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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Rarities Released

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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Rarities Released

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are to release a singles collection based on their former vinyl singles collection as 'Jukebox Explosion' next month. The band, since 1992, have released certain tracks as part of their In The Red 7" single club - paying homage to rockabilly legend Charlie Feathers in the '70s. The band featuring former Pussy Galore frontman Jon Spencer, drummer Russell Simins and guitarist Judah Bauer had a cult following, signed to Matador records, in the mid-90s - they had an influential mix of hardcore, garage, punk and hip hop mixed into their tracks. The five long out-of-print singles from the 7" club plus eight rarities from the Blues Explosion will be released as 'Jukebox Explosion' on October 29 on CD and 12" LP. More information is available from the Blues Explosion's official website here. The full track listing is: 1. Shirt Jac 2. Son Of Sam 3. Train #3 4. Caroline 5. Naked 6. Push Some Air 7. Get With It 8. Showgirl 9. Ghetto Mom 10. Latch On 11. Bent 12. Curfew Blues 13. Train #1 14. Jailhouse Blues 15. Fat 16. Down Low 17. Do Ya Wanna Get It 18. Dig My Shit Pic credit: PA Photos

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are to release a singles collection based on their former vinyl singles collection as ‘Jukebox Explosion’ next month.

The band, since 1992, have released certain tracks as part of their In The Red 7″ single club – paying homage to rockabilly legend Charlie Feathers in the ’70s.

The band featuring former Pussy Galore frontman Jon Spencer, drummer Russell Simins and guitarist Judah Bauer had a cult following, signed to Matador records, in the mid-90s – they had an influential mix of hardcore, garage, punk and hip hop mixed into their tracks.

The five long out-of-print singles from the 7″ club plus eight rarities from the Blues Explosion will be released as ‘Jukebox Explosion’ on October 29 on CD and 12″ LP.

More information is available from the Blues Explosion’s official website here.

The full track listing is:

1. Shirt Jac

2. Son Of Sam

3. Train #3

4. Caroline

5. Naked

6. Push Some Air

7. Get With It

8. Showgirl

9. Ghetto Mom

10. Latch On

11. Bent

12. Curfew Blues

13. Train #1

14. Jailhouse Blues

15. Fat

16. Down Low

17. Do Ya Wanna Get It

18. Dig My Shit

Pic credit: PA Photos

Tributes To Tenor Pavarotti Pour In

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Tributes To Tenor Pavarotti Pour In

Tributes have been pouring in for opera legend Luciano Pavarotti today (September 6). As reported earlier, the tenor passed away at home in Modena, Italy, this morning after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. The singer whose career spanned nearly six decades, performed with a multitude of diverse artists from Vanessa Mae to Vanessa Williams. Amongst the tributes today, on of his collaborator's on the Warchild humanitarian project U2's Bono, says how he spoke to the tenor just the other day. He said: "I spoke to him last week. The voice that was louder than any rock band was a whisper. Still he communicated his love. Full of love." Bono also described him as "a great volcano of a man who sang fire, but spilled over with a love of life in all its complexity". Pavarotti performed with many rock and pop artists at charity concerts over the years including Elton John (pictured above) who today said it was: "a sad day for music, and a sad day for the world". The Police frontman Sting said: "We lost a great friend, a great voice and the world is a smaller place without the big man." And Queen guitarist Brian May has said the world was "a sadder place, for the loss of this gentle giant". Luiciano Pavarotti was one of only fifteen people to be awarded a Grammy Legend award, as well as holding a Guiness World Record for the number of curtain calls - which was 165. Pic credit: PA Photos

Tributes have been pouring in for opera legend Luciano Pavarotti today (September 6).

As reported earlier, the tenor passed away at home in Modena, Italy, this morning after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.

The singer whose career spanned nearly six decades, performed with a multitude of diverse artists from Vanessa Mae to Vanessa Williams.

Amongst the tributes today, on of his collaborator’s on the Warchild humanitarian project U2’s Bono, says how he spoke to the tenor just the other day.

He said: “I spoke to him last week. The voice that was louder than any rock band was a whisper. Still he communicated his love. Full of love.”

Bono also described him as “a great volcano of a man who sang fire, but spilled over with a love of life in all its complexity”.

Pavarotti performed with many rock and pop artists at charity concerts over the years including Elton John (pictured above) who today said it was: “a sad day for music, and a sad day for the world”.

The Police frontman Sting said: “We lost a great friend, a great voice and the world is a smaller place without the big man.”

And Queen guitarist Brian May has said the world was “a sadder place, for the loss of this gentle giant”.

Luiciano Pavarotti was one of only fifteen people to be awarded a Grammy Legend award, as well as holding a Guiness World Record for the number of curtain calls – which was 165.

Pic credit: PA Photos

Spitz To Host Final Festival Of Folk

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Spitz To Host Final Festival Of Folk

The annual Spitz Festival of Folk kicks off today (September 6) - for the last time at the legendary East London venue. The 11-day festival will see bands such as Circulus and Lone Pigeon bring contemporary folk artists together. This year’s line-up also comprises Oysterband, David Viner and former Cast member John Power as well as several other leading folk musicians. However, this will be the last time the event is held at the historic Spitz venue overlooking the Old Spitalfield’s Market as the property owners have served an eviction notice to the festival organisers. The Spitz is now looking for a new home after a petition of over 10, 000 people and a letter of support from the Mayor of London has failed to change the landlord’s mind. The organisers are also seeking financial donations. “Unless we can find a new home for The Spitz there will be no more Spitz Festivals of Folk, Country or Blues or any other genre”, a spokesperson for the venue said. “The Spitz will cease to be the cultural hub of the Spitalfields Community” For more information about the folk festival or to donate money to the cause, visit the official Spitz website here. The 11-date Festival of Folk listings: Alasdair Roberts + support (September 6) Circulus + Lisa Knapp + Takao Ito (7) Lone Pigeon + Parkbench (8) John Power + The See See (13) Ralfe Band + support (14) Oysterband + Mary Hampton (15) Twisted Folk and The End Of The Road Festival presents: The Young Republic + Dawn Landes + Charlie Parr (19) Frank Turner + Jonah Matranga + Jacob Golden + Joshua English (20) Rachel Unthank & The Winterset + Devon Sproule + Bob Rafkin (21) The Local presents: The Moon Music Orchestra + The Folk Orchestra + Indigo Moss + Natty + Alexi Murdoch + Function (22) Loose Folk Night featuring: Paris Motel + Mr David Viner (26)

The annual Spitz Festival of Folk kicks off today (September 6) – for the last time at the legendary East London venue.

The 11-day festival will see bands such as Circulus and Lone Pigeon bring contemporary folk artists together.

