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Hear three tracks from The Beatles’ new Let It Be special editions

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Hear three tracks from The Beatles’ new Let It Be special editions
The Beatles' Let It Be album is due for release on October 15 in a range of special editions, by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe. Three tracks have been made available ahead of this from the special editions: “Let It Be” (2021 Stereo Mix), “Don’t Let Me Down” (first rooftop performance) an...

The Beatles‘ Let It Be album is due for release on October 15 in a range of special editions, by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe.

Three tracks have been made available ahead of this from the special editions: “Let It Be” (2021 Stereo Mix), “Don’t Let Me Down” (first rooftop performance) and “For You Blue” (Get Back LP Mix).

Let It Be has been newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell in stereo, 5.1 surround DTS, and Dolby Atmos.

All the new Let It Be releases feature the new stereo mix of the album as guided by the original “reproduced for disc” version by Phil Spector and sourced directly from the original session and rooftop performance eight-track tapes.

The physical and digital Super Deluxe collections also feature 27 previously unreleased session recordings, a four-track Let It Be EP, and the never before released 14-track Get Back stereo LP mix compiled by engineer Glyn Johns in May 1969.

You can pre-order any of the new editions by clicking here.

Meanwhile, here’s the tracklistings…

SUPER DELUXE [5CD+1Blu-ray + 105-page hardbound book in slipcase | digital audio collection]
CD1: Let It Be (new stereo mix of original album)
1: Two Of Us
2: Dig A Pony
3: Across The Universe
4: I Me Mine
5: Dig It
6: Let It Be
7: Maggie Mae
8: I’ve Got A Feeling
9: One After 909
10: The Long And Winding Road
11: For You Blue
12: Get Back

CD2: Get Back – Apple Sessions
1: Morning Camera (Speech – mono) / Two Of Us (Take 4)
2: Maggie Mae / Fancy My Chances With You (Mono)
3: Can You Dig It?
4: I Don’t Know Why I’m Moaning (Speech – mono)
5: For You Blue (Take 4)
6: Let It Be / Please Please Me / Let It Be (Take 10)
7: I’ve Got A Feeling (Take 10)
8: Dig A Pony (Take 14)
9: Get Back (Take 19)
10: Like Making An Album? (Speech)
11: One After 909 (Take 3)
12: Don’t Let Me Down (First rooftop performance)
13: The Long And Winding Road (Take 19)
14: Wake Up Little Susie / I Me Mine (Take 11)

CD3: Get Back – Rehearsals and Apple Jams
1: On The Day Shift Now (Speech – mono) / All Things Must Pass (Rehearsals – mono)
2: Concentrate On The Sound (mono)
3: Gimme Some Truth (Rehearsal – mono)
4: I Me Mine (Rehearsal – mono)
5: She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Rehearsal)
6: Polythene Pam (Rehearsal – mono)
7: Octopus’s Garden (Rehearsal – mono)
8: Oh! Darling (Jam)
9: Get Back (Take 8)
10: The Walk (Jam)
11: Without A Song (Jam) – Billy Preston with John and Ringo
12: Something (Rehearsal – mono)
13: Let It Be (Take 28)

CD4: Get Back LP – 1969 Glyn Johns Mix
1: One After 909
2: I’m Ready (aka Rocker) / Save The Last Dance For Me / Don’t Let Me Down
3: Don’t Let Me Down
4: Dig A Pony
5: I’ve Got A Feeling
6: Get Back
7: For You Blue
8: Teddy Boy
9: Two Of Us
10: Maggie Mae
11: Dig It
12: Let It Be
13: The Long And Winding Road
14: Get Back (Reprise)

CD5: Let It Be EP
1: Across The Universe (unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 mix)
2: I Me Mine (unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 mix)
3: Don’t Let Me Down (new mix of original single version)
4: Let It Be (new mix of original single version)

Blu-ray: Let It Be Special Edition audio mixes
Dolby Atmos
96kHz/24-bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
96kHz/24-bit High Res Stereo (2019 Stereo Mix)

SUPER DELUXE VINYL [limited edition 4LP+12-inch EP + 105-page hardbound book in slipcase]
LP One: Let It Be (new stereo mix of original album)
Side 1
1: Two Of Us
2: Dig A Pony
3: Across The Universe
4: I Me Mine
5: Dig It
6: Let It Be
7: Maggie Mae
Side 2
1: I’ve Got A Feeling
2: One After 909
3: The Long And Winding Road
4: For You Blue
5: Get Back

LP Two: Get Back – Apple Sessions
Side 1
1: Morning Camera (Speech – mono) / Two Of Us (Take 4)
2: Maggie Mae / Fancy My Chances With You (Mono)
3: Can You Dig It?
4: Don’t Know Why I’m Moaning (Speech – mono)
5: For You Blue (Take 4)
6: Let It Be / Please Please Me / Let It Be (Take 10)
7: I’ve Got A Feeling (Take 10)
Side 2
1: Dig A Pony (Take 14)
2: Get Back (Take 19)
3: Like Making An Album? (Speech)
4: One After 909 (Take 3)
5: Don’t Let Me Down (First rooftop performance)
6: The Long And Winding Road (Take 19)
7: Wake Up Little Susie / I Me Mine (Take 11)

LP Three: Get Back – Rehearsals and Apple Jams
Side 1
1: On The Day Shift Now (Speech – mono) / All Things Must Pass (Rehearsals – mono)
2: Concentrate On The Sound (mono)
3: Gimme Some Truth (Rehearsal – mono)
4: I Me Mine (Rehearsal – mono)
5: She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (Rehearsal)
6: Polythene Pam (Rehearsal – mono)
7: Octopus’s Garden (Rehearsal – mono)
Side 2
1: Oh! Darling (Jam)
2: Get Back (Take 8)
3: The Walk (Jam)
4: Without A Song (Jam) – Billy Preston with John and Ringo
5: Something (Rehearsal – mono)
6: Let It Be (Take 28)

