Bill Callahan plays London’s Royal Festival Hall tonight (February 7), in support of his Dream River album (and its recent dub remix, Have Fun With God) – so it seems a good time to skip back to our 197th issue, in which Uncut spends an intimate evening at Callahan’s house in Austin, unpicking the mysteries of the Artist Formerly Known As Smog... “I left clues?” Words: Jaan Uhelszki________________
Neil Young & Crazy Horse have been adding additional dates to their 2014 tour itinerary.
Last week, they confirmed they would play Denmark and Turkey, while yesterday [February 5], they announced they would play their first ever show in Iceland.
These are in addition to dates in Austria, Italy, England and Israel.
Below is the full itinerary, as it currently stands:
July 7: Laugardalshöllin, Reykjavík, Iceland
July 10: The Docklands, Cork, Ireland
July 12: Hyde Park, London, England
July 15: KüçükÇiftlik Park, Istanbul, Turkey
St Vincent has unveiled a brand new song, entitled "Prince Johnny".
The track is taken from Annie Clark's forthcoming St Vincent album, which will be released on February 24. The song follows the album's first single, 'Digital Witness' and taster track 'Birth In Reverse'.
St Vincent was recorded in Dallas, Texas with Dap-Kings drummer Homer Steinweiss, McKenzie Smith of Midlake and producer John Congleton. Click below to listen to the song.
Marvin Gaye's 1964 passport has been valued at $20,000 (£12,300) after being brought onto Antiques Roadshow in America. Watch the clip below.
Viewers of the PBS show on Monday night (February 3), saw a long-time Motown fan, who previously worked at the label's museum, bring in the rare item having discovered it in a record bought at a garage sale for 50 cents. As Spin reports, the item of memorabilia was valued at a minimum of $20,000 by appraiser Laura Wooley.
This week’s excuse for briskness is I have a longish review of Real Estate to write for the mag, but some good news in here: not least the appearance of a mighty stash of Fela Kuti albums on Bandcamp and some predictably weird mixtapes, compiled by John Fahey, fetching up on Soundcloud.
An as-yet unnamed historical marker to celebrate the 50 years since The Beatles' first American press conference will be held at John F Kennedy Airport this week (February 7).
The New York Port Authority, which manages the airport as well as other infrastructure in the city, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which launched the band's career stateside, at an event at the airport's central terminal.
Charlie Watts has said the Rolling Stones are too old to embark on a lengthy touring schedule.
Watts spoke to The Australian ahead of the band's live shows in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne next month. Talking about the short tours the band have ventured on in recent years, Watts said the prospect of playing a large number of shows was "daunting" at his "tender age."
Prince played a secret, hour-long show at Electric Ballroom in Camden, London last night [February 4].
Scroll down to watch footage below.
Described as an “open soundcheck”, the performance was announced following a clandestine ‘press conference’ at the home of London-based singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas, who was in attendance at the venue.
