Tag: Dave Smith
Idles in Brooklyn during their Joy As An Act Of Resistance world tour (Paul Bachmann / Live4ever)
During 2018, bravery has come in many forms.
Upon the centenary of the Armistice, it was there on the faces of those experiencing the horrors of the Western Front during World War One,…
Live4ever’s Best Of 2018 series starts today with our editor
Dave Smith picking out 20 of his favourite tracks from the hundreds to have been highlighted on these pages through reviews, Tracks Of The Week, Presents interviews and video features during the course of another hectic year.
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Following on from the Best Videos list picked by Live4ever’s
Paul Bachmann, our editor
Dave Smith continues the 2017 retrospective series with his picks of the tracks which have featured on Live4ever during the past twelve months.
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Having his cake and eating it – a good way to describe life in the Noel Gallagher world since he walked away from Oasis in 2009.
While his marooned bandmates drifted aimlessly in their peculiar Beady Eye lifeboat, Gallagher was quickly back on terra firma with a suitcase packed full…
‘Be Here Now’. Crikey where to start?
Well if you like it, many would attest, you’re musically illiterate. A pint of lager and a packet of crisps please. A Saturday night can only be called a good Saturday night if it’s been rounded off at 4am with a healthy dose…
Who?
The Bay Rays are Harry Nicoll (vocals/guitar), Anthus Davis (bass/backing vocals) and Maxwell Oakley (drums/backing vocals).
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Pennie Smith
Are some things better left alone? Maybe, but an insatiable curiosity for what might be possible can often trump one’s protection of a legacy.
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Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds @ Liverpool Echo Arena. April 2016. (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever Media)
It’s a distraction. The thought which occurs, as 13,000 pairs of arms rise to greet ‘Champagne Supernova’, that this is the first time the city of Leeds has been serenaded with this particular…
Hooton Tennis Club at SXSW 2016 (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media)
Bands crashing out of Merseyside? Hoping to win the hearts of the kids in America? It’ll never catch on.
“For the past six months I’ve just listened to The Beatles, like, all I’ve listened to. And I can’t…
Miles Kane and Alex Turner, The Last Shadow Puppets, in New York (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media)
Spray painted on the brick walls of British rock and roll are the names of some legendary partnerships.
John and Paul. Mick and Keith. Ray and Dave. Morrissey and Marr. Ian and…
It happens, of course, at this time every year: people start talking about The Pogues.
Around December 1st it’s back again; that measured lament of a piano riff. That grawling, inimitable vocal. That smoky, black and white video. That greatest festive song of all time. “It was Christmas Eve…
Right from the intriguing introduction of ‘My Boy William‘, it’s clear ‘Hope Is Just a State Of Mind‘ isn’t going to be an ordinary, run-of-the-mill affair.
Indeed, what entails is an album with a genuine capacity to affect its listener, even to change its listener. The delightful,…
Through the New Music Guide, reviews, Presents features, playlists and videos, it’s been another twelve months when Live4ever has showcased hundreds of breaking bands, artists and brand new songs on our pages.
Here, Live4ever editor
Dave Smith has been back through the extensive 2015 archives to pick out some of…
Who?
Maz: Main Vocal / Guitar
Sean: Main Vocal / Guitar
James: Backing vocal / Lead guitar
Nick: Bass
Col: Drums
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Noel Gallagher @ Webster Hall NYC (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever)
It’s funny to think, after all these years, that
Noel Gallagher is at the moment changing more profoundly than at any other time in his career.
While on second solo album ‘Chasing Yesterday‘ the change was hardly seismic, it…
Dry The River @ SXSW 2015 (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever)
Beauty can be found in the strangest of places.
Think about the South By Southwest Festival, for instance, and beauty might not be the first word that springs to mind. Think about the stifling heat, the sweaty bars, the…