ContactMusic — Cult British band Happy Mondays are reforming their original line-up for a series of gigs this year 12 - the first time the founding members have toured together since they broke up in 1993 The Step On hitmakers disbanded 19 years ago as frontman Sha... more info

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Here Comes The Flood — Big Beat is releasing John Cale: Conflict & Catalysis: Productions & Arrangements 1966-2006 on February 27. as a producer, you've got to be a catalyst, an ally, a co-conspirator. sometimes you need to introduce conflict.' - john cale in his autobi... more info

ContactMusic — A representative for the Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has ruled out reunion talk following rumours the bands original line-up is making plans to tour in 2012 British newspaper The Sun reported the influential 1990s band was hoping to hit the ro... more info

ContactMusic — A gig by rocker Shaun Ryder has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances The former Happy Mondays frontman was scheduled to play at the Sub91 club in Leicester England on Wednesday 07Dec11 but organisers have pulled the show due to mystery rea.... more info

ContactMusic — Happy Mondays will reform next year Lead singer Shaun Ryder is spearheading plans to get the Step On group back together for a special documentary after he was approached by promoters keen for them to tour with The Stone Roses who reunited earlie... more info

ContactMusic — The original line-up of the Happy Mondays is set to reform for a huge tour according to a U K report The band was among the acts which emerged from the Manchester England music scene in the late 1980s but split in 1993 New reincarnations of the... more info

Guardian Music — Tokyo, 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

Stereogum — Rock 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

NME — Happy Mondays singer will start his quest in native Manchester more info