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Jimmy Page launches new Royal Mail rock’n’roll stamp range

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Jimmy Page launches new Royal Mail rock’n’roll stamp range

Former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has helped launch the Royal Mail's new stamp range, which features classic British album covers. The set of ten first class stamps, which enter circulation tomorrow (January 7), features iconic album covers including The Clash's 'London Calling' and Blur's 'Parklife'. Referring to the sleeve of 'Led Zeppelin IV', which is also featured in the collection, Page revealed the irony behind the famous cover. "Almost 40 years after the album came out, nobody knows the old man who featured on the cover, nor the artist who painted him," he said. "That sort of sums up what we wanted to achieve with the album cover, which has remained both anonymous and enigmatic at the same time." The full list of stamps featured in the series is: Blur - 'Parklife' Coldplay - 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' David Bowie - 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars' Led Zeppelin - 'IV' Mike Oldfield - 'Tubular Bells' New Order - 'Power, Corruption And Lies' Pink Floyd - 'The Division Bell' Primal Scream - 'Screamadelica' The Clash - 'London Calling' The Rolling Stones - 'Let It Bleed' Latest music and film news on Uncut.co.uk.

Former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has helped launch the Royal Mail‘s new stamp range, which features classic British album covers.

The set of ten first class stamps, which enter circulation tomorrow (January 7), features iconic album covers including The Clash‘s ‘London Calling’ and Blur‘s ‘Parklife’.

Referring to the sleeve of ‘Led Zeppelin IV’, which is also featured in the collection, Page revealed the irony behind the famous cover.

“Almost 40 years after the album came out, nobody knows the old man who featured on the cover, nor the artist who painted him,” he said. “That sort of sums up what we wanted to achieve with the album cover, which has remained both anonymous and enigmatic at the same time.”

The full list of stamps featured in the series is:

Blur – ‘Parklife’

Coldplay – ‘A Rush of Blood to the Head’

David Bowie – ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars’

Led Zeppelin – ‘IV’

Mike Oldfield – ‘Tubular Bells’

New Order – ‘Power, Corruption And Lies’

Pink Floyd – ‘The Division Bell’

Primal Scream – ‘Screamadelica’

The Clash – ‘London Calling’

The Rolling Stones – ‘Let It Bleed’

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The First Uncut Playlist Of 2010

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Happy New Year everyone, and apologies for not having posted anything earlier in the week (though I was sorely tempted to write something gloating about Jermaine Beckford and so on, off topic). Snow notwithstanding, it’s approaching business as usual here now, hence the longish playlist I’ve managed to assemble over the past couple of days. Not all new winners, needless to say, and there are at least a couple of records here I’d be happy not to hear again. But not a bad start to the year, and the Galaxie 500 reissues, in particular, seem particularly apposite at the moment. I’ll try and get back into the swing of things in the next few days, deadlines permitting; that Vampire Weekend blog is particularly pressing, I guess. 1 The Hot Rats – Turn Ons (G&D Records) 2 Tamikrest – Adagh (Glitterhouse) 3 To Rococo Rot – Speculation (Domino) 4 The Whitefield Brothers – Earthology (Now Again) 5 Galaxie 500 – On Fire (Domino) 6 Magic Lantern – Dark Cicadas (MP3) 7 Various Artists – We Are Proud Of Our Choices: Mixed By Ewan Pearson (Kompakt) 8 Jonsi – Go (Parlophone) 9 Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed – Come And Get It (Parlophone) 10 Various Artists – Kompakt Pop Ambient 2010 (Kompakt) 11 Bird Show Band – Bird Show Band (Fire) 12 FJ McMahon – Spirit Of The Golden Juice (Rev-Ola) 13 Cold War Kids – Behave Yourself (Downtown) 14 Massive Attack – Heligoland (Virgin) 15 Various Artists – Crazy Heart: Original Soundtrack (New West) 16 Field Music – (Measure) (Memphis Industries) 17 Bardo Pond – Bufo Alvarius (Fire) 18 Sizzla – Crucial Times (VP) 19 Galaxie 500 – Today (Domino)

Happy New Year everyone, and apologies for not having posted anything earlier in the week (though I was sorely tempted to write something gloating about Jermaine Beckford and so on, off topic). Snow notwithstanding, it’s approaching business as usual here now, hence the longish playlist I’ve managed to assemble over the past couple of days.

