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01.02.2010

AN OPEN APPEAL TO IAN BROWN To: Ian Brown, UK solo artist This is not a petition but an open appeal to Ian Brown to take a bold step towards mending the hurt between himself and John Squire. We love you both. Ian, we heard you say that John sent you an instrumental/backing track a couple of years ago and you even considered working it up for possible inclusion on your latest album ‘My Way’. As a fan of great music and of both yourself and John Squire and the two of you collectively in the days of The Stone Roses; we would love to hear a new collaboration and while we accept that a Stone Roses reformation is at best a long way off and even more realistically, highly unlikely, we would love to hear you work with John again by any means possible and would adore to be able to hear a first new song produced by you both since the Roses. You also said that you might reform the Roses for charity (but that you’d doubt that the others would do so on the same terms) but how about producing this one-time song and donating the proceeds to a charitable cause like the Haiti Disaster or Warchild or any charity that is close to your heart. I’m sure if the 1000s of fans out there bought a copy then it would make it an incredibly worthwhile effort. So how about it Ian? No Roses reunion, we’ve gotten the message that that’s not on your list of stuff to do before you hit 50; but how about a little time to produce an in-direct collaboration with a former band mate, former close friend and fellow legendary music maker to make 1000s of your fans beam the widest smiles and be able donate the proceeds to a worthwhile cause that will really make a big difference. We patiently and respectfully await your response with fingers crossed. Love and peace, Paul Stevens and The Undersigned. SIGN THE APPEAL!

27.01.2010

PRIMAL SCREAM & FREEBASS LPs Mani (pictured right recently with fellow ex-Stone Rose, John Squire) speaks out to the NME about his latest projects, calling 2010 "a writing year". Primal Scream Bassist Mani has revealed that the band have begun work on their next album. He explained that the group will be spending the rest of the year working on the follow-up to 2008's 'Beautiful Future'. "This year is a writing year and it's going well," Mani told NME.com: "We're trundling along. We've got some half ideas left over from the last album, so we'll bring them up and give them a kick around, we're into it." Freebass And since I sit here and realise that it is 4-5 years since I first covered a story on the illusive Freebass; you may be surprised to hear that work on their debut album has all but been completed. Mani also told the NME how they were putting the finishing touches to the album and that they were "99-per cent done". "We've got like one more week left and then we're going to draw a line under it," he explained. "You're never gonna be 100 per cent happy with anything you do, I never am and I never will be, so it'll be nice to finish things off and then get out and start playing the tunes." The as-yet-untitled album will be preceded by an EP 'When Two Worlds Collide', which will be released shortly. Visit NME.com for more details.

20.01.2010

SQUIRE UNVEILS NEW ART John Squire unveils a new series of work for 2010 on his website. There is a pattern-repetition print/burn process against a plain bold background theme to most of the collection. A lot of them are produced by scorching the canvas. To view all the new pieces and purchase art, visit www.johnsquire.com.

