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Dinosaur Jr’s Mascis Appears On New BSS ‘Solo’ Project

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Dinosaur Jr’s Mascis Appears On New BSS ‘Solo’ Project

Core member of the ever expanding and contracting Broken Social Sceneplayers, Kevin Drew is to play a handful of UK shows this week, playing material from new 'solo' project 'Spirit If'. The solo album - attributed to Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew - features most current and former BSS musicians from the group playing songs that Drew has written. Other BSS core member Brendan Channing is currently holed up in Toronto recording the second of the 'BSS Presents' series. 'Spirit If…' was recorded over the last two years at Ohad Benchetrit’s house and was produced by Drew, Benchetrit and Charles Spearin. The album also features a guest appearance from Dinosaur Jr’s J. Mascis. The full track listing for the album is as follows: 01. Farewell To The Pressure Kids 02. TBTF 03. F--ked up kid 04. Safety Bricks 05. Lucky Ones 06. Broke Me Up 07. Gang Bang Suicide 08. Frightening Lives 09. Underneath The Skin 10. Big Love 11. Backed Out On The... 12. Aging Faces / Losing Places 13. Bodhi Sappy Weekend 14. When It Begins The track TBTF is currently available as a free download here: www.arts-crafts.ca/kevindrew Kevin Drew is currently on a short UK tour, he plays: Manchester – Academy (October 16) Birmingham – Academy (17) London – Koko (19)

Core member of the ever expanding and contracting Broken Social Sceneplayers, Kevin Drew is to play a handful of UK shows this week, playing material from new ‘solo’ project ‘Spirit If’.

The solo album – attributed to Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew – features most current and former BSS musicians from the group playing songs that Drew has written.

Other BSS core member Brendan Channing is currently holed up in Toronto recording the second of the ‘BSS Presents’ series.

‘Spirit If…’ was recorded over the last two years at Ohad Benchetrit’s house and was produced by Drew, Benchetrit and Charles Spearin.

The album also features a guest appearance from Dinosaur Jr’s J. Mascis.

The full track listing for the album is as follows:

01. Farewell To The Pressure Kids

02. TBTF

03. F–ked up kid

04. Safety Bricks

05. Lucky Ones

06. Broke Me Up

07. Gang Bang Suicide

08. Frightening Lives

09. Underneath The Skin

10. Big Love

11. Backed Out On The…

12. Aging Faces / Losing Places

13. Bodhi Sappy Weekend

14. When It Begins

The track TBTF is currently available as a free download here:

www.arts-crafts.ca/kevindrew

Kevin Drew is currently on a short UK tour, he plays:

Manchester – Academy (October 16)

Birmingham – Academy (17)

London – Koko (19)

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! ***** 9 | ELTON JOHN Hammersmith Odeon, London December 24, 1982 GAVIN MARTIN: Elton’s career was in the doldrums – his Jump Up! LP had underperformed badly and, fuelled by cocaine and brandy, the era of tantrums and tiaras was in full swing. Matters came to a head at his annual Yuletide homecoming gig. Shortly before the show, news broke that drummer Nigel Olsson had flu. Elton decided to play the gig regardless, though it quickly became obvious that, without the drummer, the band was conspicuously weakened. Compensating with an ill-advised show of Jerry Lee Lewis-style theatrics, Elton deepened the crisis. His piano stool flew into the stalls, striking front-row ticket-holder Serena Connolly. “Is this how you treat your fans?” she cried. Elton’s ill-advised response – “If you’re hurt, call the RSPCA” – brought further protests from the injured fan until, unable to go on, Elton left the stage in tears. For a while confusion and uncertainty reigned, and a queue formed at the box office for refunds. Elton reappeared, presenting Serena with a large bunch of flowers, and the show limped on to an unimpressive conclusion. The nightmare came back to haunt Elt at the following evening’s end of tour party. Guest of honour Serena chose a smart off-the-shoulder dress – revealing the bruises sustained during the previous evening’s antics. ***** 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!

*****

9 | ELTON JOHN

Hammersmith Odeon, London

December 24, 1982

GAVIN MARTIN:

Elton’s career was in the doldrums – his Jump Up! LP had underperformed badly and, fuelled by cocaine and brandy, the era of tantrums and tiaras was in full swing. Matters came to a head at his annual Yuletide homecoming gig.

Shortly before the show, news broke that drummer Nigel Olsson had flu. Elton decided to play the gig regardless, though it quickly became obvious that, without the drummer, the band was conspicuously weakened.

Compensating with an ill-advised show of Jerry Lee Lewis-style theatrics, Elton deepened the crisis. His piano stool flew into the stalls, striking front-row ticket-holder Serena Connolly.

“Is this how you treat your fans?” she cried. Elton’s ill-advised response – “If you’re hurt, call the RSPCA” – brought further protests from the injured fan until, unable to go on, Elton left the stage in tears. For a while confusion and uncertainty reigned, and a queue formed at the box office for refunds. Elton reappeared, presenting Serena with a large bunch of flowers, and the show limped on to an unimpressive conclusion.

The nightmare came back to haunt Elt at the following evening’s end of tour party. Guest of honour Serena chose a smart off-the-shoulder dress – revealing the bruises sustained during the previous evening’s antics.

*****

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

Oasis’ Liam Officially In UK Wit Set

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Oasis’ Liam Officially In UK Wit Set

Oasis front man Liam Gallagher has been voted tenth wittiest Brit in history, in a new TV poll. The survey of 3,000 comedy fans for Dave TV put the Gallagher in tenth place, behind some marginally more predictable choices of historical figures. The list was topped by iconic playwright Oscar Wilde, with Spike Milligan and Stephen Fry in second and third place. Some of Gallagher's more memorable quotes have included:"Americans want grungy people, stabbing themselves in the head on stage. They get a bright bunch like us, with deodorant on. They don't get it. And his remark when he heard that WAG and Spice Girl Victoria Beckham was writing a book: "She can't even chew gum and walk in a straight line, let alone write a book". The full Top 10: 1. Oscar Wilde 2. Spike Milligan 3. Stephen Fry 4. Jeremy Clarkson 5. Sir Winston Churchill 6. Paul Merton 7. Noel Coward 8. William Shakespeare 9. Brian Clough 10. Liam Gallagher

Oasis front man Liam Gallagher has been voted tenth wittiest Brit in history, in a new TV poll.

The survey of 3,000 comedy fans for Dave TV put the Gallagher in tenth place, behind some marginally more predictable choices of historical figures.

The list was topped by iconic playwright Oscar Wilde, with Spike Milligan and Stephen Fry in second and third place.

