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“I rode my bike through the riots,” Robb Flynn remembers, thinking back to the disorder that spread across San Francisco’s streets in 1992, sparked by the riots in LA, where more than 50 people would be killed and more than 2,000 injured. The unrest had begun after the acquittal of four white police officers charged with beating black motorist Rodney King. “People were fighting police, cars were being lit on fire. Police were trying to chase me down, gang bangers were trying to chase me down, it was crazy, but I just had to feel that chaos, soak it in.…
London’s rising post-punk outfit Mouth Ulcers have released their new single ‘Space’, offering another glimpse into their upcoming debut EP Silent Pictures, due 10 July via LAB Records. Arriving as the latest preview of the record, ‘Space’ continues the band’s rapid ascent from underground studio project to one of the most closely watched new acts in the UK’s alternative scene. The track is out now and accompanied by a new video. Formed in 2025, Mouth Ulcers bring together vocalist/guitarist Zak Watson, guitarist/vocalist Josephine Rose, bassist Jamie-Lee Culver and drummer David Zbirka. In a short space of time, the quartet have…
Article first published in Uncut 289 (June 2021 issue)… THE 1960s “He carried a little briefcase” Peggy SEEGER: Bob was always around whenever Ewan [MacColl] and I played in Minneapolis, where he was a student at the university. He’d ask us for our autographs. He was always very neat and carried a little briefcase. Two years later, when we went back to Minneapolis, the organiser said, “Remember that little fella who was always attached to you? You know that’s Bob Dylan, right?” You’d be astounded at how far away from the pop scene Ewan and I were, so when Robert…
First published in Uncut Take 318 (November 2023 issue)… On February 20 1978, Bob Dylan stood on stage at Tokyo’s cavernous Budokan concert hall wearing a bespoke three-piece white silk suit, a blue muffler and a generous application of eyeliner. It was his first time playing Japan – the first night he’d toured anywhere outside North America since the epic of 1966, when he and the Hawks famously flew into an electric storm of controversy. And, once again, he was venturing out backed by a band unlike any he’d had before. The year-long world tour that stretched ahead was his…
Originally published in Uncut Take 265 (June 2019 issue)… Welcome, then, to the Rolling Thunder Revue – Bob Dylan‘s colourful charabanc that wound its way across America during 1975 and 1976. Peter Watts talks to tour insiders and hears tall tales involving doppelgangers, Beat poets and mysterious shamen. “It was extraordinary,” recalls Joan Baez. “You just wanted to be there.” In 1974, Bob Dylan decided, not for the first time, he wanted to do something different – only he wasn’t entirely sure exactly what. After his successful comeback tour with The Band and the acclaim of Blood On The Tracks,…
The single follows a strong run of releases including Peace of Mind, Hopefully and Wicked Games, each showcasing different facets of her genre blurring blend of R&B, pop and alternative influences. Since relocating from Jakarta to London, Naya has continued to carve out a distinctive creative identity, drawing from her multicultural background and experiences of self discovery, resilience and belonging.With support from BBC Introducing, Jess Iszatt, and publications including Wonderland, DIY, Wordplay Magazine and The Independent, Naya Yeira is steadily building momentum, and twenty9 feels like her most compelling statement yet. View Original Article Here
Harvs Le Toad’s “Between Lilypads”is an album about transition, the unstable, uncomfortable space between who you were and who you’re trying to become.Written and recorded over two years at Melonskin Studios, the project documents a period where everything felt like it was unravelling. What started as a difficult stretch, with addiction tightening its grip and a relationship slowly burning out, turned into a full collapse. Loss, instability, and grief layered up. A job gone, constant partying, and family struggles all happening at once.The studio became both refuge and trigger. Sitting in the same building as a live venue, it was…
London based singer songwriter Levina has announced her forthcoming album Invincible Summer, due 4 September, alongside the release of new single ‘You Know Everything’ on 5 June.Blending alternative soul, folk and jazz with warm, analogue instrumentation, Invincible Summer marks Levina’s first full length release since stepping away from the major label system and reclaiming full creative control. Co-produced with Steven Bamidele, the album explores themes of healing, dissociation and reconnection through intimate piano led songwriting and richly organic production.New single ‘You Know Everything’ captures one of the record’s emotional turning points, a smoky, groove driven reflection on rediscovering self trust…
Freddie Gibbs drops off the deluxe edition of his 2024 albumYou Only Die 1nce. It comes with 10 new songs and a feature from Leon Thomas. The new songs are listed as ‘Disc 1’ and ‘CD 1’ in the streams below. Listen now: Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here
London trio hazy waters return with high; a shoegaze-infused indie rock single wired around impulse, chemistry, and fleeting connection. Gritty guitars, neon synths, punk urgency, and a restless bassline push into brighter, more volatile territory. Nostalgic, but not stuck there.Built from instinct rather than polish, high began with a bassline and hypnotic guitar melody before opening into a full-throttle indie anthem: crisp enough to hit, rough enough to breathe. hazy waters are not trying to smooth the chaos out. They lean into it.At the band’s core is Agness and Aleks’ decade-long creative partnership, first formed as teenagers in Poland. That…
Skrillex releases SOMA, a 13-track album built around high-pressure club architecture, cross-border collaboration, and live-set energy pushed into studio form. Following Duro with Young Miko, Smoke with ISOxo, and Thistle with Blawan, Randomer, and MC Dricka, the project pulls in Anita B Queen, BEAM, Chris Lake, Feid, Naisha, Nitepunk, RHR, and more.Skrillex by NaishaThe record feels less like a closed album cycle and more like a moving network: bass pressure, Latin club movement, UK-informed abrasion, Brazilian funk signals, and festival-scale electronic design all feeding the same system.SOMA – released via OWSLA/Atlantic Recording Corporation – also connects to Skrillex’s wider live…
Blxst keeps the music coming. This time, the artist joins forces with Sasha Keable on his brand new single, which is titled “Ruin”. This track will appear on Blxst’sLabor Of Love album, which will be released on June 12th. Listen below: Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here