06.01.2010

PRE-SHINING SQUIRE JAMS Long have they been rumoured to exist and I for one have been trying to sneak even a clip of anything since reading of John's (then) new band after the demise of The Seahorses in 1999. The press coverage started in early 1999 with John appearing in an interview with Select Magazine, talking about The Seahorses (ultimately unreleased) 2nd album 'Minus Blue' (which I am guessing that most have heard now since the unmastered tracks were leaked long ago). Shortly after though in last February 1999, the NME publish the split of The Seahorses citing musical differences. But in April 1999 John published a 'Singer required for John Squire's Skunk Works Project' advert in Melody Maker's classified section. It was later revealed that the collective were: John Squire, Mark Heaney (latter day Seahorses drummer), Si Jones (Bass, Verve) and Duncan Baxter (Vocals). It was also rumoured that the band was to be called 'Reluctance' but this was not confirmed by the band but it was the only suggested band name (other than Skunk Works) that I can recall. It was also rumoured that a lot of the 2nd Seahorses album tracks penned by Squire (which all the ones that surfaced were) were to feature on their debut album (though this was not confirmed either). Unfortunately the collective did not work out and John went on to write his debut solo album 'Time Changes Everything' while the others went on to form The Shining and coincidentally released their solo album 'True Skies' on the same release date as John's - 16th September 2002. Well rumours that any recordings existed have spurred me on and I've tried many times over the last 7 years or so to probe deeper whenever possible. Well thankfully (if you've been on the forum) you would've been treated to a few tracks already; 'Money In The Meter' appeared online last year and even a track with vocals 'Carpet'. It is my pleasure now to share a full 6 tracks with you (these include 'Money In The Meter' and 'Carpet' - but sourced direct from CD). Three tracks are initial Jams made by Squire/Heaney/Jones which are entitled 'Funky Jam', 'Long Jam' and 'Money In The Meter' the other three are more completed songs from the Backridge Farm Sessions featuring Duncan Baxter on vocals; 'Carpet', 'What You Are Waiting For' and 'I Want You'. The most exciting discovery for me is 'I Want You' which is a mixture of the Squire solo track 'Strange Feeling' (that appeared on TCE) and the 2nd Seahorses album track 'I Want You' with vocals provided by Duncan... It has the music of 'Strange Feeling' (the intro's pretty much there note for note) and words and melody to 'I Want You'. It is the earliest recording of a John Squire solo track I've heard and also confirms the rumours that some of the 2nd Seahorses album tracks were destined for release under this new band. To access these tracks all you have to do is register for the forum and then post in the "Say Hello..." thread and a new board will be available to you. This will not be instant as I validate new sign-ups myself (to reduce spam) but usually within 12 hours.

01.09.2009

THE DEFINITIVE STONE ROSES DISCOGRAPHY I've just completed yet another batch of additions to The Definitive Stone Roses Discography, adding over 45 new items/pages. Firstly I've added full pages for all the latest Stone Roses releases including the 7" singles & Boxset and promos, all the 20th Anniversary releases including an in depth look at the big one, The Collectors Edition. I've also added the So Young 12" Promo (in Cartel sleeve), The UK Singles On Silvertone Label (GER CD, 1990), Standing Here (US Promo) One Love/I Wanna Be Adored/I Am The Resurrection/Love Spreads (various releases), Love Spreads (Green Mexico Promo), Fools Gold '95 (UK CD), Begging You (UK CD, UK Promo & Aus CD), Crimson Tonight (Aus CD, Jap CD) and many, many more. For a full list of the new stuff, check out the Last Updated page (found at the bottom of the TDSRD homepage). Enjoy, right I'm off to get married in a few weeks, wish me luck! Hoping to give myself some more time off from the site now that the 20th Anniversary is all wrapped up. Catch ya soon x. Visit The Definitive Stone Roses Discography for all new additions.

20.08.2009

THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY UK TOP 5 'The Stone Roses' 20th Anniversary Edition entered the UK Top 40 albums at the number 5 spot last week, bettering the former re-issue entries by 4 places and giving the debut album its highest placing to date. Formats: Collectors Edition £79.98 Amazon (3CD, 3LP, DVD, Lemon-shaped 2GB USB & Memorabilia) A super deluxe 12" album folder, slipcased with embossing and gold foil Legacy Edition £24.98 Amazon (2CD+DVD) Disc One - Album, Disc Two - Lost Demos, Disc Three - Blackpool Live DVD Special Edition £8.98 Amazon Standard UK Tracklisting (Bonus track 12. Fools Gold 9.53) Vinyl Edition £21.98 Amazon Gatefold Vinyl UK w/Pearl Bastard 7"

