The Vinyl Villain — AND ON THE SIXTH DAY, GOD CREATED MANCHESTERIf there's a city outside Scotland whose impact is recurrently felt on The Vinyl Villain, it must be Manchester with its Magazine, Morrissey, New Order...I lived there as a student in the late 80s and early... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Nina Kolle) Angular indie pop from Manchester--home to some of the greatest rock acts of the last 35 years, including The Buzzcocks, The Fall, The Smiths, Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays and Stone Roses, and enjoying a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Psychedelic Furs were just in NYC last October to play Roseland Ballroom as part of their tour with the Happy Mondays (Islands played too). Videos from that show are posted below. At the end of May, the Furs will... more info

Guardian Music — The Coronet, LondonIt's 1.50am when Shaun Ryder mooches into the midst of Easter all-nighter Get Loaded in the Dark, but Manchester's notorious carouser is the picture of polite sobriety. "This is our first Black Grape gig for 13 years," he says. "So... more info

NME — Happy Mondays man also previews new solo material at the tiny club show more info

Guardian Music — (Soul Jazz)Growing up in 1970s Germany can't have been easy: your parents' generation were responsible for nazism. No surprise, then, that young musicians attempted to create music without a past, but they won't have expected their repetitive rhythms... more info

NME — Happy Mondays man set to play 'best of' set this Sunday (April 4) more info

ContactMusic — Shaun Ryder insists on having a "clean living" team with him on the road. The former Happy Mondays frontman - who was renowned in the late 80s and early 90s for... more info

Pitchfork — Gorillaz are currently treating hardcore devotees to an exclusive fan-only rehearsal tour around England. The core band includes Gorillaz mastermind Damon Albarn alongside reunited Clash members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. The current tour is in pre... more info

Gigwise — They join The Happy Mondays... more info