Ongoing History Daily: The Verve had issues
When you look at their history, it’s no wonder that the Verve isn’t around anymore. First, there was singer Richard
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Richard Ashcroft
Random music news for Friday, September 10, 2021
Dogs really are a human’s best friend. Even more science on the subject has arrived. Pat the pup and then
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Random music news for Wednesday, September 2, 2020
If you miss live music, try Antyfest. It features audiences of ants–as in the insects–reacting to performances from eleven different
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So how did The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft get the rights of “Bittersweet Symphony” back from the Rolling Stones? This explains everything.
One of the great music rights issues of the last quarter-century was how The Verve lost “Bittersweet Symphony” to The
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The Verve gets the rights back to “Bittersweet Symphony”
It a stunning bit of generosity, the songwriting credits to (and thus all the money derived from) The Verve’s 1997
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Richard Ashcroft can be a difficult (or at least weird) interview. For proof, let’s go to the video.
I interviewed Richard Ashcroft exactly once back in 1993 when The Verve (they still had the “The” in their name
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Random music news for Friday, October 26, 2018
Here’s another great German word that has no English equivalent: kummerspeck. It literally means “grief bacon” and describes how you
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Last-second cancellation for Liam Gallagher/Richard Ashcroft show at CMW
Toronto fans who showed up at the Sony Centre to see Liam Gallagher play with Richard Ashcroft were greeted by
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I Like This: Richard Ashcroft
Mad Richard has released the second single from his upcoming solo album, These People. Nice, but damn, I miss Nick
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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 25 March 2016
Just because today is a holiday doesn’t mean there can’t be a Top 11 list of recommended songs. In fact,
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News from the World of Rock Star Real Estate Transactions
When The Verve finally hit it big in the late 90s, singer Richard Ashcroft took some of his money and
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