Editor’s Letter
We all have favourite bands who are no longer with us for a variety of reasons – death,
musical differences leading to acrimony and bitter partings of the way, you know the drill.
Of all the major groups of the last 20 years, however, none are more passionately remembered
than The Stone Roses, who after a brief but incandescent career split messily and nastily
in 1996. In an absence marked by much bickering between singer Ian Brown and guitarist
John Squire, their legend has continued to grow and the clamour for them to settle their
differences and reform has grown louder by the year.
In this month’s Uncut, we talk to Ian, John, and fellow Roses, Reni and Mani, and ask
the band that inspired a generation: could you do it again, and under what circumstances
Elsewhere in this issue, we are joined by Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman, formerly of
The Byrds, another and who changed the way we listen to things who talk us through the
amazing story of landmark single “Eight Miles High”, Eddie Vedder on Pearl Jam, Primal
Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, Noel Gallagher on his favourite band and Bruce Willis on his
tough new cop movie, 16 Blocks. There are also reviews of brilliant new albums by Jack
White’s Raconteurs, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scott Walker
and The Futureheads.
Features
- In his own write - Ian Gillan
- Jon Wilde Interview - Neil Tennant
- My life in music - Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody
- You had to be there - Eddie Cohran's last show
- Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes - Roddy Frame
- I thought you were dead - Neil Sedaka
- Fight Club - Danny McNamara vs Paul Heaton
- The stars that fame forgot - Daniel Johnston
- From the vault - Dexys Midnight Runners from 1980
- The making of... - The Byrds' "Eight Miles High"