Sweeping The Nation (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Despite starting them with The Unutterable and Are You Missing Winner – albums with undeniably flashes of brilliance, yet hardly considered solid efforts even by the hardiest MES aficionados – the 2000s have seen the strongest rebirth(s) of the Fall and their most inspired music since forever. Still, even with a decade that saw him recording career-best Peel sessions (I’d argue),...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
TOM Hingley, former frontman of The Inspiral Carpets will be performing his vibrant solo material as well as Inspiral classics at the Masque next month.
The Work Clinic (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
When people talk of the Manchester scene, they tend to be thinking, with a nostalgic tear in their eye, of The Smiths, New Order, maybe even The Inspiral Carpets. Chances are they probably aren't thinking about HR. Or payroll, or...
Aversion Music (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
It took the Madchester scene's takeoff to bring Inspiral Carpets to the limelight, but once there, the band sure made good.
mancon news feed (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Extra performances for this cameo-packed show about the ne'er-do-wells of Victorian era Ancoats
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Following Peter Hook's recent media blitz, it's hard to look at Manchester as forward thinking. Do new acts stand a chance? Or shall we just keep on banging on about the bloody Hacienda? Peter Hook, as you might have heard, has written a book about the Hacienda . You might recognise the story from the film 24 Hour Party People ; at least two exhibitions at Manchester's Urbis; or any one of the hundreds...
Times Online - Guest contributors (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Even before Morrissey collapsed on stage there on Saturday, the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon had a claim on musical history. Looking at a flyer for Inspiral Carpets, for whom his brother Noel was a roadie, Liam Gallagher noticed the venue in the background: the Oasis. This odd coming together of the man who wondered whether nature would make a man of him yet and the man who pointed out that “toys,...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Liam Maher, vocalist for early '90s band Flowered Up , died Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the age of 41. Maher fronted the band, which earned notoriety during the baggy movement as the London equivalent to the northern "Madchester" dance-inspired rock outfits like the Happy Mondays , the Stone Roses and Inspiral Carpets. Although little information about the circumstances...
The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
KEXP counted down the top musical meccas of the world on Wednesday, and… surprise!… Seattle won in a landslide victory. Maybe it’s because we Seattleites are a people so proud of having released Jimi Hendrix, grunge music, and Kenny G onto the world, or maybe Seattle is just a truly melodic heaven on earth — [...]
Audio Journal (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Go to: My Other Blog / twitter.com/mjasmith I would describe my approach to music this past week as ‘restless’. I haven’t been able to listen to one band or style of music for very long, which has created a rather odd, disjointed play list for the week. I started the week listening to some ‘arty’ music, namely The Knee Plays by David Byrne , musical compositions –...
Life On My Planet. (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Ian Brown wouldn't stand a chance without The Stone Roses. Culture is built on shallow, forgettable, appearance, not substance, on youth, pliability, sellability, the market. Ian Brown is an artist, not a commodity to be sold like baked beans, and were it not for his past, he'd be unjustly ignored by a heathen music industry that can't see beyond its next balance sheet. His fans are invisible, but...
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Gig that rocked the Blue Plaques! Photo: Peter Hook Photo: John Robb, Shan, Andy Mclusky, Peter Hook. A host of names stepped out last week to celebrate the unveiling of blue plaques on two seminal recording studios in Rochdale ...
Cuckoo Design (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
On 23rd September 2009 myself, Steve and James had the pleasure of being present at the unveiling of UK Heritage Blue Plaques outside 2 buildings in Heywood and Rochdale. The 2 sites were former studios that produced many classic recordings over the years from acts such as Joy Division, New Order, Inspiral Carpets, The Stone [...]
THE VINYL VILLAIN (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
I surprised myself by finding out that I last did this feature in February . I guess therefore that I better explain it for any new readers.... The idea is to feature different songs but with the same title. So far the series has featured:- Part 1 - Careless by Bourgie Bourgie and Cinerma ; Disappointed by Electonic , Morrissey and P.I.L. Part 2 - These Days by Joy Division , Lloyd Cole & The Commotions...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
COULD this be the best bacon sandwich in Manchester?
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