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The Thaw Session: Music Industry Reacts
23/10/07 19:49
The
music industry has been reacting to the fact that
The Verve have made new music.
Adam Benzine of music industry bible Music Week said: "As one of the most important bands of the Britpop era, it's great to see The Verve joining the likes of The Charlatans, Radiohead, Prince and Travis exploring new business models, revenue streams and new ways of getting their music out to fans.
"As an early supporter of the group, the NME are a natural fit for a band like The Verve, and this copy protection-free download of a jam session is a great way of building excitement around their return. They'll no doubt benefit from increased exposure much as The White Stripes and Babyshambles have done with their covermounts.
"That said, I can't imagine the Wigan lads will be following in Radiohead's footsteps with an honesty box offering if they record a new album."
Adam Benzine of music industry bible Music Week said: "As one of the most important bands of the Britpop era, it's great to see The Verve joining the likes of The Charlatans, Radiohead, Prince and Travis exploring new business models, revenue streams and new ways of getting their music out to fans.
"As an early supporter of the group, the NME are a natural fit for a band like The Verve, and this copy protection-free download of a jam session is a great way of building excitement around their return. They'll no doubt benefit from increased exposure much as The White Stripes and Babyshambles have done with their covermounts.
"That said, I can't imagine the Wigan lads will be following in Radiohead's footsteps with an honesty box offering if they record a new album."
Verve Release New Music
22/10/07 17:04
The
Verve have added an extra date to their reunion
tour. The band will now play Nottingham Arena on
December 11, in addition to the rest of their
comeback shows.
Meanwhile, you can download the first 14 minutes of music The Verve made after deciding to reunite for free on NME.COM now.
Rather than kicking off their reformation with a band meeting, the Wigan legends met in a studio in Richmond and jammed out some musical ideas together.
The first fruits from that session can now be heard in the form of the 'The Thaw Session' - the title a reference to 'Deep Freeze', an experimental bonus track on the band's last album 'Urban Hymns' - a 14-minute track you can get for free.
To download a free version of the band's first new music in over ten years, simply head to NME.COM/verve, until October 28.
Meanwhile, you can download the first 14 minutes of music The Verve made after deciding to reunite for free on NME.COM now.
Rather than kicking off their reformation with a band meeting, the Wigan legends met in a studio in Richmond and jammed out some musical ideas together.
The first fruits from that session can now be heard in the form of the 'The Thaw Session' - the title a reference to 'Deep Freeze', an experimental bonus track on the band's last album 'Urban Hymns' - a 14-minute track you can get for free.
To download a free version of the band's first new music in over ten years, simply head to NME.COM/verve, until October 28.
Special Verve News On The Way
19/10/07 20:37
Nme.com
has some very special news about The Verve, which
will be announced on Monday (October 22) at noon
(BST).
Without giving too much away, they have said that they will be bringing information that all fans will want to know about, so make sure you're here at the start of next week to find out what's going on.
Without giving too much away, they have said that they will be bringing information that all fans will want to know about, so make sure you're here at the start of next week to find out what's going on.
Verve Break Silence About Inter-Band Fighting
04/10/07 17:21
The
Verve have revealed how they settled the
differences that split up the band after the
release of their classic album, 'Urban Hymns'.
Richard Ashcroft and his band members explain how they resolved their issues in the new issue of NME, on sale now.
"We had quite a lot of time being angry," guitarist Nick McCabe explained, talking about the fighting that split the band. "Then, once you've sort of resolved a lot of things in your own mind, you kind of realise that it wasn't such a big deal in the first place.
"Then you think, 'God, what went on there?' All the stuff that happened since is a bit of a nonsense, really."
"It's all bollocks really," frontman Richard Ashcroft went on to say. "We're not here to get on the fucking couch. We've got our lives, we've got kids, we've got our wives. There's a lot of sacrifice goes on making a record and we're prepared to do that."
