Guardian Music — Ian Brown and John Squire met at funeral of bassist's mother – and that's all, he saysIt was the reunion that a generation had hoped for, and for a short while it seemed that their prayers for a resurrection had been answered. But, after hours of f... more info

ContactMusic — Stone Roses bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield is furious at new reports the band is planning to reunite after meeting up at his mother's funeral, insisting his grief has been "hijacked". Gossips and music journalists were sent into a spin on... more info

The Quietus — Bassist dismisses rumour that band are reforming more info

ContactMusic — A representative for former Stone Roses bass player Gary 'Mani' Mounfield has shot down reports the cult British band is set to reform, insisting "It's not true. "The Fools Gold hitmakers were rumoured to be planning a comeback amid claims frontma... more info

NME — Bassist speaks out about tabloid speculation more info

Gigwise — As Mani says more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye, Primal Scream and Paul Weller helped raise over £150,000 at a London benefit show last night (April 3) for victims of the recent tsunami and earthquake in Japan.The gig at the O2 Brixton Academy, which was orchestrated by Liam Gallagher a... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - Mani is on holiday for tonight's charity show... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Kelly Jones has been added to the bill of the Japan Disaster Benefit show taking place this weekend at Brixton Academy. The Stereophonics frontman will be playing an acoustic set and joins Richard Ashcroft, Beady Eye, The Coral, Graham Coxon, Primal ... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — There are very few albums whose questionable reputation can be summed up by a zombie movie, but that's just one of The Stone Roses' 'Second Coming''s dubious distinctions. Faced with two flesh-eaters in their north London garden at the start of Shau... more info