Some of Gallagher’s more memorable quotes have included:”Americans want grungy people, stabbing themselves in the head on stage. They get a bright bunch like us, with deodorant on. They don’t get it.

And his remark when he heard that WAG and Spice Girl Victoria Beckham was writing a book: “She can’t even chew gum and walk in a straight line, let alone write a book”.

The full Top 10:

1. Oscar Wilde

2. Spike Milligan

3. Stephen Fry

4. Jeremy Clarkson

5. Sir Winston Churchill

6. Paul Merton

7. Noel Coward

8. William Shakespeare

9. Brian Clough

10. Liam Gallagher

Led Zeppelin Albums Go Digital

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Led Zeppelin Albums Go Digital

Led Zeppelin's entire back catalogue is to finally be made available to download from next month Led Zeppelin's eight album back catalogue - previously unavailable to download - will be made available online on November 13 through sites such as iTunes. Like with The Beatles' catalogue which is still not published online, Led Zeppelin previously would not allow their music to be purchased digitally. "We are pleased that the complete Led Zeppelin catalogue will now be available digitally," said guitarist Jimmy Page. "The addition of the digital option will better enable fans to obtain their music in whichever manner they prefer." However, since Led Zeppelin announced they were to reform for a one-off gig next month, they have made the decision to make their music more widely available. The band recorded eight LPs between 1969 and 1979 - with all apart from their self-titled debut going to number 1 in both the US and UK albums charts. Led Zep will also be making their songs available as downloadable ring-tones via a new partnership with communications firm Verizon Wireless. As previously reported, the band are also to release a new 'best of' compilation, 'Mothership' - also due for release on November 13. For the full track listing click here. Their full catalogue is: Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin IV Houses of the Holy Physical Graffiti Presence In Through the Out Door Pic credit: Rex Features

Led Zeppelin‘s entire back catalogue is to finally be made available to download from next month

Led Zeppelin’s eight album back catalogue – previously unavailable to download – will be made available online on November 13 through sites such as iTunes.

Like with The Beatles‘ catalogue which is still not published online, Led Zeppelin previously would not allow their music to be purchased digitally.

“We are pleased that the complete Led Zeppelin catalogue will now be available digitally,” said guitarist Jimmy Page. “The addition of the digital option will better enable fans to obtain their music in whichever manner they prefer.”

However, since Led Zeppelin announced they were to reform for a one-off gig next month, they have made the decision to make their music more widely available.

The band recorded eight LPs between 1969 and 1979 – with all apart from their self-titled debut going to number 1 in both the US and UK albums charts.

Led Zep will also be making their songs available as downloadable ring-tones via a new partnership with communications firm Verizon Wireless.

As previously reported, the band are also to release a new ‘best of’ compilation, ‘Mothership’ – also due for release on November 13. For the full track listing click here.

Their full catalogue is:

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin IV

Houses of the Holy

Physical Graffiti

Presence

In Through the Out Door

Pic credit: Rex Features

Yeasayer’s “All Hour Cymbals”

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One record that’s definitely been growing on me this past couple of weeks is the debut by a Brooklyn band called Yeasayer. At first, “All Hour Cymbals” seemed to be a nice but generic close relative to the TV On The Radio albums – insofar as anything that mixes tribal thump, dreampop textures and barbershop harmonies could be referred to as generic, of course. Now, though, I’m beginning to think that Yeasayer might actually be stretching this weird hybrid in a more interesting way than their illustrious Brooklyn compatriots. I guess this suspicion is compounded by a vague apathy toward that second TV On The Radio album, which felt to me rather a retread of the first. It was as if TVOTR had become overwhelmed by their own schtick, with their sound becoming so dense and layered that individual melodies were indistinguishable in the general woosh of it all. Something leftfield and opulent had, a little too quickly, got over-familiar. Yeasayer certainly share TVOTR’s penchant for a rather pillowy sound design - some of the humming synths sound a bit Boards Of Canada, some Tangerine Dream and many have a faintly ‘80s vibe which I can’t quite place; hopefully “My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts”, maybe Peter Gabriel (like TVOTR) or Talk Talk; hopefully not Tears For Fears. There’s a lot more going on here, though, not least a certain deployment of space which makes Yeasayer’s music breathe a lot more easily than TVOTR. But then there are the chants and drum circle grooves that align Yeasayer to some of Animal Collective’s second-generation hippy tribal freak-outs, mixed up with hi-life guitars and some really voluptuous Beach Boys harmonies: “Ah, Weir” is just wonderful, one of those wordless devotional chorales in the vein of “Our Prayer”, then slipping into the fantastically grand “No Need To Worry”. The latter moves slowly and with what appears to be a keen awareness of its own importance, but Yeasayer have both the aesthetic skills and strangeness/silliness to steer clear of pomposity: the melodramatic chant – plus horn voluntaries and grand piano – that crowns the song runs, “No need to worry, we’ve got some jewellery for your mama.” I think, anyway. I guess this review is starting to read like a list of corny music crit touchstones – something I’m about to compound by mentioning “Wait For The Summer” in the same breath as Lindsey Buckingham and probably “Tusk”. But “All Hour Cymbals” works because Yeasayer are nimble enough to combine all this in pretty original and beguiling ways. I’m reminded a little of that Grizzly Bear album from last year, too, and a sense that some of the New York area’s more imaginative musicians now seem to be making experimental music that has definable blood ties to vintage pop music. It’s as if four very ambitious young men mistook “Smile” for a pagan ritual. Works for me.

One record that’s definitely been growing on me this past couple of weeks is the debut by a Brooklyn band called Yeasayer. At first, “All Hour Cymbals” seemed to be a nice but generic close relative to the TV On The Radio albums – insofar as anything that mixes tribal thump, dreampop textures and barbershop harmonies could be referred to as generic, of course.

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Ruts Classic Made Over By Gallows

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Ruts Classic Made Over By Gallows

Gallows and Lethal Bizzle have joined forces to re-work punk classic 'Staring At The Rudeboys'. The collaboration sees the Ruts' classic adapted and rearranged - with lyrics by Gallows' Frank Carter and Lethal Bizzle reflecting on street life in 2007 instead of the late 70s. Renamed 'Staring At The Rudebois' - the cover of The Ruts' track is to be released on CD and 7" vinyl on November 19. Gallows are currently on tour in the US, before they join the entire Taste Of Chaos tour alongside such groups as The Used, Rise Against and Escape The Fate. The UK dates are as follows: Portsmouth Guildhall (Nov 19) Birmingham Academy (21) Cardiff Arena (22) Newcastle Academy (23) Glasgow Academy (24) Leeds University (25) Manchester Apollo (27) London Brixton Academy (28) Pic credit: IPN

Gallows and Lethal Bizzle have joined forces to re-work punk classic ‘Staring At The Rudeboys’.

