Young tradition

There's a great, contentious review in the next issue of Uncut by Peter Shapiro. Addressing the expanded reissues of their first seven albums, Peter asserts, "Sly & the Family Stone were the quintessential artists of the 1960s - the only ones who actually put the rhetoric of ‘60s idealism into practice"

4CD connoisseur collection of rare mercurial magic from British folk/blues/jazz supergroup

Tom’s audio curiosity shop: three CDs, 54 tracks – 30 of them brand new

A novel spin on the costume genre. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman and Judy Davis.

Sunderland post-punks replace instant gratification with tales of love, loss and air disaster

Southwestern soundscapers enter their songs-sung-blue period.

Stipe and co’s major label years, now repackaged with bonus DVD-audio discs and making-of documentaries

Dylanesque singer-songwriter charts new route to pop greatness with two distinct and startling albums.

All thirty tracks from Uncut Take 92. Tracks that inspired and tracks inspired by Bob Dylan.

Patti Smith takes time out to chat to Uncut about her recent recordings, being American in this post-911 era, Todd Rundgren and more...