This year’s line-up also comprises Oysterband, David Viner and former Cast member John Power as well as several other leading folk musicians.

However, this will be the last time the event is held at the historic Spitz venue overlooking the Old Spitalfield’s Market as the property owners have served an eviction notice to the festival organisers.

The Spitz is now looking for a new home after a petition of over 10, 000 people and a letter of support from the Mayor of London has failed to change the landlord’s mind. The organisers are also seeking financial donations.

“Unless we can find a new home for The Spitz there will be no more Spitz Festivals of Folk, Country or Blues or any other genre”, a spokesperson for the venue said. “The Spitz will cease to be the cultural hub of the Spitalfields Community”

For more information about the folk festival or to donate money to the cause, visit the official Spitz website here.

The 11-date Festival of Folk listings:

Alasdair Roberts + support (September 6)

Circulus + Lisa Knapp + Takao Ito (7)

Lone Pigeon + Parkbench (8)

John Power + The See See (13)

Ralfe Band + support (14)

Oysterband + Mary Hampton (15)

Twisted Folk and The End Of The Road Festival presents: The Young Republic + Dawn Landes + Charlie Parr (19)

Frank Turner + Jonah Matranga + Jacob Golden + Joshua English (20)

Rachel Unthank & The Winterset + Devon Sproule + Bob Rafkin (21)

The Local presents: The Moon Music Orchestra + The Folk Orchestra + Indigo Moss + Natty + Alexi Murdoch + Function (22)

Loose Folk Night featuring: Paris Motel + Mr David Viner (26)

CUT of The Day: Pavarotti and U2 sing ‘Miss Sarajevo’

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CUT of The Day: Pavarotti and U2 sing ‘Miss Sarajevo’

CUT of the day: September 6 Today, see opera legend Pavarotti with U2 and friends performing 'Miss Sarajevo' live at the Parco Novi Sad in Modena for the Warchild concert in September 1995. The song written by Brian Eno and U2 and featuring Pavarotti's immense vocals was created for the awareness raising charity Warchild's album which was released the same year. Pavarotti passed away in the early hours of this morning, aged 71. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, for which he had surgery and chemotherapy, but was taken into hospital last month suffering a fever. His manager Terri Robson said: "The maestro fought a long tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life. "In fitting with the approach that characterised his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness." See the moving clip Modena clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX6c5als1lk If you have any trouble viewing the above video click here.

CUT of the day: September 6

Today, see opera legend Pavarotti with U2 and friends performing ‘Miss Sarajevo’ live at the Parco Novi Sad in Modena for the Warchild concert in September 1995.

The song written by Brian Eno and U2 and featuring Pavarotti’s immense vocals was created for the awareness raising charity Warchild’s album which was released the same year.

Pavarotti passed away in the early hours of this morning, aged 71. He had

been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, for which he had surgery and chemotherapy, but was taken into hospital last month suffering a fever.

His manager Terri Robson said: “The maestro fought a long tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life.

“In fitting with the approach that characterised his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness.”

See the moving clip Modena clip here:

If you have any trouble viewing the above video click here.

Iron Maiden Go Back In Time For Ambitious New Tour

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Iron Maiden Go Back In Time For Ambitious New Tour

Iron Maiden have today (September 6) revealed their most ambitious tour plans yet. The 'Somewhere Back In Time' world tour will see the band traverse the world - with the band kicking off proceedings in Australia in February - the first time the rockers have returned to play there in fifteen years. They last played Australia in 1992, when they took their 'Fear of The Dark' tour there. The first leg of the tour will Maiden play 20 cities on five continents including India, Japan, North, Central and South America, as well as Oz. The second leg from May through June will see the band play more dates across North America - before the third leg hits Europe in July. The band are due to bring their 60-strong crew and 12 tonnes of stage equipemnt to over one and a half million fans and travel close to 100,000 miles by the time 2008 is done. The band and crew will be travelling the globe in a specially converted Astraeus Boeing 757 decorated with Maiden and their mascot Eddie. In possibly a world first, Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, also a qualified pilot - will be flying the plane for Astraeus Airlines. Dickinson says: "By taking band, personnel and equipment in one form of transport it makes all the touring so much easier and overcomes the logistical difficulty of people and equipment going in different planes. We can even work out exactly how big our carbon footprint is and take care of that responsibility." The 'Somewhere Back In Time' tour will revisit the band's history, with a trip back to the 80s - songs and stage sets will focus on that era. The elaborate shows planned for 2008 will see a stage set based on the Egyptian production of the 1984/85 'Powerslave' tour - with the addition of 'cyborg' Eddie from the 'Somewhere In Time' tour of 1986/7. Tickets for the first dates of the tour in Australia go onsale September 27, with fan club members able to get priority booking from September 20. Dates annouunced so far are: Perth, Burswood Dome (February 4) Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena (6) Sydney, Acer Arena (9) Brisbane, Entertainment Centre (12) Go to www.ironmaiden.com for further information and tour updates.

Iron Maiden have today (September 6) revealed their most ambitious tour plans yet.

The ‘Somewhere Back In Time‘ world tour will see the band traverse the world – with the band kicking off proceedings in Australia in February – the first time the rockers have returned to play there in fifteen years. They last played Australia in 1992, when they took their ‘Fear of The Dark‘ tour there.

The first leg of the tour will Maiden play 20 cities on five continents including India, Japan, North, Central and South America, as well as Oz.

The second leg from May through June will see the band play more dates across North America – before the third leg hits Europe in July.

The band are due to bring their 60-strong crew and 12 tonnes of stage equipemnt to over one and a half million fans and travel close to 100,000 miles by the time 2008 is done.

The band and crew will be travelling the globe in a specially converted Astraeus Boeing 757 decorated with Maiden and their mascot Eddie.

In possibly a world first, Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, also a qualified pilot – will be flying the plane for Astraeus Airlines.

Dickinson says: “By taking band, personnel and equipment in one form of transport it makes all the touring so much easier and overcomes the logistical difficulty of people and equipment going in different planes. We can even work out exactly how big our carbon footprint is and take care of that responsibility.”

The ‘Somewhere Back In Time’ tour will revisit the band’s history, with a trip back to the 80s – songs and stage sets will focus on that era.

The elaborate shows planned for 2008 will see a stage set based on the Egyptian production of the 1984/85 ‘Powerslave’ tour – with the addition of ‘cyborg’ Eddie from the ‘Somewhere In Time’ tour of 1986/7.

Tickets for the first dates of the tour in Australia go onsale September 27, with fan club members able to get priority booking from September 20.