LP Four: Get Back LP – 1969 Glyn Johns Mix
Side 1
1: One After 909
2: I’m Ready (aka Rocker) / Save The Last Dance For Me / Don’t Let Me Down
3: Don’t Let Me Down
4: Dig A Pony
5: I’ve Got A Feeling
6: Get Back
Side 2
1: For You Blue
2: Teddy Boy
3: Two Of Us
4: Maggie Mae
5: Dig It
6: Let It Be
7: The Long And Winding Road
8: Get Back (Reprise)
12-Inch Let It Be EP
Side 1
1: Across The Universe (unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 mix)
2: I Me Mine (unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 mix)
Side 2
1: Don’t Let Me Down (new mix of original single version)
2: Let It Be (new mix of original single version)

DELUXE [2CD in digipak with 40-page booklet]
CD 1: Let It Be (new stereo mix of original album)
CD 2: Outtake Highlights
1: Morning Camera (Speech – mono) / Two Of Us (Take 4)
2: Maggie Mae / Fancy My Chances With You (Mono)
3: For You Blue (Take 4)
4: Let It Be / Please Please Me / Let It Be (Take 10)
5: The Walk (Jam)
6: I’ve Got A Feeling (Take 10)
7: Dig A Pony (Take 14)
8: Get Back (Take 8)
9: Like Making An Album? (Speech)
10: One After 909 (Take 3)
11: Don’t Let Me Down (First rooftop performance)
12: The Long And Winding Road (Take 19)
13: Wake Up Little Susie / I Me Mine (Take 11)
14: Across The Universe (unreleased Glyn Johns 1970 mix)

STANDARD [1CD | digital | 1LP vinyl | limited edition 1LP picture disc vinyl]
Let It Be (new stereo mix of original album)

Paul Weller to reissue Days Of Speed and Illumination on vinyl for first time

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Paul Weller to reissue Days Of Speed and Illumination on vinyl for first time
Paul Weller has announced the first vinyl reissues of his classic albums Days Of Speed and Illumination – see all the details below. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut The former Jam frontman will release new physical editions of both records on Octobe...

Paul Weller has announced the first vinyl reissues of his classic albums Days Of Speed and Illumination – see all the details below.

The former Jam frontman will release new physical editions of both records on October 15 via Craft Recordings – you can pre-order them here.

Originally released back in 2001, Days Of Speed is an acoustic double live record comprising songs that were performed live solo and acoustic at various venues around Europe.

Illumination (2002) marked Weller‘s sixth solo studio album, which features the singles “It’s Written in the Stars” and “Leafy Mysteries”. The collection also boasts guest appearances from Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones of Stereophonics, and Carleen Anderson.

Cut at Metropolis Studios in London, the forthcoming reissues include faithful original packaging replication. Days of Speed has a gatefold jacket, printed inner sleeves and a one-page insert, while Illumination has a gatefold jacket, printed inner sleeve and a 16-page booklet.

See Weller‘s announcement tweet below.

Paul Weller released his most recent studio effort, Fat Pop (Volume 1), back in May. In Uncut‘s 9/10 review of the album, we wrote: “For Weller, here was a chance to maintain his momentum – and to have fun in a world which, at times, seemed bereft of it. It’s there from the outset.”

Watch Dead & Company recreate Grateful Dead’s Woodstock ’69 set

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Watch Dead & Company recreate Grateful Dead’s Woodstock ’69 set
Dead & Company have recreated Grateful Dead's 1969 Woodstock set in full during a show held on the original festival site – watch the footage below. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut The US band – which consists of former Grateful Dead members B...

Dead & Company have recreated Grateful Dead‘s 1969 Woodstock set in full during a show held on the original festival site – watch the footage below.

The US band – which consists of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann – took to the stage in Bethel Woods, New York on Monday (August 23) as part of their current 2021 tour.

Completed by John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti, Dead & Company played an 18-song set that incorporated Grateful Dead‘s five-song Woodstock ’69 setlist. The celebratory run of tracks began with “St. Stephen” followed by “Mama Tried”, a cover of late country artist Merle Haggard.

The group then performed “Dark Star”, “High Time” and a version of Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland‘s 1969 song “Turn On Your Love Light”.

“Fifty years ago, right here, we tried this little sequence,” Bob Weir told the New York crowd. “And it didn’t work so well for us, so we’re going to try again.”

The Grateful Dead played at Woodstock on August 16, 1969. During an interview with Rolling Stone in 1989, Weir recalled the issues caused by the extreme weather conditions. “It was raining toads when we played,” he explained.

“The rain was part of our nightmare. The other part was our sound man, who decided that the ground situation on stage was all wrong. It took him about two hours to change it, which held up the show.”

Dead & Company‘s current US tour is due to end in October with a trio of sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl in LA, California. See the full schedule of dates here.

Last Friday (August 20), a man died after falling off a balcony at a Dead & Company concert in New York.

Joni Mitchell announced as MusiCares’ 2022 ‘Person Of The Year’

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Joni Mitchell announced as MusiCares’ 2022 ‘Person Of The Year’
Joni Mitchell has been named as MusiCares’ 2022 'Person Of The Year'. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: Joni Mitchell to release early coffee shop performance recorded by Jimi Hendrix MusiCares, the charity arm of The Recording Academy w...

Joni Mitchell has been named as MusiCares’ 2022 ‘Person Of The Year’.

MusiCares, the charity arm of The Recording Academy which hosts the annual Grammy awards, each year selects a musical figure to commend for their artistic achievements and philanthropy.

Mitchell will be at the centre of a tribute concert that will take place on January 29, 2022 during Grammy week in Los Angeles, US. Performers are yet to be announced.

The news arrives weeks after the 50th anniversary of Mitchell‘s landmark 1971 album Blue. Mitchell is also among this year’s Kennedy Center honorees alongside Berry Gordy, Bette Midler, Lorne Michaels and more.

Veteran rockers Aerosmith were recipients of last year’s MusiCares award while country legend Dolly Parton took the crown in 2019.

