December 7th, 2011

Popular cheese maker and occasional Blur bass player Alex James has said he doesn’t believe his former band would achieve a record deal if they had emerged into today’s music scene.

Guns n Roses and the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been announced as the newest inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

The two US bands will be joined by The Beastie Boys at the ceremony, and the news is likely to intensify rumours that the classic Guns n Roses line-up – Axl Rose, Slash and all – could be ready to reunite on stage to celebrate the honour.

Brian May and Roger Taylor could be ready take the Queen banner out on the road again for a new tour with American Idol singer Adam Lambert, reports Billboard.

Out on Young and Lost Club records on 26th January 2012. Available on limited edition 7” and Itunes.

Classic opening track from the equally classic 1978 album ‘More Songs About Buildings and Food’

Made by Harry Wright and Felix Drake.

The first video from Cymbals Eat Guitars latest full length “Lenses Alien”. Directed by Adam Kurland.

‘Together’ — taken from the album Lupercalia and the forthcoming EP Brumalia.

Well, it’s that time of year again when we here at the Live4ever Ezine begin to trail back through 12 months worth of musical delights in a vain attempt to group our favourites of 2011 into some sort of coherent list we like to call Live4ever’s Essential Listening.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be presenting our most cherished gigs, tracks and albums of the year, in the hope that our highlights from 52 weeks worth of sonic adventure will inspire you to investigate our essential picks of 2011, as well as sharing your own favourites with us.

Check back next week for Live4ever’s Essential Listening 2011 – The Tracks, and when you’ve been through our stand-out gigs of the year, don’t forget to leave a comment below to tell the world of your memorable gig-going experiences of 2011.

Melvyn Benn, the organiser of the Reading / Leeds festivals, has ruled out an emotional return to the event for The Stone Roses next year, but has left the door open for the band to headline at a future date.