Guardian Music — Wigan's finest have called it a day yet again. What's the betting they'll be back with a new album in 2013?Cue the bittersweet symphony – for the third time, the Verve have broken up. Several months after guitarist Nick McCabe said the band we... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — There will be 'no refunds' declares Noel Gallagher as band suffer brief problemOasis suffered a short sound problem during their Wembley Stadium show in London last night (July 9) – but Noel Gallagher was quick to quash any refunds.The band su... more info

NME - Pinglewood — When it hit cinemas in 1948, Alfred Hitchcock claimed his film Rope was one long continuous take, but it wasn't really because Hitchcock was a big, fat liar. Since then there have been real one shot movies- Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark, Mike Figgi... more info

Guardian Music — As the credit crunch bites, rock stars are complaining the loudest about losses on album sales. But when the same artists earn a fortune from touring I start to lose sympathyMacca's down to his last £440m. Elton's out of pocket to the tune of a co... more info

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Stereogum — When we weighed in on the Verve's fourth album Forth we made note that "'Rather Be' doesn't do much to justify its existence, but its piano-lined gospel-tinged backup vocals have a certain appeal." Harsh? Maybe. The new video for the meandering tr... more info

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The Music Slut — The Verve - Love Is Noise (Remix)Visit The Verve on MySpace.Richard Ashcroft recently explained the comeback single.MP3: The Verve - Love Is Noise (Remix) [alt link] more info

Pitchfork — Over the weekend at Manchester, England's In the City event, a group of UK artists of note opened their pockets, saw a cartoon fly coming out, and decided to do something about it. Thus begat the Featured Artists Coalition, a new artist's advocacy gr... more info

The Lemur Blog — Click to enlarge the image provided and presented to you by Lemur Digital Arts & Crafts Inc. ©Now now. Let's not blame anyone for saying this and that. The Chemical Brothers are not planning to be producers for MGMT's far-way future second album. ... more info