newly mixed to match the original demo cassette specification by Prince’s Grammy-nominated engineer Chris James, and mastered by Prince’s longtime collaborator and multiple Grammy-winning engineer Bernie Grundman.

Back in July, Prince’s ‘lost’ Welcome 2 America album was finally released.

Recorded in 2010, the album was due to be released the following year alongside the legend’s US tour of the same name, which went ahead even without the album. After sitting in a vault for a decade, Welcome 2 America is now available to listen to via Legacy Recordings.

Simon Gallup confirms he has re-joined The Cure

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Simon Gallup confirms he has re-joined The Cure
Simon Gallup has seemingly confirmed that he has re-joined The Cure. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Deluxe Ultimate Music Guide: The Cure Back in August, bassist Gallup said he left the band “with a slightly heavy heart,” writing t...

Simon Gallup has seemingly confirmed that he has re-joined The Cure.

Back in August, bassist Gallup said he left the band “with a slightly heavy heart,” writing that he’s “fed up of betrayal.”

Gallup joined the band in 1979 following a stint playing in Robert Smith‘s side-project Cult Hero. After leaving the band in 1982, he rejoined in 1984, and is The Cure’s second longest-serving member behind Smith.

“With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure!” Gallup wrote in a public post on his personal Facebook account on August 14. “Good luck to them all …”

However, now, in a new social media post, Gallup has seemingly confirmed he’s back in the band. Replying to a fan who asked ‘Is Simon still a member of The Cure?’, Gallup said: “Yes I am”.

You can see the post below.

In a 2018 with The Irish Times, Robert Smith said that if Gallup were to leave the band, then “it wouldn’t be called The Cure.”

Speaking to NME in 2019, Smith added that he and Simon’s relationship is “without question” the most dangerous combination within The Cure.

“For me, the heart of the live band has always been Simon, and he’s always been my best friend,” Smith said. “It’s weird that over the years and the decades he’s often been overlooked. He doesn’t do interviews, he isn’t really out there and he doesn’t play the role of a foil to me in public, and yet he’s absolutely vital to what we do.

“We’ve had some difficult periods over the years but we’ve managed to maintain a very strong friendship that grew out of that shared experience from when we were teens. When you have friends like that, particularly for that long, it would take something really extraordinary for that friendship to break.

He added: “You’ve done so much together, you’ve so much shared experience, you just don’t want to lose friends like that.”

Elsewhere, Smith said he believes that The Cure’s next album will be their last. “I can’t think we’ll ever do anything else,” he told The Sunday Times. “I definitely can’t do this again.”

Listen to two previously unreleased versions of David Bowie’s “Karma Man” and “Silly Boy Blue”

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Listen to two previously unreleased versions of David Bowie’s “Karma Man” and “Silly Boy Blue”
Two previously unreleased versions of David Bowie's "Karma Man" and "Silly Boy Blue" have been shared. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue READ MORE: Inside Uncut’s new free posterzine, Bowie Bulletin No. 2 The tracks are set to feature on the forthc...

Two previously unreleased versions of David Bowie‘s “Karma Man” and “Silly Boy Blue” have been shared.

The tracks are set to feature on the forthcoming David Bowie 5. Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) and Toy boxsets, which are due out on November 26 and January 7.

“Karma Man” was initially recorded by Bowie in September 1967 and debuted on John Peel’s BBC Radio 1 show in 1968, but it was not officially released until 1970 on The World Of David Bowie album. In 2000 the song was re-tracked by Bowie, backed by his Glastonbury band for inclusion on the Toy album, which was shelved after a dispute between Bowie and his then-label Virgin.

The original mix has now been shared along with a new alternative ending mix of his 1967 track “Silly Boy Blue”. You can listen to both below.

The Brilliant Adventure box set comes in an 11-CD box and 18-piece vinyl set formats, before Toy is released next year, the day before Bowie‘s birthday. Toy will be available in three-CD and six 10″ vinyl versions.

Included in the LP box set of Brilliant Adventures will be vinyl versions of Bowie’s albums Black Tie White Noise, The Buddha Of Suburbia, 1. Outside, Earthling and hours…, alongside Toy, an LP of non-album singles, b-sides and more called Re: Call 5, a hardback book and more.

Meanwhile, a pair of David Bowie pop-up shops are opening in London and New York later this month to celebrate the late artist’s upcoming 75th birthday.

A year-long celebration of Bowie’s 75th – which will fall on January 8, 2022 – is being planned by his estate under the name ‘Bowie 75’.

Two special Bowie 75 locations are now set to open at 14 Heddon Street in London – the location where the cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was shot – and 150 Wooster Street in New York City, close to where Bowie lived in the city.