17.08.2009

MARK HEANEY 'DRUM ROOM' Mark Heaney was the latter-day Seahorses drummer, the final replacement after the band worked with a string of drummers after parting company with original drummer Andy Watts in summer 1997. He provided drums on 'You Can To Talk Me' and the abortive 2nd album recording session tracks that have since surfaced. He also 'jammed' with John Squire and Simon Jones in the collective that was ultimately to split, with John Squire going solo and the others going on to form The Shining (both their and John's albums actually ended up with the same release date). A couple of these lost jams have since appeared on various myspace pages, etc. one entitled 'Money In The Meter' and the other 'Carpet' (with the addition of vocals by Shining frontman Duncan Baxter). Mark also currently drums as part of Gang Of Four. Mark Heaney has now put together his first solo album, entitled 'Drum Room' it is an incredible eclectic mix of drumming on a backdrop of beautiful and dark melodies on this first offering from this drumming virtuoso. The tracklisting is as follows: Mark Heaney 'Drum Room', 2009 01. Electric Loop 02. Justice 03. Istanbul 04. Jazz 85 05. Tone 06. Get Around Them 07. Megera 08. Flying Kick 09. Succubus 10. Sacrifice 'Electric Loop' is a great opener, straight to the point and at 2:45 it's just long enough to grab your attention while second track 'Justice' is a much darker track with an atmospheric backdrop and voice clip samples; it reminds me a little of the experimental Seahorses b-side track '3 Wide' in places and 'Jazz 85' is a 12-minute long track with funky guitars and gritty basslines throughout. If you've heard the two pre-Shining jams that escaped and can think back to John Squire's 2006 experimental instrumentals then upon listening to this album you might be tempted to imagine what a modern jam session between the two might churn up. Standout tracks are 'Justice' and the down'n'dirty 'Megera'. Official information: "This first solo recording by Drummer Mark Heaney is a low fi affair recorded at Pulse Studios in East London which involved Mark setting up a couple of room mics, pressing record and playing. Mark was responsible for all loops, programming, percussion, keyboards and production. This album showcases Mark's incredible creativity on the drumkit complimented by a backdrop of ambient loops and soundscapes." 'Drum Room' is available now on iTunes (£7.99) and CDBaby (£6.20). or visit Mark's official myspace page to listen to some samples and view videos.

15.08.2009

IAN BROWN 'STELLIFY' EP The first Ian Brown album tracks are available in the form of a 4 track download EP available on itunes. The full 'tracklisting' is as follows: 'Stellify', 'Crowning Of The Poor', 'For The Glory' and 'Marathan Man'. All four tracks are taken from Ian Brown's forthcoming album 'My Way' out 28th September. The two standout tracks are, of course lead track 'Stellify' which is a fresh-breath of trademark Brownie pop and 'For The Glory' which is touching look back at the Roses: "and when the bombs began to fall I didn't do it for the Roses/As I was striding 10 feet tall/Well that's another story/For the glory."; a first for Ian - 2009 and the 20th anniversary seems to have made him nostaglic of the good times. These two tracks along with 'Just Like Me' that featured on the Japanese Adidas compilation 'One By One' (which is also to feature on the album) are the three best songs I've heard from Ian in 8 years. I was previously grateful to hear that he was once again to work with Golden Greats/Music Of The Spheres collaborator Dave McCracken and as an Ian Brown fan I'm thrilled by the results so far. Download the Stellify EP from iTunes now.

07.08.2009

'PEARL BASTARD' I finally got to hear the full version of 'Pearl Bastard' today as the Gatefold Vinyl arrived with its White Label 7" of the track. On the first couple of listens it's sounding like a cross between 'Sugar Spun Sister' and another previously unreleased (and as far as we know, unrecorded) lost Roses track 'Your Time Will Come'; which the Roses performed live in '87 but obviously dropped before the album demo recordings. With the quality of the track, both recording (for a track lost for over 20 years) and performance, it's surprising why this hasn't escaped before on any one of the many re-releases since the album's 1989 original release. Seeing the track on 7" makes me think that if Sony had of wanted a Stone Roses number one, they would've stood a much better chance if they'd released Pearl Bastard (as something new to the listener) on CD/7", it still probably wouldn't have made the top spot but I'm sure it would have made more of a dent than Fools Gold did - entering the UK Top 100 at #95 (according to theofficialcharts.com). The only thing that would've made this 7" any better (for me) is if it has been backed with a remastered version of 'The Sun Still Shines' demo (which is another great unreleased track). The 7" of 'Pearl Bastard' comes with the Vinyl Edition £21.98 Amazon

