JamBase — SUSAN TEDESCHI MAKES HER MOST PERSONAL ALBUM YET WITH HELP FROM: DEREK TRUCKS, TONY JOE WHITE, JOHN LEVENTHAL, GARY LOURIS, DOYLE BRAMHALL II & SONYA KITCHELL FORTHCOMING RELEASE BACK TO THE RIVER OUT OCTOBER 28 ON VERVE FORECAST Stream tracks fr... more info

Guardian Music — Ticketing websites have called on the government to crack down on rogue online operators after a spate of high-profile examples of consumers being ripped off. Andy Burnham, the culture secretary, is believed to be close to launching an industry consu... more info

Guardian Music — He made his name as the rasping-voiced lead singer of the Undertones. Now, 30 years after the release of 'Teenage Kicks', Feargal Sharkey is to spearhead a music revolution in British schools.Tomorrow Sharkey will be unveiled as the chief executive o... more info

Pop Matters — The Verve Rather Be [Video] Frightened Rabbit Old Old Fashioned (live) [MP3] Secret Machines Atomic Heels... more info

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

The Music Slut — Enjoy 'Rather Be' below. Download a classic Verve selection at bottom of post.MP3: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony more info

The Music Slut — Enjoy 'Rather Be' below. Download a classic Verve selection at bottom of post.MP3: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony more info

The Music Slut — Enjoy 'Rather Be' below. Download a classic Verve selection at bottom of post.MP3: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony more info

The Music Slut — Enjoy 'Rather Be' below. Download a classic Verve selection at bottom of post.MP3: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony more info

The Music Slut — Enjoy 'Rather Be' below. Download a classic Verve selection at bottom of post.MP3: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony more info