A certain ratio

High-gloss post-punk primed for the world's stadiums; plus Q&A with Kessler and Banks

Aw boo, it's over for another year, but hey wasn't it great mud-sliding fun! The Who closed the world's biggest music festival with a resounding greatest hits set, as the rain pounded down for one final time, it certainly didnt dampen Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey's spirits.

Ah, this is how you do it.

Monkeys are joined by surprise guest for their biggest UK show

Low-key poker drama plays a clever hand

... Or: Where's this year's Great American Indie flick?

It may not be the most wholly misunderstood album since Bob Dylan's Planet Waves, but as John pointed out in his Wild Mercury Sound blog yesterday, Wilco's new Sky Blue Sky has split their traditionally loyal critical fanbase.

Since I blogged about the Espers live gig last Friday, I've been playing the Meg Baird solo album to death.

Bristling skinhead drama sticks the boot into 80s Britain

I won’t be seeing Dylan on his UK tour until Sunday at Wembley Arena, so I asked Damien Love to be a guest blogger and review the show for us. Damien is a veteran Uncut contributor, the author of a great biography of Robert Mitchum and a longstanding Dylan fan.