Affected

Stuart Murdoch returns in mature style on eclectic ninth...

Uncut heads west to encounter Polly Jean Harvey on her Dorset home turf

"Most people turn a corner, Neil ricochets," says the Crazy Horse guitarist

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

Remastered with bonus tracks. Weller and co's fourth album improves with age...

The tales behind every one of the band’s historic 45s, including "All Or Nothing", "Itchycoo Park" and "Lazy Sunday"

Around the turn of the millennium, Jeff Tweedy merrily nurtured a reputation as a contrarian. How best could a man, sanctified as the archetype of what was once called alt-country, confound his fans? With antsy powerpop? Radio static? Fifteen-minute ambient noise jams? The recruitment of a fiendish avant-jazzer to take over on lead guitar? A song for a Spongebob Squarepants movie?

I had the good fortune to speak to Ry Cooder for the issue of Uncut that's just come off sale (quick plug: you can read all about the new issue here).

“We were like Fleetwood Mac without the drugs,” recalls Isobel Campbell…

Robert Plant on Led Zeppelin, his solo career and more...