The collaboration sees the Ruts’ classic adapted and rearranged – with lyrics by Gallows’ Frank Carter and Lethal Bizzle reflecting on street life in 2007 instead of the late 70s.

Renamed ‘Staring At The Rudebois’ – the cover of The Ruts’ track is to be released on CD and 7″ vinyl on November 19.

Gallows are currently on tour in the US, before they join the entire Taste Of Chaos tour alongside such groups as The Used, Rise Against and Escape The Fate.

The UK dates are as follows:

Portsmouth Guildhall (Nov 19)

Birmingham Academy (21)

Cardiff Arena (22)

Newcastle Academy (23)

Glasgow Academy (24)

Leeds University (25)

Manchester Apollo (27)

London Brixton Academy (28)

Pic credit: IPN

Beach Boys To Tour UK Next Spring

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The Beach Boys have announced a eight-date UK tour to take place early next year. The current band line-up is led by Brian Wilson's cousin, vocalist Mike Love, one of the original core quintet of the 60s surf pop group. Bruce Johnston is also from the band line-up which was inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Love currently leases the right to tour under The Beach Boys name, whilst Brian Wilson and Al Jardine both now tour separately under their own names. Others in the current incarnation of The Beach Boys are: Christian Love (guitar/vocals) Randell Kirsch (guitar/vocals) Chris Farmer (bass/vocals) Tim Bonhomme (keyboards/vocals) John Cowsill (percussion /vocals) Scott Totten (guitar/vocals) Tickets for the shows next April, go on sale this Friday October 19. More information about the shows are available fromwww.thebeachboys.com. The show dates are as follows: Brighton Centre (April 3) London Hammersmith Apollo (4) Cardiff International Arena (6) Edinburgh Playhouse (8) Newcastle City Hall (9) Sheffield City Hall (10) Birmingham NIA (11) Manchester Apollo (12)

The Beach Boys have announced a eight-date UK tour to take place early next year.

The current band line-up is led by Brian Wilson‘s cousin, vocalist Mike Love, one of the original core quintet of the 60s surf pop group. Bruce Johnston is also from the band line-up which was inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

Love currently leases the right to tour under The Beach Boys name, whilst Brian Wilson and Al Jardine both now tour separately under their own names.

Others in the current incarnation of The Beach Boys are:

Christian Love (guitar/vocals)

Randell Kirsch (guitar/vocals)

Chris Farmer (bass/vocals)

Tim Bonhomme (keyboards/vocals)

John Cowsill (percussion /vocals)

Scott Totten (guitar/vocals)

Tickets for the shows next April, go on sale this Friday October 19.

More information about the shows are available fromwww.thebeachboys.com.

The show dates are as follows:

Brighton Centre (April 3)

London Hammersmith Apollo (4)

Cardiff International Arena (6)

Edinburgh Playhouse (8)

Newcastle City Hall (9)

Sheffield City Hall (10)

Birmingham NIA (11)

Manchester Apollo (12)

Springsteen Joined Onstage By Arcade Fire

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Springsteen Joined Onstage By Arcade Fire

Bruce Springsteen was joined onstage by Arcade Fire at a show in Ottawa last night (October 14). Springsteen who has just started a world tour, the first backed by the E Street Band since 2002, was joined onstage by the Canadian rock band for three songs at the show at Scotiabank Place, reports US mag Billboard this morning. The band's song collaboration began with Springsteen's 'State Trooper', followed up by Arcade Fire's Springsteen-inspired track 'Keep The Car Running'. They finished up with a joint rendition of Springsteen's 1975 rock classic 'Born To Run'. Check out UNCUT's review of 'Magic' - Springsteen's first album with the E Street Band in five years- here. The full list of Springsteen's world tour dates are also available here. The Boss hits London on December 19.

Bruce Springsteen was joined onstage by Arcade Fire at a show in Ottawa last night (October 14).

Springsteen who has just started a world tour, the first backed by the E Street Band since 2002, was joined onstage by the Canadian rock band for three songs at the show at Scotiabank Place, reports US mag Billboard this morning.

The band’s song collaboration began with Springsteen’s ‘State Trooper‘, followed up by Arcade Fire’s Springsteen-inspired track ‘Keep The Car Running‘.

They finished up with a joint rendition of Springsteen’s 1975 rock classic ‘Born To Run‘.

Check out UNCUT’s review of ‘Magic’ – Springsteen’s first album with the E Street Band in five years- here.

The full list of Springsteen’s world tour dates are also available here. The Boss hits London on December 19.

Beautiful South Singer Returns

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Paul Heaton has announced his first solo tour, since former band The Beautiful South split up last year. The singer will return to live shows next month, kicking off at the York Fibbers venue on November 6. Heaton, whose previous bands also includes The Housemartins has been working on new material with a new collaborator Benny Trafford Jnr. Demos from Heaton's new recordings can be heard at www.myspace.com/paulheatonmusic. Benny Trafford Jnr will join Heaton on his 11-date tour, along with bassist French Tom, and drummer Freddy Edwards. The dates are: York Fibbers (November 6) Stoke Sugarmill (7) Sheffield Leadmill (8) Oxford Carling Academy (9) Nottingham Rescue Rooms (14) Liverpool, Carling Academy 2 (15) Hull University (16) London Bush Hall (19) Birmingham Glee Club (20) Glasgow King Tuts (21) Manchester Club Academy (22)

Paul Heaton has announced his first solo tour, since former band The Beautiful South split up last year.

The singer will return to live shows next month, kicking off at the York Fibbers venue on November 6.

Heaton, whose previous bands also includes The Housemartins has been working on new material with a new collaborator Benny Trafford Jnr.

Demos from Heaton’s new recordings can be heard at www.myspace.com/paulheatonmusic.

Benny Trafford Jnr will join Heaton on his 11-date tour, along with bassist French Tom, and drummer Freddy Edwards.

