Happy Mondays: Last News

Funerals are typically the only event where the guest of honour is unable to attend – but that’s all changed in new reality show Celebrity Send Off. In the three-part series, which will be available to stream on Channel 4, famous faces will plan their loved one’s funeral with help from Co-op Funeralcare experts. Celebrities, including Gogglebox couple Marcus Luther and Mica Ven and former athlete Kriss Akabusi and his daughter Shakira, will get the chance to see what could be in store for their send-offs once they’re gone.

Get ready for a fresh batch of celebs and some familiar faces to grace your screens on Celebrity Gogglebox.The star-studded version of the popular Channel 4 show is back for its sixth series on Friday night, 7 June, with some of the nation's most-loved personalities opening their homes to viewers and sharing their thoughts on the week's most buzzed-about TV moments. Fan favourites like Rylan Clark and his beloved mum Linda are back on the sofa for another round, as are Happy Mondays icons Shaun Ryder and Bez, but there will also be some new famous faces joining the line-up this time.

The music queen of Manchester Rowetta has annointed the "future Kings of Manchester" after seeing two up-and-coming-bands play in the city at the weekend.

it was announced that Jane’s Addiction would be headlining with a UK-exclusive festival performance.Other confirmed acts at the time included Future Islands, Amyl And The Sniffers, Sleaford Mods, Orbital, Dinosaur Jr, Bob Vylan, Wargasm, New Model Army, Gentleman’s Dub Club, Jane Weaver, Pip Blom, English Teacher, 808 State, Beans On Toast and Sonic Boom Six.Now, organisers have shared the full line-up for Bearded Theory 2024.

A family-friendly festival dedicated to the 90s is to be held in Bury featuring a range of popular tribute acts.

Happy Mondays‘ Shaun Ryder has made a guest appearance on a posthumous single, ‘Green Banana’ by Lee “Scratch” Perry.The upbeat new track is taken from the late dub legend’s forthcoming posthumous album ‘King Perry’, which will be released on February 2 via False Idols. It has been released alongside a remix by Bristol duo Dubkasm.It follows the previously released single ‘100lbs of Summer’ featuring Greentea Peng, which was also released alongside a remix by Tricky.The album was written, recorded, and produced by Perry together with producer Daniel Boyle before his death in August 2021 at the age of 85.Check out ‘Green Banana’ below:According to a statement, the new album was Perry’s idea to “do something new, something different but still with a dub framework”.The record, which will reportedly incorporate “synthwave, big beat, drum & bass and electronica”, will be a “kaleidoscopic and engaging melting pot of rhythms, melodies, and voices.” It also said that “Poignantly, closing track ‘Goodbye’ was Perry’s last ever recorded vocal performance.”In other news, Ryder’s biopic Twisting My Melon has been halted due to creative disputes.In 2013, ITV announced it was planning to serialise the Happy Mondays frontman’s autobiography Twisting My Melon. Eventually, Jack O’Connell (Skins) was announced as the lead actor in 2019.

Twisting My Melon has been halted due to creative disputes.In 2013, ITV announced it was planning to serialise the Happy Mondays frontman’s autobiography Twisting My Melon. Eventually, Jack O’Connell (Skins) was announced as the lead actor in 2019.The film is written by Matt Greenhalgh, who also wrote the script for the Ian Curtis biopic Control, John Lennon‘s origin story Nowhere Boy, and Amy Winehouse‘s Back to Black.Greenhalgh was set to direct the movie as well, however a creative disagreement with the film’s American funders has stalled progressed on the film. In the latest edition of Classic Pop (via Music News), Ryder said: “Matt Greenhalgh wrote the script and was gonna direct.“So we got the money, half-English, half-American and Matt fell out with the Americans.

Shaun Ryder has said that he would be dead now if he had become a successful Hollywood actor in the 1990s.The Happy Mondays frontman appeared in the 1998 spy comedy The Avengers, but in a new interview, Ryder has said that had he pursued acting further, he might not be here today.Speaking on The Chris Moyles Show, Ryder said: “Listen, it’s a good job I blew Hollywood, right, and I don’t mean it like that. It’s a good job I messed up.

Liam Gallagher has given his ruthless verdict on a resurfaced clip of his brother Noel playing a version of Gorillaz’ ‘Dare’ with Damon Albarn. The video was captured in December 2015 at a 60th birthday party for Paul Simonon, the bassist in The Clash, who is also part of the performance. Noel Gallagher is singing the vocal that was originally recorded by the Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder while playing guitar, and Albarn is singing his original melody line from the 2005 song, with Simonon on bass.