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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke writes three new songs for Tibet documentary

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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke writes three new songs for Tibet documentary
Radiohead's Thom Yorke has written three new songs to be featured in a new documentary about the Free Tibet movement. Called 'When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun', the Dirk Simon-directed documentary is seven years in the making. It focuses on the struggles the movement has had in trying to free Tibe...

Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke has written three new songs to be featured in a new documentary about the Free Tibet movement.

Called ‘When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun’, the Dirk Simon-directed documentary is seven years in the making. It focuses on the struggles the movement has had in trying to free Tibet from Chinese occupation.

Damien Rice and composer Philip Glass will also feature on the soundtrack alongside Yorke. See Whenthedragon.com for more information.

The film features input from Richard Gere, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the 14th Dalai Lama. Details of its release are expected to be announced shortly.

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Rolling Stones deny they are to play Glastonbury or tour in 2010

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Rolling Stones deny they are to play Glastonbury or tour in 2010
The Rolling Stones have announced that they will not be playing Glastonbury festival this year, following speculation that they were due to headline the June bash. The band released a statement to NME.COM saying that the festival rumours were false and that they would not be touring at all in 2010....

The Rolling Stones have announced that they will not be playing Glastonbury festival this year, following speculation that they were due to headline the June bash.

The band released a statement to NME.COM saying that the festival rumours were false and that they would not be touring at all in 2010.

“Following recent UK media speculation, The Rolling Stones would like to make it clear there are no plans at the moment for the band to tour in 2010,” a spokesperson for the band said.

At present, U2 are the only band confirmed to headline Glastonbury, which takes place on June 25-27.

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John Frusciante, Carla Bruni for David Bowie tribute album

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John Frusciante, Carla Bruni for David Bowie tribute album

Acts including Duran Duran, Carla Bruni and John Frusciante are set to feature on a forthcoming charity tribute album of David Bowie covers. The album, which includes a Spanish version of 'Sound And Vision' by Devendra Banhart's Megapuss, is set for release in May. Although some tracks are yet to be confirmed and the album is still without a title, all proceeds are set to raise money for Warchild UK. The tracklisting for the album is as follows: 'Space Oddity' (Exitmusic) 'John, I'm Only Dancing' (Vivian Girls) 'Sound And Vision' (Megapuss) 'Absolute Beginners' (Carla Bruni) 'World Falls Down' (Lights) 'Heroes' (VOICEsVOICEs) 'Boys Keep Swinging' (Duran Duran) 'Always Crashing In The Same Car' (Charlift) 'African Night Flight' (Aska w/ Moon & Moon) 'Suffragette City' (A Place to Bury Strangers) 'Theme From Cat People' (The Polyamorous Affair) 'Life on Mars' (Keren Ann) 'Red Money' (Swahili Blonde feat. John Frusciante) 'Art Decade' (Marco Benevento) 'Be My Wife' (Corridor) 'The Superman' (Aquaserge) 'Ashes To Ashes' (Warpaint) 'Quicksand' (Rainbow Arabia) 'Afraid of Americans' (We Are The World) 'Within You' (Laco$te) 'Ziggy Stardust' (Ariana Delawari) 'Modern Love' (Pizza!) 'Secret Life Of Arabia' (St Clair Board) 'Starman' (Caroline Weeks) 'The Man Who Sold The World' (Amanda Jo Williams) 'Ashes To Ashes' (Mick Karn) TBA (Soulwax) Latest music and film news on Uncut.co.uk.

Acts including Duran Duran, Carla Bruni and John Frusciante are set to feature on a forthcoming charity tribute album of David Bowie covers.

The album, which includes a Spanish version of ‘Sound And Vision’ by Devendra Banhart‘s Megapuss, is set for release in May. Although some tracks are yet to be confirmed and the album is still without a title, all proceeds are set to raise money for Warchild UK.