Set to open to the public on October 25 until late January, the pop-ups will “offer visitors a unique and immersive career-spanning deep dive into the sound and vision of David Bowie“.

Elvis and Jerry Garcia Band drummer Ronnie Tutt has died

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Elvis and Jerry Garcia Band drummer Ronnie Tutt has died
Ronnie Tutt, a drummer for Elvis Presley, the Jerry Garcia Band and more, has died aged 83, it has been confirmed. The musician was born in Dallas, Texas in 1938 and was an original member of Presley’s TCB Band, which was formed in 1969. No cause of death has been made public at present. His...

Ronnie Tutt, a drummer for Elvis Presley, the Jerry Garcia Band and more, has died aged 83, it has been confirmed.

The musician was born in Dallas, Texas in 1938 and was an original member of Presley’s TCB Band, which was formed in 1969. No cause of death has been made public at present.

His daughter Terie Tutt confirmed her father’s death in a Facebook post yesterday (October 17), saying he had died at home surrounded by family. “It’s with deep sadness that my family and I share the loss of our beloved dad,” Terie wrote. “The Legendary Drummer, Ronnie Tutt, ‘has left the building.’”

On October 16, Elvis Presley Enterprises also paid tribute to the drummer on the Graceland website. “All of us with Elvis Presley Enterprises were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ronnie Tutt,” the message read. “In addition to being a legendary drummer, he was a good friend to many of us here at Graceland.

“We enjoyed each time he joined us here to celebrate Elvis Week, Elvis’ Birthday and many other special occasions. Ronnie was an amazing ambassador to Elvis’ legacy – sharing his memories of working with Elvis with fans – as well as bringing Elvis’ music to arenas around the globe through later Elvis in Concert shows and performances.”

As well as drumming for Presley in his 1968 comeback special, in the TCB Band and at his 1969 Las Vegas opening show and other residencies, Tutt also performed with the first line-up of the Jerry Garcia Band.

He also went on to become a coveted touring and session musician, backing the likes of Neil Diamond, Gram Parsons, Elvis Costello, and Johnny Cash. He also appeared on Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ only studio album as a duo, Buckingham Nicks.

Tributes have begun to be paid by friends, family and fans on social media. Actor and comedian Rob Brydon wrote: “So sad to hear that the great Ronnie Tutt has died. What a drummer. I was lucky enough to work with him on the Neil Diamond at The Palladium show we did for ITV. I still have the drumsticks he gave me as he came offstage.”

The Oak Ridge Boys called Tutt “one of the greatest drummers to have ever lived”, while musician Tanya Tucker added that the musician was “one of favourite touring drummers”.

See more tributes below.

 

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers nearly done with new album: “It’s different and new”

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Red Hot Chili Peppers nearly done with new album: “It’s different and new”
Red Hot Chili Peppers are, according to drummer Chad Smith, "almost done" recording their next album. It will be the first to feature guitarist John Frusciante since 2006's Stadium Arcadium. ORDER NOW: David Bowie is on the cover of Uncut’s December 2021 issue In a new interview with Roll...

Red Hot Chili Peppers are, according to drummer Chad Smith, “almost done” recording their next album. It will be the first to feature guitarist John Frusciante since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Smith said the band are “getting along great”, and that they are “really listening to each other in a new way”.

After a ten-year absence from the group, Frusciante re-joined in 2019, replacing Josh Klinghoffer. “John’s been back for a while now,” Smith said, “so it feels completely natural. He’s so into it. He’s working so hard. We’re all working hard, but he’s in there with all the overdubs and the magic that he brings.”

Frusciante appeared on the band’s studio albums Mother’s Milk, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Californication, By the Way and Stadium Arcadium, all released between 1989 and 2006.

Smith said the group aren’t focusing on trying to live up to the success of any of those albums. “All of our records are just real good snapshots of where we’re at [at] that time,” he said. “You can’t really go, ‘Oh, gee, I hope it’s as good as…’ Then you’re starting to have preconceived notions about what you want to write.

“Look, John hasn’t been in our group in ten years. That’s a long time. So of course it’s going to sound different, but it’s gonna sound like the four of us because we do have this special chemistry together. It sounds like Red Hot Chili Peppers, but it’s different and new, and to me that’s great… We really like it and we’re proud of it and it has to start there.”

Though he didn’t reveal a release date for the band’s 12th studio album, Smith said that the as-yet-unnamed release would drop before the Peppers undertake their massive global stadium tour in mid-2022.

Announcing the mammoth undertaking last week, the Peppers will be supported by The Strokes, HAIM, St. Vincent and more.

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