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Beatles Film To Get First TV Screening Ever

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The Beatles' acclaimed 1965 film 'Help!' is to be broadcast on television for the first time ever, this Sunday (November 25). The newly restored film now boasts a 5.1 soundtrack and will screen on BBC4 at 7pm. The 1965 feature film follows the Fab Four as they are chased round from London to the Austrian Alps to the Bahamas, after Ringo takes possession of a sacrificial ring. The Richard Lester directed film features Beatles' hits 'Help! and 'Ticket To Ride' on it's soundtrack. The new Special Edition double-disc DVD features the restored version of Help! digitally restored. The second disc includes an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary of The Beatles on the film set, as well as a documentary about the restoration process of the 60s film. More details are available from the band's official website here: www.thebeatles.com Click on the streams below to see a promo video for The Beatles' film track 'She's A Woman' Quicktime: lo/hi Real Media: lo/hi Windows Media Player: lo/hi

The Beatles‘ acclaimed 1965 film ‘Help!’ is to be broadcast on television for the first time ever, this Sunday (November 25).

The newly restored film now boasts a 5.1 soundtrack and will screen on BBC4 at 7pm.

The 1965 feature film follows the Fab Four as they are chased round from London to the Austrian Alps to the Bahamas, after Ringo takes possession of a sacrificial ring.

The Richard Lester directed film features Beatles’ hits ‘Help! and ‘Ticket To Ride’ on it’s soundtrack.

The new Special Edition double-disc DVD features the restored version of Help! digitally restored. The second disc includes an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary of The Beatles on the film set, as well as a documentary about the restoration process of the 60s film.

More details are available from the band’s official website here: www.thebeatles.com

Click on the streams below to see a promo video for The Beatles’ film track ‘She’s A Woman’

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Ronnie Wood Working With The Faces Again

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Ronnie Wood Working With The Faces Again

Ronnie Wood took part in a brief Q+A session prior to a screening of his concert film, The First Barbarians: Live From Kilburn last night (November 23). During one answer, he admitted he was working on a Faces-related project. The Rolling Stone said: “I’m looking through about 5,000 hours of Faces footage. Stuff we shot on hand-held cameras, us messing around. It’s hopefully getting a release next year.” Wood’s comments add to speculation that the Faces might reform in 2008. There are already plans to release re-mastered editions of the band’s four studio albums, and UNCUT believes the surviving former members – Wood, Rod Stewart, keyboard player Ian MacLagan and drummer Kenny Jones – have recently been in negotiations to reform for live dates in 2008. The First Barbarians: Live From Kilburn is a concert film, a mix of colour and black and white footage, was shot in London in 1974 around the time Wood released his solo record, I’ve Got My Own Album To Do. The line up featured Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards on guitar alongside Ian MacLagan, session bassist Willie Weeks and Sly And The Family Stone drummer Andy Newark. Rod Stewart contributed backing vocals. The footage comes from Wood’s own archives and has been re-mastered by his son, Jesse. Wood, who earlier in the day had been signing copies of his autobiography Ronnie, spoke fondly of the concert and his relationship with Keith and Rod. On the subject of Keith’s rather dismal set of teeth, he joked: “Look at his railings. They look like a row of condemned buildings!” “Rod said to me about five minutes before we were going on stage: ‘You’re not going to sing, are you?’ I said: ‘It’s a bit late to start worrying about that now…’” The hour-long film is released as part of a CD/DVD package of The Last Barbarians” Live From Kilburn on Wood’s own label, Wooden. For more musings from Ronnie Wood at last night's screening, click here for the The View From here UNCUT blog. www.ronniewood.com.

Ronnie Wood took part in a brief Q+A session prior to a screening of his concert film, The First Barbarians: Live From Kilburn last night (November 23). During one answer, he admitted he was working on a Faces-related project.

The Rolling Stone said: “I’m looking through about 5,000 hours of Faces footage. Stuff we shot on hand-held cameras, us messing around. It’s hopefully getting a release next year.”

Wood’s comments add to speculation that the Faces might reform in 2008. There are already plans to release re-mastered editions of the band’s four studio albums, and UNCUT believes the surviving former members – Wood, Rod Stewart, keyboard player Ian MacLagan and drummer Kenny Jones – have recently been in negotiations to reform for live dates in 2008.

The First Barbarians: Live From Kilburn is a concert film, a mix of colour and black and white footage, was shot in London in 1974 around the time Wood released his solo record, I’ve Got My Own Album To Do. The line up featured Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards on guitar alongside Ian MacLagan, session bassist Willie Weeks and Sly And The Family Stone drummer Andy Newark. Rod Stewart contributed backing vocals. The footage comes from Wood’s own archives and has been re-mastered by his son, Jesse.

Wood, who earlier in the day had been signing copies of his autobiography Ronnie, spoke fondly of the concert and his relationship with Keith and Rod.

On the subject of Keith’s rather dismal set of teeth, he joked: “Look at his railings. They look like a row of condemned buildings!”

“Rod said to me about five minutes before we were going on stage: ‘You’re not going to sing, are you?’ I said: ‘It’s a bit late to start worrying about that now…’”

The hour-long film is released as part of a CD/DVD package of The Last Barbarians” Live From Kilburn on Wood’s own label, Wooden.

For more musings from Ronnie Wood at last night’s screening, click here for the The View From here UNCUT blog.

www.ronniewood.com.

Total Music Day, Bon Iver and your playlists. . .