The tracklisting for the album is as follows:

‘Space Oddity’ (Exitmusic)

‘John, I’m Only Dancing’ (Vivian Girls)

‘Sound And Vision’ (Megapuss)

‘Absolute Beginners’ (Carla Bruni)

‘World Falls Down’ (Lights)

‘Heroes’ (VOICEsVOICEs)

‘Boys Keep Swinging’ (Duran Duran)

‘Always Crashing In The Same Car’ (Charlift)

‘African Night Flight’ (Aska w/ Moon & Moon)

‘Suffragette City’ (A Place to Bury Strangers)

‘Theme From Cat People’ (The Polyamorous Affair)

‘Life on Mars’ (Keren Ann)

‘Red Money’ (Swahili Blonde feat. John Frusciante)

‘Art Decade’ (Marco Benevento)

‘Be My Wife’ (Corridor)

‘The Superman’ (Aquaserge)

‘Ashes To Ashes’ (Warpaint)

‘Quicksand’ (Rainbow Arabia)

‘Afraid of Americans’ (We Are The World)

‘Within You’ (Laco$te)

‘Ziggy Stardust’ (Ariana Delawari)

‘Modern Love’ (Pizza!)

‘Secret Life Of Arabia’ (St Clair Board)

‘Starman’ (Caroline Weeks)

‘The Man Who Sold The World’ (Amanda Jo Williams)

‘Ashes To Ashes’ (Mick Karn)

TBA (Soulwax)

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Coldplay raise over £250,000 in charity auction

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Coldplay raise over £250,000 in charity auction
Coldplay have raised £251,482 for the Kids Company charity in an eBay auction. A range of Coldplay memorabilia – including Jonny Buckland's Viva Thinline '72 Tele guitar and an outfit worn by Chris Martin in the band's 'Strawberry Swing' video - went under the hammer in the band's End Of Decade ...

Coldplay have raised £251,482 for the Kids Company charity in an eBay auction.

A range of Coldplay memorabilia – including Jonny Buckland‘s Viva Thinline ’72 Tele guitar and an outfit worn by Chris Martin in the band’s ‘Strawberry Swing’ video – went under the hammer in the band’s End Of Decade Clearout Sale, which ended on December 31.

A post on Coldplay.comsaw the band thank fans for getting involved in the auction.

It said: “The text messages were flying around last night and it’s fair to say that the band are just as excited/grateful/amazed by the enormous total as Kids Company are. A huge thanks to everyone who bid and helped make the clearout sale such a success.”

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Vic Chesnutt dies of suspected overdose

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Vic Chesnutt dies of suspected overdose
Vic Chesnutt has died of a suspected overdose in his home county of Athens, Georgia, his record label Constellation Records have confirmed. The songwriter, who was 45, passed away on December 25. The New York Times reports he had been in a coma that was the result of an overdose of muscle relaxers,...

Vic Chesnutt has died of a suspected overdose in his home county of Athens, Georgia, his record label Constellation Records have confirmed.

The songwriter, who was 45, passed away on December 25. The New York Times reports he had been in a coma that was the result of an overdose of muscle relaxers, taken earlier this week.

Chesnutt, who was left in a wheelchair at the age of 18 following a car crash, recently admitted to NPR radio that he had attempted suicide “three of four times” before.

Throwing Muses‘ Kristin Hersh, who was also a long-term collaborator with Chesnutt, stated on Twitter that he appeared to have left a suicide note before slipping into the coma.

She wrote: “This time, it’s real scary: This time, he left a note, this time, he asked them to call me.”

REM‘s Stipe, who produced two albums by Chesnutt, paid tribute to him in a radio interview with NPR.

“He was able to bring levity to very dark emotions and feelings, and he had a humour that was really quite unusual,” Stipe said. “I said recently that I thought he was one of our greatest songwriters, and one of our greatest voices.”

A further post from Stipe on REMhq.com said simply: “We have lost one of our great ones.”

Chesnutt is survived by his wife, Tina Whatley Chesnutt; a sister, Lorinda Crane; and nine nieces and nephews. A memorial is taking place today (December 27) in Athens.

Hersh has also has set up a donation account to help Chesnutt‘s family, at Kristinhersh.cashmusic.org.

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Jimi Hendrix’s ‘lost weekend’ to be turned into feature film

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Jimi Hendrix’s ‘lost weekend’ to be turned into feature film

A film of Jimi Hendrix's infamous 'lost weekend' is set to go into production. Called 'Slide', the film is about events in September 1969, when he was apparently the subject of a hoax kidnapping, orchestrated by his manager. "While we have to be speculative because no definitive version of the event exists, this takes it out of the realm of fiction for me," writer and director RH Greene told Twentyfourbit.com. "It's part of Jimi's story, and I think it offers an opportunity to show him fully but from a unique angle. That was my aim in writing it, and that's going to be my aim in making it." The casting process for the film is currently underway, with production scheduled to start early next year. Meanwhile, live recordings from Hendrix's 1967 and 1968 shows in Paris and Ottawa are being released on January 25. Latest music and film news on Uncut.co.uk.

