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“He was a one-off… We will never see his like again”: Paul ‘Wags’ Wagstaff, guitarist for Happy Mondays, Black Grape and Paris Angels, has died aged 60

Wagstaff was a key figure in Manchester's thriving “Madchester” scene in the '80s and '90s

Guitar World

Bez reveals that Happy Mondays have a new album in the pipeline

Happy Mondays dancer Bez has revealed that the Madchester legends are working on their first new album for 18 years.

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Shaun Ryder hopes Zak Starkey makes full recovery from blood clot

Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder is hoping drummer Zak Starkey doesn't need his legs amputating after doctors found a blood clot.

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Mantra Of The Cosmos cancel Soho gig after Zak Starkey suffers blood clot

Noel Gallagher recently joined the band on a new track called Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous).

Evening Standard

Happy Mondays failed in US because audiences 'didn't get' Bez

Happy Mondays blame Bez for their lack of success in America as people in the US just "didn't get" the dancer.

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Confidence Man: 3AM (La La La) review – joyous escape into the gen X club era

The electro-pop band’s third album is a playful, energetic trip down memory lane, transporting us to Happy Mondays-era Hacienda, vintage New Order and the KLF

The Guardian - AU

A musical tour of Manchester: from the Hallé to the Happy Mondays

Every genre of music has made its mark on Manchester, including dialect ballads, classical, TV theme tunes and all the strands of post-punk. Welcome to the north-west sound

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"A national treasure? I'll take that over being called a smackhead, crackhead loser": Shaun Ryder on Black Grape, The Happy Mondays, Gogglebox and why it's great when you're straight, yeah

At 61, Shaun Ryder is still having more fun than anyone you know

Louder

"I got on really well with Lembit Opik, he’s as mad as Bez": Shaun Ryder looks back on his time in I'm A Celebrity...

The Happy Mondays man went into the jungle back in 2010, kickstarting a side-career in reality TV

Louder

"The festival spun out of control": when the Happy Mondays brought chaos to Glastonbury in 1990

The Madchester crew are the reason there is a giant fence around Worthy Farm these days

Louder

“I’d not played for 17 years. I put all my guitars in the loft and never touched them. I didn’t think I knew how to play anymore”: When Happy Mondays split, Mark Day gave up guitar – and was surprised to find he could still play when he returned

Happy Mondays were one of the architects of the Manchester scene that gave birth to Oasis. Armed with basic gear, most of which he can’t remember, their genre-splicing guitarist is finally proud of the influential music he helped create

Guitar World

Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder says male menopause left him ‘unable to speak’

The Step On singer has now turned to hormone replacement therapy which he hailed as life-saving after ‘trying every drug around’

Evening Standard

A beginner's guide to Factory Records in five essential albums

The story of the Manchester indie label that changed the world

Louder

Bez lucky to be alive after 'breaking bones' in 'really bad' motorbike crash - but says he won't stop riding

The Happy Mondays star suffered a near-death experience after he came off his motorbike in Spain

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Daily Mirror

Celebrity Gogglebox star 'lucky to be alive' after horrific motorbike crash

Happy Mondays and Celebrity Gogglebox star Bez has spoken about his near-death experience which happened just a number of months ago

Evening Standard

Members of The Who, Oasis, Happy Mondays and Ride join forces for new supergroup

Mantra Of The Cosmos’ first single, Gorilla Guerilla is out now

Chronicle Live

In Between Days festival cancelled two days before its debut in Newcastle's Times Square

Happy Mondays and Ian Brown had been set to headline the festival this bank holiday weekend with local favourites Liam Fender also on the bill but its organisers now apologise for its sudden cancellation saying 'we gave it our best shot'

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Shaun Ryder: When was the I’m a Celebrity South Africa contestant on the show before?

Music legend is back in the jungle along with other memorable stars from previous series

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The Independent UK

Shaun Ryder: When was the I’m a Celebrity South Africa contestant on the show before?

Music legend is back in the jungle along with other memorable stars from previous series

The Independent UK

Shaun Ryder: When was the I’m a Celebrity South Africa contestant on the show before?

Music legend is back in the jungle along with other memorable stars from previous series

Evening Standard

Who is Shaun Ryder? Singer joins new series of I’m a Celebrity

The contestant rose to fame as the lead singer of Happy Mondays and in the late Eighties and early Nineties was an important figure in the Manchester cultural scene

The Independent UK

Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder: When was the I’m a Celebrity South Africa contestant on the show before?

Music legend is back in the jungle along with other memorable stars from previous series

The Independent UK

Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder: When was the I’m a Celebrity South Africa contestant on the show before?

Music legend is back in the jungle along with other memorable stars from previous series

The Independent UK

Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder: Who is the I’m a Celebrity South Africa contestant?

Music legend will return to the jungle along with other memorable stars from previous series

Chronicle Live

New Newcastle music festival announced for Times Square with headliners including Happy Mondays and Ian Brown

New outdoor festival In Between Days will make its city centre debut over three days in May with a line-up also including Two Door Cinema Club, DMAs and The Wombats plus local favourites Andrew Cushin and Liam Fender

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