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Glastonbury Launches Regular Gig Night

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Glastonbury Launches Regular Gig Night

One of the Glastonbury Festival organisers Emily Eavis is launching a new regular gig night in London tonight. The Holy Cow nights seek new and unsigned bands to play - with the best to be offered a slot to play at next year's Somerset festival, which is taking place June 27-29. Emily Eavis, the daughter of the festival's founder owner Michael told BBC News: "As a festival, we would really like to lead the way in new music. The aim is to collect as many new bands as possible throughout the year and build up a strong roster of new acts". She added: "We've had some brilliant debut sets throughout the years, where bands start at Glastonbury on a very small stage and end up playing the Pyramid in a few years." The Courteeners and Vampire Weekend are playing the first Holy Cow night at London's Social Club tonight. Eavis is looking for new talent to play at future Holy Cow gigs, acts wanting to appear should contact organisers through the Holy Cow MySpace page here.

One of the Glastonbury Festival organisers Emily Eavis is launching a new regular gig night in London tonight.

The Holy Cow nights seek new and unsigned bands to play – with the best to be offered a slot to play at next year’s Somerset festival, which is taking place June 27-29.

Emily Eavis, the daughter of the festival’s founder owner Michael told BBC News: “As a festival, we would really like to lead the way in new music. The aim is to collect as many new bands as possible throughout the year and build up a strong roster of new acts”.

She added: “We’ve had some brilliant debut sets throughout the years, where bands start at Glastonbury on a very small stage and end up playing the Pyramid in a few years.”

The Courteeners and Vampire Weekend are playing the first Holy Cow night at London’s Social Club tonight.

Eavis is looking for new talent to play at future Holy Cow gigs, acts wanting to appear should contact organisers through the Holy Cow MySpace page here.

Cut Of The Day: Queen On Saturday Night Live

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Cut Of The Day: Queen On Saturday Night Live

Cut of the day: Queen perform a double song set for US TV show Saturday Night Live in 1982. Starting with 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' - Freddie Mercury and co. also perform their worldwide smash hit collaboration with David Bowie 'Under Pressure'. Check out the live performance clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjxRVr4wFmI If you have any trouble viewing the embedded video, click here.

Cut of the day: Queen perform a double song set for US TV show Saturday Night Live in 1982.

Starting with ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love‘ – Freddie Mercury and co. also perform their worldwide smash hit collaboration with David Bowie ‘Under Pressure‘.

Check out the live performance clip here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjxRVr4wFmI

If you have any trouble viewing the embedded video, click here.

Uncut’s Worst Gigs – Ever!

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Uncut’s Worst Gigs – Ever!

In last month's UNCUT, our writers, friends and favourite musicians reminisced about their favourite gigs. Well, in this month’s issue we’re looking back on the worst gigs we’ve ever seen - including The Stone Roses, Bob Dylan, Kevin Rowland and David Bowie - with rare photos from the shows too. We're also going to publish one of the worst gigs every day, with online exclusives, so feast your eyes on this, and be glad you weren’t there! For the full top 30 - see the November issue of Uncut - with Led Zep's Robert Plant on the cover. ***** 13 | THE DARKNESS Alexandra Palace, February 7, 2006 TIM JONZE: On turning up to review The Darkness at Ally Pally I was under the impression that, at the very least, the band’s own fans would enjoy it. Wrong! By this time, the bolts were pranging off the Darkness fun bus at an alarming rate. Outside, touts frantically tried to flog tickets for a tenner. Inside, a coke-bloated Justin Hawkins announced his arrival by floating over the crowd on – ho, ho – a gigantic plastic woman’s breast. Lacking the willpower to applaud – and with one girl openly weeping – the atmosphere was screaming out for Prozac. Instead, Justin opted for the bizarre strategy of attacking his fans. “Are you still alive?” he snapped when the crowd greeted his “hilarious” re-imagining of “The Frog Chorus” with only mild ripples of applause. “I can see people going to the bar… maybe we should shut it next time,” was another choice outpouring of venom. It was repulsive, spiteful behaviour, aimed at the very people who’d made him (temporarily) rich and famous. Still, there was to be only one real loser: 12 months later, the British public booted Justin out of the Eurovision qualifiers in favour of Scooch. Ouch. ***** plus WERE YOU THERE? Not even UNCUTs war-weary gig-hounds have been to every show in history – but you lot probably have. Email Allan_Jones@ipcmedia.com to share your memories, of the ones we've published or any which we have missed, and we’ll publish the best in a future issue

In last month’s UNCUT, our writers, friends and favourite musicians reminisced about their favourite gigs.

Well, in this month’s issue we’re looking back on the worst gigs we’ve ever seen – including The Stone Roses, Bob Dylan, Kevin Rowland and David Bowie – with rare photos from the shows too.

We’re also going to publish one of the worst gigs every day, with online exclusives, so feast your eyes on this, and be glad you weren’t there!

For the full top 30 – see the November issue of Uncut – with Led Zep’s Robert Plant on the cover.

