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Plus some abstracted thoughts about the BRIT Awards

Uncut catches an unprecedented glimpse of the real Bob…

The Sun Kil Moon man on fame, infamy and his war on The War On Drugs

Lake and collaborators on the creation of a very unlikely festive hit…

A forgotten box of Dylan's lyrics from 1967, set to music by Elvis Costello, Jim James and more...

From Gish and Mellon Collie to Oceania, Billy Corgan reveals all about his torturous journey to stardom

I reviewed The Velvet Underground: 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition for new issue of Uncut. It's a comprehensive, six-disc set compiling the band's third album in an assortment of mixes, plus 1969 demos and a live recording from The Matrix in San Francisco. Of course, it marks the first album the band recorded after John Cale had left, with Doug Yule assuming bass and (some) vocal duties. I was fortunate enough to speak to both Yule and Mo Tucker for a Q&A to accompany my review.

“We were trying to sound like Kraftwerk…”

Following this morning's momentous news of Ride's return to active service, I thought I'd dig out this piece I wrote for Uncut in 2011.

Twang! Seven-disc box set brings Ryland’s other career into sharp focus...