“I got kicked out of the band … fired by me best mate.” Noel Gallagher. Tailgunner were formed in 2000 with Mark Coyle on guitar/vocals, Paul Stacey on bass and a certain Noel Gallagher on drums. The project was the…
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…
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…
Someone once said 3 is the magic number. Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets and Stereo MC’s have been matched together perfectly just like ‘our Cilla once did on Blind Date, tonight’s romance is due flowers, chocolates and the finest dining at…
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…
Angela Smith is a journalist and international award winning TV producer, as well as the former wife of Paul Ryder, with who she has two children. The Paul Ryder Tapes podcast is being released weekly, but they’re also doing an…
After a 3 year absence the forever popular Splendour festival made a welcome return to the lavish lawns of Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, over the weekend of 23rd & 24th July. Following event cancellations due to the ongoing Covid restrictions the…
Splendour Festival Returns and adds a Second Day of Great Artists, Wollaton Park, Nottingham 23 – 24 July 2022 Splendour is bouncing back bigger and better than ever since its last outing three years ago with the news that it…
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…
The Madchester years were full of colour, vibrance and youthful energy. Being 15 in 1990 I was abit too young to enjoy gigs taking place in 1989, although I was an avid listener of the music but didn’t fully embrace…