07.08.2009

THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS The four 20th Anniversary Editions are finally released this Monday (10th August) and are all available to order online. I've already seen a couple of formats which look very nice (I can't wait to unwrap the Collector's Edition though) and heard the full version of 'Pearl Bastard' - see above. Formats: Collectors Edition £79.98 Amazon (3CD, 3LP, DVD, Lemon-shaped 2GB USB & Memorabilia) A super deluxe 12" album folder, slipcased with embossing and gold foil Legacy Edition £24.98 Amazon (2CD+DVD) Disc One - Album, Disc Two - Lost Demos, Disc Three - Blackpool Live DVD Special Edition £8.98 Amazon Standard UK Tracklisting (Bonus track 12. Fools Gold 9.53) Vinyl Edition £21.98 Amazon Gatefold Vinyl UK w/Pearl Bastard 7"

06.08.2009

IAN BROWN 'MY WAY' Ian Brown's forthcoming album 'My Way' tracklisting and artwork are revealed. The artwork, which I have to say I took an instant disliking to (assuming that this is the final artwork) as it looks more like a Year 7's 'Photoshopped' homework piece than something fitting a Godlike Genius' 6th studio album (which is a shame after seeing the quality of design to be used on single 'Stellify'), but hey-ho it's all about the tunes and speaking of which, below is the full and final tracklisting. I'm glad to see that 'Just Like You' made it on there as it's a great tune that gets better with every listen, although listening to the clip on the official website, it may be a slightly different version than the one that appeared on the Japanese Adidas 'One By One' compilation (released earlier this year). Ian Brown 'My Way' Released 28th September 01. Stellify 02. Crowning Of The Poor 03. Just Like You 04. In The Year 2525 05. Always Remember Me 06. Vanity Kills 07. For The Glory 08. Marathon Man 09. Own Brain 10. Laugh Now 11. By All Means Necessary 12. So High Click here to preorder the album (currently £4.95 on amazon.co.uk)

03.08.2009

THE TRAVELLING BAND COVER 'WATERFALL' Manchester 6-piece The Travelling Band have announced details of a new single, 'Waterfall', an interpretation of The Stone Roses classic, to be released by Sideways Saloon on next week 10th August (the same date as the 20th Anniversary releases). The band's version is a sweet and heartfelt reworking of the classic which is respectful to the original. The new folky guitars, big bass drums and additional percussion are fresh and warming and collectively produces a reflective lookback, an ode-to-Waterfall if you will - if they ever told the story of The Stone Roses in film then this would have be on the soundtrack. This is surely a tune that any Roses fan could learn to 'Adore' and is certainly the best cover of a Stone Roses song that I've ever heard. The Travelling Band's cover version of Waterfall was originally conceived as a track to be played on a Clint Boon Xfm Session to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Stone Roses classic debut but this acoustic was so popular with listeners that the band went into the studio to record a full 'electric' version. Clint Boon had this to say of their version: "An absolute glorious re-interpretation of one of the greatest songs ever. Not a song you'd normally mess with, sacred even. The Travelling Band take it to another (unworldly) place". The band's debut album 'Under The Pavement', released November 2008 is still available on CD, LP and download. To view a video of the preforming Waterfall, click here. To hear more material from the band and for upcoming dates, check out their myspace. 'Waterfall' will be released next Monday from all good digital stores (including iTunes) and through the band's website.

03.08.2009

THE SINGLES COLLECTION 2009 The fifth and final of the remastered 7" singles is out today. One Love was originally released in July 1990 and gave the Roses their first UK top 5 single, entering the charts at #4. It comes backed (as always) with 'Somethings Burning'. It's priced as £4.99 delivered on HMV, get it to complete your Collector's Box Set! The Download package on iTunes also features 'Untitled 5' - one of the previously unreleased reversed tracks.

