FEELING SUPERSONIC – FROM MADCHESTER TO BRITPOP ‘No one’s been brave enough to write the real story’ Noel Gallagher BY SIMON SPENCE (THE GODFATHER OF ROCK AND ROLL JOURNALISM) THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE STONE ROSES: WAR AND…
When 2 titans of Manchester’s music scene collide, you expect musical fireworks. Looking back on 3 of music’s big wig collaborations Blind Faith featuring Traffic’s Steve Winwood and Cream’s Eric Clapton lived up to the hype; New Order’s Bernard Sumner and The Smiths Johnny Marr brought…
Reports are coming out of Manchester that original Stone Roses bassist Pete Garner has tragically passed away due to cancer. Pete was there right from the beginnings of the The Stone Roses, seeing them morph from The Patrol and The…
The legendary Spike Island gathering held at Widnes, Cheshire on May 27th 1990 featuring a bevy of DJ’s in support of, at the time, world dominating headliners The Stone Roses, has been spoken of time and time again sometimes in…