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Throwing Muses return with first new material in ten years

Throwing Muses are to return with their first new material in ten years. The 32 track Purgatory/Paradise album will be available on October 29, 2013 as a deluxe 64-page book and a full studio album on CD, published by the experimental HarperCollins imprint, The Friday Project.

Tom Waits, Raging Bull, Lou Reed, Scarface, Talking Heads, Blade Runner and the music and films of the 1980s

First of all this week, let me quickly plug our most recent Ultimate Music Guide, which is dedicated to Depeche Mode. As with previous specials in the Ultimate Music Guide series on David Bowie, the Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul Weller, The Clash, Nick Cave, The Kinks, U2, REM and The Smiths – all of which you can order online at www.uncut.co.uk/store or order digitally at www.uncut.co.uk/download – Depeche Mode – The Ultimate Music Guide features brand new reviews of all Depeche’s albums, written by a stellar team of Uncut scribes, plus a ton of vintage interviews from the archives of Melody Maker and NME, reprinted for the first time in years and covering the whole of the band’s career from their first stirrings in deepest Basildon in the early 80s. Depeche Mode – The Ultimate Music Guide is on sale now.

An Audience With… Manic Street Preachers’ Nicky Wire

As the Manics gear up to release their latest album – the predominantly acoustic, pastoral and Motown-tinged Rewind The Film – it seems a good time to revisit the Manics bassist and lyricist’s October 2006 (Take 113) grilling from fans and famous names. Topics include Cuba post-Castro, Live8, aircraft leg-room and winning Wimbledon… Interview: Stephen Trousse

Pere Ubu and DNA bassist Tim Wright dies

Tim Wright of Pere Ubu and DNA has died. The bassist joined Pere Ubu in 1975, staying with the group for three years before he relocated to New York. He joined DNA - formed by Arto Lindsay and Robin Crutchfield - shortly afterwards. Four DNA tracks ('Egomaniac's Kiss', 'Lionel', 'Not Moving' and 'Size') featured on Brian Eno's 1978 compilation No New York.

Patti Smith, St Vincent and The National to appear on Boardwalk Empire soundtrack

Patti Smith, St Vincent and The National's Matt Berninger are amongst those set to appear on Volume Two of the soundtrack to hit HBO show Boardwalk Empire. Due for release on September 3, the compilation follows Volume One, which won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack. The new release sees artists tackling songs from the 1920s.

Greil Marcus re-evaluates his Self Portrait ‘what is this shit?’ Dylan review: “This is just terrific!”

Greil Marcus has re-evaluated Bob Dylan’s Self Portrait in the new issue of Uncut, out now, over three decades after he wrote his infamous ‘what is this shit?’ review of the record for Rolling Stone.

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“Honky chateau” where Bowie, Elton, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac recorded put up for sale

Château d'Hérouville, the French country house with studio where David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac and more recorded, is up for sale. The house located 18 miles north of Paris in the Val d'Oise département, is on sale for €1.29m (£1.12m), according to a report in The Guardian.

Roger Waters responds to accusations of anti-Semitism

Roger Waters has responded to charges of anti-Semitism from a representative of the Jewish human-rights organisation, the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Waters recently came under fire after video of a July 18 performance in Belgium of The Wall tour circulated online showing an inflatable giant pig featured in his show carried a Star of David on its side.

The film trailers we’ve been watching this week…

Taking my cue from John’s playlist blogs, I thought I’d compile something similar – a playlist (or, more accurately, a viewing list) of film trailers I’ve been watching in the office.
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