A film of Jimi Hendrix‘s infamous ‘lost weekend’ is set to go into production.

Called ‘Slide’, the film is about events in September 1969, when he was apparently the subject of a hoax kidnapping, orchestrated by his manager.

“While we have to be speculative because no definitive version of the event exists, this takes it out of the realm of fiction for me,” writer and director RH Greene told Twentyfourbit.com.

“It’s part of Jimi‘s story, and I think it offers an opportunity to show him fully but from a unique angle. That was my aim in writing it, and that’s going to be my aim in making it.”

The casting process for the film is currently underway, with production scheduled to start early next year.

Meanwhile, live recordings from Hendrix’s 1967 and 1968 shows in Paris and Ottawa are being released on January 25.

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Ennio Morricone announces London gig with 100-piece orchestra and choir

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Ennio Morricone announces London gig with 100-piece orchestra and choir
Ennio Morricone is set to perform a number of his acclaimed film soundtracks at a one-off London show next April. The composer and conductor has worked on the scores for such classics as A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and is expected to perform a 'b...

Ennio Morricone is set to perform a number of his acclaimed film soundtracks at a one-off London show next April.

The composer and conductor has worked on the scores for such classics as A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and is expected to perform a ‘best of’ set during the show at London‘s Royal Albert Hall on April 10.

He’ll be joined by a 100-piece orchestra and the 100-strong Crouch End Festival Chorus for the performance, which is taking place as part of ATP‘s Don’t Look Back series of gigs.

Tickets for Ennio Morricone are on sale now.

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Flaming Lips’ cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ released digitally

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Flaming Lips’ cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ released digitally
The Flaming Lips have released their cover of Pink Floyd's 1973 album 'Dark Side Of The Moon' as a digital download. The album is available to download from iTunes from today (December 22), and features guest appearances from Henry Rollins and Peaches. It goes on general digital release on December...

The Flaming Lips have released their cover of Pink Floyd‘s 1973 album ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ as a digital download.

The album is available to download from iTunes from today (December 22), and features guest appearances from Henry Rollins and Peaches. It goes on general digital release on December 29.

The tracklisting, including guests, of The Flaming Lips‘ cover version of ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ is:

‘Speak To Me’/’Breathe’ (featuring Henry Rollins and Peaches)

‘On The Run’ (featuring Henry Rollins)

‘Time’/’Breathe Reprise’

‘The Great Gig In The Sky’ (featuring Peaches and Henry Rollins)

‘Money’ (featuring Henry Rollins)

‘Us And Them’ (featuring Henry Rollins)

‘Any Colour You Like’

‘Brain Damage’ (featuring Henry Rollins)

‘Eclipse’ (featuring Henry Rollins)

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Ray Davies’ musical ‘Come Dancing’ cancelled

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Ray Davies’ musical ‘Come Dancing’ cancelled
Ray Davies' forthcoming tour of his musical 'Come Dancing' has been cancelled, it has been confirmed. The show, which had its first run in 2008 and closed this year, was set to be revived by director Bill Kenwright in 2010. However, those plans have now been abandoned. "Ray [Davies] is extremely d...

Ray Davies‘ forthcoming tour of his musical ‘Come Dancing’ has been cancelled, it has been confirmed.

The show, which had its first run in 2008 and closed this year, was set to be revived by director Bill Kenwright in 2010. However, those plans have now been abandoned.

“Ray [Davies] is extremely disappointed that the 2010 ‘Come Dancing’ tour will not be happening,” a spokesperson for Davies‘ studio Konk explained. “[He] will be issuing a statement in due course.”

No explanation has been given for the cancellation at present, but theatres are offering refunds to those who bought tickets.

Earlier this month, the singer hinted that he is set to reunite with his guitarist brother and Kinks bandmate Dave Davies.

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Rage Against The Machine beat X Factor finalist Joe McElderry to Number One

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Rage Against The Machine beat X Factor finalist Joe McElderry to Number One
Rage Against The Machine have beaten The X Factor finalist Joe McElderry to the Number One position in the UK singles chart. The US band's 1992 track 'Killing In The Name' sold more than 500,000 copies – beating McElderry's release 'The Climb' by over 50,000. Popularity for the track swelled tha...

