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 […]
The word renascent means to become active or popular again, to be reborn. Therefore, it works flawlessly as the title of The Durutti Column’s first album in 16 years, to be released this month. From their Factory Records origins all the way to influencing Harry Styles’ latest album, The Durutti Column are one of the […]

ALBUM REVIEW – DURUTTI COLUMN: RENASCENT

ALBUM REVIEW – HAPPY MONDAYS: THE FACTORY SINGLES

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 […]
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, […]

ALBUM REVIEW: HAPPY MONDAYS -THE EARLY EPS