Dates annouunced so far are:

Perth, Burswood Dome (February 4)

Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena (6)

Sydney, Acer Arena (9)

Brisbane, Entertainment Centre (12)

Go to www.ironmaiden.com for further information and tour updates.

The Police Reach UK On 30th Anniversary Tour

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The Police Reach UK On 30th Anniversary Tour

The Police opened their first night in the UK last night (September 4) at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena. The band who reunited earlier this year, for the first time since 1984, have already toured across North America this year, and are currently half way through the European leg. Landing in Birmingham for the first British date, Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland performed a two-hour set, rolling out hit after hit. The band bowed out on a high in 1983, after achieving 19 Top 40 hits, including five number ones in the UK singles chart. So everything on the 30th anniversary reunion tour is familiar, and taken from the bands' five hugely successful albums - four of which were UK number ones too. The trio played a hugely energetic set last night, playing a very similar set to what they have played in Europe so far. Tracks omitted from last night's show that they have played recently were Next To You, Dead End Job, Spirits In The Material World, The Bed's Too Big Without You and Murder By Numbers, however it's likely that they will be rotated for tonight's second performance at Birmingham's NIA. The Police have said that this is the one and only time they will tour their greatest hits, and so far, so slick. The band hit London this weekend, check back to Uncut.co.uk for our review on Sunday (September 9). As previously reported, the band have also announced that they wil play Wembley Arena, as the final date of the European leg. Tickets for the show on October 20 will go onsale this Friday (September 7) at 9am. Last night they played: Message In A Bottle Synchronicity II Walking On The Moon Voices Inside My Head / When The World Is Running Down Don't Stand So Close To Me Driven To Tears Hole in My Life Truth Hits Everybody Everything Little Thing She Does Is Magic Wrapped Around Your Finger De DoDoDo De DaDaDa Invisible Sun Walking in Your Footsteps Can't Stand Losing You Roxanne ----------- King Of Pain So Lonely Every Breath You Take ----------- Next To You The full list of UK dates is as follows: Birmingham (5) Twickenham Stadium, London (8/9) Manchester MEN– SOLD OUT (15/16) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (19) Wembley Arena, London (20) For a chance to win a pair of tickets to The Police's show this Saturday (September 8)at Twickenham - the band are running a quiz game here. If you know your Police tunes, try it out now! Pic credit: PA Photos

The Police opened their first night in the UK last night (September 4) at Birmingham‘s National Indoor Arena.

The band who reunited earlier this year, for the first time since 1984, have already toured across North America this year, and are currently half way through the European leg.

Landing in Birmingham for the first British date, Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland performed a two-hour set, rolling out hit after hit.

The band bowed out on a high in 1983, after achieving 19 Top 40 hits, including five number ones in the UK singles chart. So everything on the 30th anniversary reunion tour is familiar, and taken from the bands’ five hugely successful albums – four of which were UK number ones too.

The trio played a hugely energetic set last night, playing a very similar set to what they have played in Europe so far.

Tracks omitted from last night’s show that they have played recently were Next To You, Dead End Job, Spirits In The Material World, The Bed’s Too Big Without You and Murder By Numbers, however it’s likely that they will be rotated for tonight’s second performance at Birmingham’s NIA.

The Police have said that this is the one and only time they will tour their greatest hits, and so far, so slick. The band hit London this weekend, check back to Uncut.co.uk for our review on Sunday (September 9).

As previously reported, the band have also announced that they wil play Wembley Arena, as the final date of the European leg.

Tickets for the show on October 20 will go onsale this Friday (September 7) at 9am.

Last night they played:

Message In A Bottle

Synchronicity II

Walking On The Moon

Voices Inside My Head / When The World Is Running Down

Don’t Stand So Close To Me

Driven To Tears

Hole in My Life

Truth Hits Everybody

Everything Little Thing She Does Is Magic

Wrapped Around Your Finger

De DoDoDo De DaDaDa

Invisible Sun

Walking in Your Footsteps

Can’t Stand Losing You

Roxanne

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King Of Pain

So Lonely

Every Breath You Take

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Next To You

The full list of UK dates is as follows:

Birmingham (5)

Twickenham Stadium, London (8/9)

Manchester MEN– SOLD OUT (15/16)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (19)

Wembley Arena, London (20)

For a chance to win a pair of tickets to The Police’s show this Saturday (September 8)at Twickenham – the band are running a quiz game here. If you know your Police tunes, try it out now!

Pic credit: PA Photos

CUT of The Day: Amy Winehouse Steals The Show

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CUT of The Day: Amy Winehouse Steals The Show

CUT of the day: September 5, 2007 If you missed the live TV coverage of last night's televised Nationwide Mercury Music Prize, check out the the video below. Amy Winehouse, one of twelve nominees in contention for the British album's prize, for her album 'Back In Black' - ended speculation about whether or not she would appear at the last minute. Going onstage with only an acoustic guitar to back her, Winehouse delivered a great, if slightly nervous, performance. This clip has only been on YouTube for 11 hours and has already been viewed nearly 26, 000 times already... Check it out for yourself below. Was Winehouse robbed of the prize? Is she too 'retro' as prizewinners Klaxons put it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5LsdEqSQO4

CUT of the day: September 5, 2007

If you missed the live TV coverage of last night’s televised Nationwide Mercury Music Prize, check out the the video below.

Amy Winehouse, one of twelve nominees in contention for the British album’s prize, for her album ‘Back In Black‘ – ended speculation about whether or not she would appear at the last minute.

Going onstage with only an acoustic guitar to back her, Winehouse delivered a great, if slightly nervous, performance.

This clip has only been on YouTube for 11 hours and has already been viewed nearly 26, 000 times already…

Check it out for yourself below. Was Winehouse robbed of the prize? Is she too ‘retro’ as prizewinners Klaxons put it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5LsdEqSQO4

