Here's what you might not find in Autobiography… wrestling matches with Vini Reilly! Ouija boards, sauna sessions and extravagant pastries! A secret love of Black Box’s “Ride On Time”!... 25 years on, in this week’s archive feature, from our September 2013 issue, Uncut takes a forensic look at Morrissey’s first acts as a solo artist: Viva Hate, Bona Drag, Kill Uncle, Your Arsenal and Vauxhall And I. The bandmates, songwriters and producers tell all. Story: Rob Hughes_______________VIVA HATE
Released: March 1988
Label: HMV
There are two attempts early on to get the audience to sing along: one works, one doesn’t. During “Military Madness”, Graham Nash tries unsuccessfully to encourage the audience to join in on his chant of “No more war”. A little while later, however, he’s got the entire Albert Hall singing cheerfully with him on “Our House”, which even leads to the first standing ovation of the night.
Pixies are back with new material and a world tour – but back in August 2006’s issue (Take 111), our forum of Uncut readers and famous fans were interrogating Frank Black about pissing off the band, his relationship with Kim Deal and why he went into therapy. Words: Nick Hasted
In the latest twist in the ongoing saga concerning the publication of Morrissey's autobiography, a post appeared earlier today [October 3] on the quasi-official site Morrissey fan site, True To You, reporting that the book will now be published in two weeks' time.
Paul McCartney has replied to two fans who first contacted him 50 years ago.
BBC News reports that McCartney wrote a reply to Barbara Bezant and Lyn Phillips decades after they recorded a message on to tape in 1963 and sent it to the Finsbury Park Astoria in London, where The Beatles were performing live. The tape was later found at a car boot sale with its buyer deciding to try and locate the two women.
Peter Gabriel is to release a new single, "Courage" on November 4, 2013.
The track was originally part of the sessions for the singer's 1986 album, So. It was 'rediscovered' during the search for materials for the So 25th anniversary box set
“We weren’t concerned with reputation then, and I’m not concerned with it now,” writes Ian McLagan in the introduction to our new Ultimate Music Guide. “If you’re thinking seriously about your career, you’re not having any fun, and that transfers to the audience.”
