Coachella: The Verve Sound Like A Sonnet, Flash Impeccable Cheek Bones @ The Main Stage

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Marc Jacobs At Coachella
Published 4/26/2008 by spencer at goldenfiddle -
... Look, we’re really happy that he’s clean and sober and skinny and all, but he needs to stop messing around and concentrate on the fashion. ...

Coachella: Friday In Photos
Published 4/26/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... band has foisted upon them, they write great, simple, clean songs. There wasn't a muddle or a dud in the mix. The National brought the horns, Doveman , and the tight-ass Boxer songs ... "Mistaken For Strangers," "Brainy," "Baby, We'll Be Fine." Fittingly, the sun set during their performance, casting a softer light on their always elegant sounding pop. Berninger has reached a point where he can just pull back from the mic and look into the crowd and elicit a roar. He's the anti- Ashcroft , and it works. The Raconeturs sound more like a band than ever. Also, Jack White ...

New Verve Video - "Love Is Noise"
Published 7/9/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... it better now than when we heard it at Coachella, for what that's worth, and the video is another positive step in the band not-embarrassing themselves in releasing new material, which I always feel is a good but tough thing for bands to do when trying to recapture past glory. Pretty literal: The "soles of China" is paired with theatrics in China, the declaration of love's noisiness gets paired with lovers in noisy environs, but mostly you love it for the requisite tight shots of the angled face that (sorta) rocked Indio . Add that to " ...

New Verve Video - "Rather Be"
Published 10/22/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... 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 track finds Richard Ashcroft, his crucifix necklace, and his cheekbones wandering through a forest, closing his eyes, singing, and closing his eyes some more. ...