Rage Against The Machine have beaten The X Factor finalist Joe McElderry to the Number One position in the UK singles chart.

The US band’s 1992 track ‘Killing In The Name’ sold more than 500,000 copies – beating McElderry‘s release ‘The Climb’ by over 50,000.

Popularity for the track swelled thanks to an internet campaign rallying against Simon Cowell and manufactured pop. A Facebook group, which 980,000 people joined, asked participants to buy ‘Killing In The Name’ throughout last week so it could beat ‘The Climb’ to the top of the charts.

Responding to the popularity of the campaign, Rage Against The Machine promised to play a free UK gig if the track did go to Number One – a pledge they have now maintained to honour.

Guitarist Tom Morello said: “As promised we will play a free concert in the UK in celebration of this incredible upset victory over the heavily favoured X Factor single.”

X Factor judge Simon Cowell, meanwhile, has admitted he is “gutted” that McElderry has been beaten to this year’s Christmas Number One by Rage Against The Machine, though he told the Daily Mirror he was “genuinely impressed by the campaign”.

The Facebook campaign also raised almost £100,000 for the Shelter charity.

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Radiohead to record new album in January

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Radiohead to record new album in January
Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien has revealed that the band are set to head into the studio to record the follow up to 'In Rainbows' in January. According to a blog on Radiohead's Dead Air Space site, O'Brien said the Oxford band are looking forward to reconvening, though he stopped short of going in...

Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien has revealed that the band are set to head into the studio to record the follow up to ‘In Rainbows’ in January.

According to a blog on Radiohead‘s Dead Air Space site, O’Brien said the Oxford band are looking forward to reconvening, though he stopped short of going into too much detail about the new material.

“The vibe in the camp is fantastic at present, and we head off into the studio in January to continue on from the work we started last summer,” O’Brien wrote.

“I am so genuinely excited about what we’re doing, but for obvious reasons I can’t divulge anything more,” he went on. “Anyway we all love surprises don’t we? Ten years ago we were all collectively (that’s the band) in the land of ‘Kid A’ and although hugely proud of that record, it wasn’t a fun place to be. What’s reassuring now, is that we are most definitely a different band, which should therefore mean that the music is different too and that is the aim of the game. Keep it moving.”

O’Brien also gave his views on the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which was attended by bandmate Thom Yorke.

“I haven’t spoken to Thom yet, but judging by his entries here and reading today’s papers the outcome of Copenhagen is a bloody disgrace,” he wrote.

Elsewhere, O’Brien also picked his top ten movies to watch at Christmas.

1. Harold And Maude

2. Sideways

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey

4. Where Eagles Dare

5. Son Of Rambow

6. This is England

7. Being There

8. The Year of Living Dangerously

9. Finding Nemo

10. Moonraker

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Morrissey publishes extract from forthcoming autobiography

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Morrissey publishes extract from forthcoming autobiography
Morrissey has published an essay set to be taken from his forthcoming autobiography. A short story by the singer, entitled 'The Bleak Moor Lies', appears in 'The Dark Monarch: Magic & Modernity in British Art', published by Tate St Ives. The fictional story sees Morrissey write about taking a ...

Morrissey has published an essay set to be taken from his forthcoming autobiography.

A short story by the singer, entitled ‘The Bleak Moor Lies’, appears in ‘The Dark Monarch: Magic & Modernity in British Art’, published by Tate St Ives.

The fictional story sees Morrissey write about taking a trip to Saddleworth Moor in the South Pennines and encountering a ghost.

Famously, Morrissey referenced Saddleworth Moor in The Smiths‘ ‘Suffer Little Children’ . The moors became notorious when serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley used them as a burial ground.

In the essay, Morrissey asks: “How many unfortunates have Saddleworth Moor as their resting place?”

Edited by Michael Bracewell, Martin Clark and Alun Rowlands, the book also includes contributions from Jon Savage and Damien Hirst.

Though Morrissey‘s autobiography does not have a release date, the singer has previously said it will span his entire music career.