Joni Mitchell in 1976.
Joni Mitchell in 1976. Credit: Larry Hulst/Getty Images

The tribute concert for Parton was released on Netflix earlier this year. Throughout the 2019 event, acts including Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson and Chris Stapleton paid tribute by covering Parton’s hits live onstage.

“MusiCares brought together some incredible artists to celebrate my career in 2019. Soon you can watch that unforgettable night whenever you want!” Dolly wrote as the caption to the one-minute trailer that was released in March.

Grammys Recording Academy
Recording Academy logo. CREDIT: Getty

In other Grammys news, the Recording Academy announced earlier this month that next year’s edition of the awards will be produced with an inclusion rider in order to ensure equity, diversity and inclusion during the production.

Inclusion riders are a provision in a person’s (typically an actor or filmmaker) contract that provides for a certain level of diversity in casting and production staff.

A template for inclusion riders was first developed by academic Stacy L. Smith in 2016, primarily for use in the film industry.

Actor Frances McDormand popularised the concept further in 2018. While accepting her Academy Award for Best Actress, she said: “I have two words to leave with you tonight, ladies and gentlemen: inclusion rider!”

REM unveil 25th anniversary reissue of New Adventures In Hi-Fi

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REM unveil 25th anniversary reissue of New Adventures In Hi-Fi
REM have announced that their 1996 album New Adventures In Hi-Fi will be reissued on October 29 to mark its 25th anniversary. The 2xCD+Blu-ray Deluxe Edition includes the newly remastered album, 13 B-sides and rarities and a never-before-released 64-minute outdoor projection film (shown on buildi...

REM have announced that their 1996 album New Adventures In Hi-Fi will be reissued on October 29 to mark its 25th anniversary.

The 2xCD+Blu-ray Deluxe Edition includes the newly remastered album, 13 B-sides and rarities and a never-before-released 64-minute outdoor projection film (shown on buildings across five cities in 1996 to promote the album’s original release). The Blu-ray disc features a 5.1 surround sound version of the album, plus five HD-restored music videos. The discs are housed in a 52-page hardcover book including unpublished photographs and reflections from all four original band members, as well as from Patti Smith, Thom Yorke and producer Scott Litt.

New Adventures In Hi-Fi will also be available as a 2xCD edition including the remastered album along with B-sides and rarities, plus an exclusive poster and four collectible postcards. Additionally, the newly remastered album will be available as a 2xLP set, pressed on 180-gram vinyl; a limited-edition pressing on clear and black marbled vinyl is also available exclusively at REM’s official store (limited to 1,000 worldwide).

You can hear one of the rarities, “Leave – Alternate Version”, below. Originally recorded for the A Life Less Ordinary soundtrack, Michael Stipe says of the track: “I actually might prefer this version to the one that’s on the record… Well, I wouldn’t say I prefer it, it just tells a different story with the lyric.”

Peruse the tracklisting and watch an unboxing trailer for the New Adventures In Hi-Fi (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) below, and pre-order it here.

Disc 1 – New Adventures in Hi-Fi (remastered audio)

How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us
The Wake-Up Bomb
New Test Leper
Undertow
E-Bow the Letter
Leave
Departure
Bittersweet Me
Be Mine
Binky the Doormat
Zither
So Fast, So Numb
Low Desert
Electrolite

Disc 2 – B-sides and Rarities

Tricycle (Instrumental)
Departure (Live Rome Soundcheck / Rome, Italy / 2/22/1995)
Wall of Death
Undertow (Live / Atlanta, GA / 11/18/1995)
Wichita Lineman (Live / Houston, TX / 9/15/1995)
New Test Leper (Live Acoustic / Seattle, WA / 4/19/1996)
The Wake-Up Bomb (Live / Atlanta, GA / 10/4/1995)
Binky the Doormat (Live / Atlanta, GA / 11/18/1995)
King of Comedy (808 State Remix)
Be Mine (Mike on Bus version)
Love Is All Around
Sponge
Leave (Alternate Version)

Disc 3 (Blu-Ray)

R.E.M. Outdoor Projections – Saturday Sept 7, 1996 – 5 cities (64:56)
New Adventures in Hi-Fi EPK – previously unreleased 30 min version (29:13)
New Adventures in Hi-Fi 5.1 Audio
New Adventures in Hi-Fi – Hi-Resolution Audio
E-Bow the Letter (Music Video)
Bittersweet Me (Music Video)
Electrolite (Music Video)
How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us (Music Video)
New Test Leper (Music Video)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on new B-Sides & Rarities compilation: “You can’t buy that stuff!”

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on new B-Sides & Rarities compilation: “You can’t buy that stuff!”
The Bad Seeds are scattered. Past and present members – along with their leader, Nick Cave – are in different corners of the world: Brighton, Greece, Melbourne, Berlin and London. They are spending the summer apart, but have come together – remotely, at least – to talk exclusively to Uncut a...

The Bad Seeds are scattered. Past and present members – along with their leader, Nick Cave – are in different corners of the world: Brighton, Greece, Melbourne, Berlin and London. They are spending the summer apart, but have come together – remotely, at least – to talk exclusively to Uncut about new Bad Seeds songs gathered up on B-Sides & Rarities Part II. Along with a clutch of rare tracks, this unreleased music, recorded between 2007 and 2019, presents Nick Cave unedited and unfiltered: the first take of the shadow king.

A follow-up to 2005’s B-Sides & Rarities Part I, this latest instalment includes completed songs that almost made it onto Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen, bizarre spoken-word improvisations, gorgeous duets and live recordings. These songs are the outcasts and the oddballs, the unguarded moments of extreme tenderness, deep irreverence, wicked humour and boundary pushing. For percussionist Jim Sclavunos, they are the “weird cousins” of the band’s official output.

