Guardian Music — Richard Ashcroft's new album has a tracklist that's funnier than anything pop satirists could come up with. But which other running orders out-spoof the spoofs? Ten years ago, my colleague on the soon-to-be-defunct Select magazine, Steve Lowe, had a ... more info

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Guardian Music — (Fiction)If Detroit Social Club – from Tyneside, not Motor City – are a bit like Kasabian fronted by Richard Ashcroft, then Northern Man is their Bittersweet Symphony moment. Drenched in strings the size of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir, it's a gigantic... more info

Altsounds — It is with great pleasure that The Frontier Touring Company announce a series of headline performances by **Richard Ashcroft**, former front man of The Verve. He will be accompanied by his new band, **The United Nations of Sound**. Ashcroft pre... more info

Undercover, Australia — Richard Ashcroft and The Scissor Sisters have each announced headline tours in support of their Splendour in the Grass Apperance later this year. more info

ContactMusic — Richard Ashcroft's new band didn't know who we was until an hour before he met them.The former Verve frontman is launching a new hip-hop influenced project,... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Great review of the Royal Albert Hall show with some brilliant photos. Excellent coverage of Noels concerts. Includes a few brief interviews with fans.Also in this months issuePaul Weller interviewPaul McCartney interviewU2 dvd & new album reviewCour... more info

Guardian Music — Grizzly Bear, Patti Smith, and Laura Marling have been confirmed to headline the intimate Serpentine Sessions in (28, 29 Jun; 1 Jul, Hyde Park, W2, livenation.co.uk) …Marling has also been added to the bill of this year's Green Man Festival (20... more info