Billy

The world mourns the King of Pop who died this week, aged 50

Johnny Depp does Dillinger in Michael Mann's pristine gangster biopic

Billy Paul and Philadelphia sound documentary

The King of Pop has died at 50

A message that one of the Uncut team, Bud Scoppa, had filed his Top 25 tracks of the last six months inspired me this morning to do something similar.

A fine mix of hymnal purity and barn-storming rock

Muswell Hillbilly in choral sing-song

I suspect I may have written more about Wild Beasts than any other British band in the two or so years Wild Mercury Sound has been running, doubtless to the bafflement and irritation of a good few regular readers.

Here’s this week’s selection of new and newish things we’ve played in the Uncut office. My favourite of the fresh arrivals here is the Deradoorian EP, which I’ve finally got hold of, and which may well appeal to people who, like me, struggle with certain aspects of Angel Deradoorian’s regular band, Dirty Projectors.

Ex-Wilco hero dies unexpectedly