Photographer Richard Bellia was there when it mattered carrying his trusted camera to capture moments in music’s vast cannon of historical importance, some which now forms his own tapestry of work in Un œil sur la musique 1980-2016 i.e. An…
On the back of the sensational news of a new Spike Island film using unseen footage from the gig, there is yet more Roses news on the horizon. The Stone Roses were at the peak of their powers in 1989….
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…
Framed is a unique collection of photos (1988-1993) taken by Simon Taylor, a stalwart of the Manchester music scene, from the late 1980’s onwards. Amazing photos from some truly memorable gigs are intertwined with stories, insider tales and anecdotes from Simon…
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…
‘Karaoke!?’, ‘don’t waste your money?!’, ‘everyone walked out?!’, ‘the guys a fraud?!’ all these judgements and many many more have been made all over social media at the long awaited return to a live setting of The Stone Roses front…
On Friday 18 November, a very special fundraising Stone Roses event will take place at The Kimpton Clocktower Hotel Ballroom, Manchester. This is The One is curated by Stone Roses bassist and Manchester music legend Gary Mani Mounfield and his…
Whiteout were the band that co-headlined a tour with Oasis back in the early 1990’s, signed to The Stone Roses record label Silvertone and had some of the best tracks of the period. There have been years of fans crying…
The Hacienda, Madchester, Spike Island, Glasgow Green, ecstasy, Vespa scooters, The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays have all gone down in history as seminal, definitive, and esteemed phenomenon’s that had a defining impact on many boys/girls about town that…
In and around the northern quarters of Manchester have been many names associated with its cultural movements including Peter Hook, Mani, Tony Wilson, even John Cooper Clarke. Names that might not trip off the tongue as easily as the aforenoted…