The dates are:

York Fibbers (November 6)

Stoke Sugarmill (7)

Sheffield Leadmill (8)

Oxford Carling Academy (9)

Nottingham Rescue Rooms (14)

Liverpool, Carling Academy 2 (15)

Hull University (16)

London Bush Hall (19)

Birmingham Glee Club (20)

Glasgow King Tuts (21)

Manchester Club Academy (22)

Eagles To Play One-Off London show

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Veteran rockers Eagles have revealed plans to play a one-off, invite-only show, to launch their new album 'Long Road Out of Eden' in London later this month. The band are due to play the 02 Indigo venue - with a capacity of 2,300 - on October 31 - two days after their first album of new material in 28 years is released on October 29. A spokeswoman for the event said the "once in a lifetime gig" had been set up to coincide with the launch of their new album, and BBC News reports that tickets are to cost up to £950 plus VAT - and are only available to invited members of the music insustry. Eagles, who split in 1980, are one of the most successful recording acts of all time. They are the only artists in music history to have three albums that have sold more than 10 million: Their 'Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975', 'Hotel California' and Greatest Hits 2. The Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975 is the best selling album of all time. 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.

Veteran rockers Eagles have revealed plans to play a one-off, invite-only show, to launch their new album ‘Long Road Out of Eden’ in London later this month.

The band are due to play the 02 Indigo venue – with a capacity of 2,300 – on October 31 – two days after their first album of new material in 28 years is released on October 29.

A spokeswoman for the event said the “once in a lifetime gig” had been set up to coincide with the launch of their new album, and BBC News reports that tickets are to cost up to £950 plus VAT – and are only available to invited members of the music insustry.

Eagles, who split in 1980, are one of the most successful recording acts of all time.

They are the only artists in music history to have three albums that have sold more than 10 million: Their ‘Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975’, ‘Hotel California’ and Greatest Hits 2.

The Eagles – Their Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975 is the best selling album of all time.

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.

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! ***** 7 | OASIS Whisky-A-Go-Go, LA September 24, 1994 STEVE SUTHERLAND: Liam shambles on stage alone, leans into the mic and snarls: “The fookin’ band aren’t coming. You’ve just got me tonight.” This is not inconceivable. They’d been thrown out of the KROQ radio station for swearing on air, there’d been a punch-up with bouncers at the Viper Room the night before, and then a street party until 6am with a crazed Bonehead playing “Supersonic” over and over until the LAPD hauled out the bullhorns and informed the boy to put the guitar down and come quietly. Is Liam the lone soldier out of the slammer? Nah! Here come the rest, sheepish grins. “Rock’n’Roll Star”. The bass amp explodes. Noel hauls the song to a halt. Liam sneers: “We’ll play it again for ya.” He looks shagged. They all do. But this is the Whiskey, where Led Zep, The Who, The Doors, you name it, made history. And Oasis want their slice. They play their opener again. Some goateed kid crowd-surfs onto the stage, knocks Liam’s mic over. Liam shakes a fist in his face and informs the house, in no uncertain terms, that the band are up here, you’re down there and that’s how it’s gonna stay. “Columbia”. Something new: Noel’s singing camp harmonies to Liam’s harsh yowl, blunting the edge of the song. “I’m Pete Townshend,” a coke-cocky Noel had declared in the dressing room earlier. “I got the brown flares. I write the songs. Play the songs. Sing the songs.” “Shakermaker”. If Noel’s gonna sing, Liam can’t be arsed, misses his lines. Noel glares at him and Liam lurches across, puts his face about an inch from his brother’s and tells him to go fuck himself. Noel shrugs him off. Liam paces a fast full circle round the stage like a caged animal and returns for some more. There’s much pushing and shoving. Liam twats Noel around the back of the head with a tambourine. Some of the crowd, who’ve been deathly silent up until this point, start to chant “Fight! Fight!” “Live Forever”. Liam sings: “I don’t wanna know why you pick your nose” and sees the song out doing the wanker thing with his fist directed at Noel. Then he sits on the drum riser and yawns.The band struggle on. Liam finally shoots his wad halfway through “I Am The Walrus” with a sarcastic, “Thank yew very mooooch.” He stalks offstage, straight out of the door, striding down Sunset with a towel round his neck.Oasis are due on the road until May ’95. Noel quits the band the next day. Bye bye Miss American Pie. ***** 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!

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7 | OASIS

Whisky-A-Go-Go, LA

September 24, 1994

STEVE SUTHERLAND:

Liam shambles on stage alone, leans into the mic and snarls: “The fookin’ band aren’t coming. You’ve just got me tonight.”

This is not inconceivable. They’d been thrown out of the KROQ radio station for swearing on air, there’d been a punch-up with bouncers at the Viper Room the night before, and then a street party until 6am with a crazed Bonehead playing “Supersonic” over and over until the LAPD hauled out the bullhorns and informed the boy to put the guitar down and come quietly.

Is Liam the lone soldier out of the slammer? Nah! Here come the rest, sheepish grins. “Rock’n’Roll Star”. The bass amp explodes. Noel hauls the song to a halt. Liam sneers: “We’ll play it again for ya.” He looks shagged. They all do. But this is the Whiskey, where Led Zep, The Who, The Doors, you name it, made history. And Oasis want their slice. They play their opener again. Some goateed kid crowd-surfs onto the stage, knocks Liam’s mic over. Liam shakes a fist in his face and informs the house, in no uncertain terms, that the band are up here, you’re down there and that’s how it’s gonna stay.

“Columbia”. Something new: Noel’s singing camp harmonies to Liam’s harsh yowl, blunting the edge of the song. “I’m Pete Townshend,” a coke-cocky Noel had declared in the dressing room earlier. “I got the brown flares. I write the songs. Play the songs. Sing the songs.” “Shakermaker”. If Noel’s gonna sing, Liam can’t be arsed, misses his lines. Noel glares at him and Liam lurches across, puts his face about an inch from his brother’s and tells him to go fuck himself. Noel shrugs him off. Liam paces a fast full circle round the stage like a caged animal and returns for some more. There’s much pushing and shoving. Liam twats Noel around the back of the head with a tambourine. Some of the crowd, who’ve been deathly silent up until this point, start to chant “Fight! Fight!”

“Live Forever”. Liam sings: “I don’t wanna know why you pick your nose” and sees the song out doing the wanker thing with his fist directed at Noel. Then he sits on the drum riser and yawns.The band struggle on. Liam finally shoots his wad halfway through “I Am The Walrus” with a sarcastic, “Thank yew very mooooch.” He stalks offstage, straight out of the door, striding down Sunset with a towel round his neck.Oasis are due on the road until May ’95. Noel quits the band the next day. Bye bye Miss American Pie.

