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For the next issue of Uncut, I've reviewed Season 1 of Veep. In case you're not familiar with the show, it's basically Armando Iannucci's attempt to relocate The Thick Of It to the White House.

The new April issue of Uncut, out now, features David Bowie peering from the cover in his guise as sleazy space-star Ziggy Stardust. To celebrate this look at Bowie’s greatest creation 40 years on, here’s a fantastic piece from Uncut’s 18th issue, in November 1998, in which Chris Roberts looks back at the glammed-up, transgressive superstars who changed his adolescent world.

Robert Redford launches the UK version of his garlanded indie film festival...

Kentuckians’ collective sense of identity reinvigorated on sixth LP...

The rise and fall of Brettpop, over two discs of singles, b-sides and album tracks...

Previously: 50-35

Faithful take on Alan Moore's 'unfilmable' graphic novel

Brilliant, honest documentary about the late, great and flawed writer

Wandering round Brighton on my way to see our Uncut night at The Great Escape Festival, it was surprising to see that the humble Pressure Point, our home for the next few days, seemed to have the biggest queue of any venue at that time. No doubt this was because of the opening act, a certain Justin Vernon, aka Bon Iver.

Forvever Young: Five hour live retrospective from Kings Of Smut Rock