Here, we have asked Nick Cave and Bad Seeds present and past – Warren Ellis, Jim Sclavunos, Thomas Wydler and Mick Harvey – to pick their favourite songs from Part I and Part II. But although these newer, errant additions to the Cave family are corralled onto Part II, they are also available as part of a seven-LP vinyl edition with Part I. Taken together, these offer the deepest archeological survey yet of the Bad Seeds’ archives. “Listening to them is so ridiculously enjoyable – there are moments that are truly inspired and then they just fall off the edge,” says Ellis, who compiled Part II. “There’s something about these songs that is entertaining, humorous and playful.”

“Nick and I had a chat during lockdown,” continues Ellis. “There was an idea floating around to update B-Sides & Rarities and bring it out on vinyl for the first time. The way we have been recording albums, particularly since Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!, is there is a lot of improvisation that goes on in the studio beforehand and we had a mountain of demos that never quite made it. I went through hours of tape and culled it down to four CDs and sent that to Nick, who culled it down to what he thought would work. Then I did a few little things to get them over the line. This was an opportunity to make a record of things people had literally never heard so people can hear this stuff in its raw and most fragile state.”

READ THE FULL STORY IN UNCUT OCTOBER 2021

Paul McCartney pays moving tribute to Charlie Watts: “I’ve always loved you”

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Paul McCartney pays moving tribute to Charlie Watts: “I’ve always loved you”
Paul McCartney has paid emotional tribute to Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died yesterday aged 80. The Beatles legend was among a huge number of musicians paying their respects to the Stones sticksman last evening (August 24), calling the loss "a huge blow". "So sad to hear about C...

Paul McCartney has paid emotional tribute to Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died yesterday aged 80.

The Beatles legend was among a huge number of musicians paying their respects to the Stones sticksman last evening (August 24), calling the loss “a huge blow”.

“So sad to hear about Charlie Watts – Stones drummer – dying,” he said in a video posted to social media.

“He was a lovely guy. I knew he was ill, but I didn’t know he was this ill, so lots of love to his family, his wife and kids and his extended family, and condolences to the Stones. It’ll be a huge blow to them because Charlie was a rock, and a fantastic drummer, steady as a rock.”

He added: “Love you Charlie, I’ve always loved you. Beautiful man, and great condolences and sympathies to his family.” Watch the clip below.

His Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr also paid tribute to Watts on social media, posting: “God bless Charlie Watts, we’re going to miss you man, peace and love to the family, Ringo.”

Watts had played in The Rolling Stones since 1963. He was the only member of the legendary British rock band alongside Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to have featured on all of their studio albums to date, the last being the 2016 covers record Blue & Lonesome.

Following news of Watts’ death, fans have been sharing on social media footage of his last show with the Rolling Stones. The drummer’s final performance with the Stones took place in Florida on August 30, 2019 as part of the band’s No Filter tour.

Fans are sharing footage of Charlie Watts’ last Rolling Stones show

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Fans are sharing footage of Charlie Watts’ last Rolling Stones show
Fans are sharing footage of Charlie Watts' last show with the Rolling Stones on social media, following the news that the legendary drummer died yesterday aged 80. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut The drummer's last performance with the Stones took pla...

Fans are sharing footage of Charlie Watts‘ last show with the Rolling Stones on social media, following the news that the legendary drummer died yesterday aged 80.

The drummer’s last performance with the Stones took place in Florida on August 30, 2019 as part of the band’s No Filter tour. Watch the full set below.

Check out the full setlist below.

1. “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
2. “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It)”
3. “Tumbling Dice”
4. “Out Of Control”
05. “Under My Thumb” (by request)
06. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
07. “2120 South Michigan Avenue”

B-Stage / Acoustic:
8. “Sweet Virginia”
9. “Dead Flowers”
10. “Sympathy For The Devil”
11. “Honky Tonk Women”
12. ‘You Got The Silver’
13. “Before They Make Me Run”
14. “Miss You”
15. “Paint It, Black”
16. “Midnight Rambler”
17. “Brown Sugar”

Encore:
18. “Gimme Shelter”
19. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

Watts played in The Rolling Stones from 1963. He was the only member of the legendary British rock band alongside Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to have featured on all of their studio albums to date.

A statement from his spokesperson read: “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.”

Members of the band showed their support for Watts recently after he pulled out of their upcoming US tour to “rest and recuperate” following a medical procedure.

Watts, who has served in the band since its inception in 1962, joked following the announcement that he would miss the imminent dates that “for once my timing has been a little off”.

Nick Cave says farewell to his favourite bar in the world

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Nick Cave says farewell to his favourite bar in the world
Nick Cave has revealed on his Red Hand Files website what he believes to be "the world’s greatest bar". ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis add more shows to upcoming autumn tour For the 163rd entry into his onli...

Nick Cave has revealed on his Red Hand Files website what he believes to be “the world’s greatest bar”.

For the 163rd entry into his online Q&A platform, the Bad Seeds frontman took a question from a Brazilian fan called Lucas.

“Nick, the bar ‘Mercearia São Pedro’, a place you used to go when you lived in São Paulo, will close its doors and be replaced by an expensive building. What do you think about it?” he asked.

In response, Cave recalled living in an area of São Paulo called Vila Madalena during the early 1990s – a period he described as “simple and good” and “the best of times”.

“At the end of our street was Merceario São Pedro, a grocery store that doubled as an outdoor bar,” he explained. “Every day at around 11 o’clock I would round up [his son] Luke, who was about two at the time, and together we would set out up the hill to Pedro’s.”

He continued: “I would sit Luke up on a stool next to me at the bar and we would eat cheese pastels, and the owner, Pedro, would talk to Luke till the workers came in for lunch. We would then shift to a table on the pavement outside and sit in the sun. I would read and write stuff and Luke would suck his dummy, or on a Chupa Chup which Pedro had slipped him on the sly.”

Cave went on to remember that he penned some lyrics during that period, including for the tracks “The Ship Song” (1991), “Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry” (1992) and “Foi Na Cruz” (1990).

“But mostly I just sat and smoked cigarettes and drank a beer and talked to Luke, while he sucked his Chupa Chup and watched and listened.”