*****

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

Kinks’ Ray Davies To Release New Album Free

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Ray Davies revealed today (October 12) that he is to give away his new solo album 'Working Man's Cafe' with the Sunday Times later this month. In addition to the album's release as a giveaway on October 21, the singer is also making an additional track 'Vietnam Cowboys' available as a free download from this Sunday (October 14) as a taster. Davies says of the move to distribute his new album for free that it was an offer he 'couldn't resist. He says: “Personally, it’s about reaching as many people as possible. I'm incredibly proud of this LP and am truly excited that 1.5 million copies will be distributed to people who’ll hear it organically – the way it was intended. It’s an exciting opportunity I couldn’t resist.” Davies' announcement follows in global superstar Prince's footsteps. In July, Prince released his new studio album via the Daily Mail, a first of it's kind. More recently bands like Radiohead and The Charlatans have made their albums available to fans for free as downloads and opened up debate amongst and between the music industry and music fans. The former Kinks' new solo record will also be available to buy traditionally from October 29 - with two bonus tracks; 'Hymn For A New Age and 'Real World'. Ray Davies will be premiering material from 'Working Man's Cafe' as well as songs from The Kinks canon at his headline show for the finale of BBC's Electric Proms season on October 28. *More Proms details are available here. *Download 'Vietnam Cowboys' from Sunday October 14 here: www.timesonline.co.uk/raydavies *More info about the album or Davies' Electric Proms show: http://www.myspace.com/raydavies

Ray Davies revealed today (October 12) that he is to give away his new solo album ‘Working Man’s Cafe’ with the Sunday Times later this month.

In addition to the album’s release as a giveaway on October 21, the singer is also making an additional track ‘Vietnam Cowboys’ available as a free download from this Sunday (October 14) as a taster.

Davies says of the move to distribute his new album for free that it was an offer he ‘couldn’t resist. He says: “Personally, it’s about reaching as many people as possible. I’m incredibly proud of this LP and am truly excited that 1.5 million copies will be distributed to people who’ll hear it organically – the way it was intended. It’s an exciting opportunity I couldn’t resist.”

Davies’ announcement follows in global superstar Prince‘s footsteps. In July, Prince released his new studio album via the Daily Mail, a first of it’s kind. More recently bands like Radiohead and The Charlatans have made their albums available to fans for free as downloads and opened up debate amongst and between the music industry and music fans.

The former Kinks’ new solo record will also be available to buy traditionally from October 29 – with two bonus tracks; ‘Hymn For A New Age and ‘Real World’.

Ray Davies will be premiering material from ‘Working Man’s Cafe’ as well as songs from The Kinks canon at his headline show for the finale of BBC’s Electric Proms season on October 28.

*More Proms details are available here.

*Download ‘Vietnam Cowboys’ from Sunday October 14 here: www.timesonline.co.uk/raydavies

*More info about the album or Davies’ Electric Proms show: http://www.myspace.com/raydavies

Dylan At Newport – Exclusive Interview

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As previously reported, the first ever DVD of Bob Dylan's performances at the Newport Folk Festival is to be released at the end of the month. Directed by Oscar-winning Murray Lerner, 'The Other Side Of The Mirror' document's Dylan's transformation from 1963 through '65 when he 'controversially' went electric. UNCUT has spoken exclusively to Lerner about the making of the film, with footage that has lay dormant in his vault for over 40 years. To read the full interview about what it was like to witness Bob Dylan in those years, click here. Also check out UNCUT Editor Allan Jones's report from this week's premiere at the BFI Southbank in his blog: HERE. 'The Other Side Of The Mirror' airs as part of an Arena special this coming Sunday (October 14) on BBC4, starting at 9pm. The DVD is released on October 29.

As previously reported, the first ever DVD of Bob Dylan‘s performances at the Newport Folk Festival is to be released at the end of the month.

Directed by Oscar-winning Murray Lerner, ‘The Other Side Of The Mirror‘ document’s Dylan’s transformation from 1963 through ’65 when he ‘controversially’ went electric.

UNCUT has spoken exclusively to Lerner about the making of the film, with footage that has lay dormant in his vault for over 40 years.

To read the full interview about what it was like to witness Bob Dylan in those years, click here.

Also check out UNCUT Editor Allan Jones‘s report from this week’s premiere at the BFI Southbank in his blog: HERE.

‘The Other Side Of The Mirror’ airs as part of an Arena special this coming Sunday (October 14) on BBC4, starting at 9pm.

The DVD is released on October 29.

Dylan At Newport – Exclusive Interview

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Dylan At Newport – Exclusive Interview
The Oscar-winning director MURRAY LERNER talks to UNCUT about The Other Side Of The Mirror, his brilliant concert movie of Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, 1963 – 1965. NH:Was Dylan a key performer at Newport in ’63? I don’t think he was, no. Pete Seeger was, and Joan Baez. She wa...

The Oscar-winning director MURRAY LERNER talks to UNCUT about The Other Side Of The Mirror, his brilliant concert movie of Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, 1963 – 1965.

NH:Was Dylan a key performer at Newport in ’63?

I don’t think he was, no. Pete Seeger was, and Joan Baez. She was on the cover of Time magazine. And she brought Dylan to the festival. In ’64, as she said, they were the King and Queen of Newport. He walked the streets with a bull-whip, with her beside him.

Looking at the film now, how does he appear to you?

You see ease and a simple person in ’63. And in ’64 you see he feels safe enough, when he sings “It Ain’t Me Babe”, to not really care about the crowd. I don’t think even with “With God On Our Side” in ’64 that he really was with the crowd. It was just him, and Joan.

When he comes on at the end in ’64, he gets a hero’s welcome…

Right. There was also something I don’t think he ever did in his life since that day. He said to the crowd, after “Chimes Of Freedom”, “Thank you. I love you.” He was happy. That was an unusual song, there was less realism than before. He might have wondered how accepted it might be.

He played an electric set in 1965, which was met with a lot of resistance from the audience. What was the mood at the rehearsals like?

It felt to me like there was a little bit of uncertainty as to what was going to happen. It seems to me there was anxiety, in their joking around.

What could you hear on stage, after he came on and played “Maggie’s Farm”?

I heard a combination of boos and applause. And some catcalls. And then when he came back and did the acoustic songs, they got with it again. He was nervous when he came back, there’s no question about it. That was sweat you can see rolling down his face. And on “Mr. Tambourine Man”, asking for a harmonica from the crowd – the fact that he forgot his harmonica…

You can see his eyes swivelling in those close-ups…

Yeah. You don’t know what he ingested also before that, to keep him going. Then when he did “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” he was okay, I thought.

Also saying goodbye to the whole thing…

That’s right, yeah.

What does the film’s title refer to?