Sir Richard Bishop, Howlin’ Rain and more Ethiopiques business

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Nice to see on the responses to my comeback blog that a few of you are sharing the love for the Ethiopiques comps. The Yegelle Tezeta and Girma Beyene tracks mentioned by Citizensound and Tunetourist aren’t on the "Very Best Of Ethiopiques" set, but thanks for the recommendations for Volumes 8 and 9. Volume 8, "Swinging Addis", is definitely one I planned to check out, thanks to the incredible "Tchero Adari Negn" by Alemayehu Eshete (there are a lot of accents over the vowels in these names, incidentally, but hopelessly I don’t know how to find them in my blogging tools. Sorry!) that has a serious James Brown shunt to it. I also fancy the Mahmoud Ahmed one (Volume 7) and the "Harp Of King David" set (Volume 11). Girma Beyene is a terrific singer, clearly, and I’m beginning to wonder if "Enken Yelelebesh" here is maybe the track referred to by Tunetourist. Amazing stuff, anyway. As is that new Howlin’ Rain album I’ve been mentioning on and off for the past couple of months. On the same blog, Ben was asking when I’m going to write about it properly. Well, when I got back from holiday I discovered that the record (it’s the other band fronted by Ethan Miller from Comets On Fire – I guess ex-Comets On Fire now) isn’t coming out until early 2008, so I’m holding off for a while. I can say, though, that there’s a very big Allman Brothers vibe to this one – think "Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More" – and that one track (my copy doesn’t have titles) is an incredible cosmic gospel rave-up that will, I’m sure, blow collective minds when it finally gets out. Sorry to be such a tease. Anyway, onto today’s record. The Sun City Girls have long been one of those bands I’ve meant to investigate properly, but never got round to. For a lot of the, dread phrase, New Weird American bands I write about a lot, I guess they’re a kind of touchstone, founding fathers of a sort of improvisational, rootsy, pranksterish brand of avant-rock. From what I understand, they used a lot of global influences in their music, too. Oddly, I seem to have a lot of CDs peripherally connected to them: a great out-jam by The Master Musicians Of Bukkake; quite a few of the global field recording CDs ("Streets Of Lhasa", some Sumatran pop, that kind of thing) on their Sublime Frequencies label. To all that I can add a new solo album by the Sun City Girls’ guitarist, Sir Richard Bishop, called "Polytheistic Fragments". Actually, we should probably call him their ex-guitarist, since a good piece in the new issue of The Wire reveals the band folded in February when their drummer passed away. "Polytheistic Fragments" is mainly a solo guitar record, and as such has a fair few things in common with the whole Takoma/post-Takoma school of fingerpickers that I like a lot, not least an understanding of how American roots music can be effectively cross-bred with the scales and drones of Eastern music. Bishop goes beyond that, though. For a start, his knowledge of Hindu culture and tradition is clearly a lot deeper than mere aesthetic dabbling; "Saraswati", a lovely piece featuring spare piano and distant drone, has a depth of peacefulness that, for once, fully deserves to be called "meditative". Better still, quite a lot of "Polytheistic Fragments" works as a showcase for Bishop’s mastery of multiple guitar styles. He can do the John Fahey Americana thing without breaking a sweat, obviously, but it’s the detours that set him above most of his contemporaries. "Quiescent Return" has a faintly medieval tinge that reminds me of John Renbourn, while the exuberant gypsy runs of "Elysium Number Five" are indebted to Django Reinhardt. None of the album is on http://www.myspace.com/sirrichardbishop, but the stuff there should give you a good flavour. Enjoy.

Nice to see on the responses to my comeback blog that a few of you are sharing the love for the Ethiopiques comps. The Yegelle Tezeta and Girma Beyene tracks mentioned by Citizensound and Tunetourist aren’t on the “Very Best Of Ethiopiques” set, but thanks for the recommendations for Volumes 8 and 9.

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Uncut’s 50 Best Gigs – Extra!

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Uncut’s 50 Best Gigs – Extra!

In this month's UNCUT, our writers, friends and favourite musicians reminisce about their favourite gigs. The October issue, onsale now, features our best 50 - including Jimi, U2, The Band and Oasis - with rare photos from the shows too. Now here’s some more – we'll publish one everyday this month - including online exclusives on gigs by Manic Street Preachers,The Stone Roses, Pixies, Beach Boys, and Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones and Babyshambles’ Adam Ficek's favourite live memories too. ----- BLUR Old Trout, Windsor August 27, 1993 ADAM FICEK, BABYSHAMBLES: It probably would have been a really early Blur show, just as they were introducing the Parklife stuff into their set. I saw them at The Windsor Old Trout, with Elastica supporting. They played a lot from Modern Life Is Rubbish, which I thought was amazing, ‘cause there was so much shoegazing stuff around, so it was great to hark back to good Britishness. It was clear something really interesting and new was happening. I thought Leisure was alright – I was probably a bit too young to appreciate it – but Modern Life… I thought that was great. As for the gig itself, Graham played a track with Elastica on drums [“Vaseline”], I remember that the most. When they did ‘Bank Holiday’ I remember it kind of blew me away a bit. I must have been about 14 or 15, and it was really good, especially seeing any band in those small venues when they’re on the brink. It was so new, suddenly it’s opened your ears and you think ‘wow’! I know it’s an impressionable age, but it really surprised me. I saw Blur again around '13', it was very dark and less glossy. Britpop had died and so it was that post-Britpop fallout. They were great, though, it was more mature and went in a different direction. Every band’s got to move forward. My favourite Blur album’s still Modern Life Is Rubbish, though. Interview: Tom Pinnock ----- plus WERE YOU THERE? Not even UNCUTs war-weary gig-hounds have been to every great show in history – but you lot probably have. Email Allan_Jones@ipcmedia.com, or share your memories in the comments box below, of the ones we might have missed, and we’ll publish the best in a future issue!

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

The October issue, onsale now, features our best 50 – including Jimi, U2, The Band and Oasis – with rare photos from the shows too.

Now here’s some more – we’ll publish one everyday this month – including online exclusives on gigs by Manic Street Preachers,The Stone Roses, Pixies, Beach Boys, and Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones and Babyshambles’ Adam Ficek‘s favourite live memories too.

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BLUR

Old Trout, Windsor

August 27, 1993

ADAM FICEK, BABYSHAMBLES:

It probably would have been a really early Blur show, just as they were introducing the Parklife stuff into their set. I saw them at The Windsor Old Trout, with Elastica supporting. They played a lot from Modern Life Is Rubbish, which I thought was amazing, ‘cause there was so much shoegazing stuff around, so it was great to hark back to good Britishness.

It was clear something really interesting and new was happening. I thought Leisure was alright – I was probably a bit too young to appreciate it – but Modern Life… I thought that was great. As for the gig itself, Graham played a track with Elastica on drums [“Vaseline”], I remember that the most. When they did ‘Bank Holiday’ I remember it kind of blew me away a bit. I must have been about 14 or 15, and it was really good, especially seeing any band in those small venues when they’re on the brink. It was so new, suddenly it’s opened your ears and you think ‘wow’!

I know it’s an impressionable age, but it really surprised me. I saw Blur again around ‘13‘, it was very dark and less glossy. Britpop had died and so it was that post-Britpop fallout. They were great, though, it was more mature and went in a different direction. Every band’s got to move forward. My favourite Blur album’s still Modern Life Is Rubbish, though.

Interview: Tom Pinnock

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plus WERE YOU THERE?

