Uncut UK Magazine - August 2017

In this issue

Radiohead From “Creep” to ‘“Numbers”, our stellar panel of friends and fans select Yorke & co’s 30 Greatest Songs.

New Albums Including: Peter Perrett, Broken Social Scene, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires, Shabazz Palaces, John Murry.

War On Drugs Can they match the success of Lost In The Dream with A Greater Understanding? Adam Granduciel reveals all to Uncut.

Steve Earle An audience with the country outlaw: “Bob Dylan invented this job”.

Never A Dull Moment

Scion of brit comedy royalty. swinging london scenester. rod confidant. French superstar. Womble... the eventful career of Robin Le Mesurier.

3 mins

"Bob Dylan Invented This Job" - An Audience With Steve Earle

The Texan outlaw country songwriter on the genius of Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, his upcoming memoir, and how Elvis Presley nearly made him a fortune…

8 mins

This Is The Kit

Moonshine FreezeROUGH TRADE8/10The West Country wanderer’s fourth album may be her best yet. By Graeme Thomson

3 mins

Peter Gabriel

Gabriel’s three ambitious movie soundtracks get the remastered, high-definition, 45rpm vinyl treatment.

9 mins

Television Personalities

...And Don’t The Kids Just love it Mummy, Your Not Watching Me They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles The painted Word (reissues, 1981, 1982, 1982, 1984)Fire9/10, 9/10, 7/10, 8/10Creation myth: how the best band you’ve never heard of invented indie. 

4 mins

“I'm In This Up To My Neck”

The Konrads, The King Bees, The Manish Boys. The Lower Third, The Buzz. The Riot Squad and The Hype. A baseball team called the Dulwich Bluejays, and a mime about the Chinese invasion of Tibet. Fifty years on from the release of David Bowie’s debut album, Michael Bonner takes a very close look at Bowie’s quietly momentous 1960s, and learns from many friends, lovers and accomplices how David Jones became Rainbowman, and invented the majestic creature mythologised as David Bowie. As his former girlfriend says, “Everything David did in the ’60s led up to the ’70s…”

10+ mins

Kiss

O2 Arena, London, May 31, 2017The crazy, crazy genius of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley: it’s all about the smoke and mirrors…

5 mins

Afghan Whigs

Koko, London, May 30, 2017“Let’s get it on!” Greg Dulli gets hot under the collar once again

3 mins

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Uncut UK Magazine Description:

Published by Time Inc (UK). Uncut is the essential magazine about rock music, written by people who love that music as much as you do. Every month, it features the most comprehensive and trustworthy album reviews section in the world. There are in-depth interviews with the finest musicians of the past five decades, and with the exciting new artists who are following in their great tradition. Insightful, informative, passionate about extraordinary music – that’s Uncut.