It’s the sense that he’s introduced as the mirror of his generation, but he isn’t. That’s why I put Ronnie Gilbert of the Weavers introducing him – “You know him, he’s yours” – at the start. He really isn’t yours!

Have you kept in touch with him?

It’s difficult to know him. And I felt better off not trying, because I wasn’t his type. Because I never took drugs.

What did you feel, looking back at this footage?

I feel as if I’m still there! Whenever I watch it, I’m at the Newport Festival. Most times, I feel I’m watching something new. The songs are really so startling that I feel every time I’m hearing something new.

How did you feel about Scorsese getting the credit for making this great film about Dylan, No Direction Home – when nearly all the key footage is by you and DA Pennebaker?

I was flattered that he used it, and that he put my name underneath the footage. And I was of course jealous of the fact that it was being used. My feelings were complicated. It got me this film to make, which was good…

INTERVIEW: NICK HASTED

The Other Side Of The Mirror screens on BBC 4 on Sunday , October 14, 9.40pm, as part of the Dylan At Newport Night.

Sing with Rufus Wainwright!

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Rufus Wainwright is offering fans going to his forthcoming UK shows, which kick off tomorrow night (October 13) in Gateshead, the chance to perform on stage with him. Wainwright will select a special guest from the audience each night to perform the spoken word part from his song 'Between My Legs'. Previous guest stars to have performed the same part include comedienne Dawn French and Jake Gyllenhaal. To be part of Wainwright's show, simply go to YouTube’s ‘Rufus Wainwright Tour Auditions’ group and post your own rendition of the spoken word part in 60 seconds or less. Entrants to the competition must already have a ticket to one of the shows. No band members or their families are eligible. You must also send your full name, email address, name of your YouTube video and link to the video, and which venue you will be attending to: releasethestars2@gmail.com. Supported by Scott Matthews, Rufus Wainwright plays the following dates this month: Gateshead, Sage (October 13) - Sold Out Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium (14/15) Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall (17) - Sold Out Manchester, Apollo (18) - Sold Out Sheffield, City Hall (19) Cambridge, Corn Exchange (21) - Sold Out Cardiff, Milennium Centre (22) - Sold Out Warrington, Parr Hall (23) - New Date Birmingham, Symphony Hall (25) - Sold Out Birmingham, Symphony Hall (26) Harrogate, International Centre (27) - Sold Out London, Hammersmith Apollo (30) - Sold Out London, Hammersmith Apollo (31) Ipswich, Regents Theatre (November 1)

Rufus Wainwright is offering fans going to his forthcoming UK shows, which kick off tomorrow night (October 13) in Gateshead, the chance to perform on stage with him.

Wainwright will select a special guest from the audience each night to perform the spoken word part from his song ‘Between My Legs’.

Previous guest stars to have performed the same part include comedienne Dawn French and Jake Gyllenhaal.

To be part of Wainwright’s show, simply go to YouTube’s ‘Rufus Wainwright Tour Auditions’ group and post your own rendition of the spoken word part in 60 seconds or less.

Entrants to the competition must already have a ticket to one of the shows. No band members or their families are eligible.

You must also send your full name, email address, name of your YouTube video and link to the video, and which venue you will be attending to: releasethestars2@gmail.com.

Supported by Scott Matthews, Rufus Wainwright plays the following dates this month:

Gateshead, Sage (October 13) – Sold Out

Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium (14/15)

Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall (17) – Sold Out

Manchester, Apollo (18) – Sold Out

Sheffield, City Hall (19)

Cambridge, Corn Exchange (21) – Sold Out

Cardiff, Milennium Centre (22) – Sold Out

Warrington, Parr Hall (23) – New Date

Birmingham, Symphony Hall (25) – Sold Out

Birmingham, Symphony Hall (26)

Harrogate, International Centre (27) – Sold Out

London, Hammersmith Apollo (30) – Sold Out

London, Hammersmith Apollo (31)

Ipswich, Regents Theatre (November 1)

The Counterfeiters

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DIR: STEFAN RUZOWITZKY | ST: KARL MARKOVICS In late-’30s Berlin, Sorowitsch (Markovics) has beaten the system. A genius counterfeiter, he simply prints his own money, splashing it on gambling and women. But then comes the War, and he’s shunted between concentration camps, his life a living hell. One day he’s mysteriously “promoted” to comparatively comfortable barracks at Sachsenhausen, to help the desperate Nazis deploy an ambitious scam. They want to forge millions of pound notes, and then dollars, flooding their enemies’ economies. Sorowitsch will lead the team. A frustrated artist, he’s good at his work, but is he that good? While the pound’s manageable, the dollar’s difficult. Failure means execution. A pragmatist disturbed by idealists, Markovics gives a brilliantly understated performance in an engrossing, powerful film that justifies its billing as this season’s The Lives Of Others. Unspeakable horrors occur, some off screen, some in your face. The printers sabotage their own work to subvert the war effort. Frantic handheld camerawork gives the drama a wrenching, anxious undertow that dovetails with Markovics’ hangdog expression. Based on the real-life Operation Bernhard and the notorious Russian-Jewish forger, Smolianoff, this is rich with the kind of absurd truths Kurt Vonnegut would have relished. CHRIS ROBERTS

DIR: STEFAN RUZOWITZKY | ST: KARL MARKOVICS

In late-’30s Berlin, Sorowitsch (Markovics) has beaten the system. A genius counterfeiter, he simply prints his own money, splashing it on gambling and women. But then comes the War, and he’s shunted between concentration camps, his life a living hell.

One day he’s mysteriously “promoted” to comparatively comfortable barracks at Sachsenhausen, to help the desperate Nazis deploy an ambitious scam. They want to forge millions of pound notes, and then dollars, flooding their enemies’ economies. Sorowitsch will lead the team. A frustrated artist, he’s good at his work, but is he that good? While the pound’s manageable, the dollar’s difficult. Failure means execution.

A pragmatist disturbed by idealists, Markovics gives a brilliantly understated performance in an engrossing, powerful film that justifies its billing as this season’s The Lives Of Others. Unspeakable horrors occur, some off screen, some in your face. The printers sabotage their own work to subvert the war effort. Frantic handheld camerawork gives the drama a wrenching, anxious undertow that dovetails with Markovics’ hangdog expression. Based on the real-life Operation Bernhard and the notorious Russian-Jewish forger, Smolianoff, this is rich with the kind of absurd truths Kurt Vonnegut would have relished.

