Happy Mondays – The Factory Singles Review

Compilations like The Factory Singles aren’t meant to tell the whole story of anything: familiar rushes, quick hits, skippable stuff … More

Andy Bell – Pinball Wanderer review

Never an artist to let things drift, over the last decade Andy Bell has occupied himself with a number of … More

What became known as Madchester had a few antecedents, but musically if you want to go back, at least some … More

The recent closure of Oldham’s Coliseum Theatre after almost 140 years and the imminent opening of a second twenty thousand … More

Released : 1992 It was impossible to imagine at almost any point in the decade before that James would eventually … More

There’s a lot wrong with social media, which probably makes the good news stories all the more heartwarming. In the … More

Released : 1990 So, with the benefit of too much hindsight, what exactly was the Happy Mondays’ legacy? Well, unless … More

As comebacks go, to quote another band who also started out in the late 1980’s, Bradford’s has seemingly been forever … More

Released : 1991 The history of the indie-dance movement of the early 1990’s, like Britpop, has come to be written … More

Released : 1989 There are exceptions to every rule: Rather than buy into something they couldn’t own, The Stone Roses … More