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Creedence Clearwater Revival – the full story, by John Fogerty, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford

John Fogerty is out on an extensive tour of the US right now, so it seems a good time to dip into the archives and remind ourselves of this great feature from Uncut’s February 2012 issue (177). At the dawn of the ’70s, Creedence Clearwater Revival were the biggest band in the world – a brilliant and driven hit machine with deep roots in American tradition. By 1972, though, it was all over, and the ex-bandmates embarked on a bitter war that still continues, 40 years later.

“Somewhere between pure euphoria and terrible insecurity”: An interview with The The’s Matt Johnson

In this month's Uncut, I reviewed the deluxe edition of The The's Soul Mining, which has been reissued as a box set with additional material. I was fortunate enough to speak to Matt Johnson for a Q&A to run with the review. In the end, we ended up talking for about an hour, so I thought I'd post the full transcript of my interview here. I hope you enjoy it. I'll endeavour to post the review itself in the next week or so; better still, you can find it in the issue on sale now... (apologies for the shameless plug...)

The Making Of… Metallica’s Enter Sandman

Metallica headline Glastonbury this weekend, and “Enter Sandman” will most likely be a highlight of their set. So we delved into the archive, back to Uncut’s March 2007 issue (Take 118), to discover how the group created The Black Album’s anti-lullaby. Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield and producer Bob Rock spill the beans to Stephen Dalton…

Bruce Springsteen inducts the E Street Band into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: read his speech in full

Bruce Springsteen inducted the E Street Band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night [April 10]. The current line-up of the E Street Band was on hand for the induction, alongside original drummer Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez and keyboardist David Sancious. Danny Federici's widow Maya accepted on his behalf, and Victoria Clemons spoke for her late husband Clarence. You can read Springsteen's entire induction speech below:

An Audience With… Manic Street Preachers’ Nicky Wire

As the Manics gear up to release their latest album – the predominantly acoustic, pastoral and Motown-tinged Rewind The Film – it seems a good time to revisit the Manics bassist and lyricist’s October 2006 (Take 113) grilling from fans and famous names. Topics include Cuba post-Castro, Live8, aircraft leg-room and winning Wimbledon… Interview: Stephen Trousse

The Waterboys unveil Fisherman’s Box tracklisting

The Waterboys have unveiled the tracklisting for their six CD Fisherman's Box set. Due to be released on October 14, the set comprises of tracks from the band's Fisherman's Blues sessions recorded between January 23, 1986 to June 2, 1988. Mike Scott will be writing the liner notes with additional contributions from Decemberist Colin Meloy. Fisherman's Box Tracklist CDs 1-6 CD 1 1. Stranger To Me 2. Girl Of The North Country 3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 4. Fisherman's Blues (Piano Version) 5. Fisherman's Blues

Bruce Springsteen: “I think I just wanted to be great” – Part 2

From Uncut's September 2002 issue: In one of the most revealing interviews of his career, Bruce Springsteen talks exclusively to Adam Sweeting about his new album, The Rising, much of which was written in the aftermath of September 11, and which reunites him with the E Street Band for their first studio album since Born In The USA.
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