Kendal Calling 2023: Day Three – Live Photo Review
Kendal Calling Festival (Day Three) (see also Day One and Day Two) Lowther Deer Park, Hackthorpe, Cumbria 29th July 2023 The weather just about held up for day three at Kendal Calling with bursts of...
View ArticleHappy Mondays’ Gaz Whelan – Interview With Nigel Carr
Happy Mondays' drummer and solo artist in his own right speaks with Nigel Carr in this revealing interview for Louder Than War! The post Happy Mondays’ Gaz Whelan – Interview With Nigel Carr appeared...
View ArticlePaul Ryder of The Happy Mondays Has Died
We are shocked and saddened to hear of the death of the Happy Mondays bass legend Paul Ryder who has died at the age of 58. Paul who was the brother of Shaun was responsible for the band’s brilliant...
View ArticleJames / Happy Mondays: AO Arena, Manchester – live review
James | Happy Mondays AO Arena Manchester 3rd December 2021 It doesn’t feel like almost 31 years (give or take 5 days) since James were playing to a packed-out GMEX full of baggily-dressed teens and...
View ArticleWATCH! Bez makes his vocal debut with Doorly on acid house tune ‘Flying Bus’
Manc legend and Happy Mondays dancing bear, Bez, has finally stepped up to the mic to make his vocal debut with ‘Flying Bus’ a collaboration with the internationally acclaimed house producer and DJ...
View Articlesomething to look forward to…’ James and Happy Mondays announce 2021 stadium...
Glimmers of hope... Once we get through this bleak mid winter the party will start... Manchester big guns James and Happy Mondays have teamed up to reprise their old tour billing for a celebration of...
View Article‘SHAUN AND BEZ: CALL THE COPS!!’ HAPPY MONDAYS BAND MEMBERS LAUNCH YOUTUBE...
Sundays will never be the same again - Shaun and Bez are launching their own YouTube channel!!! ‘Shaun & Bez: Call The Cops’ first episode will go live on Sunday 25TH October 2020 at 12 midday....
View ArticleWATCH THIS! Shaun Ryder on top form in new interview with John Robb
This interview sees Shaun Ryder on top form as he gives John Robb the lowdown on his lockdown life and what he's been up to. He talks about the early days of the Happy Mondays, Black Grape, the...
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Happy Mondays: Squirrel, Bummed, Pills, Yes – reviewed
Happy Mondays: Squirrel and G-Man / Bummed / Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches / …Yes Please London Records LP / CD / DL Out Now Acclaimed first four Happy Mondays studio albums get the remastered and...
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Happy Mondays: The Early EPs – review
Happy Mondays: The Early EPs London Records 4xLP / DL Available now Pulling together the first four EPs from seminal Manchester outfit Happy Mondays, ‘The Early EPs’ shows a band developing at an...
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Shaun Ryder – Interview – Black Grape & Leeds, Friday August 2nd
Shaun Ryder takes Black Grape to Leeds on the 2nd August. Nigel Carr catches up with the legendary frontman for a chat about the gig and life in general! Nigel Carr: You’re playing Leeds with Dodgy...
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Colin Gibbins: Factory Records Exhibition Struggle – interview
Manchester would not be the same City if it wasn’t for Factory Records and Tony Wilson. Spawning bands such as Joy Division, Happy Mondays and The Wendys, Colin Gibbins has been trying to get an...
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Sons Of The Descent: album review
Sons Of The Descent Lazy Glamour DL Out Now Following on from their Gideon Coe 6 music appearances, Edinburgh’s Sons Of The Descent have released via Brawsome Productions their brilliant debut album,...
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One Summer – Bigger Than The Stone Roses???
“One Summer – why aren’t they bigger than the Roses?” There have been many many bands who’ve held the title ‘should’ve been bigger’ and one of the great lost bands that should’ve certainly been bigger...
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The Train Set – interview
The Train Set are one of the truly great lost bands from the late 1980s. Having released stunning material and getting rave reviews in the weekly music papers of the time they suddenly went missing....
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The Wendys – From The Factory Four
Pic by Peter Walsh Jimmy Miller. Simple Minds. Seb Coe. Three people that unite but not exclusively define iconic early 90’s band The Wendys. The Wendys signed to Tony Wilson’s Factory Records in...
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Flowered Up – A Weekenders Tale
The outrageous, often wild and tragic story of Flowered Up, London’s answer to The Happy Mondays Talented, riotous and celebrated. That’s how I’d describe one of the standout bands from the early...
View ArticleYoga and the Arts: Why Are Artists Drawn To The Practice?
Since the dawn of time, artists have been inspired by the spiritual. From Da Vinci to Elvis, artists have been looking towards the heavens for answers and using religion as a pool to dip into when...
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The Space Monkeys: Gorilla, Manchester – live review
The Space Monkeys Gorilla, Manchester 14th May 2016 Middleton Alt Rock/Trip Hop five piece The Space Monkeys made a triumphant return to Manchester last night with a sold out performance at Gorilla....
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Happy Mondays: Cambridge – live review
Happy Mondays Corn Exchange, Cambridge Saturday 5th December 2015 It’s time for a reassessment of Happy Mondays. For far too long now Happy Mondays have been considered a mainstream, commercial...
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