01.08.2009

THE YARDS 'IMPERIAL MEASURES' Two albums that landed on my doorstep this week came from Chris Helme and The Yards and just in case you're not familiar with The Yards, they are Chris Farrell (guitar), John Miller (drums/percussion), Jon Hargreaves (vocals/keyboards/string arrangement) and one-time Seahorses Chris Helme (vocals/guitar) and Stu Fletcher (bass). Officially released 21st March 2009, their 2nd album 'Imperial Measures' follows on from their 2005 eponymous debut. If you are a fan of the band, no doubt you will recognise two of the track titles; 'Last High' and 'Talk In Tongues' first appeared as demos on their myspace and retain glimpses of the first album's sound but the oldest track on the album is 'Minus A Million' which they were playing in Summer 2004 when I caught them live. There's plenty of other treasures too: first track 'Cars' is a great opener, well-paced and bass-driven it sets things up nicely. 'Turn And Run' is a step down in pace which builds to a gorgeous mid-section where the band come together followed by lashings of strings followed by twangings of backwardsy guitars, a glorious track. 'Centre Of Gravity' is a bare, near acoustic track but packed full of soul whereas 'See The Lights' could be 'Up Til Dawn' (sublime closing track from 'The Yards') Part 2. Overall it's a smoother blend of songs that flow together much more than the first album, occasionally I miss the pick'n'mix moments, there is no 'Devil Is Alive' or 'California' but returning to the first album after a few plays of 'Imperial Measures' and it's instantly clear that the latest is my favourite of the moment and a definite recommended purchase to any visitor of Don't Stop. Highlights for me are 'Last High', 'Turn & Run' and 'Broken'. The Yards - Imperial Measures Industrial Erotica Records 01. Cars 02. Turn & Run 03. Last High 04. Centre Of Gravity 05. Tattoo 06. Let It Go 07. Talk In Tongues 08. Minus A Million 09. Broken 10. See The Lights 11. Cold Shoulder 12. Rollin CHRIS HELME 'ASHES' The other album is Chris Helme's debut solo album 'Ashes', officially released May 2008. Chris Helme has always ran his solo efforts alongside The Yards, performing solo sets and running an acoustic club (called The Little Num Num Club). You may spot a couple of tracks ('Last High' and 'Broken') that appear on both albums as well as a couple of previous Yard's tunes 'Pure' (The Yards) and 'Moonbeams' (B-side) but what you're getting is an entirely different take on these. 'Holding Heaven' is one of the songs Chris debuted immediately after the Seahorses split and I believe it was one of the tracks that he wanted including on the cancelled Seahorses 2nd album. Other tracks include the sweet 'Yellow Lights' and ubercool 'Lorali'. The tracklisting is officially only 9 tracks long but skip to the end and there's an extra reward in the form of Chris' solo take on the Seahorses' classic, 'Blinded By The Sun' which is a nice touch and sees him belt out the classic like never before and why not? afterall it was solely penned by Helme (written some years before The Seahorses) and of course provided him his biggest selling release to date, having earnt a UK #7 entry in 1997. It's a warm and nostalgic trip back to my 18th year on the planet for a just a few minutes. Chris Helme Ashes 01. Morning Sun 02. Last High 03. Holding Heaven 04. Yellow Lights 05. Lorali 06. Melancholy Lullabies 07. Moonbeams 08. Broken 09. Pure 10. Blinded By The Sun (Hidden extra track) Highlights for me are the sweet tones of 'Yellow Lights', Chris' solo version of 'Pure' and of course hidden track 'Blinded By The Sun'. Both albums represent differnet sides of the Chris Helme coin both solo and collectively with The Yards (a group of guys that just work well together) I am sure that Chris Helme must be pretty pleased now that his talents were not fully appreciated back in the days of The Seahorses since he now has free reign to produce the music he wants. Purchase The Yards 'Imperial Measures' and Chris Helme 'Ashes' (£10 each) and visit their myspace pages to listen to samples: The Yards and Chris Helme.

