The complete original line-up will play anouther show at O2 Academy Brixton....
Guardian : Happy Mondays getting together for reunion tour. Tony Wilson still infinitely missed. Billboard : Lana Del Rey proves that all press can actually be good press with anticipated #2 album debut. LA Times : Soul Train creator Don Cornelius found dead in apparent suicide. PMA : Princeton is back with some new jams. Looking all mature and such. Hypebot : Spanish Prisoners using Kickstarter [...]
I've been thinking of putting together a guide of some sorts showing how I record vinyl, would that be something any of you might be interested in? I'm trying to figure out what to focus on. Should I talk about hardware, like what cartridge and turntable to get, or is that bit kind of played out? I feel like people with far more technical know-how than I have covered that topic to death. What about something about how to get the most out of the vinyl you got; a guide to recording beat-up and worn down records? Would anyone [...]

Como anticipamos hace un par de semanas, la reunión de los Happy Mondays ya es un hecho: la banda confirmó que realizará una pequeña gira durante el mes de mayo, en la cual visitaran las ciudades inglesas de Manchester, Londres, Newcastle y Birmingham, entre otras. Aunque la banda de Salford se había reformado en el pasado, esta será la primera vez que lo hará con su formación original, algo que no sucedía desde 1992. En diálogo con BBC , [...]
Según unas declaraciones exclusivas del vocalista Shaun Ryder para la BBC , Happy Mondays se reunirá con la formación original para salir de gira este año. Así, al cantante se unirán su hermano Paul (bajo), el guitarrista Mark Day, el teclista Paul Davis, el baterista Gary Whelan, Mark 'Bez' Berry (percusión) y Rowetta Satchell (coros). En 2004 la banda volvió y ofreció desde entonces algunos conciertos con distintas formaciones, pero la que se ha dado a conocer hoy es la primera vez que se produce desde 1992. Como casi siempre en estos casos, [...]

Pioneers of the "Madchester" scene Happy Mondays are set to tour the UK this summer with the original line up including former X-Factor contestant Rowetta Satchel, younger fans will also be more familiar with band members Shaun Ryder and Bez for their reality television exploits as opposed to their work in the iconic band having appeared in I'm a Celebrity and Big Brother respectively. The tour starts in May in Newcastle and incorporates Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and Sheffield as well as two nights at Brixton Academy, London. Support will come from Inspiral Carpets and full tour details are [...]
Los rumores sobre la reunión de los Happy Mondays que les comentamos hace algunos días han sido confirmados por la revista NME, asegurando que las fechas de la banda serán a lo largo del mes de mayo. Esta es la primera vez que Shaun Ryder, Bez, Gaz Whelan, Rowetta Morgan, Mark Day, Paul Davis y Paul Ryder tocarán juntos desde 1992. La última reunión fue en 2004, pero ni Mark, ni Rowetta, ni los Pauls habían estado en esas presentaciones.
I know, I know; we can hardly hear ourselves think above the noise of church bills ringing out for the reunion of The Happy Mondays. Well, not actual reunion; it's just the continuation of the second reunion, only now with the all-important original line-up of Bez, Shaun Ryder and... erm... you know, the other... two? Three? Was one of them called Spanky? There's something ironic in Rowetta making the announcement to the BBC that the original line-up of Mucka, Ducka, Trucka, Sucka and Bez; given that presumably she won't be involved. Had the band [...]

As I've said before, never really got why the Mondays were so well liked. Bummed really put me off. Consequently, never saw them live. To remedy that, here's a relatively rare live track recorded at the Brighton Top Rank, November 1989. Happy Mondays - Rave On (Live) This post introduces Kitten, not to be confused with Basement cat.

