To get to the Clyde Auditorium - the 3,000-seat venue crouched on the riverbank beside the SECC, which Glaswegians only ever refer to as The Armadillo - you have to traverse a long, wormy, weather-beaten covered walkway that bridges a motorway.
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Arcade Fire covered The Clash's "I'm So Bored With The USA" at their show at London's Roundhouse last night [November 12].
This was the band's second show at the London venue: the band had also played the previous night [November 11], where they had covered Devo's "Uncontrollable Urge". You can watch footage of their Devo cover below.
With Hawkwind and Motörhead both touring the UK this month (November 2013), we take a look at the story of the only Top Three single ever recorded entirely on LSD. Lemmy, Dave Brock, Nik Turner and more tell the tale of “Silver Machine”: drugs, insanity and a “Chuck Berry riff played backwards”… From Uncut's September 2007 issue (Take 124). Interview: Paul Moody__________________
Thurston Moore's new band, Thurston Moore UK, are set to support Lee Ranaldo and the Dust at London's Garage venue on November 21.
Lee Ranaldo and the Dust are made up of Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Alan Licht and Tim Luntzel. They released their new album Last Night On Earth last month. Following the London show, the band play All Tomorrow's Parties festival at Camber Sands Pontins on November 22.
Avatar has much to answer for. Blue-skinned aliens aside, James Cameron’s film was famously heralded (at least by the PR team) as the future of cinema – a digital epic to change the shape of the modern blockbuster.
We’re all still reeling from the shocking news of Lou Reed’s death on Sunday. Reading through the tributes that have poured in over the last few days, the one that’s resonated most with me came from John Cale, who in his wise and moving testimonial to his old sparring partner, wrote: “we have the best of our fury laid out on vinyl, for the world to catch a glimpse”. We’ll be running out own full tribute to Lou in a future issue of Uncut.
Kevin Shields is set to answer your questions in Uncut as part of our regular Audience With… feature.
So is there anything you’ve always wanted to ask the legendary leader of My Bloody Valentine?
How many pedals does he own?
Would he ever consider making an acoustic record?
Just when can we expect another new album?
Send up your questions by 5pm GMT, Monday, October 28 to uncutaudiencewith@ipcmedia.com.
