Bigger than both of them

Few guitarists are loved as equally for their acoustic work as their electric playing but such is the unique talent of Richard Thompson . We meet him to find out how he’s preparing to go head-to-head with Tommy Emmanuel, chat about the end of his touring days, and talk alternative tunings

PROLIFIC SONGWRITER BOB Mould is a reluctant generational icon. Sure, he’s proud of his musical accomplishments and realizes he has been a major inspiration for a wide range of mainstream acts, includ

To celebrate the imminent arrival of Tracks II: The Lost Albums , Uncut takes a revelatory trip inside the archives of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN . There, we piece together the stories behind an unexpected and expansive alternate discography not even the most devout Bruce fans could have imagined – from garage sessions and solo experiments to film soundtracks, pared-down dustbowl dramas, Vegas swing and more. “If you want to understand how Springsteen works creatively, he’s never shown you more of his cards than he does here,” one collaborator confides to Peter Watts

Before The Future LOST SOUND TAPES/SELF-RELEASED 8/10

Eleven years after his first ambitious homage to Mike Oldfield, Robert Reed is back with the long-awaited fourth instalment in his Sanctuary series. With a little help from Oldfield collaborators Les Penning, Tom Newman and drummer Simon Phillips, the Magenta and Cyan mastermind tells Prog about his mission to keep long-form music alive.

AFTER HOTEL CALIFORNIA, the Eagles’ massive 1976 album, saw them rise from country rockers to just plain rockers, Don Felder and his bandmates should’ve been on top of the world — but all was not well