Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mike Scott of The Waterboys - Getty In front of 1,400 people in the relatively modest environs of the Anvil in Basingstoke, The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the Waterboys’ Mike Scott put it in press materials, “The arc of his life was the story of our times. He was at the big bang of ...

The Waterboys have announced their new album, Life, Death And Dennis Hopper, which will be out April 4 via Sun Records. The 25-song double LP is entirely about the counterculture icon and acclaimed ...

One of my favorite lyrics of the past 40 or 50 years, a lyric you’ve likely never heard, a lyric I’ve never quite understood myself despite the fact that it goes into deep rotation in my skull every ...

The Waterboys will return in 2025 with a new album revolving around the life of legendary actor Dennis Hopper, with an impressive guest list — including Bruce Springsteen and Fiona Apple — helping the ...

The Waterboys have announced a fall North American tour in support of their upcoming album Life, Death & Dennis Hopper. Anna Tivel will be along as tour opener and things start September 4 in ...

A first advance track from Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, “Hopper’s on Top (Genius),” will debut this Friday, January 10. A companion music video will be released in conjunction with the song. The ...

When I first heard Arcade Fire, my first thought was, "Is this a new Waterboys song?" Not that I have anything against Arcade Fire, but their booming songs were essentially in line with Mike Scott of ...

A box set at last releases some of the huge tranche of songs the Waterboys recorded while holed up in Ireland making the Fisherman's Blues album. Singer Mike Scott recalls the spontaneous magic of ...

The British rockers are still going, and still terrific – and the modest-sized Anvil in Basingstoke suited them to a tee Neil McCormick has been chief music critic for the Telegraph since 1995. His ...