If, as internet speculation and promo footage imply, “Tomorrow’s Harvest” has a Cold War/atomic age subtext, Boards Of Canada’s focus is, as ever, long-range and aesthetic: less on the actual devastation wrought by nuclear weapons, more on nebulous creep and on the terrible beauty of a mushroom cloud when observed from a relatively safe distance. It’s a potentially glib way of toying with signifiers: Armageddon as nature documentary.
For this week’s archive feature, we delve back into Uncut’s July 2011 issue (Take 170) – just before the release of Bon Iver’s second album – to find Vernon sunning himself in California, consorting with Kanye and shaping up as “the Neil Young of our generation”. What happened? “For Emma… is the past,” he says. “This is the present, and it’s more colourful and inviting.” Words: Alastair McKay
Springsteen & I, a new fan-made documentary celebrating 40 years of Bruce Springsteen's music, is set to be broadcast around the world this summer. Scroll down to watch the trailer now.
Neil Young Journeys is released on DVD on June 10 - and to celebrate we have a great competition.
We are delighted to be able to offer a pair of stall tickets to see Neil Young & Crazy Horse's Alchemy Tour on August 19 at London's 02 Arena.
Paul McCartney has written a letter in support of Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina, who has announced that she is going on hunger strike after being refused the right to attend her own parole hearing.
McCartney has also written another letter in support of jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who was last month denied parole. The letters have been sent to Russian officials, asking them to consider releasing the two incarcerated women.
Excerpts from the letters have been posted at PaulMcCartney.com. His letter concerning Alyokhina reads:
Arctic Monkeys played a brand new song called "Do I Wanna Know?" at their first live show in almost a year, which took place at the Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura, California last night (May 22).
The band opened their set with the new track. Click below to watch fan-shot footage of the performance. Sporting a silver tuxedo jacket, Alex Turner then led the band through a run of classic tracks from throughout their career.
