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In today’s Soundbites - our look back at the past week’s news, reviews, and tabloid gossip – Rod Stewart allows Mick Hucknall to infiltrate the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (to devastating results), deceased musicians create White Albums and go out on tour, John Lydon sides with the monarchy this time around, the latest Tellison track is reviewed and our pick of the week’s new videos is selected.

The decision to add a second weekend to this year’s Coachella Music Festival has turned Los Angeles into a virtual hotbed of artistic activity, as a good number of groups performing at the Goldenvoice juggernaut are killing time between desert sessions by setting up one-off shows in nightclubs throughout the city and its surrounding areas.

The end result is a weeklong mini-festival of its own kind, one more suited for those with shorter attention spans and longer fears of being trampled to death on a dirt-caked campground.

Southampton’s Band Of Skulls kicked off the week’s festivities Monday night with a headlining slot at the El Rey Theatre, displaying their usual mixed bag of blues rock bluster and pop-smart balladry. After playing their initial Coachella set just a day earlier, the trio still seemed alert enough to deliver an extended and more introspective version of what was unveiled Sunday evening.

Band of Skulls performs You’re Not Pretty, Live from Coachella, April 15, 2012.

Check out photos of our night with Band of Skulls at Music Hall of Williamsburg, NYC. Local Brooklyn indie rockers We Are Augustines are supporting the Southhampton trio on their current tour. Photos © Live4ever Media.

“Yeah that’s me believe it or not. This record really did let Emma and I explore what’s possible with our voices.”

When discussing ‘You’re Not Pretty But You Got It Goin’ On’, one of the many highlights to be found on ‘Sweet Sour’, Russell Marsden reflects on the more mature, layered sound which permeates Bands Of Skulls’ second album, released last February. Running throughout the record is the sense of a band exploring new corridors of their musical ability, and delighting in what is to be found.

With a strong response to second album ‘Sweet Sour‘ under their belts, Band Of Skulls flew into North America last month to launch an extensive series of dates Stateside. As their army of US fans continues to grow, the band made a return to the South By Southwest festival before embarking on their own headline shows with New York’s We Are Augustines.

Not long after the lights had died down following their Music Hall of  Williamsburg, NYC  gig on March 27th, Live4ever caught up with the band’s frontman Russell Marsden to discuss the SXSW return and the pride of touring some of the States’ most revered venues.

Don’t miss more photos from NYC in our Band Of Skulls Ablaze feature. Here, we present the interview in full.

Band of Skulls – Sweet Sour – David Letterman 3-30-12….As Seen On ©CBS, All Rights Reserved.

Rock trio Band Of Skulls could land a place inside the top 10 of the UK Album Chart this weekend, according to midweek figures released today.

The infamous term ‘sophomore slump’ is often seen as sort of an elephant in the room among certain music circles.

Whether you’re an out-of-nowhere act ascending with the wave of success that naturally comes with a blockbuster debut, or simply an up-and-coming group looking to build upon the buzz of a promising start, it’s difficult not to feel the extra burden of expectation the next time around, and yet it’s more difficult to admit that the burden is even there to be felt at all.

While it may be true that you never get a second chance to make a first impression, in the realm of rock n’ roll at least, sometimes it’s the first chance at a second impression that ends up being much more important.

The band’s first U.S. single and album title track “Sweet Sour”