Neil Young, Patti Smith and Alabama Shakes will perform at a tribute to Bruce Springsteen in Los Angeles next month.
The MusiCares show will take in LA on February 8, two days before this year's Grammy Awards and will also feature performances from Mumford And Sons, Elton John, Sting, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, John Legend and Tom Morello. Jackson Browne, Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney and Juanes will also perform at the show. The gig is being hosted by The Daily Show comedian Jon Stewart.
In May 2011, Jonathan Demme filmed Neil Young on the three hour drive from the singer’s hometown of Omemee to Toronto’s Massey Hall, where he was scheduled to play the final shows of his Le Noise tour.
Fleetwood Mac have announced the first leg of their planned 2013 reunion world tour.
The much-revered band have confirmed a large run of US shows to take place from April to June next year, and also told Rolling Stone that they planned on playing a spate of European festivals and shows, too.
Speaking about the dates, singer Stevie Nicks said: "It's the perfect time to go back out. 2013 is going to be the year of Fleetwood Mac."
You’ll hopefully have spotted Uncut’s Films Of The Year in our current issue. High up the Top 10 is the brilliant Berberian Sound Studio, director Peter Strickland’s spin on low-rent 70s Italian horror movies and a tribute to the Heath Robinson-style endeavours of foley artists and sound designers of a certain generation. Ahead of the film's imminent release of the film on DVD – and Broadcast’s score in the New Year – I caught up with Peter Strickland to chat about the film and his influences.
Recordings by Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra, AC/DC and more are to be inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame, according to a report on Rolling Stone.
Dylan's 1964 song "The Times They Are A-Changing", the Paul McCartney & Wings album, Band On The Run (1973), and AC/DC's 1980 album Back In Black will all join the Grammy Hall Of Fame, alongside recordings by Elton John, Little Richard and James Brown.
Black Sabbath have announced plans to release a remastered vinyl back catalogue.
The metal veterans are to release a boxset of all nine of their albums, entitled 'The Vinyl Collection: 1970-1978', on December 12. The set also features posters and inserts, a hard-backed book containing all of the band's 1970s tour programmes, plus a seven-inch vinyl of debut single 'Evil Woman' and non-album B-side 'Wicked World'.
The Stones’ new compilation, GRRR!, is reviewed in the new issue of Uncut (December 2012, Take 187), out now, so for this week’s archive feature we head back to Uncut’s April 2008 issue (Take 131). Mick Jagger is micro-managing the release of their new, Scorsese-directed concert movie, Shine A Light. Keith Richards is lounging on a Caribbean beach with his dogs. They both find time, however, to tell Uncut about pet hygiene, “fucking crap” modern music and having rebellion thrust upon them. Words: Andrew Mueller
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Black Sabbath have revealed that they are six tracks into recording their new album.
Tony Iommi has said that the final album will consist of 15 tracks. The Guardian quotes the guitarist as saying: "We've written the 15 songs and we've played them all, but now at the moment we're recording them. We're about six tracks in at the moment."
The American guitarist and singer-songwriter Terry Callier has died at the age of 67, reports Chicago Sun Times
The Chicago-born performer was found dead at his home on Sunday (October 28).
Terry Callier's 50-year career began when he signed to Chess Records in 1962, aged just 17. Leaving behind the doo-wop sound of his teenage years, his most famous trio of albums – 1972's Occasional Rain, 1973's What Color Is Love and 1974's I Just Can't Help Myself exemplified the hybrid of funk, soul and jazz that he created.
