Month: July 2011

U2 brought the curtain down on their massive 360 world tour last night (July 30th), having comfortably surpassed all previous records to become the owners of the highest grossing tour of all time. Back in April, U2 went past The Rolling Stones‘ Bigger Bang figures, and have now raked in…

Jared Followill, Kings Of Leon (Photo: Live4ever) Kings Of Leon bassist Jared Followill has hinted at internal friction within the band after the cancellation of shows in Dallas and Houston this weekend. Frontman Caleb Followill left the stage mid-set in Dallas last Friday (July 29th), blaming problems with his voice.…

Amy Winehouse‘s second, and ultimately final, studio album ‘Back To Black‘ has returned to the top of the UK Album chart this week following her tragic death recently. The late singer’s debut LP ‘Frank‘ has also climbed to #5, while a box-set of the two albums sits at #11. Elsewhere,…

The biggest hurdle most bands face in their careers is trying to better their debut album or at the very least match it. After all, you have a lifetime to write your first record but about six months to write the follow up – at least if you want to…

Arctic Monkeys could start a mega-money scrap for their services once current contractual commitments to Domino Records have been completed. The Sun newspaper claims the Sheffield band’s management are ready to listen to new offers from major labels following the completion of duties surrounding fourth studio album ‘Suck It and…

Kings Of Leon were forced to cancel a gig in Dallas last night (July 29th), after frontman Caleb Followill left the stage mid-set due to apparent problems with his voice. Not long into the show, Followill expressed his discomfort to the crowd, saying: “I’m trying my best to sing but…

Looking for some free new music to tide you over this weekend? Well you’re in the right place with the Live4ever Ezine‘s New Tunes guide. We’ve sorted through our packed inbox over the last seven days to offer up the best in mp3s, Soundcloud links and YouTube videos for…

Radiohead have released three new remixes off their lastest album “The King of Limbs” today. Issue Number 3 of our remix series can be purchased on the radiohead.com band website starting on Monday, August 1. Related news:…

Miles Kane has told Gigwise he and fellow Last Shadow Puppets bandmate Alex Turner have been discussing plans for a second album, despite the pair currently both being busy with their own parent projects. Miles Kane released his debut solo album ‘Colour Of The Trap‘ earlier this year, which was…

Morrissey made some mind boggling comments  during his performance in Warsaw on Sunday:

“We all live in a murderous world, as the events in Norway have shown, with 97 dead. Though that is nothing compared to what happens in McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Shit every day.”

The Smiths man  had…

After celebrating its tenth anniversary of championing the best in both established and undiscovered Northern Irish music in 2010, this year the Live4ever Ezine was ecstatic to return to the Eagle’s Rock summit for the leading independent festival in the land, Glasgowbury. It may not be anything to do with…

The Boxer Rebellion have unveiled details of a new US tour to begin this October, which the band have exclusively told the Live4ever Ezine will be ‘different, bigger and better’. From today (July 27th), fans will be able to pre-order tickets, and in doing so will be offered a very…

Pete and the Pirates have extended their recently announced UK tour and will now be embarking on a 33-date headline tour of Europe from September through to November. The tour follows the release of their new single, ‘Half Moon Street’ as a digital download single on August 29th.…

Noel Gallagher (Photo: Live4ever) Take That‘s Robbie Williams has said he would like to write songs with former Oasis leader Noel Gallagher, after posting the video for Noel’s debut solo single ‘The Death Of You and Me‘ on his blog. The video post came with the comment “I…

Pete Townshend has revealed he will re-join fellow surviving Who member Roger Daltrey on the road next year to perform their classic 1973 album ‘Quadrophenia‘. Questions had been raised as to whether Townshend would ever play live again when Roger Daltrey voiced his concerns regarding Townshend’s well documented problems with…

Acts including The Morning Benders and Peter, Bjorn and John have contributed tracks to a new covers album celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Strokes‘ landmark debut ‘Is This It?‘. The covers album has been compiled by Stereogum, and is available as a free download. The compilation also features…