Guardian Music — These Parisians are so in thrall to the sound of Madchester that they named themselves after the former Stone Roses frontmanHometown: Paris.The lineup: Sebi Browne (vocals) and Benjamin Browne (bass), joined by Denis Browne Jr, Hadrien Browne, and Ti... more info

The Telegraph — Ian Brown on his role at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. more info

Guardian Music — DJs' links will now count as tracks on Spotify, as the streaming service looks to evolveWith a breezy "Hello, Spotify people", Phill Jupitus added a new string to the streaming service's bow last week. Those were the opening words of the comedian/DJ'... more info

NME — Former Stone Roses man performs songs such as 'I Wanna Be Adored' and 'F.E.A.R' at the outdoor event more info

MTV.com News — Noel Gallagher, Daft Punk and actor Jay Baruchel also mingle with aliens for Adidas commercial.By Gil Kaufman Snoop Dogg launches the Adidas Originals X Star Wars Collection in New York City Photo: Neilson Barnard/ Getty Images The Mos Eis... more info

NME - The Video Blog — Who doesn't want to see Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, Franz Beckenbauer, DJ Neil Armstrong and David Beckham go sci-fi in a Star Wars spoof? Check out this Adidas Originals video for the World Cup. Fingers cro... more info

Altsounds — Manchester's summer will truly begin on Friday June 11th June when former Stone Roses front man Ian Brown takes to the stage for 15,000 adoring home fans on Manchester's renowned Platt Fields Park. The huge outdoor event will see some of Manches... more info

NME — Sporting legends also star in adidas’s reworking of the cantina scene more info

Guardian Music — Why Stone Roses frontman's mega-gig in Manchester's Platt Fields park was the final straw for anti-Manc cliche blog FUC51When people say "Manchester'", many immediately think of its musical legacy: a romantic, wistful notion of slate-grey skies pelti... more info

Pitchfork — The Star Wars cantina scene is sacred cinema, but Adidas went ahead and remade it for their current World Cup ad campaign, as Prefix points out. Seems mighty risky, but-- amazingly-- they pulled it off... with some help from Daft Punk. The new cut se... more info