RIP Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield
With the sad news of the passing of Gary ‘Mani’s Mounfield Gigslutz remembers his music. Sending condolences to his children and extended family T’Mill The Waterfront The Stone Roses Primal Scream The Stone Roses reunion
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NEWS: WORKING FOR THE ENEMY – Martyn Goodacre
WORKING FOR THE ENEMY by Martyn Goodacre. 200 pages, hardcover In 1989, Martyn Goodacre wrangled his way into the NME’s office and quickly received his first commissions: Emo Phillips, The Family Cat and Happy Mondays. These would be the first…
INTERVIEW: Forgotten 90’s indie band Joanna speak!
The news of lost tapes being found and long lost music being unearthed ready for release normally sends any music lover into the spin of excitement. Joanna were a four piece indie band formed in North West, England between 1989-1991,…
INTERVIEW: (David Owen) The Hollow Men V The Stone Roses
The Hollow Men V The Stone Roses Prelude : A very brief history. We came from Leeds. I (David Owen) was the singer and my best friend Choque was the guitarist – and we wrote pretty much all the songs….
REVIEW: Spike Island Unseen book
Prior to the weekend of May 26-27th 1990 Spike Island was a piece of waste ground in Widnes, nothing special or significant about the surroundings apart from a few trees surrounding a big open greenery space and some power station…
REVIEWS: Tailgunner Record Store Day double album
“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…
NEW BOOK: JUST FOR ONE HOUR John Kennedy
After begging for a job in the music industry, John Kennedy has spent more than 45 years in the music industry. His tales of stories and ‘pinch me’ moments are unleashed in this sensational new book – JUST FOR ONE…
NEW BOOK: Oasis: Feeling Supersonic
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…
BOOK REVIEW: Richard Bellia – An eye on music 1980-2016.
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…
NEWS: Birth of Stone Roses Fools Gold audio revealed!
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….