Referring to the redevelopment of the area and planned demolition of the aforementioned bar, Cave added: “I know that we are facing more pressing problems than the demolition of a little bar in São Paulo, yet even still, a piece of Vila Madalena’s soul will be lost when they rip that place down, and a piece of mine too.

“So, I say goodbye to Merceario São Pedro, the world’s greatest bar, and I say thank you to Pedro, for the kindness that he always showed to my little boy, Luke.”

Noel Gallagher set to release his cover of John Lennon’s “Mind Games”

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Noel Gallagher set to release his cover of John Lennon’s “Mind Games”
Noel Gallagher has revealed that he's set to release his cover of John Lennon's "Mind Games", which he recorded to mark the late Beatles musician's 80th birthday. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: Noel Gallagher says he is considering selling...

Noel Gallagher has revealed that he’s set to release his cover of John Lennon‘s “Mind Games”, which he recorded to mark the late Beatles musician’s 80th birthday.

During the latest edition of his new Radio X residency, the former Oasis man spoke to Matt Morgan about taking on the 1973 single while he was working in the studio last year.

He’d been approached to contribute to a new covers album in tribute to Lennon, which was being assembled by his son Sean Ono Lennon.

“I couldn’t get involved because I was doing something at the time,” Gallagher explained. “And on the eve of his birthday, Sean said, ‘Oh you know how it’s dad’s birthday tomorrow, and can you do something on your socials?’

“I happened to be in the studio and I said, ‘Well, let’s record’. We just did a version of ‘Mind Games’ and did a little film.” (You can see that Instagram video below).

Asked whether the full version of the cover would ever be released, Gallagher replied: “Yeah. I’ll finish it off and do it for… I’ll do it for Record Store Day maybe or something.

“I’ve done a lot of covers recently. I’ll probably collate them all and do it for something or other. It came out pretty good actually.”

Speaking on the first episode of his Radio X show earlier this month, Gallagher downplayed his brother Liam‘s perceived hell-raiser status. “He’s a bit of a charlatan,” he said, adding: “A lot of them in the game can’t walk it like they talk it. It’s usually those with the big mouths.”

Upon announcing his new radio venture, Noel Gallagher promised fans “some great tunes, and a lot of nonsense, being spouted mostly by me!”

Having teased the release of more new solo music while admitting he’s hit a “purple patch” in his songwriting, Gallagher has also hinted at plans for a solo tour where he plays just Oasis songs.

This comes ahead of the upcoming documentary about Oasis’ legendary Knebworth gig, which Gallagher has described as “fucking outrageous”. Oasis Knebworth 1996 will be screened in cinemas worldwide from September 23.

The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts has died, aged 80

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The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts has died, aged 80
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died, aged 80. According to an official statement from the band, "he passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today [August 24] surrounded by his family." Earlier this month it was announced that Watts was having to pull out of The Rolling Stone...

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died, aged 80. According to an official statement from the band, “he passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today [August 24] surrounded by his family.”

Earlier this month it was announced that Watts was having to pull out of The Rolling Stones’ upcoming US tour for medical reasons.

The statement continued: “Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also, as a member of the Rolling Stones, one of the greatest drummers of his generation.”

“A very sad day,” wrote Elton John on Twitter. “Charlie Watts was the ultimate drummer. The most stylish of men, and such brilliant company.”

“Charlie’s drumming is powerful and unique,” wrote Robbie Robertson. “His approach is entirely his own and helped shape the sound of rock and roll.”

Fellow drumming legend Ringo Starr wrote simply: “God bless Charlie Watts we’re going to miss you man”.

Pixies cancel US tour due to COVID-19: “This is the right decision for our fans and crew members’ safety”

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Pixies cancel US tour due to COVID-19: “This is the right decision for our fans and crew members’ safety”
Pixies have cancelled their upcoming US tour, citing a “surge” in COVID-19 cases as the reason for the dates being scrapped. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: Pixies on Surfer Rosa: “A step into the loudness” The band were due to h...

Pixies have cancelled their upcoming US tour, citing a “surge” in COVID-19 cases as the reason for the dates being scrapped.

The band were due to hit the road in September for an 11-show run of gigs including two stops with Nine Inch Nails.

On August 23, the band tweeted that the tour will no longer go ahead. “Regretfully, we announce today that we are cancelling our 11-date US September run,” they said in a statement.

“We have determined that with the current surge in COVID cases – made worse by the Delta variant – that this is the right decision for our fans and crew members’ safety, as well as our own.”

They concluded the statement by noting that refunds would be available from the point of purchase, adding: “We ask that our fans stay safe and healthy and we hope to see you all soon.”

The dates affected are as follows:

September 2021

10 – Port Chester, NY, Capitol Theatre
11 – Pittsburgh, PA, Stage AE
13 – Louisville, KY, Paristown Hall
14 – Fort Wayne, IN, Foellinger Theatre
16 – Omaha, NE, Waiting Room
17 – Chesterfield, MO, Factory
18 – Milwaukee, WI, Summerfest
19 – Chicago, IL, Riot Fest
21 – Cleveland, OH, Jacobs Pavilion
23 – Cleveland, OH, Jacobs Pavilion
26 – Tulsa, OK, Cain’s Ballroom

Both of Pixies’ Cleveland shows were with Nine Inch Nails who also scrapped their touring plans for 2021 last week (August 19). “When originally planned, these shows were intended to be a cathartic and celebratory return to live music,” the Trent Reznor-led band said in a statement.

“However, with each passing day it’s becoming more apparent we’re not at that place yet. We are sorry for any inconvenience or disappointment and look forward to seeing you again when the time is right.”

Duran Duran announce series of intimate homecoming shows

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Duran Duran announce series of intimate homecoming shows
Duran Duran have announced two intimate homecoming shows in Birmingham next month. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut The shows will take place on September 14 and 15 at the O2 Institute in Birmingham ahead of the release of their upcoming new album, Fut...

