June, 2010

Stevie Wonder brought the 40th anniversary of the Glastonbury festival to a close last night with an acclaimed performance which included a short duet with the festival’s organiser Michael Eavis on the track ‘Happy Birthday‘.

Here you’ll find all the latest news from this week’s UK Indie Album and Singles Charts, as well as Live4ever’s highlights taken from some of our featured tours going on in a major city near you over the next 7 days.

Gorillaz Perform On Melancholy Hill Live At Glasto 2010

Bad Veins, New Blood?

Fresh off the release of their four-song EP Outliers, Bad Veins brought their act to the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza Thursday night (June 24). For those not familiar with the band, it’s two guys from Cincinnati, Ben Davis and Sebastien Schultz. Davis is a multi-talented musician/singer/songwriter. He can play the keyboards, the guitar and even the telephone—seriously. Schultz, the drummer, adds the rhythm that holds the melodies together. Heavily synthesized, programmed bass and out-of-phase vocals, they could be any synth-pop indie-band. But Bad Veins avoid this comparison, just barely.

Fans and critics have been responding to Gorillaz’ headline spot on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage last night, with early opinions split on the success of the show.

Watch Sir Paul McCartney at Hard Rock Calling in London’s Hyde Park this Sunday, June 27, on YouTube. The Born HIV Free campaign (learn more at www.bornhivfree.org) will be broadcasting the show exclusively on their YouTube channel beginning at 8:30 p.m. U.K. time.

Toronto buzz band Dinosaur Bones are coming to the East Coast for a brief tour to break America! They’re stopping in NY to play Glasslands as a part of The L Magazine’s Northside Festival on June 26th and Piano’s on June 28th.

This officieal video directed by Kathryn Ferguson and shot by James Moriarty, depicts Villagers’ frontman Conor J. O’Brien embarking on a dreamlike journey.

Our latest Soundbites has details of a link-up by Weezer and Ryan Adams, a new track by Soundgarden, and the latest news from Paul McCartney, Tim Burgess and Cast.

As thousands of festival-goers settle in for the start of Glastonbury’s 40^th anniversary tomorrow, a clutch of this year’s performers have been speaking of their plans, with special guests promised for two of the acts.