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Some thought-provoking responses to my No Music Day blog yesterday; scroll down to the bottom of my waffle and have a look. I particularly like Nigel's idea of Total Music Day, where we concentrate utterly on records without any distractions. Though realistically - as he acknowledges - that'd be as tough to pull off as No Music Day. Which was, you'll be unsurprised to hear, a total failure in Uncut, where the prospect of listening to Italian electronic library music from the late '60s was much more appealing than a sort of deadly, looming silence. Today has brought a fine discovery already (thanks to Ed for the tip-off) in the shape of Bon Iver, who resembles - as Pitchfork tried not to say in their review - a kind of soulful Iron And Wine. You can listen to Bon Iver's album here. I'll try and write something more substantial about the songs in a few days. Something else just occurred to me, too, prompted by Kris' thoughtful notes on the No Music Day blog. Kris mentions in passing that they're playing a Wu Tang Clan mixtape ("8 Diagrams" is pretty good, yeah, especially "Rushing Elephants". Again I'll get to this) and My Bloody Valentine (in response to Paul here, by the way, while I do get into most shows for free, I didn't want to take the chance on missing MBV next year. Think of it as conscientious insurance). But what Kris made me think of was that it'd be interesting to see your playlists. What have you played today at the office? I've shown you mine, now you show me yours (but don't try hyping your own bands, folks; I can spot a spam a mile off, usually).

Some thought-provoking responses to my No Music Day blog yesterday; scroll down to the bottom of my waffle and have a look. I particularly like Nigel’s idea of Total Music Day, where we concentrate utterly on records without any distractions. Though realistically – as he acknowledges – that’d be as tough to pull off as No Music Day.

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Magnetic Fields Reveal New Album Details

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Magnetic Fields Reveal New Album Details

The Magnetic Fields have now revealed more details and the track listing for their forthcoming album 'Distortion', which they announced last week will be released on January 14. The band’s eighth album and follow-up to 2004’s critically acclaimed 'i' will be preceded by the first single release 'California Girls' on December 17. The Stephin Merritt led group's most acclaimed work to date was 1999's three volume concept album '69 Love Songs'. Merritt explains that the new album title is indicative of the sound for the new material. Every instrument (except the drums) was made to purposely feed back. Merritt says: “I don’t know if anyone has done feedback piano before. The whole record has feedback acoustic piano. We put the amplifier directly up against the frame of the piano and turned it up enough to start feeding back.” The initial inspiration for Distortion was the Jesus And Mary Chain’s 1985 post-punk album Psychocandy. Merritt declares that his goal was “to sound more like Jesus and Mary Chain than Jesus and Mary Chain.” The Magnetic Fields are preparing to play several series' of short residencies in US cities to promote the new album. However, Merritt says that the band will not be bringing the album's feedback to the shows, to protect themselves from hearing damage! Merritt states: “We make records that can’t be duplicated live, and then we go out and do it completely differently.” 'Distortion''s full track listing is: 'Three-Way' 'California Girls' 'Old Fools' 'Xavier Says' 'Mr Mistletoe' 'Please Stop Dancing' 'Drive On, Driver' 'Too Drunk To Dream' 'Till The Bitter End' 'I’ll Dream Alone' 'The Nun’s Litany' 'Zombie Boy' 'Courtesans' Check out Magnetic Fields' website for more information Houseoftomorrow.com.

The Magnetic Fields have now revealed more details and the track listing for their forthcoming album ‘Distortion’, which they announced last week will be released on January 14.

The band’s eighth album and follow-up to 2004’s critically acclaimed ‘i’ will be preceded by the first single release ‘California Girls’ on December 17.

The Stephin Merritt led group’s most acclaimed work to date was 1999’s three volume concept album ’69 Love Songs’.

Merritt explains that the new album title is indicative of the sound for the new material. Every instrument (except the drums) was made to purposely feed back. Merritt says: “I don’t know if anyone has done feedback piano before. The whole record has feedback acoustic piano. We put the amplifier directly up against the frame of the piano and turned it up enough to start feeding back.”

The initial inspiration for Distortion was the Jesus And Mary Chain’s 1985 post-punk album Psychocandy. Merritt declares that his goal was “to sound more like Jesus and Mary Chain than Jesus and Mary Chain.”

The Magnetic Fields are preparing to play several series’ of short residencies in US cities to promote the new album.

However, Merritt says that the band will not be bringing the album’s feedback to the shows, to protect themselves from hearing damage! Merritt states: “We make records that can’t be duplicated live, and then we go out and do it completely differently.”

‘Distortion”s full track listing is:

‘Three-Way’

‘California Girls’

‘Old Fools’

‘Xavier Says’

‘Mr Mistletoe’

‘Please Stop Dancing’

‘Drive On, Driver’

‘Too Drunk To Dream’

‘Till The Bitter End’

‘I’ll Dream Alone’

‘The Nun’s Litany’

‘Zombie Boy’

‘Courtesans’

Check out Magnetic Fields’ website for more information Houseoftomorrow.com.

Billy Bragg Teams Up With Faces Man On New Album

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Billy Bragg Teams Up With Faces Man On New Album

Billy Bragg has revealed details about his forthcoming new studio album ‘Mr. Love & Justice’. Bragg's album, his first for six years, is due for release on March 3, 2008, and features celebrated musicians helping out the renowned singer/songwriter. The new twelve track album features his backing band The Blokes - including Rolling Stones and The Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan on Hammond organ and piano. Robert Wyatt also makes a guest appearance on Bragg's follow-up to 'England, Half English’. Wyatt contributes vocals to the track ‘I Keep Faith’. The collaboration came about when Bragg, in search of fresh rhubarb for a crumble, was in Louth where he bumped into Wyatt who lives in the town. Bragg says: “I hadn’t seen him since Red Wedge (the 1986 Labour Party youth vote initiative). He found me some rhubarb and then came along to the recording session and sang beautiful vocals to the chorus of ‘I Keep Faith’ – it was like angels singing!” Bragg is due to appear with Kate Nash at Islington's Union Chapel next week (November 26) as part of the Little Noise Sessions, raising money for Mencap. Bragg is also due to celebrate his 50th birthday at a special event at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on December 9. He will be 'in conversation' with Jude Kelly, artistic director of the South Bank Centre, discussing the political and musical influences that have shaped his life. The full track listing for ‘Mr. Love & Justice’ is: I Keep Faith I Almost Killed You M For Me The Beach is Free Sing Their Souls Back Home You Make Me Brave Something Happened Mr. Love & Justice If You Ever Leave O Freedom The Johnny Carcinogenic Show Farm Boy More details about Billy Bragg's 25th anniversary year are available from his webiste here: www.billybragg.co.uk.

