Well, that bright spark is Blur bassist Alex James, who put together such a show, called, ahem, Britpop Classical, for his ...

The story of The Verve‘s 1997 single “Bitter Sweet Symphony” is maybe more fascinating than the song itself. The song was built around a sample of The Andrew Oldham Orchestra‘s loungey instrumental ...

The xx can pretty much do whatever these want these days and it’s gonna sound spectacular. Now the lead up to a long-rumored upcoming album from The xx has been bearing solo fruit too. From Jamie xx’s ...

The Verve is most known for “Bitter Sweet Symphony”, but two studio albums and a break-up preceded the timeless anthem. You’ll see below why the title of The Verve’s biggest hit in many ways sums up ...

The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft recreated the “Bittersweet Symphony” music video for a Sky Sports F1 promo. Ashcroft filmed the video a couple days before the British Grand Prix 2023, which took place ...

Cruel Intentions is a 1999 retelling of the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, set in the world of wealthy New York high schoolers. The cast included big names like Sarah Michelle Gellar, ...

Lauren Mayberry loves performing covers. On her last tour, the Chvrches singer tackled Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus,” the 1975’s “Paris,” Texas’ “Say What You Want,” amongst other tunes. On Tuesday ...

A new study has found that listening to our favorite music and the emotional responses it produces, particularly if it’s bittersweet, is more effective at reducing our perception of pain than ...

Richard Ashcroft returns with his first solo album of new material in seven years. 'Lovin’ You' may be his best post-Verve effort yet.

Classical music fans often care who’s conducting the orchestra. This is why Phoenix Symphony’s current season featured Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on baton for our national anthem ...