ALBUM REVIEW – HAPPY MONDAYS: THRILLS’N’PILLS AND BELLYACHES

Well, it’s safe to say the Mondays are back, and I don’t mean the depressing kind that makes you reluctant to get out of bed because the weekend is over. No, this is the genuine article, Happy Mondays have been touring recently, to much joy from the adoring (mainly middle aged) fans that have long […]
When you think of Happy Mondays, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Shaun Ryder’s Outrages swagger? Bez throwing shapes? Lots and lots of ecstasy? All of the above are appropriate responses to hearing the name of one of the funkiest, bounciest and hippest bands in late 80s Manchester. And the man who found […]

ALBUM REVIEW – HAPPY MONDAYS: THE FACTORY SINGLES

James

LIVE: JAMES / HAPPY MONDAYS – 03/12/2021

– Manchester Arena – James’ gig on Friday 3rd December 2021 at the AO arena in Manchester was phenomenal. There are very few words to describe it. A lot of people were drunk on alcohol and live music. Being my first gig after lockdown, I honestly cannot tell if my judgement was clouded or it […]
-ACADEMY, MANCHESTER- Happy Mondays played the Manchester Academy on Thursday evening. For me, the only thing that overshadowed their performance were the disabled facilities. The gig took place in Manchester Academy – a venue that is not altogether unfamiliar to a Happy Mondays gig, with them having played there on greatest hits tours for the […]

LIVE: HAPPY MONDAYS – 21/11/2019

ALBUM REVIEW: HAPPY MONDAYS -THE EARLY EPS

Originally released in the late 1980s, ‘The Early EPs’ include ‘Freaky Dancin’ and ‘The Egg’- both released from the Factory/London Records vault. In 2019, the songs may no longer be relevant in popular culture but the tracks are re-introduced to a new generation of people. Also with their ‘Greatest Hits’ tour happening as we speak, […]
-ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER- As chants of “Manchester lalala” echo round Manchester Academy, an ailing yet constantly gyrating 40-something-year-old man lets out a roar. “This is how we fucking do it Manchester!” Just like the prodigal son, the Happy Mondays are home, and they bring with them a back catalogue of floor fillers that can be […]

LIVE: HAPPY MONDAYS – 13/12/2017