Jimi Hendrix was keen to work with manager Chas Chandler and get back to more structured recording shortly before he died, Eddie Kramer has told Uncut. The engineer, who looks after Hendrix’s legacy as part of the Experience Hendrix organisation, says: “Before Jimi died, in 1970, he sought Chas’ counsel. I think he wanted to put back the old team. “He’d learned from the experimentation and realised he needed Chas – but he had to come to that realisation himself.”

Nick Cave talks about his new album with The Bad Seeds, Push The Sky Away, in the new issue of Uncut, out Thursday (January 31).

Tom Waits is staring back at me from the cover of the new Uncut, which goes on sale this Thursday, January 31. It’s a picture of the young Tom that I’m looking at, long before he ended up with a face that now makes you think a tractor tyre must recently have run over it, a corrugated look he shares with his friend, Keith Richards. He is in fact startlingly young in the picture, even though it would seem he hasn’t shaved for a week and for just as long has been sleeping in the clothes he’s wearing.

Eric Clapton has announced the release of a new studio album on March 12, called Old Sock. Featuring guests including Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, J J Cale and Jim Keltner, Old Sock is Clapton's 21st studio release and his first since 2010's self-titled album. Old Sock is produced by Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley and Simon Climie and features two new original songs “Every Little Thing” and “Gotta Get Over” alongside 10 covers of songs by Leadbelly, George Gershwin, Peter Tosh and Taj Mahal, among others.

It’s been a decade since the words ‘A Walter Hill film’ have graced the screen.

In this archive feature from Uncut's May 2003 issue (Take 72), rock's greatest living soap opera tell the story of how they went to hell and back to bring the world some of the most popular, and most perfect, hard-centred easy listening music of all time. However, it nearly cost them their sanity. And their lives… Words: Nigel Williamson _________________

Queens Of The Stone Age have confirmed that Mark Lanegan will be singing on their forthcoming new album. The band took to Facebook to reveal the news, writing: 'Lanegan came by. He didn't say much, but he sang good.' This means that the classic line-up of Songs For The Deaf era Queens Of The Stone Age will be appearing on the record, as Dave Grohl will be drumming on the album and the band's former bassist Nick Oliveri has also been recording with the group again.

Dexys are taking their One Day I’m Going To Soar show to London’s West End for a five-night run at the Duke Of York’s Theatre on St Martin’s Lane. The band will play the Duke Of York's on: April 15 April 16 April 18 April 19 April 20 One Day I'm Going To Soar was one of Uncut's Albums Of The Year for 2012. Tickets for the shows are priced between £26 and £41 and are available on Friday February 1st from 10am from www.atgtickets.com/dukeofyorks www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.gigsandtours.com and www.seetickets.com The box office is 0844 871 7623.

Recently reunited hardcore group Black Flag are set to record a brand new album. Last week, the 1979-80 line-up of the band - fronted by Ron Reyes - announced that they would be reforming to play the Hevy Fest in Kent as well as Ruhrpott Rodeo in Germany and the Muddy Roots Music Festival in Tennessee. However, on the same day, another incarnation of the band also announced that they would be playing shows in 2013.

Sinéad O’Connor tackles your questions in the new issue of Uncut, out on Thursday (January 31).