Grape expectations

When Blur won four trophies at the BRIT Awards on 20 February 1995, the band changed forever. Britpop, or whatever you want to call that scene, had entered the mainstream. After the success of Parklif

Black And Blue UMC/POLYDOR

This month…

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has revealed he wants to be involved in a benefit gig to pay tribute to Stone Roses bass legend Gary “Mani” Mounfield. Mani, who died aged 63 on 20 November, left be

Squeeze ’s songwriting duo are back in harness, toting a rock opera they wrote in the ’70s with an all-new album to come. Given their near-constant strife, it’s a miracle. But as they insist, “the thing that always brings us together is the songs…”

Mike Patton and the Avett Brothers join forces to create a work of immense beauty.