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

Email Allan_Jones@ipcmedia.com, or share your memories in the comments box below, of the ones we might have missed, and we’ll publish the best in a future issue!

Jesus & Mary Chain Add More Guests, Plus Announce US dates

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Jesus & Mary Chain Add More Guests, Plus Announce US dates

The Jesus & Mary Chain have revealed that their second support, ahead of their London show this Friday (September 7). Southend five-piece The Horrors are to play at the recently reformed alt.rock band's Brixton show. This will be The Horrors first show in London, since a sold-out Coronet show in April. The band have just completed a massive tour of Japan and Australia as well as playing the Carling Festival. They are also to guest star in an episode of The Mighty Boosh - to be screened later this year. As previously reported, The Lemonhead's Evan Dando is also to appear as the J&MC's special guest. The Jesus & Mary Chain reformed earlier this year, after nine years disbanded, to play California's Coachella Festival. They have since played festivals across Europe, as well as an appearance at Jarvis Cocker's Meltdown at London's Royal Festival Hall. The band have also jsut confirmed some US West Coast dates to start mid-October, with support from Evan Dando and former Screaming Tree'sMark Lanegan. The set of dates will include shows at the House Of Blues in as Vegas and Anaheim, the Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre finishing with two nights at San Francisco's Fillmore. Check out what the Jesus & Mary Chain were like, at their only UK show so far this year ('til Friday) with Uncut.co.uk's review from Meltdown here.

The Jesus & Mary Chain have revealed that their second support, ahead of their London show this Friday (September 7).

Southend five-piece The Horrors are to play at the recently reformed alt.rock band’s Brixton show.

This will be The Horrors first show in London, since a sold-out Coronet show in April. The band have just completed a massive tour of Japan and Australia as well as playing the Carling Festival. They are also to guest star in an episode of The Mighty Boosh – to be screened later this year.

As previously reported, The Lemonhead’s Evan Dando is also to appear as the J&MC’s special guest.

The Jesus & Mary Chain reformed earlier this year, after nine years disbanded, to play California’s Coachella Festival. They have since played festivals across Europe, as well as an appearance at Jarvis Cocker’s Meltdown at London’s Royal Festival Hall.

The band have also jsut confirmed some US West Coast dates to start mid-October, with support from Evan Dando and former Screaming Tree’sMark Lanegan.

The set of dates will include shows at the House Of Blues in as Vegas and Anaheim, the Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre finishing with two nights at San Francisco’s Fillmore.

Check out what the Jesus & Mary Chain were like, at their only UK show so far this year (’til Friday) with Uncut.co.uk’s review from Meltdown here.

Mega Rockstar Signed Radios On Sale For Charity

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A charity auction in aid of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy is to start online next month. The special 'RockStarRadios' - special edition Pure Evoke - IXT Marshall edition DAB digital radios signed by some of the world's biggest musis stars, will be available to bid for from October 1. Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Dave Grohl, Bruce Dickinson, Eric Clapton, Alice Cooper, Noel & Liam Gallagher and Pete Doherty are amongst the 48 signatories so far. More musicians are hoped to be added to the auction's 'gallery' by the time bidding commences. To have a look at the full list of radios and to bid for your favourite rock scrawler, click on the link to go to www.rockstarradios.com.

A charity auction in aid of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy is to start online next month.

The special ‘RockStarRadios’ – special edition Pure Evoke – IXT Marshall edition DAB digital radios signed by some of the world’s biggest musis stars, will be available to bid for from October 1.

Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Dave Grohl, Bruce Dickinson, Eric Clapton, Alice Cooper, Noel & Liam Gallagher and Pete Doherty are amongst the 48 signatories so far.

More musicians are hoped to be added to the auction’s ‘gallery’ by the time bidding commences.

To have a look at the full list of radios and to bid for your favourite rock scrawler, click on the link to go to www.rockstarradios.com.

Neil Young To Rock With Metallica

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Neil Young To Rock With Metallica

Neil Young has revealed which artists are to appear at this year's Bridge School Benefit shows near San Francisco next month. Metallica, Tom Waits, John Mayer, Regina Spektor and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder are all lined-up to play the fundraising shows on October 27 and 28. The shows, now in their 21st year, raise money to support the Bridge School - founded by Young's wife Pegi to help children with physical and speech impediments. Eddie Vedder, who has played at the Bridge Benefit shows eight times previously, will be playing this year alongside ex-Pearl Jam bandmate Jack Irons and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea. Tom Waits, too, previously appeared at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in 1999. He will be performing with the Kronos Quartet. Last year, Young released an 80-track collection of songs recorded at shows in the past. Artists included on the iTunes downloads-only included Crosby, Stills and Nash, Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M. Tickets for this year's events in Mountain View cost from $39.50 to $150. To see a great archive clip of Neil Young rock out with Eddie Vedder at a previous Bridge show click here.

Neil Young has revealed which artists are to appear at this year’s Bridge School Benefit shows near San Francisco next month.

Metallica, Tom Waits, John Mayer, Regina Spektor and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder are all lined-up to play the fundraising shows on October 27 and 28.

The shows, now in their 21st year, raise money to support the Bridge School – founded by Young’s wife Pegi to help children with physical and speech impediments.

Eddie Vedder, who has played at the Bridge Benefit shows eight times previously, will be playing this year alongside ex-Pearl Jam bandmate Jack Irons and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea.

Tom Waits, too, previously appeared at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in 1999. He will be performing with the Kronos Quartet.

Last year, Young released an 80-track collection of songs recorded at shows in the past. Artists included on the iTunes downloads-only included Crosby, Stills and Nash, Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M.

Tickets for this year’s events in Mountain View cost from $39.50 to $150.

To see a great archive clip of Neil Young rock out with Eddie Vedder at a previous Bridge show click here.

Klaxons Scoop Mercury Prize

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Klaxons have won this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize for their debut album 'Myths Of The Near Future.' The band beat last year's winners Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse and bookies favourites Bat For Lashes and Jamie T to scoop the award for best album, as well as the £20,000 prize money. The Mercury Prize judges said the group took them on an "ecstatic musical adventure". A shocked, and tearful band took the stage at the ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, to be presented with their trophy by presenter Jools Holland. Klaxons singer James Righton declared "This really is too much." While bassist Jamie Reynolds added "It was the worst two hours of our sitting there not knowing if we'd won. It means so much." Singer James also said that whilst making 'Myths Of The Near Future' they had been inspired by seeing Arctic Monkeys triumph at the Mercury's the previous year. He explained: "It was a year ago to the day, we were in the studio making this album, and we were sitting in the studio watching Arctic Monkeys win this," he said holding up the award. "We saw that and thought we have to make this album great." Concluding, still looking gob smacked, Righton said: "None of us can really comprehend what has happened this year. We started as a joke and now here we are!" Other contenders on the 12-strong shortlist included Amy Winehouse who made a surprise appearance on stage to perform 'Love Is A Losing Game.' Currently on a three month break after a reported drug overdose last month, the singer, looking heealthier than in previous weeks, performed an amazing version of the song at the last minute, backed with only a guitarist. Other nominees who performed last night include New Young Pony Club, Fionn Regan, Dizzee Rascal and Bat For Lashes - the latter, the bookies are breathing a sigh of relief. Bat aka Natasha Khan rose from rank outsider to odds on favourite by the time the ceremony started. What do you think of this year's Nationwide Mercury Music Prize Winners? Do you think they are making music of the 'future' as the judges commented? Email us at uncutaudiencewith@ipcmedia.com

Klaxons have won this year’s Nationwide Mercury Prize for their debut album ‘Myths Of The Near Future.’

