What lies behind the virtuoso visionary's lifelong quest for transcendence? “I wanted to make music that takes you into the stratosphere,” he tells us

One of the most distinctive voices in pop music fell silent last month - a combination of street toughness and tenderness, a trademark vibrato and raw, unschooled energy. We pay tribute to a legend, while the singer herself, in an unpublished archive interview, holds forth on the Fabs, the Boss and more

Stars Kate Bush, Nick Drake, Fontaines D.C., a 15-track new folk CD and more

Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker will field your enquiries in a future issue of Uncut

Locked down in New Orleans during the pandemic, restless creative spirit Alynda Segarra looks to nature and psychedelic exploration

Archival interviews, in-depth reviews of every album and more

The Welsh artist discusses the making of her ambitious new album, Pompeii

A new exhibition in June will belatedly mark Lou Reed’s 80th birthday. But what can we expect from a man who rarely wanted to discuss his past? We dig through the boxes of bar tabs, bootleg albums and… swords!

Nearly four decades on from The Smiths’ debut single, Johnny Marr has made the most ambitious album of his career. He tells us more about Fever Dreams Pts 1–4

Tapestry made her a global superstar and broke records around the world – but how do you top an album that defined a generation?