Duran Duran have announced two intimate homecoming shows in Birmingham next month.

The shows will take place on September 14 and 15 at the O2 Institute in Birmingham ahead of the release of their upcoming new album, Future Past, on October 22.

Tickets for the gigs go on sale at 9am on August 27 here.

Members of the Duran Duran VIP Community will have first access to tickets on August 24 at 9am. For more information, members are being told to log in here and click the pre-sale page.

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Duran Duran. Credit: Press

The upcoming album from the group will have 12 tracks, and features appearances from the likes of Blur’s Graham Coxon, long-time David Bowie pianist Mike Garson and guest vocals by Lykke Li.

A deluxe edition of the record is set to contain three bonus tracks, while fans can access a series of bundles including coloured vinyl and artwork autographed by the band.

It comes after keyboardist Nick Rhodes told NME in 2019 that the record would see the band heading in a “different” direction.

“There’s one song so far that’s a frontrunner to be the first single. It’s just so different from anything I’ve heard from us before, or actually anyone else,” said Rhodes. “There’s a dance element to it. The construction of it, the melodic content, the lyrics, some of the sounds… they’re very different for us.”

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis add more shows to upcoming autumn tour

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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis add more shows to upcoming autumn tour
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have added two more shows to their upcoming autumn tour. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: Review: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Carnage The pair recently announced details of a UK tour for later this year, mar...

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have added two more shows to their upcoming autumn tour.

The pair recently announced details of a UK tour for later this year, marking the first time they’ve toured as a duo. They will be joined by musician Johnny Hostile and backing singers Wendi Rose, T Jae Cole and Janet Ramus.

Now, Cave and Ellis have added two extra shows in Scotland: first at Music Hall Aberdeen on September 19 and then at Theatre Royal Glasgow on October 4.

Tickets for gigs will be on sale from 10 am on August 25 here. You can see the full updated list of dates below.

September

02 – The Lighthouse, Poole
04 – Fairfield Halls, Croydon
05 – Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
07 – Regent Theatre, Stoke
08 – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
10 – Opera House, Blackpool
12 – Regent Theatre, Ipswich
14 – New Theatre, Oxford
15 – St George’s Hall, Bradford
17 – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
19 – Music Hall, Aberdeen – new date*
20 – Playhouse, Edinburgh
23 – City Hall, Sheffield
24 – Sage, Gateshead
26 – St David’s Hall, Cardiff
27 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
29 – Globe, Stockton

October

01 – De Montford Hall, Leicester
02 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
04 – Theatre Royal, Glasgow – new date*
06 – Royal Albert Hall, London
07 – Royal Albert Hall, London
09 – Kings Theatre, Portsmouth
10 – Dome, Brighton

Earlier this month it was revealed that the duo had recorded a soundtrack for Andrew Dominik’s forthcoming Blonde film about late actor Marilyn Monroe.

Cave and Ellis will also perform songs from albums including Carnage and Ghosteen for a new music film by Dominik.

Cave and Ellis previously worked with the director and screenwriter on his 2016 documentary One More Time With Feeling, which chronicles the recording of Cave’s Skeleton Tree in the aftermath of his son Arthur’s death.

Paul McCartney reveals the 154 songs featured in forthcoming biography, The Lyrics

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Paul McCartney reveals the 154 songs featured in forthcoming biography, The Lyrics
Paul McCartney has revealed the names of the 154 songs that are featured in his forthcoming career-spanning biography, The Lyrics. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: How The Beatles became movie stars: “They were quite skilled in the process...

Paul McCartney has revealed the names of the 154 songs that are featured in his forthcoming career-spanning biography, The Lyrics.

The book, which was announced earlier this year and is due for release on November 2, will recount the musician’s life through his earliest boyhood compositions, songs by The Beatles, Wings and from his lengthy solo career.

It will also be presented with previously unseen drafts, letters and pictures from his personal archive.

Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account, the biography establishes definitive texts of the songs’ lyrics for the first time and describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now.

In the foreword to The Lyrics, McCartney writes: “More often than I can count, I’ve been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right.

“The one thing I’ve always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I’ve learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life.

“I hope that what I’ve written will show people something about my songs and my life which they haven’t seen before. I’ve tried to say something about how the music happens and what it means to me and I hope what it may mean to others too.”

On August 23, McCartney shared the names of the 154 songs featured in the book, which you can see below.

Volume 1

‘All My Loving’
‘And I Love Her’
‘Another Day’
‘Arrow Through Me’
‘Average Person’

‘Back In The U.S.S.R’
‘Band On The Run’
‘Birthday’
‘Blackbird’

‘Café On The Left Bank’
‘Calico Skies’
‘Can’t Buy Me Love’
‘Carry That Weight’
‘Check My Machine’
‘Come And Get It’
‘Coming Up’
‘Confidante’
‘Cook Of The House’
‘Country Dreamer’

‘A Day In The Life’
‘Dear Friend’
‘Despite Repeated Warnings’
‘Distractions’
‘Do It Now’
‘Dress Me Up As A Robber’
‘Drive My Car’

‘Eat At Home’
‘Ebony And Ivory’
‘Eight Days A Week’
‘Eleanor Rigby’
‘The End’

‘Fixing A Hole’
‘The Fool On The Hill’
‘For No One’
‘From Me To You’

Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney. Credit: Tony Glale

‘Get Back’
‘Getting Closer’
‘Ghosts Of The Past Left Behind’
‘Girls’ School’
‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’
‘Golden Earth Girl’
‘Golden Slumbers’
‘Good Day Sunshine’
‘Goodbye’
‘Got To Get You Into My Life’
‘Great Day’

‘A Hard Day’s Night’
‘Helen Wheels’
‘Helter Skelter’
‘Her Majesty’
‘Here, There And Everywhere’
‘Here Today’
‘Hey Jude’
‘Hi, Hi, Hi’
‘Honey Pie’
‘Hope Of Deliverance’
‘House Of Wax’

