John Fogerty’s show supporting Bruce Springsteen at London's Hyde Park is reviewed in the new issue of Uncut, out now (dated September 2012). So, for this week’s archive feature, we delve back to March 2006 (Take 106), when the Creedence singer, guitarist and songwriter talked Uncut through all of his legendary band’s singles. Interview: Bud Scoppa
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The Stone Roses hailed Team GB's gold medal winning athletes Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins at their intimate London show last night (August 6), calling the pair - who were both in attendance - "the real King and Queen of England".
One of the imprisoned members of Pussy Riot has spoken out about their case, claiming they are not "enemies of Christianity".
Nadia Tolokonikovoy is one of three members of the Russian punk collective who have been in detention since their arrest in March following an impromptu gig at Moscow's Christ The Saviour Cathedral. The band sang a song called "Holy Shit" as a protest against the Orthodox Christian church's support for Russian president Vladimir Putin. The three women face up to seven years in jail on hooliganism charges.
Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips answers your questions in An Audience With… in this month's new issue of Uncut, out now. In this week's archive feature we head back to our June 2008 issue (Take 133), to find the band's frontman looking back over their back catalogue, taking in Vaseline, drug addiction, union picket lines, the religious right and nothing short of the collapse of civilisation. “My agenda is to go somewhere where we’ve never been before…" Interview: Jaan Uhelszki
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Bruce Springsteen has disclosed he's been seeing a therapist since 1982. Speaking to David Remnick for an interview in The New Yorker magazine, Springsteen admitted, "You cannot underestimate the fine power of self-loathing in all of this."
Springsteen reportedly began attending counsellling sessions while he was working on his Nebraska album.
Lou Reed is set to play a one-off London show as part of the Antony-curated Meltdown festival this August.
The former Velvet Underground frontman will play at London's Royal Festival Hall on August 10, as part of the Southbank Centre’s Festival of the World with MasterCard.
We have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner to see Reed's Meltdown show, as well as a signed self portrait photo, and Meantime ale to drink throughout the night for free.
Bruce Springsteen and E-Street Band member Steve Van Zandt made a surprise appearance last night [July 22] at a memorial concert in Norway to mark the anniversary of last year's terror attacks.
The event, held in Oslo's City Square, featured a number of local artists. Springsteen and Van Zandt appeared to play protest song, "We Shall Overcome" [watch below], telling the 60,000 strong audience:
"Steve and I are honored to be included here tonight. For all of us who love democracy and tolerance, it's an international tragedy."
The organisers of Hard Rock Calling have explained their decision to pull the plug on Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney last night.
Yesterday (July 14), The Boss brought the second night of the Hyde Park festival to a close with a 29-song set which lasted over three hours. His performance featured guest appearances from John Fogerty and Tom Morello and culminated in two duets with Paul McCartney.