*****

13 | THE DARKNESS

Alexandra Palace,

February 7, 2006

TIM JONZE: On turning up to review The Darkness at Ally Pally I was under the impression that, at the very least, the band’s own fans would enjoy it. Wrong! By this time, the bolts were pranging off the Darkness fun bus at an alarming rate.

Outside, touts frantically tried to flog tickets for a tenner. Inside, a coke-bloated Justin Hawkins announced his arrival by floating over the crowd on – ho, ho – a gigantic plastic woman’s breast. Lacking the willpower to applaud – and with one girl openly weeping – the atmosphere was screaming out for Prozac.

Instead, Justin opted for the bizarre strategy of attacking his fans. “Are you still alive?” he snapped when the crowd greeted his “hilarious” re-imagining of “The Frog Chorus” with only mild ripples of applause. “I can see people going to the bar… maybe we should shut it next time,” was another choice outpouring of venom. It was repulsive, spiteful behaviour, aimed at the very people who’d made him (temporarily) rich and famous. Still, there was to be only one real loser: 12 months later, the British public booted Justin out of the Eurovision qualifiers in favour of Scooch. Ouch.

*****

plus WERE YOU THERE?

Not even UNCUTs war-weary gig-hounds have been to every show in history – but you lot probably have.

Email Allan_Jones@ipcmedia.com to share your memories, of the ones we’ve published or any which we have missed, and we’ll publish the best in a future issue

Win! Tickets To See The Eagles!

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Win! Tickets To See The Eagles!

Veteran rockers Eagles are, as previously reported, to play a one-off, invite-only show, to launch their new album 'Long Road Out of Eden' in London next week. The Eagles are playing the 02 Indigo venue - with a capacity of 1,600 - two days after their first album of new material in 28 years is released on October 29. The last time The Eagles played in the UK, it was to 55,000 at Twickenham Stadium... However, Uncut.co.uk has secured a pair of tickets to give away to this very special show! To be in with a chance of winning - simply click here. You can find out more about the album in Uncut's four-star rated review here. As previously reported, the first track to be heard from 'Long Road Out Of Eden' is 'How Long' and it is available to download free from Amazon.co.uk - more details here. THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED: THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

Veteran rockers Eagles are, as previously reported, to play a one-off, invite-only show, to launch their new album ‘Long Road Out of Eden’ in London next week.

The Eagles are playing the 02 Indigo venue – with a capacity of 1,600 – two days after their first album of new material in 28 years is released on October 29.

The last time The Eagles played in the UK, it was to 55,000 at Twickenham Stadium…

However, Uncut.co.uk has secured a pair of tickets to give away to this very special show!

To be in with a chance of winning – simply click here.

You can find out more about the album in Uncut’s four-star rated review here.

As previously reported, the first track to be heard from ‘Long Road Out Of Eden’ is ‘How Long’ and it is available to download free from Amazon.co.uk – more details here.

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED: THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

Jimmy Eat World Announce UK Tour

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Jimmy Eat World Announce UK Tour

Jimmy Eat World have confirmed details of a UK tour, after alluding to more dates when they played at the Carling Weekend Festivals this August. The Arizona based band who have just released their sixth album 'Chase This Light' will be coming to the UK for nine dates in February. Uncut.co.uk interviewed the band about what it was like to work with former Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins producer for their new studio album - to read the interview click here. Jimmy Eat World will play the following venues: Southampton Guildhall (February 17) London Brixton Academy (18) Birmingham Csrling Academy (19) Manchester Academy (20) Leeds University Refectory (22) Newcastle Carling Academy (24) Glasgow Barrowlands (25) Liverpool Carling Academy (29) Bristol Carling Academy (March 1) More information and audio clips are available from the official Jimmy website here: http://www.jimmyeatworld.com

Jimmy Eat World have confirmed details of a UK tour, after alluding to more dates when they played at the Carling Weekend Festivals this August.

The Arizona based band who have just released their sixth album ‘Chase This Light’ will be coming to the UK for nine dates in February.

Uncut.co.uk interviewed the band about what it was like to work with former Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins producer for their new studio album – to read the interview click here.

Jimmy Eat World will play the following venues:

Southampton Guildhall (February 17)

London Brixton Academy (18)

Birmingham Csrling Academy (19)

Manchester Academy (20)

Leeds University Refectory (22)

Newcastle Carling Academy (24)

Glasgow Barrowlands (25)

Liverpool Carling Academy (29)

Bristol Carling Academy (March 1)

More information and audio clips are available from the official Jimmy website here: http://www.jimmyeatworld.com

Maps Playing Homecoming Show On Friday

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Maps Playing Homecoming Show On Friday

Electro indie band Maps are playing a special homecoming show at Soundhaus in Northampton this Friday (October 26). The gig will be Maps' final UK headline show of the year, after a busy year of European, US and UK tours. Maps, the recording name for James Chapman was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize this year for his debut album 'We Can Create.' Chapman plays live with a full band. Support guests for Friday's show are Ulrich Schnauss and Kyte. Maps will also be playing the support slot to Bloc Party at London's Roundhouse, as part of the BBC Electric Proms Season. More details about both shows are available on the Maps MySpace page here: http://www.myspace.com/mapsmusic

Electro indie band Maps are playing a special homecoming show at Soundhaus in Northampton this Friday (October 26).

