2012

Pussy Riot appeal against their two-year jail sentence

Three members of Pussy Riot have appealed against their jail sentence.

Ringo Starr named as world’s richest drummer above Phil Collins and Dave Grohl

The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr is the richest drummer in the world, according to a new report.

Neil Young, First Man On The Moon?

How many fans were aghast over the weekend to hear via the American broadcaster NBC that Neil Young had just died and unknown to many of them had also been the first man to set foot on the moon? Neil has been many things down the years, of course, but his secret history as an astronaut would have been news to everyone, including him.

The National to play campaign rally for President Barack Obama

The National are set to open up a Democratic campaign rally for incumbent US President Barack Obama.

Elvis’ stained underwear goes up for auction

A pair of Elvis Presley's stained underpants are set to go up for auction in Manchester next month.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse to release second album of 2012

Neil Young and Crazy Horse are to release their second album of this year.

Paul Weller: ‘Bands reforming drives me potty’

Paul Weller has bemoaned the recent spate of band reunions.

Allah-Las, “Allah-Las”

On www.allah-las.com, the Los Angeles band of the same name have posted a bunch of unusually excellent mixtapes. The latest, “Reverberation #25”, is pretty typical, taking in the likes of Jim Sullivan and Tim Hardin as well as the group’s backwards-facing contemporaries: White Fence, Sonny & The Sunsets and another bunch out of what always seems to be an unbelievably small and cliquey LA indie scene, The Beachwood

Dan Deacon, “America”

To be honest, I’ve not previously had much time for the music of Dan Deacon; for what struck me, perhaps erroneously, as an odd but not quite combustible mix of process, theory, audience participation, electronica and a certain imperishable indie tweeness.

We want your questions for Rickie Lee Jones

As she releases her new album, The Devil You Know, singular LA singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones is set to answer your questions in Uncut as part of our regular Audience With… feature. So is there anything you’ve always wanted to ask her? What was it like working with musicians as diverse as Dr John and Mike Watt? Just how hard was the protracted writing and recording of Pirates? What happened to all those berets and spandex suits? Send your questions to us by noon, Wednesday August 29 to uncutaudiencewith@ipcmedia.com.
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