The band beat last year’s winners Arctic Monkeys, Amy Winehouse and bookies favourites Bat For Lashes and Jamie T to scoop the award for best album, as well as the £20,000 prize money.

The Mercury Prize judges said the group took them on an “ecstatic musical adventure”.

A shocked, and tearful band took the stage at the ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, to be presented with their trophy by presenter Jools Holland. Klaxons singer James Righton declared “This really is too much.” While bassist Jamie Reynolds added “It was the worst two hours of our sitting there not knowing if we’d won. It means so much.”

Singer James also said that whilst making ‘Myths Of The Near Future’ they had been inspired by seeing Arctic Monkeys triumph at the Mercury’s the previous year.

He explained: “It was a year ago to the day, we were in the studio making this album, and we were sitting in the studio watching Arctic Monkeys win this,” he said holding up the award. “We saw that and thought we have to make this album great.”

Concluding, still looking gob smacked, Righton said: “None of us can really comprehend what has happened this year. We started as a joke and now here we are!”

Other contenders on the 12-strong shortlist included Amy Winehouse who made a surprise appearance on stage to perform ‘Love Is A Losing Game.’

Currently on a three month break after a reported drug overdose last month, the singer, looking heealthier than in previous weeks, performed an amazing version of the song at the last minute, backed with only a guitarist.

Other nominees who performed last night include New Young Pony Club, Fionn Regan, Dizzee Rascal and Bat For Lashes – the latter, the bookies are breathing a sigh of relief. Bat aka Natasha Khan rose from rank outsider to odds on favourite by the time the ceremony started.

What do you think of this year’s Nationwide Mercury Music Prize Winners? Do you think they are making music of the ‘future’ as the judges commented?

Email us at uncutaudiencewith@ipcmedia.com

Beatles Film To Be Released On DVD

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The Beatles film 'Help!' is finally set for DVD release on October 29, Apple Corps announced today (September 4). The 1965 feature film follows the Fab Four as they are chased round from London to the Austrian Alps to the Bahamas, after Ringo takes possession of a sacrificial ring. The Richard Lester directed film features Beatles' hits 'Help! and 'Ticket To Ride' on it's soundtrack. The double-disc DVD will feature Help! digitally restored, and with a newly created 5.1 enhanced soundtrack. The second disc will include exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of The Beatles on the film set, as well as a documentary about the restoration process of the 60s film. You can view the trailer for the restored film by clicking here.

The Beatles film ‘Help!‘ is finally set for DVD release on October 29, Apple Corps announced today (September 4).

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

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

The double-disc DVD will feature Help! digitally restored, and with a newly created 5.1 enhanced soundtrack. The second disc will include exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of The Beatles on the film set, as well as a documentary about the restoration process of the 60s film.

You can view the trailer for the restored film by clicking here.

Kevin Ayers – The Unfairground

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Kevin Ayers – The Unfairground

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Kevin Ayers's first album of new material in 15 years is largely concerned with the passage of time, its songs reflecting on lost loves, wrong turnings and missed opportunities. Which isn't to say it's in any way downbeat or depressing in tone: there's an equanimity about the past that does Ayers credit, and which may be due in part to the relaxed Mediterranean lifestyle he's pursued for the last three decades. Indeed, the album would never have existed, had Ayers not bumped into a British painter near his home in the South of France. He didn't know who Ayers was, but he knew a record company boss who did – and the former Soft Machine singer and psychedelic pop icon was lured out of retirement to record these ten songs with a team of old friends like Robert Wyatt, Phil Manzanera, Robbie McIntosh, Hugh Hopper and Bridget St John, and young fans including Euros Childs, Bill Wells and members of Teenage Fanclub. The results are replete with the languid charm that has been Ayers's stock-in-trade throughout his performing career, that unmistakable baritone croon - sometimes reminiscent of Nick Drake's - marked by an amiable world-weariness as he muses over things like social ease ("Walk On Water"), the redemptive power of love ("Wide Awake"), the value of dreams ("Brainstorm"), and how "Old shoulders become cold shoulders/Nothing left to dream on" ("Old Shoulders"). The latter is a theme he returns a few times, notably in "Friends And Strangers", a plea to be freed from an obsessional relationship, which comes draped in strings that start out like "I Am The Walrus" then shift into Forever Changes mode. The arrangements furnish some of the most beguiling aspects of The Unfairground, from the strings undulating like a carnival calliope on the title-track, and the horns adding a stately mariachi tone to "Baby Come Home", to the nightmarish soundscape of piano, eerie vibrato strings and squally lead guitar that soundtracks his fearful reverie in "Brainstorm". But whatever the situation, Ayers's amenability shines through regardless, a wave of warmth that can lighten the heaviest soul. ANDY GILL UNCUT Q & A: KEVIN AYERS U: Do you harbour any regrets regarding your career? KA: Yes - giving in to, and allowing myself to be too influenced by, all those around me who wanted to make me into their idea. My whole background, whether in Soft Machine or on my first four albums for Harvest, was the product of someone not the least bit interested in fame, and that's where I very much am now. U: Do you keep abreast of musical fashion? What current music do you enjoy? KA: I left England permanently in 1978 and had been away more often than not before that. I have been living in either Deià in Spain or the South West of France, and pretty much cut off from the scene. In my home now I listen to a lot of jazz - I go through phases and am just coming out (again) of an early Beatles phase - I just love those harmonies. U: Which is best: wine, women, or song? KA: It's the combination of the first two which works for the third, or too much of the first and the loss of the second as well, I guess. But as one might feel about one's children, I wouldn't want to publicly declare a favourite.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Kevin Ayers‘s first album of new material in 15 years is largely concerned with the passage of time, its songs reflecting on lost loves, wrong turnings and missed opportunities. Which isn’t to say it’s in any way downbeat or depressing in tone: there’s an equanimity about the past that does Ayers credit, and which may be due in part to the relaxed Mediterranean lifestyle he’s pursued for the last three decades.