The gig will be Maps’ final UK headline show of the year, after a busy year of European, US and UK tours.

Maps, the recording name for James Chapman was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize this year for his debut album ‘We Can Create.’

Chapman plays live with a full band.

Support guests for Friday’s show are Ulrich Schnauss and Kyte.

Maps will also be playing the support slot to Bloc Party at London’s Roundhouse, as part of the BBC Electric Proms Season.

More details about both shows are available on the Maps MySpace page here: http://www.myspace.com/mapsmusic

The Eagles – Long Road Out Of Eden

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The Eagles – Long Road Out Of Eden

The standard-bearers of L.A. rock’s second wave, The Eagles were a streamlined hybrid of proven rock strategies. Their records combined the rich vocal harmonies and jangly guitars of the Byrds, Jackson Browne’s intimate confessionals and Randy Newman’s acerbic character studies – all put together with the painstaking precision of Steely Dan. Their first studio album in 28 years, Long Road Out Of Eden spreads 20 tracks over two CDs and 90 minutes, and amply demonstrates how this plan continues to serve them well. The elements that made the Eagles America’s biggest band – hooky, articulate songcraft, impeccable lead vocals and stunningly tight harmonies – have certainly not atrophied over the long hiatus. Taking a systematic, unhurried approach, the band reintroduces the cast – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmitt – over the first six tracks. There’s a harmony-showcasing opener, a quintessential country rocker and then a track apiece featuring each of the four frontmen. They then wheel out the heavy artillery, eagerly returning to their primary subject matter – “Trouble in Paradise”, as their pal J.D. Souther once put it. The first major piece, the metaphorical “Waiting In The Weeds”, turns on the interplay of diminishing expectations and lingering hope in the autumn of life. Frey’s “No More Cloudy Days,” boasting a gorgeous melodic hook, forms its bittersweet companion piece. Henley wheels out his soulful falsetto for the punchy, super-compressed “Fast Company”, setting up the thematic payoff of the first half, the Schmitt-sung “Do Something”, an inner dialogue that functions as both a romantic lament and a cry of sociopolitical distress. Amid symphonic grandeur, the 10-minute title epic works its way to outright rage at the latest vestige of American imperialism. Henley’s lyric veers dangerously close to the overly literal verbiage, but he recovers with the pithy proclamation, “all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools.” They continue the critique with the clever “Frail Grasp On The Big Picture” and the overly obvious but admittedly catchy “Business As Usual”. This could have been edited down to an all-killer single album. Nonetheless, there’s something involving about the languid pace of the whole thing. That band’s ambition is intact is remarkable – that they’ve made an album that captures the zeitgeist is maybe even more so. BUD SCOPPA

The standard-bearers of L.A. rock’s second wave, The Eagles were a streamlined hybrid of proven rock strategies. Their records combined the rich vocal harmonies and jangly guitars of the Byrds, Jackson Browne’s intimate confessionals and Randy Newman’s acerbic character studies – all put together with the painstaking precision of Steely Dan.

Their first studio album in 28 years, Long Road Out Of Eden spreads 20 tracks over two CDs and 90 minutes, and amply demonstrates how this plan continues to serve them well. The elements that made the Eagles America’s biggest band – hooky, articulate songcraft, impeccable lead vocals and stunningly tight harmonies – have certainly not atrophied over the long hiatus.

Taking a systematic, unhurried approach, the band reintroduces the cast – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmitt – over the first six tracks. There’s a harmony-showcasing opener, a quintessential country rocker and then a track apiece featuring each of the four frontmen. They then wheel out the heavy artillery, eagerly returning to their primary subject matter – “Trouble in Paradise”, as their pal J.D. Souther once put it.

The first major piece, the metaphorical “Waiting In The Weeds”, turns on the interplay of diminishing expectations and lingering hope in the autumn of life. Frey’s “No More Cloudy Days,” boasting a gorgeous melodic hook, forms its bittersweet companion piece. Henley wheels out his soulful falsetto for the punchy, super-compressed “Fast Company”, setting up the thematic payoff of the first half, the Schmitt-sung “Do Something”, an inner dialogue that functions as both a romantic lament and a cry of sociopolitical distress.

Amid symphonic grandeur, the 10-minute title epic works its way to outright rage at the latest vestige of American imperialism. Henley’s lyric veers dangerously close to the overly literal verbiage, but he recovers with the pithy proclamation, “all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools.” They continue the critique with the clever “Frail Grasp On The Big Picture” and the overly obvious but admittedly catchy “Business As Usual”.

This could have been edited down to an all-killer single album. Nonetheless, there’s something involving about the languid pace of the whole thing. That band’s ambition is intact is remarkable – that they’ve made an album that captures the zeitgeist is maybe even more so.