Billy Bragg has revealed details about his forthcoming new studio album ‘Mr. Love & Justice’.

Bragg’s album, his first for six years, is due for release on March 3, 2008, and features celebrated musicians helping out the renowned singer/songwriter.

The new twelve track album features his backing band The Blokes – including Rolling Stones and The Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan on Hammond organ and piano.

Robert Wyatt also makes a guest appearance on Bragg’s follow-up to ‘England, Half English’. Wyatt contributes vocals to the track ‘I Keep Faith’.

The collaboration came about when Bragg, in search of fresh rhubarb for a crumble, was in Louth where he bumped into Wyatt who lives in the town. Bragg says: “I hadn’t seen him since Red Wedge (the 1986 Labour Party youth vote initiative). He found me some rhubarb and then came along to the recording session and sang beautiful vocals to the chorus of ‘I Keep Faith’ – it was like angels singing!”

Bragg is due to appear with Kate Nash at Islington’s Union Chapel next week (November 26) as part of the Little Noise Sessions, raising money for Mencap.

Bragg is also due to celebrate his 50th birthday at a special event at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on December 9.

He will be ‘in conversation’ with Jude Kelly, artistic director of the South Bank Centre, discussing the political and musical influences that have shaped his life.

The full track listing for ‘Mr. Love & Justice’ is:

I Keep Faith

I Almost Killed You

M For Me

The Beach is Free

Sing Their Souls Back Home

You Make Me Brave

Something Happened

Mr. Love & Justice

If You Ever Leave

O Freedom

The Johnny Carcinogenic Show

Farm Boy

More details about Billy Bragg’s 25th anniversary year are available from his webiste here: www.billybragg.co.uk.

Paul McCartney’s Giant Gibson Gets £60,000

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Paul McCartney’s Giant Gibson Gets £60,000

Paul McCartney's signed giant Gibson guitar raised £60,000 for charity at an auction last night (November 20). The Gibson GuitarTown auction held at London's IndigO2 venue also saw guitars signed by Robert Plant, Ronnie Wood and Slash go under the hammer. McCartney's 10ft tall hand-painted Gibson Les Paul replica was designed by visual artist Rosie Brooks. McCartney said: "I'm really amazed and very happy that the guitar went for so much and for such a great cause." Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood's guitar went for £11,000, while Pink Floyd Roger Waters 'Wall'-themed guitar went for £10,500. Slash's Gibson went for £8,500 and Paul Weller's went for £8,000. The successful bidder has announced he will donate the McCartney guitar to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London in December. All monies raised by the auction will go to The Prince’s Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and Teenage Cancer Trust. Pic credit: PA Photos

Paul McCartney‘s signed giant Gibson guitar raised £60,000 for charity at an auction last night (November 20).

The Gibson GuitarTown auction held at London’s IndigO2 venue also saw guitars signed by Robert Plant, Ronnie Wood and Slash go under the hammer.

McCartney’s 10ft tall hand-painted Gibson Les Paul replica was designed by visual artist Rosie Brooks.

McCartney said: “I’m really amazed and very happy that the guitar went for so much and for such a great cause.”

Rolling Stones‘ Ronnie Wood’s guitar went for £11,000, while Pink Floyd Roger Waters ‘Wall’-themed guitar went for £10,500.

Slash’s Gibson went for £8,500 and Paul Weller’s went for £8,000.

The successful bidder has announced he will donate the McCartney guitar to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London in December.

All monies raised by the auction will go to The Prince’s Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and Teenage Cancer Trust.

Pic credit: PA Photos

CSS Add Special Christmas Show

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CSS are to play a special Christmas show on December 15. Following their Brixton Academy tour date selling out, CSS have announced that they are adding a new show at London's Coronet venue also in South London. The show will also have a late licence to 2am. Tickets for the new date will go on general sale Saturday November 24, a special MySpace friends pre-sale will start from Thursday November 22. Click here to check ticket availability. CSS are playing the following shows next month: Skegness, The Big Reunion (December 1) Leeds, University (2) London, Brixton Academy (3) Manchester, Academy (4) Glasgow, Academy (5) Bristol, Academy (6) Birmingham, Academy (7) Nottingham, Rock City (8) Dublin, Olympia (10) Oxford, Academy (11) Newcastle, University (12) Stoke On Trent, Keele University (13) Brighton, Dome (14) London, Coronet (15) Cambridge, Corn Exchange (17) Liverpool, Academy (18) Sheffield, Leadmill (19) Portsmouth, Pyramids (20)

CSS are to play a special Christmas show on December 15.

Following their Brixton Academy tour date selling out, CSS have announced that they are adding a new show at London’s Coronet venue also in South London.

The show will also have a late licence to 2am.

Tickets for the new date will go on general sale Saturday November 24, a special MySpace friends pre-sale will start from Thursday November 22.

Click here to check ticket availability.

