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The Fall by Bruce Crawford The album release was sparked after Marc Riley heard ‘one of the better sound-board recordings’ of The Fall via Twitter. The Fall have shared Rowche Rumble from the Live At St. Helens Technical College, ’81 album which Castle Face Records is releasing on vinyl on …

The Fall by Bruce Crawford Castle Face Records will give it an exclusive vinyl release on February 19th. A new live album from The Fall is coming out next month. Related news: The Magic Gang announce farewell tour of the UK The Killers to celebrate 20 years of Hot Fuss …

During the course of 2018, Live4ever’s News Round-Up has each week been bringing seven days of top news stories to our readers – here we look back at some of the biggest headlines in British music we featured between January and May. Related news: Noel Gallagher, The Streets, Snow Patrol …

Mark E Smith, whose acerbic tongue, total disdain for commercialism and above all talent for writing some of British music’s best post-punk alternative anthems made him a cult hero in the truest sense, has died at the age of 60. Related news:…

The Last Shadow Puppets at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl, July 2016. (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever Media) Still out touring their second album ‘Everything You’ve Come To Expect‘, The Last Shadow Puppets were at Lollapalooza recently, performing a gig which has now been shared in full on YouTube. Related news: The …

“Who decided it was time to start liking her again?” The Fall‘s Mark E Smith has been stirred back in to action by the Manchester Evening News, and in the firing line this time are Kate Bush, festivals and Metallica. Related news:…

‘The Remainderer EP‘ will become the latest release to arrive from the ever-prolific Fall when it hits the shelves on November 11th. Related news:…

The Fall deliver one of the Nineties’ last off-kilter guitar anthems in the form of ‘Touch Sensitive’, taken from 1999’s ‘The Marshall Suite’ Related news:…

The Fall‘s contribution to the Twilight movie franchise’s soundtrack was rejected – and according to the band’s frontman Mark E. Smith this is because the song in question was ‘too scary’. Related news:…

The Undertones and The Fall have been confirmed to perform at a special gig in memory of the late DJ John Peel, with proceeds going towards the the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts in Stowmarket. Related news:…

Mark E. Smith and his latest band of Fall members will tour the UK from the end of next month in support of their 29th studio album ‘Ersatz G.B.‘, which is due for release on November 14th. The band, which has been led by enigmatic frontman Mark E. Smith through…

May 20th-22nd saw the first Friends Of Mine Festival take place at the idyllic Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, showcasing a great line up of established acts such as Bad Lieutenant, the Buzzcocks and The Cribs alongside newly signed bands including Factory Floor and Where’s Strutter?. The  typical British weather, which even…

After receiving mixed reviews following their hastily arranged Glastonbury headline appearance this June, the animated band’s leader Damon Albarn has said he now finds portions of Gorillaz set ‘funny’. Related news: Review: U2 live at The Sphere, Las Vegas…

As thousands of festival-goers settle in for the start of Glastonbury’s 40th anniversary tomorrow, a clutch of this year’s performers have been speaking of their plans, with special guests promised for two of the acts. Related news:…

Cult Manchester group The Fall have confirmed the track listing of their new album, as well as announcing details of a UK & Ireland tour in the Spring. The band, which has been led by enigmatic frontman Mark E. Smith through many line-up changes since forming in 1976, will release…