31.07.2009

FREEBASS FINISH ALBUM Regulars to Don't Stop will have followed the progress of the very much elusive-to-date Freebass project. The band is collectively made up of Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order Bassist), Mani (Stone Roses/Primal Scream Bassist) and Andy Rourke (The Smiths Bassist). The band was formed out of friendly rivalry between the three over who was the best bassist in 2005. In an interview with NME, Peter Hook described the basis for all of the songs (that feature three bass parts); "Mani does the low part, Andy Rourke in the middle and I do the high bit... it works out quite well". The band made their debut, providing the theme song for the Channel 4 Radio program The Tube which went on air in November 2006. The theme was an instrumental track called "The Tower". Hooky also went on record around this time saying that most of the album was completed but the band were looking for suitable vocalist(s). But now, some 4 years since the band's inception, two new tracks have appeared online. The first, entitled 'Sugar Daddy (Rejected Demo)' is a 6 minute instrumental track, complete with the drum machine and sounding prodominantly New Order-esque but you can certainly pick out all three individual basslines and their respective bassist. The 2nd is a full version of 'The Tower' with the addition, for the first time of vocals/lyrics. The myspace page also adds Gary Briggs and Paul Kehoe to the list of permanent band members. The blog is also full of new info including the mixing of the album and provides the full tracklisting as below: 01. Not Too Late............ 02. Secrets And Lies 03. The Only Ones Alone 04. Lady Violence 05. The World Won't Wait 06. Kill Switch PT141 07. Stalingrad (Vocals By Hooky) 08. Plan B 09. The God Machine 10. Sister Surrender 11. Bury Me Standing 12. I'm A Believer 13. You Don't Know This About Me (Feat. Tim Burgess) 14. The Milky Way Is Our Playground (Feat. Pete Wylie) 15. Dark Starr (Feat. Howard Marks) 16. Live Tomorrow You Go Down (Feat. Peter Hook) Visit the official myspace page for demos and more info.

29.07.2009

IAN BROWN 'STELLIFY' Ian Brown has been busy promoting his forthcoming album 'My Way' which, for me is shaping up to be his strongest since (my personal high-point) 'Music Of The Spheres'. He recently recently took to the streets of Manchester with the 40-strong Northern Star marching band to film the video for his new single 'Stellify'. Ian's new website is also on its way, at the moment it's simple got the message (pictured right) and a loop of 'Just Like You (A.D.I.D.A.S) - albeit a slightly different sounding version than that featured on the 'One By One' Adidas Originals Japanese compilation - playing in the background. And it looks as though the recent Stone Roses remastering work has gotten Brownie all nostalgic, especially with the album being recorded at Manchester's Battery Studios (where The Stone Roses signed to Silvertone in 1988). Brown told the NME: "It wasn't the same room because that studio's gone now. But the actual room where I made it was the same room that I signed the Zomba record deal in." He reveals the artwork for first single 'Stellify', very clearly a 'Rosey' theme (click for larger image). The album also features a track called 'For The Glory' which Ian says is "about the Roses". Other tracks on the album include: 'Just Like Me', 'Own Brain' (another anagram of Ian Brown/Born Wina!), 'Always Remember Me' (collaboration with mulit-million selling Japanese guitarist Naoto and a cover of Zager & Evans' 1969 hit 'In The Year 2525'. 'My Way' (out 28th September) was recorded with producer Dave McCracken (F.E.A.R., Music Of The Spheres) and will include lead single 'Stellify', which is out the week before - 21st September.

