Body count

In this archive feature from Uncut's May 2003 issue (Take 72), rock's greatest living soap opera tell the story of how they went to hell and back to bring the world some of the most popular, and most perfect, hard-centred easy listening music of all time. However, it nearly cost them their sanity. And their lives… Words: Nigel Williamson _________________

Today, the Uncut Music Award judges ruminate on the power of Josh T Pearson's debut solo album, "Last Of The Country Gentlemen".

Big, back-to-roots comeback with T Bone Burnett supervising...

Band agree to waive royalties for the release

With the Gossip's latest album Music For Men out this week (June 22), the band's force of nature front woman took time out to talk to us about their Uncut Arena headline show at Latitude next month.

The onetime husband of Rosanna Cash talks about his collaboration with Johnny in 2001

REM are firing up “Orange Crush”, their veiled commentary on the plight of a promising young buck packed off to serve in Vietnam, and 40,000 people are on their feet, high-clapping for all they’re worth. Later, Michael Stipe will urge everyone to “put your hands up in the air” prior to a song about a dead comedian and lunar conspiracies. “Man On The Moon” kicks in, and everybody starts hugging each other. Hugging! This seems too weird. Since when did REM become everyone’s favourite feel-good stadium band?

Deluxe reissue of 90s classic, with demos and live album

Don Siegel's timeless classic of paranoid sci-fi

First from duo since '89's The Seeds Of Love