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Wild Mercury Sound’s 2009 Top 100

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A few bits and pieces to mop up today, beginning with one last thankyou to everyone who has posted on the end of year blogs – or, come to that, who's commented on any of the things I’ve written in the past 12 months. It’s been a genuine pleasure to hear from almost all of you; and of course heartening to discover other people interested in the same music. To save any latecomers clicking through all the pages I rather cynically spread the 2009 Top 100 over, I’ve collated them all here. Apologies, too, to Babe, Terror, who I really should have squeezed in there. And a mention for two records from other years, Brightblack Morning Light’s “Motion To Rejoin” and Terry Riley’s “Persian Surgery Dervishes”, which provided significant inspiration and consolation in 2009. Anyhow, let me direct you to www.myspace.com/moonduo , where you’ll be able to find a token Christmas tune (there’s a widget under band members) from Moon Duo, the pretty cool Wooden Shjips side project. And to quote Sun Araw’s Cameron Stallones (thanks, Cameron), “MIND PSALM GET ON IT”… 100. Sunn 0))): “Monoliths And Dimensions” 99. The Dead Weather: “Horehound” 98. Adam Payne: "Organ" 97. Shrinebuilder: “Shrinebuilder” 96. OOIOO: “Armonico Hewa” 95. Black Sheep: "Kiss My Sweet Apocalypse" 94. Madness: “The Liberty Of Norton Folgate” 93. Condo Fucks: "Fuckbook" 92. Peaches: "I Feel Cream" 91. White Rainbow: “New Clouds” 90. Nick Jonah Davis: “Guitar Recordings Vol 1” 89. Blues Control: “Local Flavor” 88. Jarvis Cocker: "Further Complications" 87. Flower-Corsano Duo: "The Four Aims" 86. Tim Hecker: “An Imaginary Country” 85. Bob Dylan: “Together Through Life” 84. The Rakes: "Klang!" 83. PJ Harvey & John Parish: "A Woman A Man Walked By" 82. Eagles Of Death Metal: “Heart On” 81. Neko Case: Middle Cyclone 80. MV & EE: “Barn Nova” 79. Bruce Springsteen: "Working On A Dream" 78. Lightning Bolt: “Earthly Delights” 77. Flaming Lips: “Embryonic” 76. Mamer: “Eagle” 75. Alela Diane: "To Be Still" 74. Neil Young: "Fork In The Road" 73. Pocahaunted: "Passage" 72. Wavves: "Wavvves" 71. James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players: "Folk Songs" 70. Cornershop: "Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast" 69. Andrew WK: "55 Cadillac" 68. Peter Walker: "Spanish Guitar" 67. Dirty Projectors: "Bitte Orca" 66 Ben Reynolds: "How Day Earnt Its Night" 65. Alasdair Roberts: "Spoils" 64. DOOM: "BORN LIKE THIS" 63. The Lemonheads: "Varshons" 62. Sir Richard Bishop: “The Freak Of Araby” 61. Mark Kozelek: "Lost Verses - Live 60. Os Mutantes: "Haih" 59. Matias Aguayo: “Ay Ay Ay” 58. Richard Swift: "The Atlantic Ocean" 57. Liam Hayes & Plush: "Bright Penny" 56. Om: "God Is Good" 55. Sonic Youth: "The Eternal" 54. Dinosaur Jr: "Farm" 53. Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound: “When Sweet Sleep Returned” 52. Ducktails: "Ducktails" 51. The Fiery Furnaces: "I'm Going Away" 50. Magik Markers: "Balf Quarry" 49. Jack Rose And The Black Twig Pickers: “Jack Rose And The Black Twig Pickers” 48. Obits: "I Blame You" 47. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: "Beware" 46. Volcano Choir: "Unmap" 45. Beak>: "Beak>" 44. On Fillmore: "Extended Vacation" 43. Hush Arbors: "Yankee Reality" 42. Arctic Monkeys: "Humbug" 41. Yo La Tengo: "Popular Songs" 40. The xx: "xx" 39. Espers: "III" 38. The Unthanks: “Here’s The Tender Coming” 37. Leonard Cohen: "Live In London" 36. Them Crooked Vultures: "Them Crooked Vultures" 35. Sufjan Stevens: "The BQE" 34. Califone: "All My Friends Are Funeral Singers" 33. The Field: "Yesterday And Today" 32. Sleepy Sun: "Embrace" 31. Tim Buckley: "Live At The Folklore Center, NYC – March 6, 1967" 30. Broadcast And The Focus Group: “Broadcast And The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age” 29. Glass Rock: “Tall Firs Meet Soft Location” 28. Ganglians: "Monster Head Room" 27. Kurt Vile: "Childish Prodigy" 26. Super Furry Animals: "Dark Days/ Light Years" 25. The Necks: "Silverwater" 24. Real Estate: "Real Estate" 23. Trembling Bells: "Carbeth" 22. Raphael Saadiq: "The Way I See It" 21. Reigning Sound: "Love And Curses" 20. Etienne Jaumet: "Night Music" 19. Fever Ray: "Fever Ray" 18. Fuck Buttons: "Tarot Sport" 17. Wooden Shjips: "Dos" 16. Tinariwen: “Imidiwan: Companions” 15. Wilco: "Wilco (The Album)" 14. James Blackshaw: "The Glass Bead Game" 13. Mountains: "Choral" 12. Death: ". . . For The Whole World To See" 11. Arbouretum: "Song Of The Pearl" 10. Boredoms: "Super Roots 10" 9. White Denim: "Fits" 8. Bill Callahan: "Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle" 7. Mountains: "Etching" 6. Sun Araw: "Heavy Deeds" 5. Wild Beasts: "Two Dancers" 4. Jim O'Rourke: "The Visitor" 3. Animal Collective: "Merriweather Post Pavilion" 2. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas; "II" 1. Grizzly Bear: "Veckatimest"

