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We fire some questions at Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder...

Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder dies, aged 58

Tributes are being paid across the music industry for the influential musician

Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder has died, aged 58. A statement shared by the band confirmed the musician died on Friday morning (15th July). No...

Shaun Ryder was also in the crowd

The Happy Mondays' famed percussionist and 'freaky dancer' Bez, AKA Mark Berry, has debuted on the ITV show 'Dancing On Ice', partnering with professional skater...

With contributions from Shaun Ryder, industry insiders and 'former gangsters'... 

Tricky has announced his autobiography, 'Hell Is Round the Corner', which will be published by Blink on 31st October. The title is taken from a...

The book is out on October 31st

Over the summer, trip-hop pioneer Tricky announced that he would be releasing an autobiography called 'Hell Is Round the Corner'.

He's now shared a...

Going Global - Global Gathering takes over the world

The first time British festival brand Global Gathering put on live acts for their two-day UK-based event, in 2005, they hired the Happy Mondays. “The...

Seeking 'groovers & movers'

Role-casters are looking for people aged between 18 to 30 to appear in a film about legendary Manchester institution, The Haçienda.

A casting agency in...

Jelani Blackman, AJ Tracey and Alicai Harley appear on the previously unheard material

Gorillaz have debuted three new songs during a free concert for NHS workers.   

The show took place at London's O2 Arena on 10th August...

The clubs that changed dance music forever<BR>

Mention the words 'Space', 'Bar Rumba' and 'Wednesday night' to any serious connoisseur of quality house and you can guarantee their eyes will...

The podcast will be available soon

The story of rave and ecstasy in the UK has been explored in a new BBC Podcast.

The podcast, entitled Ecstasy: The Battle of Rave...

Black and white photo of MAssive Attack's Daddy G

The original cut appeared on Perry's final studio album, released earlier this month

Massive Attack's Daddy G has teamed up with fellow Bristol-based project Robot Club to remix Lee "Scratch" Perry and Greentea Peng's collaborative track '100lbs'. Listen...

Gorillaz Tame Impala Bootie Brown

One of many guest appearances during the set, the track is already available to pre-save

Attendees at All Points East were given an unexpected bonus this weekend when Gorillaz were joined on stage by Tame Impala and Bootie Brown for...

‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’ header

Manchester's Happy Mondays drew influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound. Here, Ben Cardew explores the lasting legacy of their 1990 album, ‘Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches’, which dropped in the midst of the Baggy takeover, and defined an era

Baggy/Madchester (the terms are largely interchangeable) is one of the most globally under-appreciated musical genres to have ever emerged from the UK’s musical underground. And...

Black and white image of a graffiti'd wall that reads "Kitchen Top Floor"

In the midst of the ruinous Thatcher era, Manchester’s Hulme Crescents estate became a haven for squatters, anarchists and acid house ravers, who converged in the hedonistic flat-turned-studio and after-hours club, The Kitchen. Kemi Alemoru speaks to former residents, DJs and familiar guests from the Madchester scene about the lasting impact this space had on the city’s cultural landscape

Welcome to Hulme Crescents, Manchester, an inner-city public housing experiment that, in the ’80s, became an amphitheatre of chaos and creativity. In this estate, acid...

The parties not to miss at ADE 2014

Canals and weed is all you need. Throw in a jammed schedule of the sickest parties — excellently programmed and expertly produced — and you've...