CSS are playing the following shows next month:

Skegness, The Big Reunion (December 1)

Leeds, University (2)

London, Brixton Academy (3)

Manchester, Academy (4)

Glasgow, Academy (5)

Bristol, Academy (6)

Birmingham, Academy (7)

Nottingham, Rock City (8)

Dublin, Olympia (10)

Oxford, Academy (11)

Newcastle, University (12)

Stoke On Trent, Keele University (13)

Brighton, Dome (14)

London, Coronet (15)

Cambridge, Corn Exchange (17)

Liverpool, Academy (18)

Sheffield, Leadmill (19)

Portsmouth, Pyramids (20)

Sparks To Play 21 Nights In London

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Sparks To Play 21 Nights In London

Sparks have revealed that they are to play a whopping 21 nights in London next year. The band are set to play an album a night at London's Carling Islington Academy from May 16 onwards. Sparks will play their extensive 20 album back catalogue, which crosses genres from pop to glam to electro, in order, right up to the present day. The cult 70s band, founded by Ron and Russell Mael will then premiere their as-yet-untitled 21st album at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on June 13. Rumours at the band's message forum allsparks.com have been circulating that a follow- up to last year's 'Young Lovers' album has been in the pipeline. Meanwhile, a night celebrating Sparks is to take place at London's Madame Jojos on November 29. Launching a new tribute compilation 'A Rainbow Over The Freeway' - the night will feature several artists performing a selection of Sparks songs. All proceeds from sales of the CD will go to rainbowtrust.org.uk. Catch Sparks perform the following albums in their entirety on the following nights, all at Islington Academy except June 13. Ticket details will be released to fan club members on November 30. Halfnelson (May 16) Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing (17) Kimono My House (18) Propaganda (20) Indiscreet (21) Big Beat (23) Introducing Sparks (24) No.1 In Heaven (25) Terminal Jive (27) Whomp That Sucker (28) Angst In My Pants (30) Outer Space (31) Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat (June 1) Music That You Can Dance To (3) Interior Design (4) Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins (6) Plagiarism (7) Balls (8) Lil Beethoven (10) Hello Young Lovers (11) New Album? - Shepherd's Bush Empire (13)

Sparks have revealed that they are to play a whopping 21 nights in London next year.

The band are set to play an album a night at London’s Carling Islington Academy from May 16 onwards. Sparks will play their extensive 20 album back catalogue, which crosses genres from pop to glam to electro, in order, right up to the present day.

The cult 70s band, founded by Ron and Russell Mael will then premiere their as-yet-untitled 21st album at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on June 13.

Rumours at the band’s message forum allsparks.com have been circulating that a follow- up to last year’s ‘Young Lovers’ album has been in the pipeline.

Meanwhile, a night celebrating Sparks is to take place at London’s Madame Jojos on November 29.

Launching a new tribute compilation ‘A Rainbow Over The Freeway’ – the night will feature several artists performing a selection of Sparks songs.

All proceeds from sales of the CD will go to rainbowtrust.org.uk.

Catch Sparks perform the following albums in their entirety on the following nights, all at Islington Academy except June 13. Ticket details will be released to fan club members on November 30.

Halfnelson (May 16)

Woofer In Tweeter’s Clothing (17)

Kimono My House (18)

Propaganda (20)

Indiscreet (21)

Big Beat (23)

Introducing Sparks (24)

No.1 In Heaven (25)

Terminal Jive (27)

Whomp That Sucker (28)

Angst In My Pants (30)

Outer Space (31)

Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat (June 1)

Music That You Can Dance To (3)

Interior Design (4)

Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins (6)

Plagiarism (7)

Balls (8)

Lil Beethoven (10)

Hello Young Lovers (11)

New Album? – Shepherd’s Bush Empire (13)

Carlos Santana To Play Three UK Shows

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Carlos Santana To Play Three UK Shows

Carlos Santana has announced that he will play three shows in the Uk next June. The ‘Live Your Light’ tour will see the guitarist and his band play arenas in Birmingham, Manchester and London, promoting the release of his first ever compilation album 'Ultimate Santana'. 2008 also marks 40 years since the Mexican born American musician first performed live, with the original Santana Blues Band in San Francisco. In the last four decades, Santana has sold over 90 milion albums... Tickets for the shows go on sale on Friday November 23 at 9.30am. Venues/dates are as follows: Birmingham NEC (June 20) Manchester EN Arena (21) London O2 Arena (22) Tickets will cost £48.08 and £38.08 (58p of each ticket price will be donated to the Santana Milagro foundation). More details are available from Carlos' official website here:www.santana.com

Carlos Santana has announced that he will play three shows in the Uk next June.

The ‘Live Your Light’ tour will see the guitarist and his band play arenas in Birmingham, Manchester and London, promoting the release of his first ever compilation album ‘Ultimate Santana’.

2008 also marks 40 years since the Mexican born American musician first performed live, with the original Santana Blues Band in San Francisco.

In the last four decades, Santana has sold over 90 milion albums…

Tickets for the shows go on sale on Friday November 23 at 9.30am.

Venues/dates are as follows:

Birmingham NEC (June 20)

Manchester EN Arena (21)

London O2 Arena (22)

Tickets will cost £48.08 and £38.08 (58p of each ticket price will be donated to the Santana Milagro foundation).

More details are available from Carlos’ official website here:www.santana.com

No Music Day

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I had a big plan this morning to try and observe Bill Drummond's No Music Day for as long as we could stick it out. But I got here a bit late and Rufus Wainwright doing his Judy Garland turn was already on the stereo. Up until this year, I've thought that No Music Day was one of Drummond's less endearing ideas, but listening to him on Radio 4 last night, it struck me that this just might be one of his most intellectually stimulating pranks yet. So far as I understand it - and I think Drummond's imperative is to understand it however you choose, ultimately - No Music Day is actually about enhancing the way that we listen to music. Now I can't pretend that I ever feel fatigued at the prospect of another day listening to great music; I shouldn't be doing this job if I did. But Drummond's idea is that, by taking a day off from music, it'll make us listen anew, with fresher ears. It strikes me that this is particularly pertinent for people who are stuck in offices where the radio is on all day, and they're stuck listening, passively, to music which doesn't much interest them. But even with our usual impeccable selections in the Uncut office, maybe a break would do us good. Drummond talked on the radio last night about how he originally envisaged a year, or a week without music before settling on the more pragmatic - pragmatism from Drummond seems such an odd conceit, but anyway - No Music Day. And it makes me think about how I've gone on holidays in the past and not taken any music, tried to cut myself off a little and empty my head, then got back to work and fell on my new CDs with a passion. Right now, Rufus is doing "Swanee" and Drummond's idea has never seemed better. Let me know how you can cope without music, though. Oh, and while I think about it, a date for the diary if you're in London: Howlin' Rain, Damon & Naomi and Sunburned Hand Of The Man at the Scala on Sunday night. Looks like one of the best bills of the year, I think. . .

