Paul Ryder passed away hours before the band were due to play a festival Paul Ryder has been remembered as a “great friend and a great musician” following his death on Friday, aged 58. Ian Brown, from the Stone Roses, led tributes to Paul, who was a founding member of the Happy Mondays along with […]

4 years ago

Paul Ryder passed away hours before the band were due to play a festival Happy Mondays bassist Paul has died suddenly aged 58. The musician, and brother of Shaun Ryder, was found dead Friday just hours before the band were due to play at Kubix Festival in Sunderland. The circumstances surrounding Paul’s death are not […]

4 years ago

Episode 43 of Unfiltered with James O’Brien is live. Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder joins a starstruck James O’Brien for a rock ’n’ roll rollercoaster of an interview. We journey from Shaun’s early days in ‘monochrome’ Manchester, to the formation of the Mondays, the technicolour highs and explosive lows of band life, […]

8 years ago

Sorry, who commissioned this?

8 years ago

It’s twisting his melon, man

10 years ago