BUD SCOPPA

Iggy And The Stooges – Reissues

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Iggy And The Stooges – Reissues

IGGY AND THE STOOGES - Metallic KO - Jungle - 4* R1976 IGGY POP - Where The Faces Shine – Volume 1 - Easy Action - 3* Even by Iggy Pop’s own extreme standards, the crowd at Detroit’s Michigan Palace on February 9, 1974 was a tough one. Throughout a brief, audience-baiting set, the singer dodges a hailstorm of glass bottles, eggs, ice and vegetables hurled by The Scorpions motorcycle gang, some of which debris can be heard hitting strings and heads. The sense of danger and mounting chaos are palpable, making this reissue (with original tape-speed error corrected) not so much a live album as a historical document, with guitars. Box set 'Where The Faces Shine – which records six live shows in the USA, Spain and Italy between 1977-81 –~is less dramatically visceral, but it does represent the work of a number of remarkable bands on top touring form, many of whose personal recollections appear in the accompanying booklet. SHARON O’CONNELL To read more on the Detroit show - The Stooges original final show in '74 click here.

IGGY AND THE STOOGES – Metallic KO – Jungle – 4* R1976

IGGY POP – Where The Faces Shine – Volume 1 – Easy Action – 3*

Even by Iggy Pop’s own extreme standards, the crowd at Detroit’s Michigan Palace on February 9, 1974 was a tough one. Throughout a brief, audience-baiting set, the singer dodges a hailstorm of glass bottles, eggs, ice and vegetables hurled by The Scorpions motorcycle gang, some of which debris can be heard hitting strings and heads.

The sense of danger and mounting chaos are palpable, making this reissue (with original tape-speed error corrected) not so much a live album as a historical document, with guitars. Box set ‘Where The Faces Shine – which records six live shows in the USA, Spain and Italy between 1977-81 –~is less dramatically visceral, but it does represent the work of a number of remarkable bands on top touring form, many of whose personal recollections appear in the accompanying booklet.

SHARON O’CONNELL

To read more on the Detroit show – The Stooges original final show in ’74 click here.

Dave Gahan – Hourglass

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Dave Gahan – Hourglass

After Dave Gahan technically “died” in an LA hotel room, he experienced an artistic birth: joining in with Depeche Modesongwriting duties, and making a solo, guitar-led album debut 'Paper Monsters'. Co-produced with fellow musicians Christian Eigner and Andrew Philpott, 'Hourglass' is more steeped in electronics, with Gahan continuing his cathartic process of confession on tracks like the downer than down “Downbeat”. Gahan is a way off from being a David Sylvian – but not as far as you might think. DAVID STUBBS

After Dave Gahan technically “died” in an LA hotel room, he experienced an artistic birth: joining in with Depeche Modesongwriting duties, and making a solo, guitar-led album debut ‘Paper Monsters’.

Co-produced with fellow musicians Christian Eigner and Andrew Philpott, ‘Hourglass’ is more steeped in electronics, with Gahan continuing his cathartic process of confession on tracks like the downer than down “Downbeat”.

Gahan is a way off from being a David Sylvian – but not as far as you might think.

DAVID STUBBS

The Cult – Born Into This

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The Cult – Born Into This

“The eco-system needs it’s predators” mused Ian Astbury last year, and few beasts in rock’n’roll come bigger than The Cult. Those assuming Asto may be a few Tipis short of a reservation following his spell as Jim Morrison can think again. Amped to an industrial sheen by producer Youth and packed with stripped-back stadium choruses, Born Into This rips from the speakers like an irate Velvet Revolver, Billy Duffy’s relentless axe-hero riffing matched by Astbury’s typically waspish lyrics. “Taste the whip babe!” he bellows in “Undercover Of The Night” homage “Dirty Little Rock Star”. Still King Of The Jungle. PAUL MOODY

“The eco-system needs it’s predators” mused Ian Astbury last year, and few beasts in rock’n’roll come bigger than The Cult. Those assuming Asto may be a few Tipis short of a reservation following his spell as Jim Morrison can think again.

Amped to an industrial sheen by producer Youth and packed with stripped-back stadium choruses, Born Into This rips from the speakers like an irate Velvet Revolver, Billy Duffy’s relentless axe-hero riffing matched by Astbury’s typically waspish lyrics. “Taste the whip babe!” he bellows in “Undercover Of The Night” homage “Dirty Little Rock Star”.

Still King Of The Jungle.

PAUL MOODY

Keane Release Exclusive Download Version Of Single This Week

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Keane Release Exclusive Download Version Of Single This Week

Keane have released an exclusive download version of their forthcoming single 'The Night Sky' for the War Child charity this week. Raising money for the UN Award winning charity, the single is avaliable exclusively as a download at www.warchildmusic.com prior to it's official release next Monday (October 29). The lyrics for the track ‘The Night Sky’, are written from a child's perspective about the war-torn devastation around them. Keane became patrons of War Child last year, as singer Tim Chaplain explains: "We are very proud to be patrons of War Child. One child dies every three minutes because of armed conflict, and all of us can do something about it. War Child do something quite extraordinary and unique in helping to make the lives of future generations better, we hope everyone wants be a part of that." The full track listing is as follows: CD 1. The Night Sky 2. Under Pressure 3. Put It Behind You Now (Ffrisco Mix) Limited 7” (with free print) A. The Night Sky B. Under Pressure

Keane have released an exclusive download version of their forthcoming single ‘The Night Sky’ for the War Child charity this week.

