John Grant: “I was horribly embarrassed about who I was”

John Grant reveals the impact Midlake had on his mental well-being in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2014 and out now.

Bruce Springsteen’s handwritten Born To Run lyrics up for auction

Bruce Springsteen's manuscript for Born To Run is up for auction at Sotheby's on December 5, Billboard reports. The handwritten manuscript is expected to fetch between $70,000 (£43,000) and $100,000 (£61,000). Billboard reports that the document was written in blue ink on an 8½-by-11 sheet of ruled notepaper in 1974 in Long Branch, New Jersey.

Alex Turner teases next Arctic Monkeys album

Alex Turner has discussed the possibility of a follow-up to the Arctic Monkeys current album AM. Speaking in this week's NME, which is available digitally and on newsstands now, Turner says he already has an idea for the record, mentioning the fact that a similar idea led to the creation of AM.

This month in Uncut

Morrissey, My Bloody Valentine, The Beatles and Lou Reed all feature in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2014, and out now.

Black Flag fire singer onstage

Black Flag vocalist Ron Reyes was reportedly fired in the middle of a show in Australia. Writing in a Facebook post that has since been deleted (via Exclaim), Reyes during a recent show in Australia, skateboarder Mike Vallely - who sang with the band at a 2003 reunion show - took the microphone from him and asked him to leave before finishing the set for him.

Hear lost Velvet Underground track “I’m Not A Young Man Anymore”

"I’m Not A Young Man Anymore", a previously unreleased live track by The Velvet Underground has been revealed online. Scroll down to hear the song now.

The Beatles, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen head up Uncut’s latest Sonic Editions photo collection

We're delighted to reveal our latest exclusive hand-picked collection of iconic music photography: Uncut's Sonic Editions. The new 2014 collection contains 25 iconic images curated by editor Allan Jones. Including The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, The Smiths, Bryan Ferry, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, Debbie Harry and Tom Waits. Each image is available as a limited edition print, individually numbered, hand printed and framed to order, from £45/$75 unframed up to £75/$119 framed.

The 44th Uncut Playlist Of 2013

A pretty amazing week of new arrivals kicked off with the arrival of the beautiful thing pictured above; the Third Man/Revenant Paramount Records box set (Volume One, I should note). Lots to talk about there, not least the 800 tracks, and once I’ve had a deeper and more extensive listen I’ll try and blog about it properly.

Morrissey reveals full track listing for “Satellite Of Love”

Morrissey has revealed the full track listing, across all formats, for his Lou Reed tribute, "Satellite Of Love". Tracks include Your Arsenal's "You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side", produced by Mick Ronson, previously unreleased live versions of his songs "All You Need Is Me," "Mama Lay Softly on the Riverbed," the Smiths' "Vicar in a Tutu" and a cover of punk scene-setters Buzzcocks' "You Say You Don't Love Me" that he recorded in London's Hyde Park in 2008.
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