CHRIS ROBERTS

Ratatouille

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DIR: BRAD BIRD | ST: PATTON OSWALT, LOU ROMANO After the disappointment of the petrol-headed Cars, the Pixar animation studio returns to form with its latest offering. Directed by The Invisibles’ Brad Bird, Ratatouille is a warm, extremely likeable comedy set in the kitchens of Paris’ grandest restaurants. The film’s unlikely hero is Remy, an angst-ridden rat with an unnatural gift for cooking. Although he’s clearly unwelcome in any self-respecting kitchen, he takes to heart the motto of celebrity chef Auguste Gusteau – “anyone can cook” – and thanks to an unusual alliance with nerdy, human kitchen cleaner Linguini, starts to work his culinary magic on the palates of Parisian gourmands. But there’s one set of tastebuds the pair need to titillate – those of restaurant critic Anton Ego (wonderfully voiced by Peter O’Toole, with a sneer that could curdle milk). The cadaverous Ego provides many of the film’s biggest laughs and, in a childhood flashback, a moment of unexpected pathos. But Remy, animated with a full range of Gallic shrugs, is another winning creation from Pixar, appealing enough to overcome the audience’s rodent revulsion without losing his essential rattiness. WENDY IDE

DIR: BRAD BIRD | ST: PATTON OSWALT, LOU ROMANO

After the disappointment of the petrol-headed Cars, the Pixar animation studio returns to form with its latest offering. Directed by The Invisibles’ Brad Bird, Ratatouille is a warm, extremely likeable comedy set in the kitchens of Paris’ grandest restaurants.

The film’s unlikely hero is Remy, an angst-ridden rat with an unnatural gift for cooking. Although he’s clearly unwelcome in any self-respecting kitchen, he takes to heart the motto of celebrity chef Auguste Gusteau – “anyone can cook” – and thanks to an unusual alliance with nerdy, human kitchen cleaner Linguini, starts to work his culinary magic on the palates of Parisian gourmands. But there’s one set of tastebuds the pair need to titillate – those of restaurant critic Anton Ego (wonderfully voiced by Peter O’Toole, with a sneer that could curdle milk).

The cadaverous Ego provides many of the film’s biggest laughs and, in a childhood flashback, a moment of unexpected pathos. But Remy, animated with a full range of Gallic shrugs, is another winning creation from Pixar, appealing enough to overcome the audience’s rodent revulsion without losing his essential rattiness.

WENDY IDE

The Uncut Playlist

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I'm taking a day off from obsessing over the Radiohead album, so instead here's a lengthy list of the records we've played in the Uncut office over the past couple of days. You'll note, though, that "In Rainbows" does crop up a mere three times. Apologies if some of this stuff looks familiar from previous lists - we haven't actually had any proper post this week because of the strike. And as usual, not everything here is unequivocally recommended, but I'm sure you've worked that out by now. 1. Radiohead - In Rainbows (Waste Products Ltd) 2. Radiohead - In Rainbows (Waste Products Ltd) 3. A bootleg of Elton John demoing Nick Drake songs. Shocking. 4. Holy Fuck - LP 5. Various Artists - Box Of Dub 2 (Soul Jazz) 6. The United States Of America - The United States Of America (Sundazed) 7. Sunburned Hand Of The Man - Fire Escape (Smalltown Supersound) 8. Eric Clapton - Complete Clapton (Disc One only)(Polydor) 9. Various Artists - Nervous Tension: The EMI Post Punk Collection (Zonophone) 10. The Wu Tang Clan - The Heart Gently Weeps (Loud) 11. Radiohead - In Rainbows (Waste Products Ltd) 12. Damon & Naomi - Within These Walls (20/20/20) 13. Howlin' Rain - Magnificent Fiend (Birdman) 14. Vincent Vincent & The Villains - On My Own (EMI) 15. Sigur Ros - Hvarf/Heim (EMI) 16. Envy - Abyssal (Rock Action) 17. Those Dancing Days - Those Dancing Days (Wichita) 18. David Gilmour Girls - Vultures (Relish) 19. Dirty Projectors - Rise Above (Rough Trade) 20. Modern Folk Quartet - Highway 70 (Miles' iPod)

I’m taking a day off from obsessing over the Radiohead album, so instead here’s a lengthy list of the records we’ve played in the Uncut office over the past couple of days. You’ll note, though, that “In Rainbows” does crop up a mere three times.

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Uncut’s Worst Gigs!

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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! ***** 8 | BLUR Brixton Academy, London, April 1992 DAVID STUBBS By 1992, Blur looked like yesterday’s pop chancers. Their initial burst of hits had dried up, there were rumours their label wanted to drop them, and they were barely, drunkenly, hanging in there. It was perhaps unwise of them to join the Rollercoaster tour, which pitted them alongside Dinosaur Jr, who had impacted like a hurricane with “Freak Scene”, the ever-cool Jesus & Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine, who were raising the barrier for sheer white rock noise way out of sight. Indeed, when they stepped onstage at the Brixton Academy in early 1992, following a typically obliterating set by MBV, Blur must have scratched their chins a bit doubtfully, the way The Monkees did back in 1967 when they followed The Jimi Hendrix Experience. They would have been right to quail. They’d attempted to add a bit of punk to their sound but this only made them seem still more pitifully opportunistic. From Damon Albarn’s dreadful, grandma-knitted jumper, to a slideshow that included a goldfish on a gas ring, everything about their set seemed designed to distract from the wretched musical quandary in which they found themselves. And then, Damon pulled his trousers and pants down. He is apt to do this, rumour has it, in moments of high emotion. He bounded gamely around the stage, but even this bold gesture did not save the night. Rather, it confirmed the impression that the band were having a collective nervous breakdown. Thankfully, Britpop lay just around the corner. ***** 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!

*****

8 | BLUR

Brixton Academy, London, April 1992

DAVID STUBBS By 1992, Blur looked like yesterday’s pop chancers. Their initial burst of hits had dried up, there were rumours their label wanted to drop them, and they were barely, drunkenly, hanging in there. It was perhaps unwise of them to join the Rollercoaster tour, which pitted them alongside Dinosaur Jr, who had impacted like a hurricane with “Freak Scene”, the ever-cool Jesus & Mary Chain and

My Bloody Valentine, who were raising the barrier for sheer white rock noise way out of sight. Indeed, when they stepped onstage at the Brixton Academy in early 1992, following a typically obliterating set by MBV, Blur must have scratched their chins a bit doubtfully, the way The Monkees did back in 1967 when they followed The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

They would have been right to quail. They’d attempted to add a bit of punk to their sound but this only made them seem still more pitifully opportunistic. From Damon Albarn’s dreadful, grandma-knitted jumper, to a slideshow that included a goldfish on a gas ring, everything about their set seemed designed to distract from the wretched musical quandary in which they found themselves.