A few bits and pieces to mop up today, beginning with one last thankyou to everyone who has posted on the end of year blogs – or, come to that, who’s commented on any of the things I’ve written in the past 12 months. It’s been a genuine pleasure to hear from almost all of you; and of course heartening to discover other people interested in the same music.

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Arcade Fire On Top Of Battle For Album Of Decade

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Arcade Fire On Top Of Battle For Album Of Decade

The Arcade Fire's "Funeral" is currently the choice of Uncut's online readers as Album Of The Noughties. However, you can still make a difference to the vote. Simply visit our special What Is The Album Of The Decade? You Decide! feature and cast your votes out of ten for each of our selected albums as they appear. There are 150 albums to mark out of ten: the same 150, of course, that figured in Uncut's recent office rundown of the best of the Noughties. That chart was topped by The White Stripes' "White Blood Cells" - currently eighth in your poll. To see our full Top 150, click here. Latest music and film news on Uncut.co.uk.

The Arcade Fire’s “Funeral” is currently the choice of Uncut’s online readers as Album Of The Noughties. However, you can still make a difference to the vote.

Simply visit our special What Is The Album Of The Decade? You Decide! feature and cast your votes out of ten for each of our selected albums as they appear.

There are 150 albums to mark out of ten: the same 150, of course, that figured in Uncut’s recent office rundown of the best of the Noughties. That chart was topped by The White Stripes’ “White Blood Cells” – currently eighth in your poll.

To see our full Top 150, click here.

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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke gatecrashes UN Climate Conference – video

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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke gatecrashes UN Climate Conference – video
Radiohead's Thom Yorke posed as a member of the press to gain access to the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen yesterday (December 17). Yorke explained to a camera crew how he gained entry to the conference, which is not open to the public. Watch video footage of Yorke talking about h...

Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke posed as a member of the press to gain access to the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen yesterday (December 17).

Yorke explained to a camera crew how he gained entry to the conference, which is not open to the public.

Watch video footage of Yorke talking about how he snuck in by scrolling down now.

“I’m here as a press person,” he explained, adding: “Do you imagine they’d let me in otherwise?! See how long it lasts before I get kicked out.”

Yorke also voiced his concern about the outcomes of the conference, which are expected to be announced today (December 18).

“I hope that they can at least get the basics sorted out,” he said. “It’s a lot of uptight, middle-aged men doing the negotiations that need to see through their particular little spheres of self-interest and look at the bigger picture.”

Watch footage of Yorke:

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Unreleased John Lennon interview published

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Unreleased John Lennon interview published

A never-before-published interview with John Lennon dating back to 1968 has been published for the first time. Lennon spoke to Keele University student Maurice Hindle for over six hours in 1968 at his mansion in Weybridge, Surry, after Hindle had written to him via the Beatles Monthly fanzine. Although a small part of the interview was published in the Keele University magazine UNIT, much of it has lain dormant until appearing in the latest issue of the New Statesman. Hindle explained that he was met by Lennon himself at the Beatle's local train station. "Outside Weybridge station, a Mini Cooper with smoked-glass windows skidded to a halt, like something out of 'The Italian Job'," he explained. "In the driver's seat was Lennon. We students crammed into the back of the Mini and John drove us up the bumpy private road that led to his house, Kenwood." The interview sees Lennon address criticism levelled at him and The Beatles by political commentator Tariq Ali in his Black Dwarf publication. "He says 'Revolution' was no more revolutionary than 'Mrs Dale's Diary'," Lennon said to Hindle of Ali. "So it mightn't have been. But the point is to change your head - it's no good knocking down a few old bloody Tories! "What does he think he's gonna change? The system's what he says it is: a load of crap. But just smashing it up isn't gonna do it." See Newstatesman.com for more from the interview. Latest music and film news on Uncut.co.uk.

