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First published in Uncut Take 318 (November 2023 issue)… On February 20 1978, Bob Dylan stood on stage at Tokyo’s cavernous Budokan concert hall wearing a bespoke three-piece white silk suit, a blue muffler and a generous application of eyeliner. It was his first time playing Japan – the first night he’d toured anywhere outside North America since the epic of 1966, when he and the Hawks famously flew into an electric storm of controversy. And, once again, he was venturing out backed by a band unlike any he’d had before. The year-long world tour that stretched ahead was his…

Originally published in Uncut Take 265 (June 2019 issue)… Welcome, then, to the Rolling Thunder Revue – 
Bob Dylan‘s colourful charabanc that wound its way across America during 1975 and 1976. Peter Watts talks to tour insiders and hears tall tales involving doppelgangers, Beat poets and mysterious shamen. “It was extraordinary,” recalls Joan Baez. “You just wanted to be there.” In 1974, Bob Dylan decided, not for the first time, he wanted to do something different – only he wasn’t entirely sure exactly what. After his successful comeback tour with The Band and the acclaim of Blood On The Tracks,…

Cocoricò is proud to announce that on the night of Saturday 11 July 2026, the legendary Piramide of Riccione will open its doors to one of the most exciting events of the summer season: an exclusive edition of Eastenderz, the acclaimed London-based label and party brand founded by East End Dubs that has become one of the defining forces of the global underground club scene. VotedBest Club Event by DJ Mag at the Best Of British Awards 2024, Eastenderz needs little introduction to those who follow the pulse of contemporary minimal and tech-house. Born from sell-out parties at fabric, Studio…

The single follows a strong run of releases including Peace of Mind, Hopefully and Wicked Games, each showcasing different facets of her genre blurring blend of R&B, pop and alternative influences. Since relocating from Jakarta to London, Naya has continued to carve out a distinctive creative identity, drawing from her multicultural background and experiences of self discovery, resilience and belonging.With support from BBC Introducing, Jess Iszatt, and publications including Wonderland, DIY, Wordplay Magazine and The Independent, Naya Yeira is steadily building momentum, and twenty9 feels like her most compelling statement yet. View Original Article Here

London based singer songwriter Levina has announced her forthcoming album Invincible Summer, due 4 September, alongside the release of new single ‘You Know Everything’ on 5 June.Blending alternative soul, folk and jazz with warm, analogue instrumentation, Invincible Summer marks Levina’s first full length release since stepping away from the major label system and reclaiming full creative control. Co-produced with Steven Bamidele, the album explores themes of healing, dissociation and reconnection through intimate piano led songwriting and richly organic production.New single ‘You Know Everything’ captures one of the record’s emotional turning points, a smoky, groove driven reflection on rediscovering self trust…

DJ/producer SKAI and the rhythmic prodigy DJ/producer Arabic Piano kick off summer with the single 10 Miles. SKAI brings her fierce femme energy and production skills, cementing her as one of the leading female names in afro house, while Arabic Piano masters a borderless afro/tech sound that brings people together. Capturing the intensity of summer love, 10 miles is a testament to patience, desire, and longing, wrapped in a melodic afro house and dance-pop sphere. SKAI is a Lithuanian-born, Copenhagen-based Afro House DJ and producer making waves across the European electronic music scene. With more than 340K monthly listeners and…

Freddie Gibbs drops off the deluxe edition of his 2024 albumYou Only Die 1nce. It comes with 10 new songs and a feature from Leon Thomas. The new songs are listed as ‘Disc 1’ and ‘CD 1’ in the streams below. Listen now: Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here

The first British folk singer to crack the UK pop charts, Donovan made the Top 5 with his first single, Catch The Wind, early in 1965. By the end of that year the ‘British Bob Dylan’ had scored two more hit singles, two hit albums and a hit EP. As flower-power blossomed, so did Donovan as songs like Mellow Yellow, Sunshine Superman, Hurdy Gurdy Man and Barabajagal soaked up rock and jazz embellishments.He stepped off the merry-go-round in the early 70s before it turned into a treadmill, and recorded and toured intermittently. After the Happy Mondays sponsored his revival in…

Well, she was an American girl / Raised on promises / She couldn’t help thinkin’ that there / Was a little more to life ~ Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersThere is a movie called “Americana,” an indie that premiered at SXSW in 2023 but only reached theaters last year. None of the streamers have it yet, but you can do VOD here. It is the directorial debut of Tony Tost, a poet who has also worked as the showrunner of the second season of the clever TV series “Poker Face.” The movie is a noirish modern Western that spends a…

French-Cuban twin duo Ibeyi open a new chapter with Offerings, the title track from their forthcoming album Offering, due June 26. The single moves as a love song after damage: not romantic surrender, but the harder kind. Letting go. Choosing yourself first. Pulling the emotional weight back into your own hands.Following Aset, the title track moves the album’s spiritual arc from devotion, sacrifice, and imbalance toward release, tracing a shift from searching for answers to letting expectations fall away. That idea came into sharper focus during the making of the album, when the goddess Yemayá appeared to Lisa-Kaindé in a…

Skrillex releases SOMA, a 13-track album built around high-pressure club architecture, cross-border collaboration, and live-set energy pushed into studio form. Following Duro with Young Miko, Smoke with ISOxo, and Thistle with Blawan, Randomer, and MC Dricka, the project pulls in Anita B Queen, BEAM, Chris Lake, Feid, Naisha, Nitepunk, RHR, and more.Skrillex by NaishaThe record feels less like a closed album cycle and more like a moving network: bass pressure, Latin club movement, UK-informed abrasion, Brazilian funk signals, and festival-scale electronic design all feeding the same system.SOMA – released via OWSLA/Atlantic Recording Corporation – also connects to Skrillex’s wider live…

Blxst keeps the music coming. This time, the artist joins forces with Sasha Keable on his brand new single, which is titled “Ruin”. This track will appear on Blxst’sLabor Of Love album, which will be released on June 12th. Listen below:  Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here