And then, Damon pulled his trousers and pants down. He is apt to do this, rumour has it, in moments of high emotion. He bounded gamely around the stage, but even this bold gesture did not save the night. Rather, it confirmed the impression that the band were having a collective nervous breakdown. Thankfully, Britpop lay just around the corner.

*****

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

Radiohead In Rainbows Track By Track

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In Rainbows – Track by Track “15 Step” A kind of skittering, broken beat “Take Five” opens the album. “You used to be alright, what went wrong? Et cetera et cetera…” sings Yorke, as though admitting this is by now pretty familiar Radiohead territory, before a sampled burst of cheering children brings an unexpected twist to the track. “Bodysnatchers” “I have no idea what I’m talking about,” wails Yorke, over an urgent, surging distorted guitar riff, “I’m trapped in this body and I can’t get out”. The rockingest track on In Rainbows, it breaks down for a wonderful, gliding middle eight, before surging on to full-throttle finale. “Nude” Backwards strings and a celestial choir of Thom Yorkes clear to reveal a simple, bass and drum driven tune, as sweet a ballad as they’ve ever written. The closing lines - “You’ll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking” - introduce an unusually frank sexual theme to the album. “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” A brisk brush-beat, and dense Johnny Marr-esque mesh of multi-tracked arpeggios, glinting like sun off the sea, soundtrack Yorke’s descent to the bottom of the ocean (where he’s eaten by worms) and to the ends of the earth (where he falls off) in pursuit of escape. “All I Need” A buzz of prowling bass synth introduces a disturbingly obsessive stalker story masquerading as a love song, with lyrics – “I’m just an insect trying to get out of the night” - as though Howard Devoto had rewritten “Every Breath You Take”. “Faust ARP” Seemingly inspired more by the hubristic myth (see also “Videotape”) than by the cantankerous Krautrockers, “Faust ARP” is like a bad dream version of a Nick Drake song: a simple, folksy acoustic figure overshadowed by ominous clouds of strings. “Reckoner” A hugely reverbed shuffle of drums and a sinister flourish of strings on the coda lend this track something of the quiet-storm intensity of Massive Attack’s “Unfinished Sympathy”. Mid-track the song breaks down to Thom Yorke’s falsetto, multitracked like the world’s creepiest choir. “House of Cards” The album’s stand-out track, a horse-latitude drift of flanged guitars, as though the Peter Green of “Albatross” had played on This Mortal Coil’s trawl through “Song To The Siren”. “I don’t want to be your friend, I just want to be your lover,” sings Yorke suddenly reinventing himself as some kind of surreal, cosmic soul boy. “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” A guitar figure similar to the start of “Paranoid Android”, “Jigsaw…” swells to a furious storm of acoustic arpeggios while Yorke appears to reprise the theme of romantic obsession. “Videotape” Seemingly inspired by Goethe’s Faust (“Mephistopheles is just beneath, and he’s reaching up to grab me”), and its tale of a moment’s contentment entailing eternal torment, this is a locked groove of a piano hymn, closing the album in a looped shudder of percussion. So. What do you think of In Rainbows? You've all received the download at the same time as us - email us your first impressions, and let us know if it was worth the price you paid for it. Mark your emails 'Radiohead' and send them to uncutaudiencewith@ipcmedia.com Track by Track by Stephen Trousse

In Rainbows – Track by Track

“15 Step”

A kind of skittering, broken beat “Take Five” opens the album. “You used to be alright, what went wrong? Et cetera et cetera…” sings Yorke, as though admitting this is by now pretty familiar Radiohead territory, before a sampled burst of cheering children brings an unexpected twist to the track.

“Bodysnatchers”

“I have no idea what I’m talking about,” wails Yorke, over an urgent, surging distorted guitar riff, “I’m trapped in this body and I can’t get out”. The rockingest track on In Rainbows, it breaks down for a wonderful, gliding middle eight, before surging on to full-throttle finale.

“Nude”

Backwards strings and a celestial choir of Thom Yorkes clear to reveal a simple, bass and drum driven tune, as sweet a ballad as they’ve ever written. The closing lines – “You’ll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking” – introduce an unusually frank sexual theme to the album.

“Weird Fishes/Arpeggi”

A brisk brush-beat, and dense Johnny Marr-esque mesh of multi-tracked arpeggios, glinting like sun off the sea, soundtrack Yorke’s descent to the bottom of the ocean (where he’s eaten by worms) and to the ends of the earth (where he falls off) in pursuit of escape.

“All I Need”

A buzz of prowling bass synth introduces a disturbingly obsessive stalker story masquerading as a love song, with lyrics – “I’m just an insect trying to get out of the night” – as though Howard Devoto had rewritten “Every Breath You Take”.

“Faust ARP”

Seemingly inspired more by the hubristic myth (see also “Videotape”) than by the cantankerous Krautrockers, “Faust ARP” is like a bad dream version of a Nick Drake song: a simple, folksy acoustic figure overshadowed by ominous clouds of strings.

“Reckoner”

A hugely reverbed shuffle of drums and a sinister flourish of strings on the coda lend this track something of the quiet-storm intensity of Massive Attack’s “Unfinished Sympathy”. Mid-track the song breaks down to Thom Yorke’s falsetto, multitracked like the world’s creepiest choir.

“House of Cards”

The album’s stand-out track, a horse-latitude drift of flanged guitars, as though the Peter Green of “Albatross” had played on This Mortal Coil’s trawl through “Song To The Siren”. “I don’t want to be your friend, I just want to be your lover,” sings Yorke suddenly reinventing himself as some kind of surreal, cosmic soul boy.

“Jigsaw Falling Into Place”

A guitar figure similar to the start of “Paranoid Android”, “Jigsaw…” swells to a furious storm of acoustic arpeggios while Yorke appears to reprise the theme of romantic obsession.

“Videotape”

Seemingly inspired by Goethe’s Faust (“Mephistopheles is just beneath, and he’s reaching up to grab me”), and its tale of a moment’s contentment entailing eternal torment, this is a locked groove of a piano hymn, closing the album in a looped shudder of percussion.

So. What do you think of In Rainbows? You’ve all received the download at the same time as us – email us your first impressions, and let us know if it was worth the price you paid for it.

Mark your emails ‘Radiohead’ and send them to uncutaudiencewith@ipcmedia.com

Track by Track by Stephen Trousse

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