NME - The Bands Blog — Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses famously both appeared on the same episode of Top Of The Pops in November 1989. Ian Brown didn’t bother to sing. What, according to a BBC engineer, was odd about Bez’s maracas?
“Er….?”
Wrong. Apparently the... more info
Guardian Music — 23 November 1989: Number 34 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe 80s looked destined to end in musical ignominy. The charts were dominated by the steely machinations of Stock, Aitken and Waterman and Jive Bunny's repeat... more info
ContactMusic — John Squire thinks bands such as Blur, Suede and Pulp reuniting is "tragic". The former Stone Roses guitarist - who has turned his back on music and now works an artist - denies his band will ever get back together, and thinks other groups from the 8... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis When you think Manchester, England you may think Stone Roses and The Smiths, but in the case of Mazes, it's more Sebadoh and Soul Asylum. Not unlike Yuck, this trio owe lots to '90s indie rock as... more info
Guardian Music — Barry Adamson played bass for post-punk pioneers Magazine before going on to write film scores for David Lynch. We salute an unsung Manc music legendWe can all reel off the obvious names – New Order, The Smiths, The Stone Roses – but one man rar... more info
Altsounds — Former Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has said he believes legendary Manchester group The Stones Roses will reform because their frontman Ian Brown needs the money.
In an interview with the Sun, Ryder, who plays a solo show at London's Proud... more info
ContactMusic — British rocker Shaun Ryder is convinced the Stone Roses are on the verge of signing a big money deal to seal their comeback. The Fools Gold hitmakers were said to be reforming earlier this year (11) amid claims frontman Ian Brown and guitarist Joh... more info
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