Indeed, the album would never have existed, had Ayers not bumped into a British painter near his home in the South of France. He didn’t know who Ayers was, but he knew a record company boss who did – and the former Soft Machine singer and psychedelic pop icon was lured out of retirement to record these ten songs with a team of old friends like Robert Wyatt, Phil Manzanera, Robbie McIntosh, Hugh Hopper and Bridget St John, and young fans including Euros Childs, Bill Wells and members of Teenage Fanclub.

The results are replete with the languid charm that has been Ayers’s stock-in-trade throughout his performing career, that unmistakable baritone croon – sometimes reminiscent of Nick Drake‘s – marked by an amiable world-weariness as he muses over things like social ease (“Walk On Water”), the redemptive power of love (“Wide Awake”), the value of dreams (“Brainstorm”), and how “Old shoulders become cold shoulders/Nothing left to dream on” (“Old Shoulders”). The latter is a theme he returns a few times, notably in “Friends And Strangers”, a plea to be freed from an obsessional relationship, which comes draped in strings that start out like “I Am The Walrus” then shift into Forever Changes mode.

The arrangements furnish some of the most beguiling aspects of The Unfairground, from the strings undulating like a carnival calliope on the title-track, and the horns adding a stately mariachi tone to “Baby Come Home”, to the nightmarish soundscape of piano, eerie vibrato strings and squally lead guitar that soundtracks his fearful reverie in “Brainstorm”. But whatever the situation, Ayers’s amenability shines through regardless, a wave of warmth that can lighten the heaviest soul.

ANDY GILL

UNCUT Q & A: KEVIN AYERS

U: Do you harbour any regrets regarding your career?

KA: Yes – giving in to, and allowing myself to be too influenced by, all those around me who wanted to make me into their idea. My whole background, whether in Soft Machine or on my first four albums for Harvest, was the product of someone not the least bit interested in fame, and that’s where I very much am now.

U: Do you keep abreast of musical fashion? What current music do you enjoy?

KA: I left England permanently in 1978 and had been away more often than not before that. I have been living in either Deià in Spain or the South West of France, and pretty much cut off from the scene. In my home now I listen to a lot of jazz – I go through phases and am just coming out (again) of an early Beatles phase – I just love those harmonies.

U: Which is best: wine, women, or song?

KA: It’s the combination of the first two which works for the third, or too much of the first and the loss of the second as well, I guess. But as one might feel about one’s children, I wouldn’t want to publicly declare a favourite.

The Go! Team – Proof Of Youth

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The Go! Team – Proof Of Youth

Sometimes the biggest nerds throw the best parties. Take The Go! Teams Ian Parton, whose sample-splattered music is clearly the work of an obsessive who’s spent more time researching in his bedroom than gurning on the dancefloor. No surprise, then, that this second album has been three years in the making. Sonically, it picks up where their unit-shifting debut Thunder, Lightning, Strike left off, a lo-fi, virtually bass-free disc of party music. Yet it takes some thrilling risks: covering ITV theme tunes one minute (“My World”) and burying a Chuck D guest vocal until you can barely hear it the next (“Flashlight Fight”). If there’s a criticism, it’s that this rarely expands on the ideas of their debut: shouty kiddy-rapping, Motown samples, crashing drum loops. But when a band boasts such a unique sonic palette, “more of the same” surely ranks as a compliment. TIM JONZE

Sometimes the biggest nerds throw the best parties. Take The Go! Teams Ian Parton, whose sample-splattered music is clearly the work of an obsessive who’s spent more time researching in his bedroom than gurning on the dancefloor. No surprise, then, that this second album has been three years in the making.

Sonically, it picks up where their unit-shifting debut Thunder, Lightning, Strike left off, a lo-fi, virtually bass-free disc of party music. Yet it takes some thrilling risks: covering ITV theme tunes one minute (“My World”) and burying a Chuck D guest vocal until you can barely hear it the next (“Flashlight Fight”).

If there’s a criticism, it’s that this rarely expands on the ideas of their debut: shouty kiddy-rapping, Motown samples, crashing drum loops. But when a band boasts such a unique sonic palette, “more of the same” surely ranks as a compliment.

TIM JONZE

K.T. Tunstall – Drastic Fantastic

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K.T. Tunstall – Drastic Fantastic

Listen to Tunstall's hits and it's easy to understand why she gets bracketed with the girl-next-door dumbness of Katie Melua. The irritatingly bouncy "Suddenly I See" from her '04 solo debut Eye To The Telescope was formulaic girl-pop chart froth that fitted the soundtrack of the vacuous The Devil Wears Prada like a glove. Opener "Little Favours" plays a similar role here, although it's also oddly reminiscent of Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up The Sun". Yet there's another side to the jaunty guitars and multi-tracked choruses that sometimes make Tunstall sound like she's singing an orange juice advert. The haunting world-folk of "White Bird" harks back to her days with Oi-Va-Voi ; the scratchy, blues stomp "Hold On" is a robust cousin of "Black Horse and The Cherry Tree", the best track on her debut; while "Beauty of Uncertainty" and the closer "Paper Aeroplane" are stark and moody etudes as far removed from, say, Dido as it's possible to get. NIGEL WILLIAMSON

Listen to Tunstall‘s hits and it’s easy to understand why she gets bracketed with the girl-next-door dumbness of Katie Melua. The irritatingly bouncy “Suddenly I See” from her ’04 solo debut Eye To The Telescope was formulaic girl-pop chart froth that fitted the soundtrack of the vacuous The Devil Wears Prada like a glove.

Opener “Little Favours” plays a similar role here, although it’s also oddly reminiscent of Sheryl Crow‘s “Soak Up The Sun”. Yet there’s another side to the jaunty guitars and multi-tracked choruses that sometimes make Tunstall sound like she’s singing an orange juice advert.

The haunting world-folk of “White Bird” harks back to her days with Oi-Va-Voi ; the scratchy, blues stomp “Hold On” is a robust cousin of “Black Horse and The Cherry Tree”, the best track on her debut; while “Beauty of Uncertainty” and the closer “Paper Aeroplane” are stark and moody etudes as far removed from, say, Dido as it’s possible to get.