‘I Don’t Know’
‘I Lost My Little Girl’
‘I Saw Her Standing There’
‘I Wanna Be Your Man’
‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’
‘I Will’
‘I’ll Follow The Sun’
‘I’ll Get You’
‘I’m Carrying’
‘I’m Down’
‘In Spite Of All The Danger’
‘I’ve Got A Feeling’

‘Jenny Wren’
‘Jet’
‘Junior’s Farm’
‘Junk’

‘The Kiss of Venus’

‘Lady Madonna’
‘Let Em In’
‘Let It Be’
‘Let Me Roll It’
‘Live And Let Die’
‘London Town’
‘The Long And Winding Road’
‘Love Me Do’
‘Lovely Rita’

Volume 2

‘Magneto And Titanium Man’
‘Martha My Dear’
‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’
‘Maybe I’m Amazed’
‘Michelle’
‘Mother Nature’s Son’
‘Mrs Vanderbilt’
‘Mull Of Kintyre’
‘My Love’
‘My Valentine’

‘Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five’
‘No More Lonely Nights’
‘The Note You Never Wrote’
‘Nothing Too Much Just Out Of Sight’

‘Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da’
‘Oh Woman, Oh Why’
‘Old Siam, Sir’
‘On My Way To Work’
‘Once Upon A Long Ago’
‘Only Mama Knows’
‘The Other Me’

Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney. Credit: Mary McCartney

‘Paperback Writer’
‘Penny Lane’
‘Picasso’s Last Words’
‘Pipes Of Peace’
‘Please Please Me’
‘Pretty Boys’
‘Pretty Little Head’
‘Put It There’

‘Rocky Raccoon’

‘San Ferry Anne’
‘Say Say Say’
‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
‘She Came In Through The Bathroom Window’
‘She Loves You’
‘She’s A Woman’
‘She’s Given Up Talking’
‘She’s Leaving Home’
‘Silly Love Songs’
‘Simple As That’
‘Single Pigeon’
‘Somedays’
‘Spirits Of Ancient Egypt’

‘Teddy Boy’
‘Tell Me Who He Is’
‘Temporary Secretary’
‘Things We Said Today’
‘Ticket To Ride’
‘Too Many People’
‘Too Much Rain’
‘Tug Of War’
‘Two Of Us’

‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’

‘Venus And Mars’

‘Warm And Beautiful’
‘Waterfalls’
‘We All Stand Together’
‘We Can Work It Out’
‘We Got Married’
‘When I’m Sixty-Four’
‘When Winter Comes’
‘Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?’
‘With A Little Help From My Friends’
‘Women And Wives’
‘The World Tonight’
‘The World You’re Coming Into’

‘Yellow Submarine’
‘Yesterday’
‘You Never Give Me Your Money’
‘You Tell Me’
‘Your Mother Should Know’

To accompany the new book, the British Library has announced it will host a free display entitled Paul McCartney: The Lyrics between November 5, 2021 and March 13, 2022.

Send us your questions for Emmylou Harris

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Send us your questions for Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an artist who surely needs no introduction for Uncut readers. Since finding acclaim as Gram Parsons' duet partner in the early 1970s, she's proudly carried the torch for traditional American songwriting, keeping one foot in the Nashville establishment while always seeking out new t...

Emmylou Harris is an artist who surely needs no introduction for Uncut readers. Since finding acclaim as Gram Parsons’ duet partner in the early 1970s, she’s proudly carried the torch for traditional American songwriting, keeping one foot in the Nashville establishment while always seeking out new truths in her own songs and as a masterful interpreter of others’.

She’s won 14 Grammys – including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 – and collaborated with many other songwriting greats: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, the list goes on.

Although she hasn’t released a new album since 2015’s The Traveling Kind with Rodney Crowell, Harris has been active during lockdown, playing livestream gigs with her band The Red Dirt Boys and readying a terrific archive release: Ramble In Music City: The Lost Concert is a recently unearthed live recording of Harris and her crack band of the time, The Nash Ramblers, tearing it up at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in September 1990 (the album’s out on September 3 and you can pre-order it here).

So, what do you want to ask Emmylou Harris? Send your questions to audiencewith@www.uncut.co.uk by Wednesday (August 25) and she’ll answer the best ones in the next issue of Uncut.

An audience with David Crosby: “I made so many mistakes that I can’t claim to be wise!”

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An audience with David Crosby: “I made so many mistakes that I can’t claim to be wise!”
“I’ve been having a fairly good time, man,” admits David Crosby, logging into Zoom from his home in the “stunningly beautiful” countryside near Santa Barbara. It certainly sounds like there are worse places to be locked down. “I’m looking out through a bunch of trees at some cow pastur...

“I’ve been having a fairly good time, man,” admits David Crosby, logging into Zoom from his home in the “stunningly beautiful” countryside near Santa Barbara. It certainly sounds like there are worse places to be locked down. “I’m looking out through a bunch of trees at some cow pasture. It’s a sunny day, absolutely lovely – California at its best!”

He has his dogs to walk, a pool to swim in and a garden where he and his wife grow vegetables – and pot, naturally. “But I have also been working on records at long distance with my son James and with my other writing partners. It’s not as much fun as doing it live and in person, but we have been able to make pretty good music, in spite of the fact that we couldn’t get in the same room. So that’s been life! I’m feeling pretty happy and I’m really loving making music.”

Thanks to social media, Croz has also gained a reputation for generously sharing his findings from 79 years spent on this planet. Does he enjoy being a wise old oracle now?

“I dunno, man, I made so many mistakes that I can’t claim to be wise! But I’m kinda happy with my role right now. There’s a bit of curmudgeon in there. Some of it’s gonna piss people off, I’m sure. But that’s not my aim. My aim is to be funny if I can, and insightful if I can.” Then again, “There’s some people I might want to piss off!”

Your songs are flowing faster than at any time since the ’60s. What do you attribute that to?

