Siouxsie Sioux’s arrival on stage for her first show in nearly five years is announced by a small plume of dry ice that begins to rise from behind the drum kit at precisely 8.50pm.
Ronnie Wood has spoken out about the possibility of The Rolling Stones releasing new material.
The band are currently involved with their 50 & Counting tour and are set to headline Glastonbury later this month. But in an interview with Boston radio station WZLX, Wood said they were trying to fit in some recording sessions into their schedule.
Black Sabbath have made Official UK Album Chart history with their first Number One in nearly 43 years.
Sabbath's new album,13, entered the Official UK Album Chart at the top. The last time Black Sabbath were Number One in the UK was 42 years and eight months ago in October 1970, with their second album Paranoid.
PJ Harvey has been awarded MBEs on the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Harvey has been recognised for her services to music, with other names on the list including Adele, actor Tony Robinson, who has received a knighthood, and comedians Rowan Atkinson and Rob Brydon, who received a CBE and an MBE respectively.
Morrissey has announced a run of live dates, only a few months after cancelling his in-progress North American tour due to ongoing concerns about his health.
Morrissey will now play 13 shows throughout July and early August in Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
Morrissey plays:
July 9 – Lima, PE @ Jockey Club
July 10 – Lima, PE @ Jockey Club
July 15 – Vina Del Mar, CL @ Monticello Grand Casino
July 18 – Puerto Montt, CL @ Arena
Keith Richards has been speaking about his years of drug abuse in an interview for Men's Journal.
According to a report in Rolling Stone, Richards claims he doesn't believe his body has been damaged by his drug intake.
"It’s like Churchill said about alcohol, 'Believe me – I’ve taken a lot more out of alcohol than it’s ever taken out of me!' And I kind of feel the same way about the dope and stuff. I got something out of it.
Alex James has revealed that Blur's recent recording sessions in Hong Kong went "very well".
Onstage in Hong Kong last month (May), Damon Albarn told the crowd that the band were heading back into the studio. "So we have a week in Hong Kong, and we thought it would be a good time to try and record another record," he said at the time.
Black Sabbath’s new album, 13, is reviewed in the new issue of Uncut (dated July 2013 and out now) – in this archive piece from Uncut’s May 2010 issue (Take 156), Ozzy Osbourne answers your questions, shedding light on his reality-TV renaissance, dressing up as a Nazi and the drug that left him “totally paralysed”… Words: John Lewis