NIGEL WILLIAMSON

Siouxsie – Mantaray

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Siouxsie – Mantaray

Given she now lives in a French farmhouse tending her roses and surrounded by cats, the arrival of Siouxie’s first solo album after 30 years might've suggested she was going all Carole King on us. On the surface, strings and a piano ballad called "Heaven and Alchemy" where she croons “I will catch a falling star if you want me to…” appear to confirm those fears. Fourtunately, Mantaray is considerably more complicated than that. The industrial grind of single "Into A Swan", glammed-up trashiness of "About To Happen" and sinister alienation of "Loveless" prove she's still the uncompromising outsider at heart. NIGEL WILLIAMSON Plus! Uncut.co.uk will be hosting 'Mantaray' exclusively online from Thursday (September 5)- Listen to the album ahead of it's release next Monday.

Given she now lives in a French farmhouse tending her roses and surrounded by cats, the arrival of Siouxie’s first solo album after 30 years might’ve suggested she was going all Carole King on us.

On the surface, strings and a piano ballad called “Heaven and Alchemy” where she croons “I will catch a falling star if you want me to…” appear to confirm those fears. Fourtunately, Mantaray is considerably more complicated than that.

The industrial grind of single “Into A Swan”, glammed-up trashiness of “About To Happen” and sinister alienation of “Loveless” prove she’s still the uncompromising outsider at heart.

NIGEL WILLIAMSON

Plus! Uncut.co.uk will be hosting ‘Mantaray’ exclusively online from Thursday (September 5)- Listen to the album ahead of it’s release next Monday.

CUT of The Day: Jamie T With Damon Albarn

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CUT of The Day: Jamie T With Damon Albarn

CUT of the day: September 4 Today - check out this footage of Mercury Music Prize nominee Jamie T with Damon Albarn collaborating during Albarns Africa Express project. This almost acoustic version, with Albarn on piano, of Jamie's Top 10 single 'Calm Down Dearest' is from his album Panc Prevention - and is currently standing at 3 to 1 odds to win the Mercury. Other contenders in the running for the annual music album prize are past winners Arctic Monkeys and Dizzee Rascal, as well as Bat For Lashes, Maps and Amy Winehouse. The winner is announced at 9pm. In the meantime - check this clip out, it's great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvIiwnDBu9Q If you have any trouble viewing the clip above click here for YouTube.com.

CUT of the day: September 4

Today – check out this footage of Mercury Music Prize nominee Jamie T with Damon Albarn collaborating during Albarns Africa Express project.

This almost acoustic version, with Albarn on piano, of Jamie’s Top 10 single ‘Calm Down Dearest’ is from his album Panc Prevention – and is currently standing at 3 to 1 odds to win the Mercury.

Other contenders in the running for the annual music album prize are past winners Arctic Monkeys and Dizzee Rascal, as well as Bat For Lashes, Maps and Amy Winehouse.

The winner is announced at 9pm.

In the meantime – check this clip out, it’s great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvIiwnDBu9Q

If you have any trouble viewing the clip above click here for YouTube.com.

Uncut’s 50 Best Gigs – Extra!

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Uncut’s 50 Best Gigs – Extra!

In this month's UNCUT, our writers, friends and favourite musicians reminisce about their favourite gigs. The October issue, onsale now, features our best 50 - including Jimi, U2, The Band and Oasis - with rare photos from the shows too. Now here’s some more – we'll publish one everyday this month - including online exclusives on gigs by The Stone Roses, Pixies and the Beach Boys, and Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones and Babyshambles’ Adam Ficek's favourite live memories too. ----- THE MANIC STREET PREACHERS The Bull & Gate, London April 1991 PAUL MOODY: Manic Street Preachers 1991: they loved Warhol, laughed at Shaun Ryder and thought name-dropping Guy DeBord, Hanoi Rocksand Public Enemy made them special. Who could doubt them? Quite a few, if a half-empty Bull & Gate populated by music biz scensters, cynical punks and the curious was anything to go by, as they trooped on in spray-painted t-shirts and smudged lipstick to promote latest single “You Love Us”. “You’re shit!” shouted one of Heavenly labelmates Flowered Up good naturedly, the second they plugged in. “Fuck off!” bawled James Dean Bradfield in a flash, already a veteran of PA warfare. If a blistering “You Love Us”, and a terse “Starlover” were electrifying bursts of small town hope and disgust, such white-knuckle intensity had its drawbacks. With Nicky Wire’s bass already down to two strings, the band meekly trooped off-stage after barely twenty minutes to derisive cheers. Their answer? An encore of anti-royalist rant “Repeat” (“Repeat after me fuck Queen and country!”) delivered with such paint-stripping intensity even the loudest dissenters were finally won over. The battle lines were drawn. Within a month, Richey Edwards would carve ‘4 REAL’ into his arm with a razorblade after a gig in Norwich, and no one would ever doubt their integrity again. ----- plus WERE YOU THERE? Not even UNCUTs war-weary gig-hounds have been to every great show in history – but you lot probably have. Email Allan_Jones@ipcmedia.com, or share your memories in the comments box below, of the ones we might have missed, and we’ll publish the best in a future issue!

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

The October issue, onsale now, features our best 50 – including Jimi, U2, The Band and Oasis – with rare photos from the shows too.

Now here’s some more – we’ll publish one everyday this month – including online exclusives on gigs by The Stone Roses, Pixies and the Beach Boys, and Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones and Babyshambles’ Adam Ficek‘s favourite live memories too.

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THE MANIC STREET PREACHERS

The Bull & Gate, London

April 1991

PAUL MOODY:

Manic Street Preachers 1991: they loved Warhol, laughed at Shaun Ryder and thought name-dropping Guy DeBord, Hanoi Rocksand Public Enemy made them special. Who could doubt them? Quite a few, if a half-empty Bull & Gate populated by music biz scensters, cynical punks and the curious was anything to go by, as they trooped on in spray-painted t-shirts and smudged lipstick to promote latest single “You Love Us”. “You’re shit!” shouted one of Heavenly labelmates Flowered Up good naturedly, the second they plugged in.

“Fuck off!” bawled James Dean Bradfield in a flash, already a veteran of PA warfare. If a blistering “You Love Us”, and a terse “Starlover” were electrifying bursts of small town hope and disgust, such white-knuckle intensity had its drawbacks. With Nicky Wire’s bass already down to two strings, the band meekly trooped off-stage after barely twenty minutes to derisive cheers.

Their answer? An encore of anti-royalist rant “Repeat” (“Repeat after me fuck Queen and country!”) delivered with such paint-stripping intensity even the loudest dissenters were finally won over.

The battle lines were drawn. Within a month, Richey Edwards would carve ‘4 REAL’ into his arm with a razorblade after a gig in Norwich, and no one would ever doubt their integrity again.

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plus WERE YOU THERE?

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

Email Allan_Jones@ipcmedia.com, or share your memories in the comments box below, of the ones we might have missed, and we’ll publish the best in a future issue!

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