Well, that’s easy. I learned a long time ago, when I wrote “Wooden Ships” with Paul Kantner and Stephen Stills, that you can write really good songs with other people. Most of my compatriots in this business want all of the credit and all of the money, and so they don’t do that. I’ve found that it’s really fun and it generates good art. I didn’t come for the money and I don’t care about the credit, but I do really care about the songs.

My son James is a perfect example; he’s grown into, if anything, an even better writer than I am. He wrote the best song on this record, “I Won’t Stay For Long”. The other people that I write with – Michael League, Michelle Willis, Becca Stevens, Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen – these are all people that I picked because they’re all incredible writers, they’re a joy to write with. And it’s extended my useful life as a writer by 10 or 20 years. I think I would have petered out a while ago without it.

What was it like to write a song with Donald Fagen and how does that work in practice? 

Donald’s not a wide open sort of person, he doesn’t wear his heart on his sleeve. He knew going in that Steely Dan was my favourite band. But it’s taken a while for him to trust me enough [to collaborate]. My son wrote the music, I contributed something to the melody. [Fagen] just sent the words and stood back to see what would happen. He knew what our taste was and he knew what we would probably try to do. He’s an extremely intelligent guy and I think he knew what would happen. We know his playbook pretty well, so we deliberately went there – complex chords, complex melodies. We Steely Danned him right into the middle of this as far as we could! And fortunately Donald liked it, so I couldn’t be more grateful. I feel like one of the luckiest guys in the world, truthfully.

READ THE FULL STORY IN UNCUT OCTOBER 2021

Watch Sleater-Kinney join Wilco onstage in New York for “A Shot In The Arm”

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Watch Sleater-Kinney join Wilco onstage in New York for “A Shot In The Arm”
Sleater-Kinney joined Wilco onstage at the New York stop of their co-headlining tour on Saturday (August 21). ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: Jeff Tweedy – Love Is The King review The two bands are currently on the road together in Nor...

Sleater-Kinney joined Wilco onstage at the New York stop of their co-headlining tour on Saturday (August 21).

The two bands are currently on the road together in North America and played at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens.

Sleater-Kinney appeared onstage during Wilco’s set at the venue to play the song “A Shot In The Arm” with them. The track originally appeared on Wilco’s third album Summerteeth, which was released in 1999.

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker provided backing vocals on the track, which you can watch fan-shot footage of below.

The two bands’ tour will continue tomorrow in Boston. See the full remaining dates below:

August 2021

24 – Boston, Leader Bank Pavilion
25 – Portland, ME, Thompson’s Point
26 – Lewiston, Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater
28 – Chicago, Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion

In June, Sleater-Kinney released a new EP of one-take studio recordings called Live At The Hallowed Halls. The four-track record was recorded during a livestream event to promote the band’s recent album Path Of Wellness.

Dead & Company fan dies after falling off balcony at New York concert

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Dead & Company fan dies after falling off balcony at New York concert
A man has died after falling off a balcony at a Dead & Company concert in New York. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut READ MORE: The Grateful Dead revisit the year that changed everything: “We were just coming alive” On Friday (August 20), a ...

A man has died after falling off a balcony at a Dead & Company concert in New York.

On Friday (August 20), a gig-goer fell to his death at Citi Field – the home of the New York Mets baseball team – while trying to do a flip on a balcony during the intermission of the band’s show.

According to the New York Post, police said the man, who was in his 40s, plunged somewhere between 30 and 50 feet around 9pm, and landed on concrete. He was taken to New York’s Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police sources told the publication that the man was possibly under the influence when he took the fatal fall from the fifth floor.

“I heard people going ‘ahhh’ and see people running. I said ‘bro, someone took a fucking header,” one fan told The Post.

Concert-goer Sean Egan added: “We saw someone fall from this ledge. We see something fall and we heard him hit the ground.

“It’s terrible,” Egan said. “I wish I didn’t see it happen.”

A driver working outside Citi Field said he saw the man “flip” before he fell and slammed into the ground.

“He was unresponsive and he hit the ground head first. There was no way he survived,”  the driver, who only gave his first name, Dan, told The Post. “He was way too drunk. You could smell it.”

“His brother came downstairs and found out he jumped,” Dan added. “His brother was with him. He was crying.”

Dead & Company is a supergroup made up of members of Grateful Dead, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti. They kicked off a 31-date tour last week.

Don Everly has died, aged 84

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Don Everly has died, aged 84
Don Everly, the last surviving member of The Everly Brothers, has died. He was 84. ORDER NOW: Nick Cave is on the cover of the October 2021 issue of Uncut Everly passed away at his home in Nashville today (August 22), a spokesperson for his family confirmed to the LA Times. No cause of deat...

Don Everly, the last surviving member of The Everly Brothers, has died. He was 84.

Everly passed away at his home in Nashville today (August 22), a spokesperson for his family confirmed to the LA Times. No cause of death was given.

“Don lived by what he felt in his heart. Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams…with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother,” his family said in a statement.

Don was born on February 1, 1937, the son of Ike Everly – a coal miner turned musician.

Ike was taught guitar by Arbol Schultz, a guitarist and teacher who also taught Bill Monroe. In the 1930s, Ike moved his family to Chicago in search of a music career. Ike started a radio show in the 1940s with Don and his young brother Phil. After the success of the show, Ike took his two sons to Nashville where the brothers eventually signed a record deal. The brothers officially formed The Everly Brothers in 1957.

In the period from 1957 to 1962, they had 15 Top 10 hits including “Bye Bye Love”, “All I Have To Do Is Dream” and “Cathy’s Clown”, which was a No 1 hit in America during 1960.

The Everly Brothers later became one of the first groups to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 alongside Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Buddy Holly.

The Everly Brothers released 21 studio albums in addition to several live and compilation albums. Don also released several solo records including Sunset Towers and Brother Jukebox.

Phil Everly died in 2014, aged 74.

Don is survived by his mother, Margaret, his wife Adela, his children Edan, Venetia, Stacy and Erin.

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