2009
2009
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September 2009
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October 2009
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THE WHO<br>
Maximum R'n'B! Their 30 greatest songs, as chosen by Daltrey, Townshend, and a host of famous fans including Peter Buck, Eddie Vedder, Bill Wyman and Mick Jones<br>
THE BEATLES REMASTERS<br>
EMI have completed their spectacular spring clean for the greatest music ever made - and we were invited to Abbey Road to hear every note of every album<br>
LED ZEPPELIN<br>
Photo special: Superb shots of Page, Plant and co at the 1970 Bath Festival<br>
LEVON HELM<br>
Take your ringside seat for the Midnight Ramble, a rock'n'roll hoedown at the home of The Band's legendary drummer<br>
KRAFTWERK - ALBUM BY ALBUM<br>
Ralf Hutter takes us through his German pioneers' peerless back catalogue<br>
GONG<br>
Alien contact! French free jazz! Electric Cheese! Strange tales from Daevid Allen and his psych-prog cohorts<br>
DR FEELGOOD<br>
A fresh look at the legacy of Canvey Island's finest: the greatest live band of their generation, and the trailblazers for punk<br>
OS MUTANTES<br>
Tripically Tropicalia - after 30-odd years, the Brazilian Beatles are back<br>
JOHN LYDON<br>
...on Timezone's "World Destruction"- his 1984 hook-up with Afrika Bambaata, and the first ever hip-hop/rock crossover <br>
OVER 200 REVIEWS!<br>
IN MUSIC<br>
14 Beatles albums, of course, plus Pearl Jam, LA Nuggets 1965-8, Monsters Of Folk, Muse, The Unthanks, Radiohead, Woody Guthrie, Big Star, Kris Kristofferson, Bon Iver collaboration Volcano Choir, Yoko Ono and more<br>
In film, DVD and books<br>
Superior Essex drama Fish Tank, the Stones' Gimme Shelter on DVD, This Is Spinal Tap revisited, a cerebral study of the impact of Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue, White Lightnin'...<br>
PLUS!<br>
Mott The Hoople's Ian Hunter, Neu!, Tony Iommi's life in pictures, Wayne Coyne, The Feelies and Les Paul RIP...
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FREE CD! THE UNCUT 150!<br>
15 tracks from Uncut's 150 Albums Of The Decade, including Wilco, Ryan Adams, The Hold Steady, Bright Eyes, Lambchop, Calexico and more...<br>
BERNARD SUMNER<br>
The New Order frontman is now a Bad Lieutenant after splitting with Peter Hook. "I don't want to dwell on that..."<br>
THE UNCUT 150<br>
To celebrate the 150th issue of Uncut, we present our 150 Greatest Albums Of The Decade, from Dylan to The White Stripes<br>
ROXY MUSIC<br>
Bryan Ferry and co on the making of their '73 hit, "Street Life"<br>
JACK WHITE - OUR MAN OF THE DECADE<br>
The White Stripe, Raconteur and Dead Weather man talks us through his amazing career <br>
PAUL WELLER<br>
With a new album out soon, we visit the modfather in his studio to talk over his many musical moments: "We'll leave out some of the shitter ones, shall we?"<br>
PINK FLOYD<br>
Live at the Crystal Palace Bowl in 1971, supported by The Faces and an inflatable octopus!<br>
OVER 200 REVIEWS!<br>
IN MUSIC<br>
The Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, Devendra Banhart, Leonard Cohen, Kraftwerk, David Bowie, Rod Stewart and many more<br>
In film, DVD and books<br>
Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox, Heath Ledger's last role in The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus... On DVD, HBO's Louisiana vampire series, True Blood, a Small Faces documentary, 10 years of All Tomorrow's Parties, and more... In Books, read about Edwyn Collins' miraculous recovery in his biography, Falling And Laughing<br>
PLUS!<br>
Steve Martin, Ian McCulloch and Seasick Steve...