I had a big plan this morning to try and observe Bill Drummond‘s No Music Day for as long as we could stick it out. But I got here a bit late and Rufus Wainwright doing his Judy Garland turn was already on the stereo.

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Magnetic Fields To Play US Festival

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Magnetic Fields To Play US Festival

Magnetic Fields have been revealed as one of the headliners for next year's San Francisco Noisepop festival. As previously announced, The Magnetic Fields have revealed that their new album 'Distortion' is ready, Stephin Merrittt's first in four years, and will be released in January. The week long event which will take place from February 26 to March 2 will also star Cursive and The Gutter Twins. The music festival takes place across the city, running alongside a film festival and music-industry panel discussions as well. More bands will be confirmed in the coming weeks. The week long bash is similar to Austin's South by Southwest and Toronto's North By Northeast festivals. More information and tickets are available from www.Noisepop.com here. Check out the band's website here:Houseoftomorrow.com. The new album 'Distortion' will be released on January 14 in the UK, and January 15 in the US through Nonesuch records.

Magnetic Fields have been revealed as one of the headliners for next year’s San Francisco Noisepop festival.

As previously announced, The Magnetic Fields have revealed that their new album ‘Distortion’ is ready, Stephin Merrittt’s first in four years, and will be released in January.

The week long event which will take place from February 26 to March 2 will also star Cursive and The Gutter Twins.

The music festival takes place across the city, running alongside a film festival and music-industry panel discussions as well.

More bands will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

The week long bash is similar to Austin’s South by Southwest and Toronto’s North By Northeast festivals.

More information and tickets are available from www.Noisepop.com here.

Check out the band’s website here:Houseoftomorrow.com.

The new album ‘Distortion’ will be released on January 14 in the UK, and January 15 in the US through Nonesuch records.

Bruce Springsteen Reveals More ‘Magic’ Shows

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Bruce Springsteen Reveals More ‘Magic’ Shows

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have announced more dates on their current tour to promote new studio album together 'Magic'. 'The Magic' tour will now run until the end of April, with ahows across the US and Canada from February 28. Springsteens newly added dates kick off at Hartford, Conneticut as previously revealed on www.uncut.co.uk. The handful of dates announced have now been confirmed as an entire new leg of the world tour. Springsteen and the E Street band hit the UK, for one date only, at London's O2 Arena on December 19. The newly announced tour dates are: Hartford, CT HCC Arena (February 28) Montreal Bell Centre (March 2) Hamilton, Ontario. Copps Coliseum (3) Rochester, NY HSBC Arena (6) Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena (7) Hempstead, NY Nassau Coliseum (10) Omaha, NE. Qwest Center (14) St. Paul, MN Xcel Center (16) Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center (17) Indianapolis, IN Conseco Center (20) Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena (22) Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center (24) Portland, OR Rose Garden (28) Seattle, WA Key Arena (29) Vancouver GM Place (31) Sacramento, CA Arco Arena (April 4) San Jose, CA HP Pavilion (5) Anaheim, CA Honda Center (7,8) Dallas, TX TBA (13) Houston, TX TBA (14) Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center (18) Orlando, FL Amway Arena (19) Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum (21) Atlanta, Charlotte, NC Bobcat Arena (27) Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum (28) Charlottesville, VA. John Paul Jones Arena (29)

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have announced more dates on their current tour to promote new studio album together ‘Magic’.

‘The Magic’ tour will now run until the end of April, with ahows across the US and Canada from February 28.

Springsteens newly added dates kick off at Hartford, Conneticut as previously revealed on www.uncut.co.uk.

The handful of dates announced have now been confirmed as an entire new leg of the world tour.

Springsteen and the E Street band hit the UK, for one date only, at London’s O2 Arena on December 19.

The newly announced tour dates are:

Hartford, CT HCC Arena (February 28)

Montreal Bell Centre (March 2)

Hamilton, Ontario. Copps Coliseum (3)

Rochester, NY HSBC Arena (6)

Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena (7)

Hempstead, NY Nassau Coliseum (10)

Omaha, NE. Qwest Center (14)

St. Paul, MN Xcel Center (16)

Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center (17)

Indianapolis, IN Conseco Center (20)

Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena (22)

Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center (24)

Portland, OR Rose Garden (28)

Seattle, WA Key Arena (29)

Vancouver GM Place (31)

Sacramento, CA Arco Arena (April 4)

San Jose, CA HP Pavilion (5)

Anaheim, CA Honda Center (7,8)

Dallas, TX TBA (13)

Houston, TX TBA (14)

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center (18)

Orlando, FL Amway Arena (19)

Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum (21)

Atlanta,

Charlotte, NC Bobcat Arena (27)

Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum (28)

Charlottesville, VA. John Paul Jones Arena (29)

The Jesus And Mary Chain Confirm London Shows

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The Jesus And Mary Chain Confirm London Shows

The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced that they are to play two London shows next March. The band who reformed this year after a lengthy hiatus have confirmed that they are to play a two night residency on March 11 and 12. The Jesus & Mary Chain last played in the UK at the Brixton Academy in September, and have since played a handful of shows in Europe and the US. The band are reported to be working on a new studio album, their first since 1998's 'Munki' but are currently waiting for a new record deal.

The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced that they are to play two London shows next March.

The band who reformed this year after a lengthy hiatus have confirmed that they are to play a two night residency on March 11 and 12.

The Jesus & Mary Chain last played in the UK at the Brixton Academy in September, and have since played a handful of shows in Europe and the US.

The band are reported to be working on a new studio album, their first since 1998’s ‘Munki’ but are currently waiting for a new record deal.

