Audience

Michelle Shocked has finally responded to accusations that her comments at a California concert were homophobic. Shocked released a statement last night, claiming those comments have been gravely misinterpreted. Purported audio of the concert has also come to light.

Former Czar's emotionally raw second - Sinead sings backing...

Michelle Shocked, in a series of vague, hard to parse tweets, may be claiming homophobic remarks made on Sunday were intended in irony.

Michelle Shocked will have a lot of free time to think about Sunday’s (March 17) anti-gay tirade. All but one show in her US tour have been cancelled.

Michelle Shocked lived up to her nom de plume on Sunday (March 17) by telling a San Francisco concert audience that gay marriage will lead to the apocalypse during a series of bizarre homophobic rants. According to the Bay Area Reporter, Shocked (nee Karen Michelle Johnston) played a two set show at Yoshi’s. The former Grammy nominee completed the first set without a hitch. The second set, however, went awry as soon as she told the crowd it would be “all about reality.”

From Uncut’s January 2010 issue, John Robinson talks to Bert Jansch about LA Turnaround, alcohol and Led Zeppelin

Nick Cave took part in an 'In Conversation' session covering his life and career earlier today (March 12) as part of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Speaking at the Austin Convention Center with New York based author Larry Ratso Sloman, the Bad Seeds frontman admitted that he first joined a band in order to get "girls and booze", telling the packed out audience that "it actually works!"

Rather a long time after the event, I thought it worthwhile posting my live review of Kraftwerk at the Tate Modern (it was published in Uncut's print edition a couple of weeks ago). It was Trans Europe Express night, by the way...

Morrissey has been hospitalized in San Francisco with “double pneumonia,” forcing him to postpone a show scheduled in that city. It is the latest setback to his north American tour. Double pneumonia joins a series of ailments that have forced the singer to bump 19 shows since January. Performances have been canceled when the singer contracted a bleeding ulcer, Barrett’s oesophagus and also a moral objection to appearing on a talk show that also featured the cast of hunting show “Duck Dynasty”.

Ahead of the release of his new album Love Has Come To You, recorded with Edie Brickell, actor, comedian and banjo player Steve Martin 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 him? How did he learn to play the banjo? Did he really write jokes for Mick Jagger? Why did he retire from stand-up comedy?