The Verve

8 Great Modern Britpop Albums

IGN (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008

The Britpop era didn't die with Oasis' third album.

The Verve, Rather Be Video

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008

The Verve, Richard Ashcroft (vocals), Simon Jones (bass), Nick McCabe (guitar) and Peter Salisbury (

The Verve: Rather Be (Video)

prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008

Hey everyone: It’s a new Verve video! Remember when that seemed like a great prospect, like way back in July? Me too. Then Forth came out, and everyone went back ...

New Verve Video - "Rather Be"

Stereogum (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008

When we weighed in on the Verve's fourth album Fourth 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." Harsh? Maybe. The new video for the meandering track finds Richard Ashcroft, his crucifix necklace, and his cheekbones wandering through a forest, closing his eyes, singing, and closing his eyes some more....

forth

Confessions of a Music Addict (Free subscription) | 17/10/2008

Why do critics have a bad attitude about The Verve's new record, Forth? I don't get it. It's a great album. I have seen several geniuses compare it to Richard Ashcroft's solo work (implying that his solo work is crap) and say that it's nowhere near the album that Urban Hymn s was. Well, do your research people. Ashcroft wrote Urban Hymns as his frist solo album and then changed his mind and released...

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #829

The Music Slut (Free subscription) | 13/10/2008

The Verve - Love Is Noise (Remix) Visit The Verve on MySpace. Richard Ashcroft recently explained the comeback single. MP3: The Verve - Love Is Noise (Remix) [ alt link ]

Forth

Page 300 (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

The Verve - Forth Richard Ashcroft needs Nick McCabe. It was obvious during the recording of Urban Hymns (prior to which the band had broken up, then reformed without the mercurial guitarist), and it's been especially obvious over the course of Ashcroft's three increasingly lackluster solo albums. Without McCabe there to provide to provide the spark of creative friction, Ashcroft has a tendency to...

McCain isn't a hero to the Foo Fighters

Daily Star (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

Rockers the FOO FIGHTERS have become the latest act to take aim at U.S. presidential candidate JOHN McCAIN for using one of their songs at his rallies.

Former Rolling Stones boss boasts over Verve track victory

Daily Star (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

Former ROLLING STONES manager ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM has ridiculed THE VERVE frontman RICHARD ASHCROFT over his loss of rights to the band's biggest hit BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY.

Rolling Stones - Former Rolling Stones Boss Boasts Over Verve Track Victory

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

Former ROLLING STONES manager ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM has ridiculed THE VERVE frontman RICHARD ASHCROFT over his loss of rights to the band's biggest hit BITTER SWEET ...

The Verve - Stones Manager Knocks The Verve

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

Andrew Loog Oldham has ribbed THE VERVE over their use of a ROLLING STONES sample in their hit Bitter Sweet Symphony.The Wigan band's 1997 song uses an Andrew ...

Featured Artists Coalition: Musicians Set to Take It All Back

PSFK Trend: PSFK (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

The Featured Artists Coalition is set to ruffle some feathers amongst music producing and distributing giants. Launching in the UK last weekend, the group plans to act as a platform for artists by communicating with “government, music and technology companies, and collection societies, arguing for fair play and, where necessary, exposing unfair practices.” With all the [...]

We're not bitter

Daily Star (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008

THE Verve have reassured fans that they will not split up for a second time.

The Verve - Jones Envied Ashcrofts Solo Success

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008

THE VERVE star SIMON JONES confesses he struggled to watch bandmate RICHARD ASHCROFT carve out a solo career. The frontman released his own songs following the breakdown ...

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The Verve - Smoking Habit Threatens Verve Shows

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008

THE VERVE refuse to line up lengthy concert runs because frontman RICHARD ASHCROFT's smoking habit leaves him struggling onstage. Fellow smoker Simon Jones admits he ...