The ex-Verve frontman wrote a song/shot a video for The Journey, a short film about a sex worker. The film's intense, graphic, NSFW, and depressing. The song's not bad. Proceeds go to the Helen…   Read Story »

Scientists say the weeks between Thanksgiving and Chrismukkah are the most depressing time of year (or maybe I read that on Friendster) and it's easy to see why. As we gear up for year end, spending…   Read Story »

First Brooks & Dunn and now these blokes? A source tells The Mirror, "As far as Nick and Simon are concerned The Verve no longer exists" so they've started a new band called The Black Ships.   Read Story »

This morning, out of nowhere, Flaming Lips ringleader Wayne Coyne tore the Arcade Fire a new asshole, accusing the beloved Canadian indie rockers of being pompous pricks who treat everybody -- crew,…   Read Story »

When we weighed in on the Verve's fourth album Forth we made note that "'Rather Be' doesn't do much to justify its existence, but its piano-lined gospel-tinged backup vocals have a certain appeal."…   Read Story »

Ever since Richard Ashcroft flashed us his impressive cheekbones along with "Sit And Wonder" during the Verve's Coachella set, there's been a pretty steady flow of material from the band's…   Read Story »

"How many lives will I waste / how many tears will I taste / before my freedom?" Those are the big questions in "I See Houses," a track from the Verve's forthcoming Forth. Much like "Sit And Wonder,"…   Read Story »

On the Verve's comeback single "Love Is Noise," Ashcroft & Co. go Forth and sample. Not that sampling is a new move (royalties issues can be so "Bittersweet"), but "Love Is Noise" takes their…   Read Story »

A week ago today, we posted the Verve's "Love Is Noise," the loopy single from the band's forthcoming "comeback" Forth. A ways back, we also heard Forth's opener "Sit And Wonder" (both on video and…   Read Story »

This past Coachella, Richard Ashcroft impressed us with his cheekbones, while the Verve as a whole sorta impressed us by playing new material, not just relying on "Bittersweet Symphony" and "Sonnet"…   Read Story »