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How we made: Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce on the Smiths' first gig

4476 days ago
Guardian Music'Morrissey was yodelling with his legs in the air. There was shock in the front row'Andy Rourke, bassJohnny [Marr] and Morrissey had done a gig at the Ritz with Dale Hibbert on bass, and then Johnny asked me to join. I'd known him since I was 11, and... more info

TV review: Public Enemy – Prophets of Rage

4521 days ago
Guardian MusicA Public Enemy doco takes Sam Wollaston back to his days of fighting the powerThis – Public Enemy: Prophets of Rage (BBC4) – takes me back. To Brixton Academy, I'm not sure what year, 1989 maybe. On stage are these dudes dressed as soldiers: they... more info

Shaun Ryder – review

4539 days ago
Guardian MusicTokyo, LincolnAfter Happy Mondays and Black Grape "reunions" that lacked most of the personnel, the autobiography, and eating crocodile penis in the Celebrity jungle, you wonder what will constitute Shaun Ryder's next attempt to restore his former gl... more info

Mixtape Of The Week: Small Black Moon Killer

4544 days ago
StereogumRock bands with mixtapes: It’s almost too perfect of an idea, like rock bands with hypemen, and it’s amazing that it doesn’t happen more often. Actually, it pretty much never happens. Hypemen are rare, too, but there’s at least a historical p... more info

I'm In A Rock 'N' Roll Band - The Other One (Rockumentary)

4593 days ago
Totally Fuzzy BBC Series investigating what makes the perfect rock 'n' roll band. Meet the band's secret weapon: 'the other one'. They might play bass; maybe keyboards; sometimes it's not clear what they do at all. Underestimate them with... more info

Happy Mondays' Bez Missed Out On Date With Julia Roberts

4594 days ago
GigwiseShaun Ryder reveals... more info

Bez Missed Out on Julia Roberts Date

4594 days ago
Yahoo! Music UKXFM - Shaun Ryder has been telling Xfm how the Hollywood actress "made a beeline" for his former bandmate... more info

Shaun Ryder - Does Rock'n'Roll Kill Braincells?

4699 days ago
NME - The Bands BlogHappy Mondays and The Stone Roses famously both appeared on the same episode of Top Of The Pops in November 1989. Ian Brown didn’t bother to sing. What, according to a BBC engineer, was odd about Bez’s maracas? “Er….?” Wrong. Apparently the... more info

Happy Mondays - Bez Asks Top Politician To Help Clear His Name

4789 days ago
ContactMusicHappy Mondays star Bez has written an open letter to Britain's Home Secretary asking for help to land a U. S. work permit following his conviction for domestic violence, according to a U. K. report. The dancer/percussionist was found g... more info

Shaun William Ryder – review

4814 days ago
Guardian Music02 Academy BirminghamSomewhere along the line, Shaun "William" Ryder has acquired a middle name. Most artists try to get by with just the one when they become famous beyond their immediate constituency. Since his stint in the Celebrity jungle last ye... more info

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