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<strong>FREE CD! THE VELVETS REVOLUTION</strong><br>
From Orange Juice to Suicide, 15 great tracks inspired by The Velvet Underground...<br></li>
<li><strong>KRIS KRISTOFFERSON</strong><br>The singing, songwriting Renaissance man answers your questions... "I always tell the truth..."<br></li>
<li><strong>THE VELVET UNDERGROUND</strong><br>"We did things our way..." With new interviews and unseen photos, we chart the ascent of the artrock outsiders who changed rock'n'roll forever <br></li>
<li><strong>PRINCE</strong><br>25 years on: the inside story of Purple Rain -a film that grossed $70 million, an album that sold 20 million copies, and the greatest triumph of one of rock's true superstars. <br></li>
<li><strong>DINOSAUR JR</strong><br>The making of "Freak Scene": J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph recall the internal dysfunction that led to their 1988 US breakthrough hit <br></li>
<li><strong>GRAHAM COXON</strong><br>With Blur's reunion underway, the odd-one-out guitarist explains his troubled past and his disturbing private sketchpad!<br></li>
<li><strong>WILD BEASTS</strong><br>The Kendal indie rockers might just be the best new British band in years, mixing high art with unforgettable tunes<br></li>
<li><strong>RICKIE LEE JONES</strong><br>The boho jazz-folk songstress on her greatest works<br></li>
<li><strong>THE SLITS</strong><br> "We've been written out of history!" claims Ari Up, back to cause trouble with her punky reggae crew <br></li>
<li><strong>THE CLASH, THE DAMNED AND MORE</strong><br>The British invasion that brought punk to our French cousins at the Mont de Marsan festival in 1977 <br></li>
<li><strong>NEARLY 200 REVIEWS!</strong><br></li>
<li><strong>IN MUSIC</strong><br>Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Broadcast, Mark Eitzel, Elvis Costello, U2, Chris Bell, Tricky, and many more<br></li>
<li><strong>IN FILM, DVD AND BOOKS</strong><br>
The Coen Brothers' latest, A Serious Man; Ang Lee's festival comedy Taking Woodstock, plus The Men Who Stare At Goats
On DVD: Brilliant Polish war drama Katyn, plus Peep Show, Moon, and a career-spanning Roxy Music documentary
Read James Ellroy's Blood's A Rover and the hilarious I Am Ozzy!, by Black Sabbath's Prince of Darkness himself<br></li>
<li><strong>PLUS!</strong><br>Edwyn Collins, Jools Holland and Roland S Howard...
2010
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<b>Uncut Music Award</b><br>
- And the winner is...<br>
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<b>Seasick Steve</b><br>
"I bleed for people!" The bluesman takes your questions<br>
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<b>The Special AKA</b><br>
Daramers and co on the making of "Nelson Mandela"<br>
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<b>2009 SPECIAL</b><br>
The Review Of The Year<br>
Our 36-page round-up starts here, with all the top releases of '09, plus...<br>
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<b>Bob Dylan cover story</b><br>
From the "arrest" to the Christmas album, 2009 has been full of surprises<br>
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<b>Indie rock rising!</b><br>
Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projectors reflect on the year US indie went mainstream<br>
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<b>Laura Nyro</b><br>
"A voice of pure emotion..." Hailing the late NYC songstress<br>
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<b>The Gaslight</b><br>
Anthem Meet Brian Fallon - The Boss' heir apparent - and his storming NJ band...<br>
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<b>Klaus Voormann</b><br>
Album By Album with The Beatles' long-time cohort<br>
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<b>Bert Jansch Talking</b><br>
folk, blues and being strictly a "26 pints a night" man
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<b>THE REVIEW OF THE YEAR</b><br>
Our definitive 36-page round-up of all the essential releases of 2009 includes the year's Top 50 new albums, as well as the finest reissues, compilations, boxsets, films, DVDs and books. Plus… <br>
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<b>BOB DYLAN</b><br>
2009 has been bizarre even by Bob's standards; he's been arrested, recorded a Christmas album and scored his first UK No. 1 for nearly 40 years, and we have the inside story…<br>
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<b>INDIE ROCK RISING</b><br>
2009 saw the US underground indie creep into the mainstream. Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projectors reflect on their unexpectedly triumphant 12 months<br>
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<b>FREE CD! THE BEST OF 2009</b><br>
From Tinariwen and Super Furry Animals to Fever Ray, 15 outstanding tracks picked from our albums of the year<br>
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<b>THE UNCUT MUSIC AWARD 2009</b><br>
The winner is announced!<br>
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<b>SEASICK STEVE</b><br>
“It's a good idea to bleed for people…†The bluesman takes your questions<br>
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<b>THE BEATLES</b><br>
Photo Special! Astonishing â€" and mostly unseen â€" shots from 1963/'64 <br>
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<b>THE SPECIAL AKA</b><br>
Jerry Dammers and co discuss the making of 1984's earth-shaking political hit “Nelson Mandelaâ€<br>
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<b>LAURA NYRO</b><br>
Saluting an incredible talent: the late New York singer-songwriter and her voice of “pure emotionâ€<br>
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<b>THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM</b><br>
“My mother fed me Born To Run with my Cheerios!†Meet Brian Fallon's band, heirs to Springsteen's throne and the best thing to come from New Jersey since The Boss himself...<br>
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<b>KLAUS VOORMANN</b><br>
The Beatles' long-time cohort on the albums he contributed to, including that sleeve for Revolver<br>
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<b>BERT JANSCH</b><br>
Britain's greatest guitarist? Pentangle's influential fingerpicker and “26-pints-a-night man†tells his tale<br>
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<b>NEARLY 200 REVIEWS!</b><br>
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<b>IN MUSIC</b><br>
Tom Waits, Them Crooked Vultures, Paul McCartney, Laura Veirs, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Spiritualized, The Stooges and many more!<br>
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<b>IN <span class="highlight">FILM</span>, DVD AND BOOKS</b><br>
The long-awaited release of Nirvana's infamous 1992 Reading set on DVD; Spike Jonze's adult/kids' <span class="highlight">film</span> Where The Wild Things Are, Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, Peter Hook's scarcely believable memoir The Hacienda: How Not To Run A Club...<br>
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<b>PLUS!</b><br>
Florence & The Machine, Norah Jones, Jim Kerr and The Woodentops...
March 2010
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April 2010
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