Bob Dylan Calls on White Stripes Man For New Project

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Bob Dylan Calls on White Stripes Man For New Project

White Stripes star Jack White has been working with Bob Dylan on a project, co-ordinated by Dylan, to complete a series of songs left unfinished by country legend Hank Williams at the time of his death in 1953. White is one of a number of musicians approached by Dylan to work on completed lyrics and music for the songs. White has reportedly recorded a ‘finished’ version of the incomplete Williams song “You Know That I Know” at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios, with engineer Joe Chiccarelli. According to Dominic Suchtya, bassist with the band Steppin’ In It, and an old friend of White’s who played with him on the session: “Dylan had contacted him to see if he’d like to finish some of these tunes. No one has heard it as it was a Hank Williams lyric sheet that Jack put to music and edited a bit. Jack as sent most of or all of the unfinished tunes and picked this one to finish. “We listened to quite a bit of Hank while I was down there and sat around, just the two of us, playing our favourite Hank tunes, but the song was done when I got there. I think Jack just ingested a bunch of Hank Williams and this is what came out of him.” White appeared with Dylan in September, when Bob played a two-night stint at Nashville’s Ryman Theatre. On the first night they performed the first ever live version of “Meet Me In The Morning” from Blood On The Tracks. The following night, they gave a first live outing to “Outlaw Blues” and duetted on “One More Cup Of Coffee” from Desire, getting its first live airing since 1993. See Bob Dylan and Jack White perform together at the Ryman Theatre by clicking here.

White Stripes star Jack White has been working with Bob Dylan on a project, co-ordinated by Dylan, to complete a series of songs left unfinished by country legend Hank Williams at the time of his death in 1953.

White is one of a number of musicians approached by Dylan to work on completed lyrics and music for the songs.

White has reportedly recorded a ‘finished’ version of the incomplete Williams song “You Know That I Know” at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios, with engineer Joe Chiccarelli.

According to Dominic Suchtya, bassist with the band Steppin’ In It, and an old friend of White’s who played with him on the session: “Dylan had contacted him to see if he’d like to finish some of these tunes. No one has heard it as it was a Hank Williams lyric sheet that Jack put to music and edited a bit. Jack as sent most of or all of the unfinished tunes and picked this one to finish.

“We listened to quite a bit of Hank while I was down there and sat around, just the two of us, playing our favourite Hank tunes, but the song was done when I got there. I think Jack just ingested a bunch of Hank Williams and this is what came out of him.”

White appeared with Dylan in September, when Bob played a two-night stint at Nashville’s Ryman Theatre. On the first night they performed the first ever live version of “Meet Me In The Morning” from Blood On The Tracks.

The following night, they gave a first live outing to “Outlaw Blues” and duetted on “One More Cup Of Coffee” from Desire, getting its first live airing since 1993.

See Bob Dylan and Jack White perform together at the Ryman Theatre by clicking here.

Led Zeppelin Launch Official Website

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Led Zeppelin Launch Official Website

Led Zeppelin have set up a new interactive website, allowing fans to discuss all matters Led Zep. The site at www.Ledzeppelin.com features a section that their fans can add their own reviews and pictures to, alongside a database of all of Led Zep's past gigs and a timeline. The official website also includes photos, official merchandise and audio-visual media, including interactive 'flipbooks' of rare tour programmes, and a full band discography. At the time of launch, there will be approximately 1,400 rare images in the Photo Gallery. The Discography section also features a huge assortment of rare ads, 45 picture sleeves, promos, and related memorabilia. As is rarely far from the news, Led Zeppelin are reuniting for a one-off reunion concert, in tribute to their former Atlantic Records boss Ahmet Ertegun, at London's O2 Arena on December 10. They have also just released 'Mothership - The Best Of Led Zeppelin' - a two disc remastered compilation of 24 tracks. Read the five-star rated Uncut review here. Pic credit: Rex Features

Led Zeppelin have set up a new interactive website, allowing fans to discuss all matters Led Zep.

The site at www.Ledzeppelin.com features a section that their fans can add their own reviews and pictures to, alongside a database of all of Led Zep’s past gigs and a timeline.

The official website also includes photos, official merchandise and audio-visual media, including interactive ‘flipbooks’ of rare tour programmes, and a full band discography.

At the time of launch, there will be approximately 1,400 rare images in the Photo Gallery.

The Discography section also features a huge assortment of rare ads, 45 picture sleeves, promos, and related memorabilia.

As is rarely far from the news, Led Zeppelin are reuniting for a one-off reunion concert, in tribute to their former Atlantic Records boss Ahmet Ertegun, at London’s O2 Arena on December 10.

They have also just released ‘Mothership – The Best Of Led Zeppelin’ – a two disc remastered compilation of 24 tracks.

Read the five-star rated Uncut review here.

Pic credit: Rex Features

I’m Not There – Original Soundtrack – Various Artists

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I’m Not There – Original Soundtrack – Various Artists

