Neil Blank, originally from the UK shores but now residing stateside, has been releasing some astute electronic music for a number of years. Before the guise of Neil Blank he spent a period of time in the limelight playing with…
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…
Mulling over the last few months wacky races activities, Liam Gallagher and John Squire in their number 2 car has seen them zipping around with the rich and famous, every ant hill mob inching to get a glimpse of the…
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…
There have been many supergroups formed through the years of popular music, the latest incarnation features John Squire of The Stone Roses/Seahorses fame and Liam Gallagher of Oasis/Beady Eye fame, releasing music promising to be as good as The Beatles…
Collaborations don’t get much more biblical than this. Solo star, Oasis legend and force-of-nature Liam Gallagher has teamed up with John Squire, one of the most influential guitarists and songwriters of his generation via his time with The Stone Roses….
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…
Former drummer with 90’s super group The Seahorses, Andy Watts has been an active musician since his face and drumming style became familiar to many on the covers of the weekly music papers and TV appearances alongside former Stone Rose…