27.07.2009

MAKE FOOLS GOLD #1 IN JULY The fourth of the remastered 7"s is out today and it's the big one, 'Fools Gold', backed as always with 'What The World Is Waiting For' it was originally released in November 1989 and was the first non-album single. Fools Gold also sees a CD release, which features the artwork presented in a brand new way and a nicely-coloured Gold CD. And of course there's the campaign to get Fools Gold to #1, started on facebook. You can show your support this week and buy Fools Gold in any of the following ways: It's priced at £4.99 delivered (and in HMV stores) on 7" and CD, priced at £1.99 delivered and available for download - for only 79p - from iTunes so you can do you bit in the attempt to get The Stone Roses their first #1 for under 80p. The Download package on iTunes also features 'Untitled 4' - one of the previously unreleased reversed tracks.

21.07.2009

IAN BROWN MJ-INSPIRED 6TH ALBUM It's surprising that Ian Brown had the time to take out and re-master The Stone Roses debut album with John Leckie when he's been busy working on his forthcoming 6th studio album 'My Way' (due for release 28th September). Brown exclusively revealed to NME.com that the inspiration behind it was Michael Jackson's seminal 1982 album 'Thriller' – and that the final day of mixing took place when the late singer died, on 25th June. "... 'Thriller' was our blueprint. Every time we wrote a song we didn't think was strong enough, we scrapped it. We mastered it on the day that Michael Jackson died too, so I'm taking that as a good omen." 'My Way' was recorded at Manchester's Battery Studios with producer Dave McCracken, and will include lead single 'Stellify', which is out 21st September. There's a full Ian Brown interview in this week's NME (out tomorrow) with more album details and an exclusive new picture.

21.07.2009

TRIBUTE BAND RELEASE 'TELL ME MOSES' SINGLE The best Stone Roses tribute band The Complete Stone Roses are all set to release a single. 'Tell Me Moses' - an original song written by the band and composed purely of existing Stone Roses song titles. The tribute band have a big following, selling out gigs in their own right, had original Rose Mani join them on stage and warm up their gigs as DJ and previously recorded their version of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'; releasing it for Cancer Research UK in June 2008. The Completes have been playing both songs live for a number of years and even released their own live performance DVD in 2007. They of course are not the first indie tribute band to release a single, Oasis tribute band 'Nowaysis' released 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing' in 1996 (who even preformed the song on Top Of The Pops). The band release the official press statement: With the 20th anniversary of the release of the debut, self titled album "The Stone Roses" fast approaching (10th August), and with Sony Records planning a special anniversary edition release of this now legendary debut from a UK band, The Complete Stone Roses have decided to mark the occassion with the release of a song in tribute to the original madchester godfathers, The Stone Roses, and after having discussed various options of what to release after their version of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stone Love version)' hit the stores last year, the decission was taken to release a song that not only pays homage to the original band but also uses ONLY song titles from their catalogue of songs, making it the ultimate tribute song by a tribute band. 'Tell Me Moses' (a tribute to The Stone Roses), due out on 10th August - the same date as the anniversary release hits the shops - will be a free download for any fan who registers on the bands mailing list at www.stoneroses.net mailing list members (both old and new) will get the single, the artwork and exclusive access to the music video currently being worked on. www.stoneroses.net

