Gigwise — Will not be joining band on tour... more info

ContactMusic — The Happy Mondays reunion tour wont feature dancer and percussionist Bez - because hes too old to hit the road The fun-loving star who became a cult icon in the U K s Madchester scene of the early 1990s has ruled himself out of the 2012 get togethe..... more info

NME - Radar — Here's the new single from Peace, 'Follow Baby'. A total statement of intent from the Birmingham fourpiece, it starts off like something from The Horrors' second LP and ends up paying homage to Happy Mondays. And it's released on April 23: C... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Former music mogul Alan McGee is adamant the only reason a resurgence of Britpop bands is proving popular is because "modern music is rubbish".At Tuesday's (21Feb12) Brit Awards, 1990s icons Blur and Noel Gallagher took to the stage to perform, while... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker Shaun Ryder was left crushed by his shambolic attempts to play saxophone with a jazz band after hitting a series of wrong notes during a live performance The Happy Mondays frontman was given just six lessons on his favourite instrument... more info

ContactMusic — Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder was left with an embarrassing nut-brown complexion after undergoing three spray tans in one morning The pale Brit wanted a radiant glow for an appearance on a Sky TV show so he urged his wife Joanne to use her self-bron... more info

ContactMusic — Reformed rock wildman Shaun Ryder learned how to play the saxophone for a new TV show - but he had to turn to a special needs teacher for help when dyslexia left him struggling to read the notes The Happy Mondays frontman was given just six weeks to ... more info

Guardian Music — I thought I'd had my fill of musical comebacks, but Dodgy's new album is a revelationSelf-evidently, there are all kinds of issues surrounding the modern mania for musical comebacks. Increasingly, browsing through the live ads at the back of rock mag... more info

ContactMusic — Recently-reformed British band the Happy Mondays have absolutely no plans to record a new album according to frontman Shaun Ryder The group disbanded 19 years ago after Ryders drug addiction spiralled out of control but last month Jan12 they announ..... more info

Gigwise — Band deny recent claims... more info