Madchester vuelve con todo. Ya les comentamos de la reunión de The Stone Roses . Parece que Happy Mondays hará lo suyo. Si bien Happy Mondays nunca dejó de existir oficialmente como banda tras su ruptura de 1992 -ya que todos estos años continuaron tocando con distintas formaciones-, esta vez los miembros originales volverán a juntarse este año. Como ya habíamos comentado , desde el año pasado existen estos rumores de [...]
Filed under: News MJ Kim/Getty Images After initial rumors were shot down, British rock band Happy Mondays have announced that they will indeed be reuniting their original lineup, according to a statement obtained by The Quietus . Their reunion will mark the first time brothers Shaun and Paul Ryder have played together since 2000. "The rumours are true," the statement said. "Happy Mondays, the seminal Manchester band who changed musical culture forever has [...]

En las últimas semanas se han escuchado rumores de que otro grupo de gigantes de la música tenía pensado reunirse para una serie de eventos en vivo en el 2012. Ahora podemos confirmar que, siguiendo el ejemplo de The Stone Roses, los Happy Mondays se reunirán con su alineación original para tocar en vivo. Se sabe que Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Gary Whelan, Bez y Rowetta Satchell, junto con los ex integrantes Mark Day y Paul Davis ya están agendando fechas para conciertos y festivales. Entre los promotores alrededor de Europa esto es lo que se [...]

A little bit late on this one, but thought I would share for those that are straggling.. I am constantly astounded at how few decent Cut Copy remixes there are out there. Everytime I listen to one of their albums, all I hear is non stop remix gold and I really think that only a couple of remixers have done these tracks justice. Andrew Weatherall is one such remixer with his recent take on epic 'Zonoscope' closer 'Sun God'. I wouldn't expect any less from such a [...]
Shaun Ryder's told Xfm The Happy Mondays COULD reunite with their original line-up next year....

"Hay mucho que esperar del año que viene" , dijo Shaun Ryder , frontman de The Happy Mondays , según un periodista del diario británico The Sun . Según Ryder , la mítica banda de Manchester podría juntarse el año que viene, con su formación original. "No voy a decir con qué miembros del line-up original hablé, pero hay mucho que esperar del año que viene" , dijo. Hace algunos días había circulado el rumor [...]

Unless you're getting excited about the X-Factor winner's inevitable Christmas release, or happy to step on the band-wagoning, anti-Cowell, counter-single, usually of something equally as pointless, then you can consider December something of graveyard when it comes to discovering new music. Now that the BBC Sound Of 2011 Poll has been announced, most record labels, PR firms, or self-promoting artists are now going to wait until the new year before pushing any serious, new contenders our way. It's understandable, as Christmas retail is for the mass market and the various commentators on music also need holidays too. It's [...]
Gordon Smart's story about a Happy Mondays reunion from breakfast time had wilted by lunch : The band's representative told NME that although singer Ryder and brother Paul were on better terms as reported, it was a "bit of a leap" to suggest Happy Mondays had anything planned for 2012. However, she refused to completely rule out the possibility of the band doing something together next year, in light of plans to re-release their classic album 'Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches'. Once again, Smart proves to be the man you can't trust. [...]
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Happy Monday. New shit from Term and Statik featuring Reks, fresh off the reels from a recording session in Sweden while out on tour. The new album 2012 drops at the beginning of next year, hopefully stocked full of tracks like this. [See post to listen to audio] DOWNLOAD : 1982 x Reks - Play Your Role
It's hard to get that excited about the fourth coming of The Happy Mondays , especially as there's a tawdry attempt to try and shoehorn it in onto The Stone Roses comeback, as Gordon explains: A source said: "After the success of The Stone Roses reunion, there's a real clamour to get the group back on the road and document it properly."[...] [T]his time they want to do it properly, with full tour dates and possible slots with The Stone Roses. You'll bet they want to sneak onto the Roses' dates, which will turn this latest reunion [...]

All the way to Portugal. We've already written about Mirror People , aka Portuguese producer Rui Maia, a couple of times. Now we have one more good reason to. Mirror People released today his debut 12" on Discotexas. The new track "Feel The Need", sung by Rowetta (of Happy Mondays fame), sounds so good that you feel the need to never leave the dancefloor. And like if this weren't enough, this track comes complete with remixes by Moullinex, Munk, Social Disco Club and Severino. It's really hard to pick one. Preview the full release [...]