Dear Simon, Once again, the December 2025 issue had lots of memories to write about. Starting from the front, Gertcha! – I did love Chas and Dave, as did my husband. Of course, the family always watch

Simon Neil leads a back on top Biffy ...

When Dylan’s 1966 tour hit the British Isles, a hostile press had the knives out from the first. Uncut scours the archives to reconstruct how it all went down in real time

Big Big Train cofounder Gregory Spawton on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him.

The perhaps wisely uncredited author of the piece about Tellef Johnson’s premiere of Sorabji’s Piano Sonata No. 5 (Full Score, February) seeks to claim ‘due seriousness’ for their report. The presumed

Marcus Mumford hasn’t had running water at his West Country home for a couple of days when we meet. He’s considering checking into a budget hotel just to get a proper wash. “We’ve had storms. There’s