October 4th, 2010

Muse’s 2001 track ‘Plug In Baby‘ features the greatest guitar riff of the past decade, according to a new poll conducted by Total Guitar magazine.

Well, here was something different. And by different I mean mind blowingly fucking ridonculous. Cumbersomely silly band-name notwithstanding (starting with a coordinating conjunction worked better for … And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, and they even threw in an ellipsis at the beginning), And So I Watch You From Afar (henceforth to be abbreviated ASIWYFA, which is still kind of a pain in the ass to type), the instrumental quartet from Belfast, tore the roof off of Santos Party House while playing in New York (09/30)  on their first full scale US tour after making a name for themselves gigging and recording in the UK.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are an American rock band signed to Matador Records originally from Washington , D.C. They have released six full-length studio albums , their most recent, Brutalist Bricks, released back in March 2010. The group’s music combines elements of punk rock, indie rock, traditional rock, and occasionally folk music and dub reggae.

Paul Weller was married for a second time last week at a low-key ceremony in Capri, Italy, reports the UK’s Sun newspaper.

The incredible success-story of Kings Of Leon’s fourth studio album ‘Only By The Night‘ has gained a new chapter today after it was declared as the biggest selling digital album in the UK.

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has revealed the Manchester band have enlisted the talents of a UK actor for a track set to feature on their upcoming new album, but has refused to reveal the identity of the star in question.

Start your week right here as Live4ever’s music collection offers you all the weekend chart news, updates of brand new tours recently announced and our pick of the week’s new tracks. You can also plan your next seven days with our UK Gig Guide which will show you where tickets are still available for some of the best shows currently going on across Britain.