Happy Mondays are an alternative rock band formed in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK in 1985. The band is fronted by Shaun Ryder, who formed the band with his brother Paul Ryder, who played bass. The ...

Mantra of the Cosmos, aka the supergroup of Shaun Ryder and Bez of Happy Mondays/Black Grape, Andy Bell of Ride and Oasis, and drummer Zak Starkey (The Who), are back with their second single. “X (Wot ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Blending their love of funk, rock, psychedelia and house music with the sounds of the UK’s emerging rave scene, Happy Mondays became the pioneers of the ‘Madchester’ sound after signing to Tony Wilson ...

Shaun Ryder has been twistin' our melons with his music for 40 years. As one British music’s most unpredictable and enduring frontmen, he first exploded onto the scene in the late 1980s as the ...