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“That Madison Square Garden gig was the best music I enjoyed playing since the Cavern or even Hamburg,” John Lennon raved, shortly after his matinee and evening concerts with Yoko on August 30, 1972. Last year’s Power To The People boxset provided the tumultuous context to these benefit shows for the Willowbrook School for mentally impaired children.

Heavy Stereo, Hurricane #1, Arnold, Kevin Rowland in suspenders… it’s generally accepted that Creation Records did not invest their Oasis windfall wisely. Yet amid the frenzy of the mid-’90s guitar-band goldrush, they did make one very shrewd acquisition, swooping in to sign Super Furry Animals after only the band’s second show proper outside Wales – even if Alan McGee subseq...

The English folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Beverley Martyn has died aged 79.

The English folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Beverley Martyn has died aged 79.

Born Beverley Kutner on March 24, 1947 near Coventry, she started out performing vocals and 12-string guitar in mid-’60s jug band The Levee Breakers, playing the fol...

Following their recent triumphant 50th Anniversary show at Wembley Arena, The Damned will continue the celebrations with the Final Damnation 50 tour in November and December.

Following their recent triumphant 50th Anniversary show at Wembley Arena, The Damned will continue the celebrations with the Final Damnation 50 tour in November and December.

The line-up...

This article originally appeared in Uncut Take 339 [June 2025]

This article originally appeared in Uncut Take 339 [June 2025]

A pro ’til the very end, Jim Keltner still talks about his home neighbourhood of Los Feliz in terms of its proximity to his place of work for the last six decades. “It’s basically three or four minutes...