The bittersweet part of The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” remains how the Wigan band imploded following its blockbuster third album, Urban Hymns. Singer Richard Ashcroft and his group had recorded ...

It’s tough business leaving a great rock band. Going it alone. The unrelenting comparisons to the great work cast a giant shadow over solo efforts. Richard Ashcroft’s lone plight against the greatness ...

Richard Ashcroft is always dressed for the occasion. When he appears on my screen from his home in the U.K., he’s wearing a leather jacket with a sheen to it and the requisite shades covering a third ...

Former The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft has shared his first new single in seven years. “Lover” was co-produced by Ashcroft and Emre Ramazanoglu and incorporates elements of “Love and Affection” by ...

Richard Ashcroft, formerly of The Verve, has announced a new solo album, Lovin’ You. It features his recent single “Lover” and is due out October 3. He will be opening for Oasis during their massive ...

Former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft took to social media to respond to an Oasis fan who didn’t recognize his hit song “Bitter Sweet Symphony.” The initial incident unfolded Friday, July 4, in ...

Richard Ashcroft shoulders his way onto my computer screen like it’s another irritating obstacle on his cocksure swagger through life. “Who put a gun to your head to have to do this interview?” he ...