Undercover, Australia — Gary “Mani” Mounfield will return to Primal Scream after the demise of the short-lived supergroup Freebass. more info

Stereogum — Not really, but it’s definitely the week for old(er) music dudes to be hurting folks’ feelings. This situation with Mani and Peter Hook’s a bit harsher than Lou Reed turning Susan Boyle into mush by telling her she couldn’t cover “Perfect D... more info

The Quietus — Mani accuses Peter Hook of living off Ian Curtis' "blood money", and tells The Quietus that Factory exploitation is "disgusting" more info

Guardian Music — Mani's Twitter rant against the former Joy Division and New Order bassist was a great bit of gossip. But it also reveals growing tensions within the Manchester music sceneWhen blokey bands descend from pronouncements of fraternal love into public spa... more info

ContactMusic — PRIMAL SCREAM bassist MANI has launched a bitter attack against fellow rocker PETER HOOK after declaring their supergroup FREEBASS have split - days before the release of... more info

NME — Bassist rants on Twitter as the group break up before album release more info

Gigwise — He slams Joy Division and New Order star... more info

NME — Freebass becomes two bass as founder moves to New York more info

Guardian Music — Former Smiths member leaves all-bass supergroup he founded with New Order's Peter Hook and the Stone Roses' ManiThe bad joke known as Freebass, the all-bass super-group, just got a little less funny, as former Smiths member Andy Rourke has left the b... more info

Guardian Music — A superstar film composer visits Showing Off HQWaiting for AR Rahman to arrive at Showing Off headquarters, I imagine some kind of powerful, glamorous giant will arrive, swathed in ego, surrounded by adoring entourage, encrusted in diamonds, trailing... more info