NME - The Bands Blog — Budding bands, as you set off on the road to fame, let Shaun Ryder be your guide. He’s noshed the drugs, fought the bandmates, got fooked and been banned from TV, so you don’t have to… Given his star turn in the jungle, there is probably a pie... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker SHAUN RYDER has exploded the myth he once walked out on a multi-million dollar record deal to buy drugs - insisting the snub was deliberate.Ryder's band, Happy Mondays, fell apart shortly after record giant EMI withdrew the offer of a ... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker SHAUN RYDER is convinced he'll have to endure another stint on reality TV as he attempts to revive his music career - because "that's part of the game now".The Happy Mondays frontman entered the Australian jungle last month (Nov10) to spend th... more info

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Guardian Music — Fall frontman rejected invitation to replace John Lydon in third series of reality TV showMark E Smith turned down the opportunity to join Katie Price and Peter Andre in the jungle. The Fall frontman has revealed that he was invited to replace John L... more info

Guardian Music — The BBC could hold a Eurovision-style contest to decide the next unlikely Christmas No 1There's a problem with social media. You can only use it to do a good thing once, and then everybody's at it, cheapening the original idea. A case in point is th... more info

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Gigwise — They want to cover of The Pogues classic... more info