Shed Seven have shared their collaboration with Pete Doherty, ‘Throwaways’ from their new album ‘A Matter Of Time’.The track, which you can listen to below, sees The Libertines man share vocals with frontman Rick Witter.Speaking about how the collaboration came about, Witter recently told NME: “We played just before The Libertines on the main stage [at the Bingley Weekender in 2022] and while we were doing our set, I just looked at the side of the stage and discovered that Peter was stood there with my family watching the gig and he was singing every word.“So after we’d finished our gig, I went over and he was telling me that in the ’90s – pre-Libertines – he’d sit on his bed with his guitar and learn Shed Seven songs, which I thought was pretty cool. I just said, ‘Look we’ve got this song, we’ve got another couple of guests on our record, we might as well throw the boat out here, would you fancy jumping on?’ And he said, ‘I would absolutely love to’.”The song is the band’s sixth to be shared from their record after ‘Talk Of The Town’, ‘Starlings’, ‘Kissing California’, ‘F:K:H’ and ‘In Ecstasy‘ which features Happy Mondays singer Rowetta.Their new LP, which arrived last Friday (January 5), is currently on course to claim this week’s UK Number One album.It is ahead of this week’s chart topper – Lewis Capaldi‘s ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’ and the latest version of Busted‘s ‘Greatest Hits 2.0’, according to the Official Charts Company.Witter recently told NME: “I think it’s gonna be a big year for us, starting with the release of our brand new album in the first week of the 30th anniversary of our debut ‘Change Giver’.

Frank Sidebottom’s talk show. Check out the footage below.Soul, best known for playing Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson on Starsky & Hutch in the 1970s, died on Thursday (January 4), following what his wife Helen Snell described as a “valiant battle for life in the loving company of family”.He went on to have his own music career, with the UK Number One singles ‘Don’t Give Up on Us’ and ‘Silver Lady’, but it is a very different musical performance that has been doing the rounds on social media this weekend.Soul once appeared on Frank Sidebottom’s Proper Telly Show, a short-lived anarchic chat show that was broadcast on Channel M in Greater Manchester in 2006 and 2007.The show, hosted by the absurdist comedian Chris Sievey’s persona Frank Sidebottom, welcomed Soul as a guest on the December 1, 2006 episode, with the two of them ending the show by playing a seemingly impromptu version of The Fall’s 1987 single ‘Hit the North’.“He’s playing it, can you believe it!” Sidebottom says as Soul takes to the keyboard to open the track.

Liam Gallagher for the UK and Ireland shows of his upcoming ‘Definitely Maybe Tour’ have been confirmed.The Britpop icon is set to hit the road next June to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oasis‘ seminal debut album. Gallagher will play the record in full at the gigs, and has teased that he’ll also be dusting off some rare B-sides from that era.Now, it has been announced which artists will be joining him for the UK and Ireland dates of the upcoming tour – which will see the singer “go for it visually” and hold back from playing any solo material.Announced by music industry executive, record label owner and Oasis’ former manager John McGee on Instagram, the support for the UK and Ireland dates next June will come from indie bands Cast and The View.

Shed Seven have shared their latest single, ‘Talk Of The Town’ from their upcoming LP ‘A Matter Of Time‘.‘Talk Of The Town’ marks the fifth track to be released from the band’s forthcoming sixth LP which is set for release on January 5 and available for pre-order here. It follows ‘Starlings’, ‘Kissing California’, ‘F:K:H’ and ‘In Ecstasy‘ which features Happy Mondays singer Rowetta.The track discusses a relationship on which the two people that make up the couple are complete opposites.

More tributes have been shared after it was announced that Imelda Mounfield, the wife of Stone Roses’ bassist Mani, died at the age of 52 - including a heartfelt performance from one of the band's tribute acts.

Tributes have poured in for Imelda Mounfield, the wife of Stone Roses star Mani, following news she has passed away.

Music legends, including an X Factor icon, have led tributes to influential media director James Masters, who has died aged 50. James was the head of media for Manchester's iconic Hacienda and was behind media campaigns for the popular Hacienda Classical events and club nights. Joy Division and New Order star Peter Hook broke the news on his social media platforms on Thursday.

The teenage son of Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder suffered a bit of an awkward blunder as he appeared on hit show First Dates. While he didn't appear on the main show, Joe was seen looking for love on E4's Teen First Dates.

The UK’s first ever multi-charity pre-loved fashion store has opened its doors in Greater Manchester, and you can find a tonne of hidden gems inside including trendy Nike Air Max and a designer handbag from Balenciaga for just £10. Ahead of the pop-up shop’s first full day on Friday, today’s (Nov 2) special preview gave an insight for those eager to get their hands on the most stylish second-hand garments.

Blossoms’ lead singer Tom Ogden revealed that music legend Rick Astley spent the night at his house in Stockport. The Never Gonna Give You Up was visiting the band and ended up staying in Tom’s spare room.

Marks and Spencer have apologised for 'any unintentional hurt caused' by a now-deleted Instagram post shared as part of their Christmas campaign.

It's not every day you see Happy Mondays' star Bez whizzing down Oxford Road in a tuk-tuk.