Richard Ashcroft and his band members explain how they resolved their issues in the new issue of NME, on sale now.
"We had quite a lot of time being angry," guitarist Nick McCabe explained, talking about the fighting that split the band. "Then, once you've sort of resolved a lot of things in your own mind, you kind of realise that it wasn't such a big deal in the first place.
"Then you think, 'God, what went on there?' All the stuff that happened since is a bit of a nonsense, really."
"It's all bollocks really," frontman Richard Ashcroft went on to say. "We're not here to get on the fucking couch. We've got our lives, we've got kids, we've got our wives. There's a lot of sacrifice goes on making a record and we're prepared to do that."
Verve Announce New Tour Dates
02/10/07 17:12
The
Verve have announced a series of new dates after
their comeback shows sold out.
The band will now tour in December, with tickets going on sale on October 5 at 10am (BST).
The dates are:
London O2 Arena (December 13)
Glasgow SECC (15)
Belfast Odyssey Arena (17)
Manchester Central (20)
Plus, see this week's issue of NME for a exclusive comeback interview with the band - the first time they have spoken anywhere since reuniting.
The band will now tour in December, with tickets going on sale on October 5 at 10am (BST).
The dates are:
London O2 Arena (December 13)
Glasgow SECC (15)
Belfast Odyssey Arena (17)
Manchester Central (20)
Plus, see this week's issue of NME for a exclusive comeback interview with the band - the first time they have spoken anywhere since reuniting.
Verve Reunion - How It Happened
04/07/07 21:29
In
todays NME, The Verve manager Jazz Summers has
revealed why The Verve have got back together.
"We did keep it quite quiet." explained the band's manager Jazz Summers. A couple of moths ago, Richard Ashcroft had a conversation with me and said, "You know we made fantastic music. I think it would be fantastic if we got back together."
Despite their turbulent history - Ashcroft rang his former bandmates and suggested they reconvene.
"We didn't make any decision until they'd been in the studio and made some music, that's the reason for doing it." said Summers.
There have been suggestions that The Verve's return is all about generating large amounts of cash.
"I think The Sun said they'd been offered £20 million to get back together," laughed Summers. "if they want to pay us £20m to do a gig then maybe, but no, it was all about the music. They're all really excited about what happened in the studio."
Ashcroft and McCabe, along with original bassist Simon Jones and drummer Pete Salisbury will start work on an album in september.
"We did keep it quite quiet." explained the band's manager Jazz Summers. A couple of moths ago, Richard Ashcroft had a conversation with me and said, "You know we made fantastic music. I think it would be fantastic if we got back together."
Despite their turbulent history - Ashcroft rang his former bandmates and suggested they reconvene.
"We didn't make any decision until they'd been in the studio and made some music, that's the reason for doing it." said Summers.
There have been suggestions that The Verve's return is all about generating large amounts of cash.
"I think The Sun said they'd been offered £20 million to get back together," laughed Summers. "if they want to pay us £20m to do a gig then maybe, but no, it was all about the music. They're all really excited about what happened in the studio."
Ashcroft and McCabe, along with original bassist Simon Jones and drummer Pete Salisbury will start work on an album in september.
Bitter Sweet Victory
05/05/07 18:03
Bitter
Sweet Symphony has been voted the 18th greatest
indie athem ever by the readers of NME and the
listeners of XFM. The full
list, plus exclusive interviews with the acts
who've made it, features in this week's issue of
NME, which hits UK newsstands today (May
2)
Heres the top 10:
01. Oasis - Live Forever
02. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
03. Pulp - Common People
04. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
05. The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun
06. The Libertines - Time For Heroes
07. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
08. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
09. The Strokes - Last Nite
10. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Heres the top 10:
01. Oasis - Live Forever
02. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
03. Pulp - Common People
04. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
05. The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun
06. The Libertines - Time For Heroes
07. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
08. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
09. The Strokes - Last Nite
10. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor