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Shaun Ryder's Biopic Still In Pipeline Despite Creative Dispute

Shaun Ryder's biopic is still in the works – but its makers need new backers.In 2019, it was revealed that 'Skins' actor Jack O'Connell, 33, was to star as the Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman,...

Rick Witter Wants To Sing For Other Bands

Rick Witter wants to be invited to record with another band following the success of Shed 7's new album.The 'Chasing Rainbows' hitmakers have achieved their first number one with their 30th anniversary LP 'A Matter...

Supergroup Mantra Of The Cosmos Share Latest Single

Supergroup Mantra of The Cosmos have released their new single, ‘X (Wot You Sayin?)’.The band - comprising Zak Starkey from The Who, Oasis bassist Andy Bell, Happy Mondays stars Shaun Ryder and Bez, and, more...

Shed Seven's First Album In 6 Years Features Pete Doherty And Happy Mondays Star Rowetta

Britpop rockers Shed Seven's first studio album in six years, ‘A Matter of Time’, features Pete Doherty and Rowetta from Happy Mondays.Ahead of the album's release on January 12, the band have shared the lead...

Joyce Sims Dies At 63

Joyce Sims has diedThe singer - who was best known for her 1987 single 'Come Into My Life' - has passed away at the age of 63, events organiser CJ Carlos has announced.He wrote on...

Shaun Ryder Announces First Solo Show In 11 Years

Shaun Ryder has announced his first solo show in 11 years.The Happy Mondays and Black Grape star will play a hometown charity gig at Manchester's Factory 251 on October 7, which will see the 'Step...

Happy Mondays Release Charity Ep In Memory Of Paul Ryder

Happy Mondays have released the charity EP 'Tart Tart' in memory of late bassist Paul Ryder.The 58-year-old musician - the younger brother of founding member Shaun Ryder, 59 - was found dead just before they...

Shaun Ryder Won't Retire While He's Still Fit Enough To Tour

Shaun Ryder has no plans to retire.Like his peers in The Rolling Stones and former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, who turns 80 in June, the Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman plans to continue touring...

Andrew Barker Of 808 State Fame Has Died Aged 53

Tributes continue to pour in for late 808 State star Andrew Barker, who has died aged 53.The influential Manchester electronic music group - who are credited with pioneering the acid house sound - announced the...

Lewis Capaldi And Lionel Richie To Headline 2022 Isle Of Wight Festival

Lewis Capaldi, Lionel Richie, Kasabian, Pete Tong & the Heritage Orchestra presents Ibiza Classics conducted by Jules Buckley and Muse will headline 2022's cinch presents the Isle of Wight Festival. The annual music extravaganza will...

Shaun Ryder Says Collaboration With Noel Gallagher Has Black Grape Vibe

Shaun Ryder's collaboration with Noel Gallagher sounds like "Black Grape mixed" with the former Oasis star's sound.The two rock legends teamed up during the COVID-19 lockdown to make music together and Shaun is delighted with...

Happy Mondays Star Bez Feared For His Life Amid Covid-19 Battle

Happy Mondays star Bez thought he was going to die amid his battle with COVID-19.The 56-year-old dancer felt like he had suffered a heart attack when he fell poorly with coronavirus last year, and he...

Happy Mondays' Bez Makes Vocal Debut On Trippy Doorly Track

Happy Mondays' Bez has made his vocal debut on ‘Flying Bus’, his collaboration with house producer and DJ Doorly.The 56-year-old dancer is best known for shaking his maracas on stage alongside Shaun Ryder and co,...

Shaun Ryder: I Couldn't Live A Rock 'N' Roll Life Now

Shaun Ryder says he'd "probably be locked up in a loony bin" if he was still living a wild rock 'n' roll lifestyle.The Happy Mondays singer was renowned for his hard partying lifestyle when the...

Shaun Ryder Teases All-star Solo Album

Shaun Ryder has hinted he’s got huge surprise guests on his new album.The Happy Mondays frontman used lockdown to finally complete work on ‘Visits From Future Technology’ – a record he started over a decade...

Shaun Ryder Says Drugs Have Given Him His Libido Back

Shaun Ryder thinks his medication has reignited his libido.The 58-year-old star believes he's currently taking more drugs than ever and according to his wife Joanne Ryder, it's helping to improve their love life.Shaun shared: "I’m...

'They Keep Appearing': Shaun Ryder Still Sees Aliens

Shaun Ryder is still "seeing aliens".The Happy Mondays and Black Grape star - whose 2013 series, 'Shaun Ryder On UFOs', saw him travel around the world in search of the truth about UFOs - has...

'I Had Hollywood And I Blew It': Shaun Ryder Could've Been A Big Movie Star

Shaun Ryder claims he could've been a household name in Hollywood.The Happy Mondays star appeared in 1998's 'The Avengers' as Donavan alongside the likes of Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman, but he screwed up his...

Donovan Recalls Wild Ecstasy Trip With Happy Mondays

Donovan took Ecstasy with the Happy Mondays.The 60s folk legend and his wife Linda were introduced to the drug by their former son-in-law Shaun Ryder - who was married to their daughter Orielle at the...

Shaun Ryder Offered Reality Show

Shaun Ryder insists he's too ''boring'' for a reality show.The Happy Mondays frontman claims he's been approached multiple times to have cameras put in his home but he doesn't think the nation would find his...

Shaun Ryder Claims Fans Try To Sell Him Drugs

Shaun Ryder has claimed fans try to sell him drugs all the time.The 57-year-old Happy Mondays and Black Grape star hasn't touched alcohol or drugs for more than a decade, but that hasn't stopped people...

Shaun Ryder Cycled To Sobriety

Shaun Ryder quit drugs by going cycling.The Black Grape and Happy Mondays frontman has previously spoken about his use of heroin and ecstacy and says it took mammoth 15-hour bike rides to curb his cravings...

Shaun Ryder Recording Secret Solo Album

The singer reformed his two ex-bands, Happy Mondays and Black Grape, for comeback tours of the U.K. earlier this year (15), following an announcement in 2012 that Happy Mondays were working on new...

Bez Selling Honey For Charity

The former Happy Mondays star, real name Mark Berry, launched a campaign to boost Britain's bee population in 2013 and installed hives in a rooftop garden in the centre of his hometown....

Shaun Ryder Spooked By Close Encounter After Ufo Tv Show

The Happy Mondays frontman travelled to Chile in 2012 to shoot a show about extraterrestrials, and shortly after returning to the U.K. he was stunned to see a mystery craft outside his home....

Shaun Ryder's Life-changing Trip

Shaun Ryder found recording in Panama ''life changing''. The 52-year-old singer was joined by his Happy Mondays bandmates to live with the Embera Drua tribe to record a single for new show 'Singing in the...

Happy Mondays Record First New Song In 20 Years

Happy Mondays have recorded their first song in 20 years with a rainforest tribe in Central America. While on a trip to Panama to film reality TV series 'Singing In The Rainforest', the 'Step On'...

Happy Mondays Sign Up For Reality Tv Show

The reformed hellraiser won a new army of fans when he appeared as a contestant on British survival show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2010. Now he is...

Bez Stung By Bees For Two Years

The Happy Mondays star, real name Mark Berry, started bee-keeping in 2013 in a bid to stop the dramatic decline in honeybee colonies and its potentially damaging effect on the environment. However,...

Shaun Ryder Takes Aim At Stephen Hawking Over Aliens

The British physicist stated in a 2010 documentary that it would be a disaster for Earth if extraterrestrials landed on the planet, and suggested experts should stop trying to find and communicate with...

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