A never-before-published interview with John Lennon dating back to 1968 has been published for the first time.

Lennon spoke to Keele University student Maurice Hindle for over six hours in 1968 at his mansion in Weybridge, Surry, after Hindle had written to him via the Beatles Monthly fanzine. Although a small part of the interview was published in the Keele University magazine UNIT, much of it has lain dormant until appearing in the latest issue of the New Statesman.

Hindle explained that he was met by Lennon himself at the Beatle‘s local train station.

“Outside Weybridge station, a Mini Cooper with smoked-glass windows skidded to a halt, like something out of ‘The Italian Job‘,” he explained. “In the driver’s seat was Lennon. We students crammed into the back of the Mini and John drove us up the bumpy private road that led to his house, Kenwood.”

The interview sees Lennon address criticism levelled at him and The Beatles by political commentator Tariq Ali in his Black Dwarf publication.

“He says ‘Revolution’ was no more revolutionary than ‘Mrs Dale’s Diary‘,” Lennon said to Hindle of Ali. “So it mightn’t have been. But the point is to change your head – it’s no good knocking down a few old bloody Tories!

“What does he think he’s gonna change? The system’s what he says it is: a load of crap. But just smashing it up isn’t gonna do it.”

See Newstatesman.com for more from the interview.

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The Blockheads to be joined onstage by ‘Ian Dury’ actor Andy Serkis

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Ian Dury's old band The Blockheads are set to hook up onstage with actor Andy Serkis in London tonight (December 17). Serkis, who plays Dury in the forthcoming biopic of his life, 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll', is understood to have been invited by the band to sing 'Reasons To Be Cheerful...

Ian Dury‘s old band The Blockheads are set to hook up onstage with actor Andy Serkis in London tonight (December 17).

Serkis, who plays Dury in the forthcoming biopic of his life, ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’, is understood to have been invited by the band to sing ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful Part Three’ at their London Electric Ballroom gig.

‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’, directed by Mat Whitecross, is released on January 9. Ray Winstone, Mackenzie Crook and Naomie Harris also feature in the film.

Tickets for The Blockheads are on sale now.

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The 46th Uncut Playlist Of 2009

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Quickly this morning, a bunch of new things we’ve been playing, as the February and March promos start arriving. A lot of comps, it seems, and a couple I don’t like at all. Auspicious arrivals, I guess, include Gil Scott-Heron singing Smog, a new Will Oldham live album, and the Holly Miranda debut, where she’s backed up by David Sitek and some other bits of TV On The Radio. And thanks, again, for all your comments on the Top 100: It starts here if you haven't had a look yet. 1 Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here (XL) 2 Carlton Melton – Pass It On… (Mid-To-Late) 3 Various Artists – Warp 2010 (Warp) 4 Cluster – Qua (Klangbad/Broken Silence) 5 Ian King – Panic Grass & Fever Few (Fledg’ling) 6 Various Artists – Bob Blank: The Blank Generation – Blank Tapes NYC 1975-1985 (Strut) 7 Various Artists – Yeti 8 (Yeti) 8 Various Artists – Pop Ambient 2010 (Kompakt) 9 Bonny Billy & The Picket Line – Funtown Comedown (Sea Note) 10 Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Mute) 11 Various Artists – Freedom Rhythm & Sound: Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil Rights Movement 1963-82 (Soul Jazz) 12 Massive Attack – Heligoland (Virgin) 13 Various Artists – Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound In 1970s Nigeria (Soundway) 14 Archie Bronson Outfit – Coconut (Domino) 15 Quasi – American Gong (Domino) 16 Holly Miranda – The Magician’s Private Library (XL) 17 Various Artists – Nigeria Special Volume Two: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6 (Soundway)

Quickly this morning, a bunch of new things we’ve been playing, as the February and March promos start arriving. A lot of comps, it seems, and a couple I don’t like at all.

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