There have been Bob Dylan cover albums as long as there has been Dylan, but this - the 34 song soundtrack to Todd Haynes’ Cubist movie I’m Not There; containing 34 tracks, less than half of which actually feature in the film – really raises the bar. Most obviously, it’s down to the quality and coherence of the musicians rounded up. From contemporaries with layers of Dylan-association (Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Roger McGuinn, Willie Nelson), through elder indie statesmen (Tom Verlaine, Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo) to recent darlings (Cat Power, The Hold Steady, Charlotte Gainsbourg) the soundtrack extends the movie’s kaleidoscopic, all-facets and faces methodology. It also cleverly identifies Dylan as simultaneously the one fixed, yet most mercurial point in rock history. Holding it together like glue are the two house bands who contribute a third of the tracks: the lithe “Million Dollar Bashers,” (Verlaine, half of Sonic Youth, Wilco’s Nels Cline, keyboardist John Medeski and, tellingly, Dylan’s long-term bassist, Tony Garnier); and Calexico, who excel, framing My Morning Jacket man Jim James’s gorgeous falsetto to transform “Going To Acapulco” into south-of-the-border soul. The other deciding factor here is canny song selection. Some warhorses are present, but this is a relatively adventurous rag-bag, pilfering from across the dark continent of Dylan’s songbook and shining a light on neglected outposts. Heavy weight falls on the Highway 61 Revisited – Blonde on Blonde axis, but some of the most thrilling recordings come from more unexpected places: Nelson and Calexico’s burning reading of Street Legal’s “Senor”; Iron and Wine (with Calexico again) transmuting (i)Empire Burlesque(i)’s “Dark Eyes” into a fluttering, caged exotic bird; Sufjan Stevens' sprinkling toy-town-rococo across Oh Mercy’s “Ring Them Bells”; Verlaine spooked, spooky as he creeps through Time Out of Mind’s “Cold Irons Bound.” We even have, in Stephen Malkmus’ lovely “Can’t Leave Her Behind” and Sonic Youth’s forever-dying “I’m Not There” itself, two Dylan compositions that were not only never released, but never actually completed. Importantly, though, it closes with the first official release for Dylan’s own recording of “I’m Not There,” an extemporised sketch from the 'Basement Tapes' sessions. Fragile, fugitive, deeply mysterious - after all the other ideas of Dylan on display, it makes clear how completely not there he has been. DAMIEN LOVE

There have been Bob Dylan cover albums as long as there has been Dylan, but this – the 34 song soundtrack to Todd Haynes’ Cubist movie I’m Not There; containing 34 tracks, less than half of which actually feature in the film – really raises the bar.

Most obviously, it’s down to the quality and coherence of the musicians rounded up.

From contemporaries with layers of Dylan-association (Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Roger McGuinn, Willie Nelson), through elder indie statesmen (Tom Verlaine, Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo) to recent darlings (Cat Power, The Hold Steady, Charlotte Gainsbourg) the soundtrack extends the movie’s kaleidoscopic, all-facets and faces methodology.

It also cleverly identifies Dylan as simultaneously the one fixed, yet most mercurial point in rock history.

Holding it together like glue are the two house bands who contribute a third of the tracks: the lithe “Million Dollar Bashers,” (Verlaine, half of Sonic Youth, Wilco’s Nels Cline, keyboardist John Medeski and, tellingly, Dylan’s long-term bassist, Tony Garnier); and Calexico, who excel, framing My Morning Jacket man Jim James’s gorgeous falsetto to transform “Going To Acapulco” into south-of-the-border soul.

The other deciding factor here is canny song selection. Some warhorses are present, but this is a relatively adventurous rag-bag, pilfering from across the dark continent of Dylan’s songbook and shining a light on neglected outposts. Heavy weight falls on the Highway 61 Revisited – Blonde on Blonde axis, but some of the most thrilling recordings come from more unexpected places: Nelson and Calexico’s burning reading of Street Legal’s “Senor”; Iron and Wine (with Calexico again) transmuting (i)Empire Burlesque(i)’s “Dark Eyes” into a fluttering, caged exotic bird; Sufjan Stevens‘ sprinkling toy-town-rococo across Oh Mercy’s “Ring Them Bells”; Verlaine spooked, spooky as he creeps through Time Out of Mind’s “Cold Irons Bound.”

We even have, in Stephen Malkmus’ lovely “Can’t Leave Her Behind” and Sonic Youth’s forever-dying “I’m Not There” itself, two Dylan compositions that were not only never released, but never actually completed.

Importantly, though, it closes with the first official release for Dylan’s own recording of “I’m Not There,” an extemporised sketch from the ‘Basement Tapes’ sessions. Fragile, fugitive, deeply mysterious – after all the other ideas of Dylan on display, it makes clear how completely not there he has been.

DAMIEN LOVE

Eddie Vedder – Into The Wild

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Eddie Vedder – Into The Wild

You can easily imagine Eddie Vedder’s inner Eco Warrior being more than unduly stirred by the subject of Sean Penn’s new film, for which the Pearl Jam vocalist has written the music. Into The Wild, based on Jon Krakauer’s best-selling book, is the true story of Chris McCandless, who as a 22-year old walked away from the life he had known to date in the affluent Washington DC suburb of Annandale, gave away everything he owned and disappeared into the Alaskan wilderness to meet with nature in all its raw and savage beauty, dying there eventually of starvation. For Krakauer, Penn and Vedder, McCandless’ rejection of society, and his quest to, as they say, find himself, is unquestionably heroic, a transcendent gesture. And so Eddie here answers what you might be inclined to describe as the call of the wild with a series of mostly handsome, jangly folk-rock ballads – acoustic guitars, banjos and the like to the fore – that musically have an attractively rough-hewn cast, evocative of the great outdoors and the things that happen there. The lyrics to these songs are themselves sketchy, enigmatic, quietly rousing, windily romantic, redolent of majestic vistas, vast horizons, a landscape of personal liberation. The best of them, however, set such euphoric declarations against a glowering sense of foreboding, the woe to come when McCandless is reduced by hunger to a lonely death, a victim of his own hopeless idealism. I’ve wondered since Ten what music Vedder, freed from Pearl Jam’s mighty stadium roar, might be capable of, where in a different setting his voice might go. He provided a fascinating hint via his duet with Nusrat Ali Khan on the Dead Man Walking OST, which took him somewhere he’d never been before and hasn’t returned to since. Disappointingly, as good as much of this record is, only the tantalisingly brief “The Wolf” brings him close again to that place. ALLAN JONES

You can easily imagine Eddie Vedder’s inner Eco Warrior being more than unduly stirred by the subject of Sean Penn’s new film, for which the Pearl Jam vocalist has written the music.

