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

The Vinyl Villain — ....you're a weirdo.And a song title that I always spell wrongly as it breaks the 'i before the e, except after c' rule that was drummed into me as a kid at primary school 40 years ago.The Charlatans, contrary to what many folk think, are not from Ma... more info

Altsounds — Dr Martens 50th Anniversary is now on release 8 of 10 contemporary re-workings of cult classics. This month The Ravonettes re-work The Stone Roses' 'I Wanna Be Adored', joining a calogue that includes remixes by Dam Funk, Buraka Som Sistema, The ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ice said... C. P. E. Bach : Sanguineus and Melancholicus - Florilegium - 1997. C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788) Sonatas 'Sanguineus and Melancholicus' Florilegium: Ashley Solomon : Flute Rachel Podger : Lucy Russell : Violins Daniel Yeadon : Cello Neal Pres d... more info

Stereogum — The Cass Bird & Molly Schiot-directed video for the Raveonettes’ cover of the Stone Roses’ 1989 debut opener “I Wanna Be Adored” starts with and returns to a pair of clunky green Doc Marten boots — a personal detail of the younger half of t... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about being caught in the sniper's crosshairs. This time we want songs that feature a set up and a punchlineIt's OK, you can put the gun down now. Unscrew the telescopic sight. Put your garrotte wire back with the cheese. Last week'... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Curve comprised of Toni Halliday and multi-instrumentalist Dean Garcia, and formed in Manchester in 1991. At a time when the Madchester sound (Happy Mondays/Stone Roses/James etc) was very much in full flow, Curve were something a bit different. The... more info

NME - The Video Blog — The Ukrainian born Lana Mir, a New York based singer-songwriter, has covered the Stone Roses track 'I Wanna Be Adored' - take a look at the video below and let us know what you think. How does it do compared to the original? 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

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — As predicted last month here on How-Do, Manchester City FC has binned its former supporters' magazine - named City Mag - and emerged with a new, bigger, bolder and more expensive title for the new season. The name, as previously intimated, has been c... more info