Brian Vander Ark crooned and wailed an anthem for a whole generation a little over a decade ago with the wonderfully heartrending and philosophical "The Freshman". Released in 1997, the song became ...

The Verve Pipe have released their brand new single "Forever Reaching". The song comes from the band's forthcoming album, "Threads", which will be hitting stores on November 5th. Frontman Brian Vander ...

If you remember the Michigan band The Verve Pipe – and their 1996 pop hit “The Freshmen” – but wonder what’s happened to them since, wonder no more. Not only do they return to The Ark on Friday, the ...

There are some new faces on the Kindie Rock circuit, and you know them. The Verve Pipe, which achieved fame in the '90s with its young-love-gone-horribly-wrong anthem "The Freshmen," has released a ...

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Brian Vander Ark, frontman for Michigan alt-rockers The Verve Pipe, described the group’s latest studio album, “Reconciled,” as a bit of a throwback to the sound that not only brought the band ...

Answers to readers' questions about the Simpson sisters and the Verve Pipe. By Billboard Staff A PUBLIC ‘I CARE’ Hi Keith, I was listening to Jessica Simpson’s new single “A Public Affair” on her Web ...

Going to a friend’s house for the first time is always strange. The things scattered around their house are familiar, but only in the context of your friend wearing or carrying them. Now they’re just ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Playing cramped, sweaty clubs and performing for college students at Ohio University and Kent State were formative years for indie ...

Red Wanting Blue, a stalwart indie band with fans in the Midwest and across the country, will headline June 27 at Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton. Brian Vander Ark, lead singer of The Verve Pipe, ...