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 spats, the results are unedifying – and sometimes downright ugly. But you often can't help rubbernecking to get as much of an eyeful as possible. So it was when Gary "Mani" Mounfield of Freebass went on Twitter to launch a vociferous attack on his ban...
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 scen... more info
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