Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, Happy Mondays released Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches. Step on. Read our Handshake Drugs Sound Check on the Mondays, David Bowie, Spacemen 3, Motörhead, Dr. Dre and 13th Floor Elevators: The post Happy Mondays Released “P... more info

Stereogum — Madchester, the glorious wave of rave-friendly rock bands that emerged from Manchester, England in the late ’80s and early ’90s, yielded heavily canonized artists like the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays. But there were lots of acts in that scen... more info

Stereogum — John Kongos is a fascinating figure, a South African figure who scored two major early-’70s UK hits with songs that still sound strange and futuristic. Kongos started making music with his band Johnny And The G-Men. He moved to the UK to keep hi... more info

Stereogum — In 2023, a bunch of UK rock luminaries launched a new supergroup called Mantra Of The Cosmos. The band brings Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder and Bez together with Ride guitarist Andy Bell and Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey. Until very recently, Sta... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 60th birthday Dr. Dre. Crack a bottle. Read our Handshake Drugs Sound Check on albums by Dr. Dre, David Bowie, Spacemen 3, Motörhead, the 13th Floor Elevators and the Happy Mondays: The post Happy 60th Birthday Dr. Dre appeared first on Magnet... more info

Stereogum — For the past three years, the Cruel World festival has been bringing the stars of ’80s goth, post-punk, and new wave to Southern California. The greater Los Angeles area has long been a stronghold for gloomy British rock, and the festival has be... more info

Stereogum — Get back on, get back on, get back on! My groovy train! The Farm are from Liverpool, not Manchester, but they still played a key role in the Madchester story of the late ’80s and early ’90s. The Farm figured out their dance-rock style around t... more info

Stereogum — Despite their name, the British group Stereo MC’s were never actually rappers. Instead, Stereo MC’s made a deeply hybridized form of club-pop in the late ’80s and early ’90s, and they found peers in the worlds of alt-rap and dance-rock. Th... more info

Stereogum — In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to The Number Ones, a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Silver" music video by DMA'SAdded: 24-10-2019Genre : Rock & AlternativeDescription : DMA'S - Silver (Official Video)Listen to Silver now: https://ift.tt/2BIOT7KDirector: Charlotte EvansProducers: Letisha Tate-Dunning & Charlotte EvansDirector of Pho... more info