Into The Wild, based on Jon Krakauer’s best-selling book, is the true story of Chris McCandless, who as a 22-year old walked away from the life he had known to date in the affluent Washington DC suburb of Annandale, gave away everything he owned and disappeared into the Alaskan wilderness to meet with nature in all its raw and savage beauty, dying there eventually of starvation.

For Krakauer, Penn and Vedder, McCandless’ rejection of society, and his quest to, as they say, find himself, is unquestionably heroic, a transcendent gesture. And so Eddie here answers what you might be inclined to describe as the call of the wild with a series of mostly handsome, jangly folk-rock ballads – acoustic guitars, banjos and the like to the fore – that musically have an attractively rough-hewn cast, evocative of the great outdoors and the things that happen there.

The lyrics to these songs are themselves sketchy, enigmatic, quietly rousing, windily romantic, redolent of majestic vistas, vast horizons, a landscape of personal liberation. The best of them, however, set such euphoric declarations against a glowering sense of foreboding, the woe to come when McCandless is reduced by hunger to a lonely death, a victim of his own hopeless idealism.

I’ve wondered since Ten what music Vedder, freed from Pearl Jam’s mighty stadium roar, might be capable of, where in a different setting his voice might go. He provided a fascinating hint via his duet with Nusrat Ali Khan on the Dead Man Walking OST, which took him somewhere he’d never been before and hasn’t returned to since. Disappointingly, as good as much of this record is, only the tantalisingly brief “The Wolf” brings him close again to that place.

ALLAN JONES

Kylie Minogue – X

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Kylie Minogue – X

Though a queen of the frothiest pop, Kylie’s 10th studio album shows there’s something of the Teflon don about her. She’s endured some troubled times since her last album in ’03 – long-term relationship ended, cancer beaten – but you wouldn’t necessarily know it from what’s here. Not for Kylie the heart-on-sleeve approach. Sleeves, she doesn’t do. X instead showcases customary Madonna-esque workouts and northern European disco pop: Scissor Sisters-like single “2 Hearts” and Gainsbourg-sampling “Sensitized” a cut above the rest. In short, a glittering sign reading “business as usual” – even if it’s not a return to adventurous Kylie gold. JOHN ROBINSON

Though a queen of the frothiest pop, Kylie’s 10th studio album shows there’s something of the Teflon don about her. She’s endured some troubled times since her last album in ’03 – long-term relationship ended, cancer beaten – but you wouldn’t necessarily know it from what’s here.

Not for Kylie the heart-on-sleeve approach. Sleeves, she doesn’t do. X instead showcases customary Madonna-esque workouts and northern European disco pop: Scissor Sisters-like single “2 Hearts” and Gainsbourg-sampling “Sensitized” a cut above the rest. In short, a glittering sign reading “business as usual” – even if it’s not a return to adventurous Kylie gold.

JOHN ROBINSON

Arp – In Light

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Arp – In Light

Despite 'In Light' being almost entirely composed of puffy, slightly out of focus analogue modules, Arp’s Alexis Georgopolous would like you to know he does not now, nor will he ever in perpetuity, own an ARP synthesizer – the traditional tool for such creations. Nevertheless, it’s perpetuity that these slow ambient tracks are aimed at. “St Tropez” and “Potentialities” suggest a huge, arching, permanent structure, like a camera pan over the Golden Gate Bridge in Georgopolous’s San Francisco hometown; the murmuring piano on “The Rising Sun” recalls Cluster & Eno’s or Harmonia; and his “Odyssey” for doomed Dutch performance artist Bas Jan Ader is an appropriately dignified fractal fanfare. ROB YOUNG

Despite ‘In Light’ being almost entirely composed of puffy, slightly out of focus analogue modules, Arp’s Alexis Georgopolous would like you to know he does not now, nor will he ever in perpetuity, own an ARP synthesizer – the traditional tool for such creations. Nevertheless, it’s perpetuity that these slow ambient tracks are aimed at.

“St Tropez” and “Potentialities” suggest a huge, arching, permanent structure, like a camera pan over the Golden Gate Bridge in Georgopolous’s San Francisco hometown; the murmuring piano on “The Rising Sun” recalls Cluster & Eno’s or Harmonia; and his “Odyssey” for doomed Dutch performance artist Bas Jan Ader is an appropriately dignified fractal fanfare.

ROB YOUNG

My Bloody Valentine Fever Continues

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My Bloody Valentine Fever Continues

My Bloody Valentine have announced that they will now play a fourth London date on their comeback tour next Summer. The legendary indie band will now play London's Roundhouse venue on June 23 - in addition to previously announced shows on from June 20-22. The band have announced the extra date in response to the fact that several tickets for the now sold-oout dates have appeared on trading site eBay. The second night at Manchester's Apollo venue on June 29 and a second night at Glasgow Barrowlands on July 3 both now have very limited availability. As announced last week, Kevin Shields and the gang are to play long awaited comeback shows in the UK next year. The pioneers have not played live since 1992, after the release of their last album 'Loveless' in 1991. There are also rumours that the band will play some US dates next year too. MBV will now play the following dates: London, The Roundhouse (June 20/21/22/23) Manchester, Apollo (28/29) Glasgow, Barrowland (July 2/3)

My Bloody Valentine have announced that they will now play a fourth London date on their comeback tour next Summer.

The legendary indie band will now play London’s Roundhouse venue on June 23 – in addition to previously announced shows on from June 20-22.

The band have announced the extra date in response to the fact that several tickets for the now sold-oout dates have appeared on trading site eBay.

The second night at Manchester’s Apollo venue on June 29 and a second night at Glasgow Barrowlands on July 3 both now have very limited availability.

As announced last week, Kevin Shields and the gang are to play long awaited comeback shows in the UK next year.

The pioneers have not played live since 1992, after the release of their last album ‘Loveless‘ in 1991.

There are also rumours that the band will play some US dates next year too.

MBV will now play the following dates:

London, The Roundhouse (June 20/21/22/23)

Manchester, Apollo (28/29)

Glasgow, Barrowland (July 2/3)

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