Raising money for the UN Award winning charity, the single is avaliable exclusively as a download at www.warchildmusic.com prior to it’s official release next Monday (October 29).

The lyrics for the track ‘The Night Sky’, are written from a child’s perspective about the war-torn devastation around them.

Keane became patrons of War Child last year, as singer Tim Chaplain explains: “We are very proud to be patrons of War Child. One child dies every three minutes because of armed conflict, and all of us can do something about it. War Child do something quite extraordinary and unique in helping to make the lives of future generations better, we hope everyone wants be a part of that.”

The full track listing is as follows:

CD

1. The Night Sky

2. Under Pressure

3. Put It Behind You Now (Ffrisco Mix)

Limited 7” (with free print)

A. The Night Sky

B. Under Pressure

80’s Psych Rock Legends To Play Full UK Tour

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80’s Psych Rock Legends To Play Full UK Tour

The Cardiacs are preparing to go out on their first full UK tour since 2000 next month. The art rock band who formed in 1977 are also preparing their first studio album of new material since 1999's 'Guns', which is due for release early next year. The album's first taster will be a brand new single 'Ditzy Scene', backed with two other brand new tracks 'Gen' and 'Made All Up' - which is due for release just prior to the tour's start on November 5. More information about the band and to pre-order the single - check out www.cardiacs.com. The band will play the following venues in November: Brighton, The Old Market (November 12) Oxford, Zodiac (13) Bristol, Thekla Social (14) Nottingham Rescue Rooms (15) London, Astoria (16) Stoke On Trent, The Sugarmill (20) Manchester Academy 3 (21) Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms (22) Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (23) Leeds, The Woodhouse Liberal Club (24)

The Cardiacs are preparing to go out on their first full UK tour since 2000 next month.

The art rock band who formed in 1977 are also preparing their first studio album of new material since 1999’s ‘Guns’, which is due for release early next year.

The album’s first taster will be a brand new single ‘Ditzy Scene‘, backed with two other brand new tracks ‘Gen’ and ‘Made All Up’ – which is due for release just prior to the tour’s start on November 5.

More information about the band and to pre-order the single – check out www.cardiacs.com.

The band will play the following venues in November:

Brighton, The Old Market (November 12)

Oxford, Zodiac (13)

Bristol, Thekla Social (14)

Nottingham Rescue Rooms (15)

London, Astoria (16)

Stoke On Trent, The Sugarmill (20)

Manchester Academy 3 (21)

Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms (22)

Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (23)

Leeds, The Woodhouse Liberal Club (24)

New Pink Floyd Box Set To Be Released

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New Pink Floyd Box Set To Be Released

A new collection of Pink Floyd's studio albums is to be released as a limited edition box set in December. The 16 CD collection entitled 'Oh By The Way' will be packaged up as faithful replicas of the original vinyl editions, in a similar way to the recently released Dylan best of box set. The Pink Floyd studio collection will be accompanied by a 20"x30" poster and a new portrait collage by Storm Thorgerson of 40 images from the band's history. The box set limited to 10, 000 pressings is released through EMI in the US on Decmber 4, retailing for $249.00. It is expected to be released in the UK around the same time. The 'Oh By The Way' box set includes: The Piper At The Gates of Dawn A Saucer Full of Secrets More Ummagumma (2CD - Gatefold) Atom Heart Mother (Gatefold) Meddle (Gatefold) Obscured By Clouds The Dark Side of The Moon (Gatefold) Wish You Were Here Animals (Gatefold) The Wall (2CD - Gatefold) The Final Cut (Gatefold) A Momentary Lapse of Reason The Division Bell To pre-order a copy on import, or to see the individual sleeves, click here for a US online stockist.

A new collection of Pink Floyd‘s studio albums is to be released as a limited edition box set in December.

The 16 CD collection entitled ‘Oh By The Way’ will be packaged up as faithful replicas of the original vinyl editions, in a similar way to the recently released Dylan best of box set.

The Pink Floyd studio collection will be accompanied by a 20″x30″ poster and a new portrait collage by Storm Thorgerson of 40 images from the band’s history.

The box set limited to 10, 000 pressings is released through EMI in the US on Decmber 4, retailing for $249.00.

It is expected to be released in the UK around the same time.

The ‘Oh By The Way’ box set includes:

The Piper At The Gates of Dawn

A Saucer Full of Secrets

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Ummagumma (2CD – Gatefold)

Atom Heart Mother (Gatefold)

Meddle (Gatefold)

Obscured By Clouds

The Dark Side of The Moon (Gatefold)

Wish You Were Here

Animals (Gatefold)

The Wall (2CD – Gatefold)

The Final Cut (Gatefold)

A Momentary Lapse of Reason

The Division Bell

To pre-order a copy on import, or to see the individual sleeves, click here for a US online stockist.

