In the latest issue of Uncut (Take 181, June 2012), out now, we visit Tom Petty at his California home to discuss the history of the Heartbreakers, why he's "a ridiculous control freak" and why the group are heading to the UK for the first time in 15 years – so it seems like a good time to check out this great piece by Adam Sweeting on Petty's 'lost classic', 1985's Southern Accents, from Uncut's May 2004 issue. _______________________________

The new issue of Uncut, which hits shelves this Thursday, April 26, features Dexys, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Tom Petty and more.

Tom Petty reveals a darker side to himself in the new issue of Uncut, out on Thursday, April 26.

Paul McCartney has revealed the turmoil behind the making of his second solo album Ram, in an all-new interview in the latest Uncut, out on Thursday, April 26.

Kevin Rowland has told the full story of Dexys, and shed light on the band's future, in the new Uncut.

Fairport Convention founder, solo artist and folk-rock guitar legend Richard Thompson is featured in Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes in the latest issue of Uncut (May 2012, Take 181), out now. The songwriter appeared in My Life In Music in our February 2009 issue, speaking to Terry Staunton about his favourite cuts, from Les Paul to Klaxons… __________________________________ The First Record I Bought Roy Rogers – A Four Legged Friend (1952)

As this month’s new Uncut (May 2012, Take 180) features Brian Fallon talking about The Gaslight Anthem’s upcoming new album, Handwritten, we thought it would be fitting to dig out this Uncut feature from January 2010 – in which Fallon tells Jaan Uhelszki how he became a rumbustious, show-stealing international phenomenon, beloved even by The Boss himself. Not bad for a tattooed punk kid whose “mother fed me Born To Run with my Cheerios”…

Alex Chilton’s wild, idiosyncratic life after Big Star is examined in the new issue of Uncut (Take 180, May 2012), out now. But what happened before the demise of Chilton’s greatest group? They should have been rock superstars, but Rob Jovanovic explains how drugs, in-fighting and personal tragedy meant Big Star had to settle for being the biggest cult band of all time (from Uncut's Take 94, March 2005). ________________________________

The new issue of Uncut, which hits shelves on March 29, features Jack White, The Rolling Stones, Alex Chilton, Bruce Springsteen and more.

Gregg Allman has admitted he’s glad he chose the life of a musician over a career in dentistry.