ContactMusic — British rocker RICHARD ASHCROFT has confirmed his former band THE VERVE is over for good - because they could never top their previous achievements.The Bitter Sweet... more info

ContactMusic — Former THE VERVE rocker RICHARD ASHCROFT was struck down with pneumonia while recording his new band's first album.The star created the United Nations of Sound earlier... more info

Pitchfork — Artist: RPA & the United Nations of Sound Album: United Nations of Sound Release Date: July 19Label: Parlophone Tracklist: 01 Are You Ready 02 Born Again 03 America 04 This Thing Called Life 05 Beatitudes 06 Good Loving 07 How Deep Is Your Man 08 She... more info

Guardian Music — Academy, ManchesterRock singers don't come much more messianic than Richard Paul Ashcroft. Introduced by Chris Martin at Live 8 as "the best singer in the world", he has compared himself to Nostradamus, and he once told an interviewer he could fly. S... more info

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NME — Verve frontman brings new project to French capital more info

Guardian Music — The Hammond was designed as a low-budget organ for churches, but it was Smith who marked its place in jazz historyThe Hammond organ wasn't originally designed for jazz clubs, but for churches that couldn't afford a full-blown pipe organ. Unveiled in ... more info

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

Totally Fuzzy — lord jim said... fritz the cat-le film performance-mick jagger http://jimicaramail.blogspot.com JayJay said... # Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Manticore Vaults Volume One # Breathe : The Bluegrass Tribute to Dave Matthews # The Beach Boys - The Pet S... 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