Charalambides: “Likeness”

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I was playing this new album by Charalambides in the office yesterday afternoon, and someone mentioned that it would sound pretty good - and, well, pretty unnerving - on a mixtape with tracks from the recent PJ Harvey album, "White Chalk". It was a good point, and it made me listen to this album in quite a different way. I've been very taken with Charalambides for a few years now. In many ways, they're one of the forerunners of the whole acid-folk/new psych thing, having made innumerable rare and far-out albums since the very early '90s. I can't pretend I've heard anywhere near all of this stuff, being most familiar with the albums they've recorded in the past few years for the comparatively overground Kranky label. But I think you could roughly characterise the band - they're predominantly a duo of Christine and Tom Carter, though a third player, Heather Leigh Murray, figured in the line-up for a while - as a sort of desert analogue to the earthy, forest-dwelling types that have driven the scene from various rustic corners of New England. Charalambides originate from Texas, and I always think you can feel the desert in the gaps between Tom's febrile guitar improvisations and Christina's lonesome ululations. "Unknown Spin", from 2003, was where I came in, I think, and its slowly unravelling meditations suggested a kind of ambient correlative to the dusty boom of desert rock. The last couple of Kranky albums, however, have had much more definable songforms - last year's "A Vintage Burden" even recalled more conventional indie-psych types like Mazzy Star; still stark, but warmer and more approachable melodically, perhaps. "Likeness", in contrast, is compellingly austere fare, but it remains relatively accessible. Here, Christina Carter selects her lyrics from ancient folk songs in the public domain, then delivers them with a sort of stentorian ardour while Tom Carter constructs spare, looming new settings for them. I'm reminded, inevitably, of Nico, and also of Low's stealth and measure. Alan Sparhawk, though, never freestyles like Tom Carter as the magisterial "Do You See?" winds to a close; a freak-out that's at once abandoned but which doesn't disrupt the meticulous atmosphere of the album. And, now, I'm curiously reminded of that PJ Harvey record, too. The instrumentation is very different from Harvey's piano studies, but the feel is strangely similar: a kind of enrapturing antique stillness to it all, with romantic verities being teased out of a reticent and uptight performer. Both albums, if this makes sense, feel like they're inhabited - maybe even played - by ghosts.

I was playing this new album by Charalambides in the office yesterday afternoon, and someone mentioned that it would sound pretty good – and, well, pretty unnerving – on a mixtape with tracks from the recent PJ Harvey album, “White Chalk”.

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Win! Tickets To An All-Star Jimi Hendrix Tribute Night

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Win! Tickets To An All-Star Jimi Hendrix Tribute Night

To celebrate the launch of the 'Jimi Hendrix Experience ‘Live at Monterey’ 40th anniversary edition film - a special all-star tribute night is taking place in London's West End this Thursday (October 25). A special film screening is taking place at The Hippodrome, near Leicester Square followed by a Hendrix tribute concert featuring several rock artists, including a surviving member of the original Hendrix Experience. The all-star band features former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore, Hendrix Experience'sMitch Mitchell on drums, Band of Gypsys' Billy Cox on bass, Primal Scream's drummer Darrin Mooney and Dave Bronze on bass. The new DVD of 'Jimi Hendrix Live at Monterey: The Definitive Edition' celebrates the 40th anniversary of Hendrix's debut at the legendary Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. Uncut.co.uk has two pairs of tickets to give away for the launch party this Thursday - all you have to do is answer the following question and email your daytime contact details to: farah_ishaq@ipcmedia.com Question: What was Hendrix's birth name? The film starts at 7.45pm at The Hippodrome - followed by the all-star hour-long tribute concert and launch party at 9pm. Check out the official Jimi Hendrix website here:www.jimihendrix.com For more details about the film and to buy tickets for the Hippodrome event - check out:www.hendrixatmonterey.com

To celebrate the launch of the ‘Jimi Hendrix Experience ‘Live at Monterey’ 40th anniversary edition film – a special all-star tribute night is taking place in London’s West End this Thursday (October 25).

A special film screening is taking place at The Hippodrome, near Leicester Square followed by a Hendrix tribute concert featuring several rock artists, including a surviving member of the original Hendrix Experience.

The all-star band features former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore, Hendrix Experience’sMitch Mitchell on drums, Band of Gypsys‘ Billy Cox on bass, Primal Scream‘s drummer Darrin Mooney and Dave Bronze on bass.

The new DVD of ‘Jimi Hendrix Live at Monterey: The Definitive Edition’ celebrates the 40th anniversary of Hendrix’s debut at the legendary Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.

Uncut.co.uk has two pairs of tickets to give away for the launch party this Thursday – all you have to do is answer the following question and email your daytime contact details to:

farah_ishaq@ipcmedia.com

Question: What was Hendrix’s birth name?

