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Music’s Most Unlikely Pairings

4890 days ago
NME - The Video BlogI’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only person that did a WTF double take on hearing the news that Lou Reed was teaming up with Metallica last month. Whether inspired or doomed or a mixture of the two it was definitely unforseen, and it got us thinking... more info

Has Manchester forgotten about its musical heritage?

4921 days ago
Guardian MusicThe city has an illustrious musical history - but how much do the current hot bands care? Not much, apparentlyHot, often half-naked new Manchester band Wu Lyf ruffled feathers recently when they told the Guardian that the city's illustrious musical h... more info

What I see in the mirror: Shaun Ryder

4923 days ago
Guardian Music'Maybe 20 years ago I was all right looking, but certainly not now'I see an old bastard. Over the past few years, I've started looking in mirrors and seeing my dad. I'll say, "Christ! That's not me. That's an old bloke!" I avoid mirrors and photogra... more info

The Hippy Mafia On Supporting Beady Eye In Toronto

4935 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comGaz from the Hippy Mafia who's band are supporting Beady Eye's in Canada, took time to answer a few questions ahead of tonight's gig.The Hippy Mafia is the collaboration of five individuals from five music genres hailing from Manchester UK and Ontari... more info

The Second Summer of Love

4940 days ago
Guardian Music1988-89: Number 17 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicConfusingly, the Second Summer of Love was really two summers. The first, 1988, was the warm-up as acid house graduated from hipster secret to the dominant sound of Br... more info

Shaun Ryder - Does Rock'n'Roll Kill Braincells?

4941 days ago
NME - The Bands BlogHappy 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

Madchester arrives on the nation's TV screens

4941 days ago
Guardian Music23 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

New band of the day – No 1,037: Wonderland

4949 days ago
Guardian MusicLouis Walsh's latest creation are the blandest committee-driven drivel we've heard in ages. Jedward are a joy in comparisonHometown: London.The lineup: Sharon Condon, Corrina Durran, Jodi Albert, Kasey Smith, Leigh Learmont.The background: We had thi... more info

Rock Family Trees - And God Created Manchester (BBC Rockumentary)

4952 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Series charting the musical and human dramas behind some of the best-known rock and pop groups in history. This programme looks at some of the best bands to come out of Manchester over the past 20 years. The stories of Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New ... more info

Shaun Ryder says Stone Roses Will Reform Because Ian Brown 'needs the money'.

4959 days ago
AltsoundsFormer 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

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