Month: January 2016

Wondering if you’ve missed out on any of the week’s top news stories? Well wonder no longer – here Live4ever looks back on ten of the biggest headlines we featured during the last seven days in British music. Related news: Richard Ashcroft leads artists confirmed for Beautiful Days 2024…

This week’s New Music Guide highlights are Viola Beach. ‘Boys That Sing’ is Viola Beach’s second single and was aired at the Koko in London last night as part of the BBC Introducing and Club NME series. The band now embark on a UK tour supporting Blossoms which will begin…

The run of four studio albums in five years – starting with 2009’s ‘I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose‘ and ending with ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow‘ in 2014 – made them one of the most prolific British bands around. It also means the period of inactivity…

Steve Gullick Following their 2014 self-titled debut album and tours with Palma Violets, the Ming City Rockers return on March 25th with their second album ‘Lemon’. Related news:…

The National‘s frontman Matt Berninger has gone deeper into the band’s master plan for a new album. Related news:…

Sometimes the choices presented to people are not always as obvious as they seem. For Christoper Duncan, the reward of an unexpected Mercury Prize nomination for his diaphanous first album ‘Architect‘ was never likely to have been hijacking the industry’s glitterati; neither the record nor its affable creator are…

Coldplay (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media) Coldplay will be hopping back and forth to the States later this year for more tour dates which back last year’s ‘A Head Full Of Dreams‘ record. Related news: The Streets, Mahalia to play Skepta’s inaugural Big Smoke Festival Pixies, Modest Mouse announce …

Zackery Michael The Last Shadow Puppets have added more UK shows to their 2016 comeback. Related news: The Libertines preview All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade LP with Shiver…

A host of new acts have been added to this year’s Live At Leeds festival. Related news:…

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros are back with their new album ‘PersonA’. Related news:…

Radiohead have added yet another festival to their 2016 return to the live scene. Related news:…

Noel Gallagher (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media) Noel Gallagher has offered a glimpse inside his recording studio as he continues work on a third solo album. Related news: Noel Gallagher adds another March UK gig Noel Gallagher, Jamie T to headline Y Not Festival 2024 Noel Gallagher, The Streets, …

Having cancelled tour dates towards the end of last year citing ‘health issues’, Girl Band‘s hopes of a return to the road later this month have been dashed for the same reason. Related news:…

Iggy Pop has lined up some European tour dates with his new buddies Josh Homme and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders which will include a visit to London on May 13th. Related news:…

Bobby Gillespie, Primal Scream (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever Media) Noel Gallagher, Brett Anderson and Bobby Gillespie will present shows on Absolute Radio next month as part of the station’s Real Music Matters campaign. Related news: Noel Gallagher adds another March UK gig Noel Gallagher, Jamie T to headline …

Foals will take another step up the career ladder when they headline Reading/Leeds this summer. Related news:…