The film starts at 7.45pm at The Hippodrome – followed by the all-star hour-long tribute concert and launch party at 9pm.

Check out the official Jimi Hendrix website here:www.jimihendrix.com

For more details about the film and to buy tickets for the Hippodrome event – check out:www.hendrixatmonterey.com

Cut Of The Day: Paul Weller Jams With The Charlatans

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Cut Of The Day: Paul Weller Jams With The Charlatans

Today's clip of the day is this great black and white footage of the Modfather Paul Weller performing a Jam classic with The Charlatans. The live run through of 'A Town Called Malice' is from the soundcheck for the Versus Cancer charity concert which took place at Manchester's MEN in March this year. Check out the great clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b85pI3Kp1c&rel=1 If you have any trouble viewing the embedded video, click here.

Today’s clip of the day is this great black and white footage of the Modfather Paul Weller performing a Jam classic with The Charlatans.

The live run through of ‘A Town Called Malice’ is from the soundcheck for the Versus Cancer charity concert which took place at Manchester’s MEN in March this year.

Check out the great clip here:

If you have any trouble viewing the embedded video, click here.

Uncut’s Worst Gigs – Ever!

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Uncut’s Worst Gigs – Ever!

In last month's UNCUT, our writers, friends and favourite musicians reminisced about their favourite gigs. Well, in this month’s issue we’re looking back on the worst gigs we’ve ever seen - including The Stone Roses, Bob Dylan, Kevin Rowland and David Bowie - with rare photos from the shows too. We're also going to publish one of the worst gigs every day, with online exclusives, so feast your eyes on this, and be glad you weren’t there! For the full top 30 - see the November issue of Uncut - with Led Zep's Robert Plant on the cover. ***** 14 | YES Madison Square Garden, New York September 6, 1978 MICK HOUGHTON: I’d been filling in as house-writer at Warners when I was asked if I’d mind taking two journalists to cover Yes’s Madison Square concerts. I didn’t think twice, although, for 10 years, I’d successfully managed to avoid ever seeing Yes. This was 1978 and they were the sort of band punk was meant to have wiped out. Dealt a minor body blow in Britain, the restored, ‘classic’ line up including Anderson, Squire, Wakeman and Howe, had sold out four nights at the Garden in just hours. The decibel level of the crowd was deafening, mercifully all but drowning out the group. This was Yes, renowned for complex dexterity yet all I recall was being pinned to my seat by chest-pounding bass and drums. If prog was supposed to be dead, no one told the sky-high rows of fanatics, passing joints, chucking Frisbees and setting fire to polystyrene cups. Faraway, Yes were like tiny orcs on the huge revolving stage, amid billowing smoke, ploughing through endless songs and countless encores. That night brought it home – punk had been a mere blip for Yes and their kind. ***** plus WERE YOU THERE? Not even UNCUTs war-weary gig-hounds have been to every show in history – but you lot probably have. Email Allan_Jones@ipcmedia.com to share your memories, of the ones we've published or any which we have missed, and we’ll publish the best in a future issue

In last month’s UNCUT, our writers, friends and favourite musicians reminisced about their favourite gigs.

Well, in this month’s issue we’re looking back on the worst gigs we’ve ever seen – including The Stone Roses, Bob Dylan, Kevin Rowland and David Bowie – with rare photos from the shows too.

We’re also going to publish one of the worst gigs every day, with online exclusives, so feast your eyes on this, and be glad you weren’t there!

For the full top 30 – see the November issue of Uncut – with Led Zep’s Robert Plant on the cover.

*****

14 | YES

Madison Square Garden, New York

September 6, 1978

MICK HOUGHTON: I’d been filling in as house-writer at Warners when I was asked if I’d mind taking two journalists to cover Yes’s Madison Square concerts. I didn’t think twice, although, for 10 years, I’d successfully managed to avoid ever seeing Yes. This was 1978 and they were the sort of band punk was meant to have wiped out.

Dealt a minor body blow in Britain, the restored, ‘classic’ line up including Anderson, Squire, Wakeman and Howe, had sold out four nights at the Garden in just hours. The decibel level of the crowd was deafening, mercifully all but drowning out the group. This was Yes, renowned for complex dexterity yet all I recall was being pinned to my seat by chest-pounding bass and drums.

If prog was supposed to be dead, no one told the sky-high rows of fanatics, passing joints, chucking Frisbees and setting fire to polystyrene cups. Faraway, Yes were like tiny orcs on the huge revolving stage, amid billowing smoke, ploughing through endless songs and countless encores. That night brought it home – punk had been a mere blip for Yes and their kind.

*****

plus WERE YOU THERE?

Not even UNCUTs war-weary gig-hounds have been to every show in history – but you lot probably have.

Email Allan_Jones@ipcmedia.com to share your memories, of the ones we’ve published or any which we have missed, and we’ll publish the best in a future issue

The Uncut Playlist: new stuff!

