Jackson Browne features heavily in Uncut’s piece on the making of the Eagles’ Desperado – in the new issue, dated June 2013 and out now – and here, in this archive feature, originally from August 2010’s Uncut (Take 159), Browne takes us through the creation of his greatest albums. Interview: Bud Scoppa____________________
The new issue of Uncut arrives in UK shops on Thursday, though perhaps a few subscribers, with a prevailing wind, might have already received their copies. Lots of interesting stuff in there, including new interviews with The National, Laura Marling, Deborah Harry and Todd Rundgren; The Eagles, The Waterboys, Deep Purple, Mark Mulcahy, Kurt Vile; reviews of Fleetwood Mac, Vampire Weekend, REM, Van Dyke Parks and Jandek; respects paid to Jason Molina, Andy Johns and Phil Ramone; and a brief exchange with the now notorious Michelle Shocked.
In this archive feature from Uncut's May 2003 issue (Take 72), rock's greatest living soap opera tell the story of how they went to hell and back to bring the world some of the most popular, and most perfect, hard-centred easy listening music of all time. However, it nearly cost them their sanity. And their lives… Words: Nigel Williamson_________________
Paul McCartney teamed up again with surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic on Saturday Night Live last weekend [December 16].
The singer had previously performed with the grunge icons at the 12-12-12: Concert For Sandy Relief earlier this week to play their collaboration "Cut Me Some Slack", which will feature on the soundtrack to Grohl's forthcoming documentary Sound City.
Kings Of Leon, members of The Black Keys and The Strokes joined forces for a Tom Petty tribute show in the US last night (November 14).
The concert at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre also saw acts such as Har Mar Superstar, Eagles Of Death Metal and Hollywood star Johnny Depp performing tracks by Petty and his band the Heartbreakers, reports Rolling Stone.
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."
Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has revealed that Dave Grohl will be drumming on the band's forthcoming new album.
Grohl is filling in for Joey Castillo, who has left the band according to Homme, who broke the news yesterday evening [November 6] on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show.
Grohl has long had close ties with Queens Of The Stone Age, drumming on the band's 2002 album, Songs For The Deaf. The band also posted a picture on their Facebook page, showing Grohl's name on the mixing desk.
Estranged Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has spoken out after parting ways with the heavy metal titans over the summer.
Speaking to Eagles Of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes in On The Road - Black Sabbath and the Birth of Heavy Metal - which you can view at
Vice.com - Ward said that he hopes to make amends with the band, who recently played a number of comeback shows without him.
A new CD featuring live songs from Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble house concerts, will be released on November 20, according to a report on Rolling Stone.
Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume 3 is one of the last projects Helm completed before he died on April 19. He and producer Brendan McDonough are reported to have sifted through hundreds of gigs which took place at the Rambles held in Helm's Woodstock barn. Guests on the album include Chris Robinson and Allen Toussaint.
