Elton reconnects with his original mentor, under the watchful eye of T Bone Burnett. And Neil Young guests!

Singer reveals he took a year off after feeling burnt out and exhausted

Rolling Stones guitarist lays into bandmate

He'll team up with a host of new talent

Comprising The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964: four dozen publisher’s demos from Dylan’s breakout prime. ..

They hit the road in November

Just Neil, his guitars, and Daniel Lanois. Raw magic ensues...

Sad news reached us last night of the death of Arthur Penn, aged 88. Penn, of course, was the director of many great films including Bonnie And Clyde, Night Moves and The Missouri Breaks. Here, by way of a tribute, I thought we'd run the transcript of an interview Damien Love did with Penn for Uncut. The interview took place in 2004, while Penn, then 81, was directing a Broadway revival of the play Sly Fox. Speaking in detail about his career, he shared his memories of working with Beatty, Brando, Newman and Hackman, as well as discussing the enduring legacy of his masterpiece, Bonnie And Clyde.

He'll play the role of a drug dealer

To be honest, a few alarm bells went off when I read this quote. “I wanted [Neil Young] to understand that I’ve spent years dedicated to the sonics in my home and that I wanted to give him something he’d never heard before,” said Daniel Lanois the other week.