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The post seems to have finally sorted itself out, so a decent load of new records arrived at Uncut yesterday, making today's playlist feel a good bit fresher than some of late. Regular readers should be reassured that, though, Radiohead is uncharacteristically absent, I'll probably put it on after this Butthole Surfers reissue has finished. Some things shouldn't change for a while yet, I guess. 1 Black Mountain - In The Future (Jagjaguwar) 2 Pylon - Gyrate Plus (DFA) 3 Caribou - She's The One (Hot Chip Remix) (City Slang) 4 American Music Club - The Golden Age (Cooking Vinyl) 5 The Verve - The Thaw Session (available from NME.com) 6 Labradford - Prazision (Kranky) 7 REM - REM Live (Warners) 8 Johann Johannsson - Englaborn (4AD) 9 Kaki King - . . .Until We Felt Red (Velour) 10 Elvis Perkins In Dearland - All The Night Without Love (XL) 11 Butthole Surfers - Piouhgd/Widowermaker! (Latino Bugger Veil)

The post seems to have finally sorted itself out, so a decent load of new records arrived at Uncut yesterday, making today’s playlist feel a good bit fresher than some of late. Regular readers should be reassured that, though, Radiohead is uncharacteristically absent, I’ll probably put it on after this Butthole Surfers reissue has finished. Some things shouldn’t change for a while yet, I guess.

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Andrew Bird To Go On First Headline UK Tour

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Andrew Bird To Go On First Headline UK Tour

Andrew Bird has announced details of his first headlining UK tour, backed by a full touring band, to take place next month. A limited-edition tour CD that includes reworked versions from the album, fresh tracks and a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Oh Sister’ will be available on a first-come first served basis at the UK shows. The singer/guitarist/violinist/whistler is also to release a new single 'Heretics' on Decmber 3. The track which features on the BBC TV trailer for Michael Palin's Europe show, is taken from Bird's acclaimed album 'Armchair Apocrypha'. Now on his sixth album, Bird has gone from cult obscurity to appearing on David Letterman's US show, and touing with bands like Wilco and My Morning Jacket. Andrew Bird will be suported by Loney, Dear on his five UK dates, they are: Belfast Speakeasy (November 4) Glasgow Arches (5) Birmingham Glee Club (6) Manchester Academy 3 (8) London Koko (9) More information about the shows and album are available from Bird's official website here: www.andrebird.net

Andrew Bird has announced details of his first headlining UK tour, backed by a full touring band, to take place next month.

A limited-edition tour CD that includes reworked versions from the album, fresh tracks and a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Oh Sister’ will be available on a first-come first served basis at the UK shows.

The singer/guitarist/violinist/whistler is also to release a new single ‘Heretics’ on Decmber 3.

The track which features on the BBC TV trailer for Michael Palin‘s Europe show, is taken from Bird’s acclaimed album ‘Armchair Apocrypha‘.

Now on his sixth album, Bird has gone from cult obscurity to appearing on David Letterman‘s US show, and touing with bands like Wilco and My Morning Jacket.

Andrew Bird will be suported by Loney, Dear on his five UK dates, they are:

Belfast Speakeasy (November 4)

Glasgow Arches (5)

Birmingham Glee Club (6)

Manchester Academy 3 (8)

London Koko (9)

More information about the shows and album are available from Bird’s official website here: www.andrebird.net

Black Mountain Announce Rare UK Shows

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Black Mountain Announce Rare UK Shows

Black Mountain have announced that they are to play two rare UK shows in December, just prior to their All Tomorrow's Parties appearance on December 7. The band will play London's Cargo venue on December 5, and Nottigham's Rescue Rooms on December 6. The band signed to Canadian label Jagjaguwar are also set to release their second album 'In The Future' on Januray 21 - the follow up to their self-titled debut which featured highly in Uncut's albums of the year in 2005. To read Uncut's first review of 'In The Future' - which also includes the track 'Stay Free' which appeared in Spiderman 3 - click here for John Mulvey's Wild Mercury Sound blog. The album is being released on CD and double vinyl LP. More information is available from the band's official website here:blackmountainarmy.com Black Mountain will play their first UK dates since 2006 at: London Cargo (December 5) Nottingham Rescue Rooms (6) All Tomorrow’s Parties curated by Portishead (7) SOLD OUT

Black Mountain have announced that they are to play two rare UK shows in December, just prior to their All Tomorrow’s Parties appearance on December 7.

The band will play London’s Cargo venue on December 5, and Nottigham’s Rescue Rooms on December 6.

The band signed to Canadian label Jagjaguwar are also set to release their second album ‘In The Future‘ on Januray 21 – the follow up to their self-titled debut which featured highly in Uncut’s albums of the year in 2005.

To read Uncut’s first review of ‘In The Future’ – which also includes the track ‘Stay Free’ which appeared in Spiderman 3 – click here for John Mulvey’s Wild Mercury Sound blog.

The album is being released on CD and double vinyl LP.

More information is available from the band’s official website here:blackmountainarmy.com

Black Mountain will play their first UK dates since 2006 at:

London Cargo (December 5)

Nottingham Rescue Rooms (6)

All Tomorrow’s Parties curated by Portishead (7) SOLD OUT

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