20.07.2009

THE SINGLES COLLECTION OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Seminal Manchester pop group The Stone Roses set to bombard the singles chart... If you're going to reissue "the greatest album of all time" (NME), you might as well do it in style. The Stone Roses debut album is re-released on August 10th in 4 deluxe formats to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of it's release. Prior to that, their Silvertone singles will be reissued - one a week - on 7" vinyl and digitally with their original sleeve artwork. Starting with 'Elephant Stone' on the 6th July, the set culminates with the bands first top 5 hit, the epic 'One Love', and due to demand Sony will also release 'Fools Gold' on CD. A rapidly growing facebook group has formed by fans already to campaign to get Fools Gold to No.1 on release: comments here include: "Everybody should know - it's a right of passage!!", "Let's do it for the kids. They need to know.", "A brilliant summer no 1 is on its way." Each iTunes bundle will also feature previously unheard recordings from the band. A highly collectable 7" numbered box will be made available with limited, and individually numbered, copies of the first single 'Elephant Stone'. This will contain art prints of the John Squire paintings for each of the reissued 7's and collectors can store the following 4 singles in it. A must have for all fans and the perfect starting point for new converts, The Stone Roses singles are perfect snapshots of one of the most treasured and most missed rock'n'roll bands this country has ever produced on an almost vertical ascension. Formats: 6th July - Box/Prints/Elephant Stone 7" Elephant Stone / The Hardest Thing In The World iTunes Elephant Stone / The Hardest Thing In The World / 'Untitled 1' 13th July - Made Of Stone 7" Made Of Stone / Going Down iTunes Made Of Stone / Going Down / 'Untitled 2' 20th July - She Bangs The Drums 7" She Bangs The Drums / Standing Here iTunes She Bangs The Drums / Standing Here / 'Untitled 3' 27th July - Fools Gold 7" Fools Gold (4:15) / What The World Is Waiting For CD Fools Gold (4:15) / What The World Is Waiting For iTunes Fools Gold (4:15) / What The World Is Waiting For / 'Untitled 4' 3rd August - One Love 7" One Love (3:35) / Something's Burning iTunes One Love (3:35) / Something's Burning / 'Untitled 5' www.thestoneroses20.com

20.07.2009

BE AN EXTRA IN THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY TV AD As part of the 20th Anniversary campaign, the record company is planning on filming a brand new TV advert and place the below advert looking for fans and extras: "We will be shooting The Stone Roses TV Advert for the 20th Anniversary re-release this Thursday (23rd July) and we need extras, and Roses fans to appear in the Ad! If you are interested then please email your applications to: albumtvc@googlemail.com Please include all of the following details: Full Name Date Of Birth Recent Colour Photograph Mobile Telephone Number Email Address We will need you for most of the day for this. *NB.* Only those in the London area should apply to the production as travel, food and drink will not be provided by Production."

20.07.2009

THE SINGLES COLLECTION 2009 The third of the remastered 7" singles is out today. She Bangs The Drums was originally released in July 1989 after the release of the debut album. It comes backed (as always) with 'Standing Here'. It's priced as £4.99 delivered on HMV. The Download package on iTunes also features 'Untitled 3' - one of the previously unreleased reversed tracks.

13.07.2009

HEAT, LIGHT, DEATH & INDUSTRY John Squire's current exhibition 'Heat, Light, Death & Industry' is currently on display at The Gallery Oldham, Oldham Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL. The exhibition will run until 5th September 2009 and is billed as Squire's first 'Major Solo Show'. This new work is described: "John Squire brings his obsessive and meticulous studies of consumer packaging together with this series of works made during 2008 – 2009. The work includes monumental rusting steel box structures frozen in various states of disassembly. Scorched canvas silhouettes, stamped lead and work in wax and oil continue the exploration of the humble cardboard box. The works can be read as signifying the excesses of consumer packaging, whilst equally seeming to celebrate the intricacies of the packaging form." All the pieces are for sale of course but if, like me, you can't afford to shell out the £2,750-£13,500 that the pieces range from, John has commissioned a limited edition Postcard Boxset for a very reasonable £14 delivered. This box set contains a collection of 18 prints of new work by John Squire, along with a set of 5 images by photographer Antony Crook of Squire, his studio and working processes. Supplied in custom made box, made in Stockport and hand finished with blind embossed euroslot made from Squire’s original design. In an interview with the BBC last week John also confirmed rumours (reported by Don't Stop at the time) that he did indeed leave a third solo album unfinished, abondoning music to pursue his artistic career: "I was playing some of the best guitar I've heard myself play," he offers. "But just the thought of packaging it for public consumption, touring it, putting a band together, didn't appeal to me." To purchase the Postcard Boxset, visit Polite Shop. For full info on the latest John Squire exhibition and to download a catalogue of works, visit www.johnsquire.com.

13.07.2009

THE SINGLES COLLECTION 2009 The second of the remastered 7" singles is out today. Made Of Stone was originally released in February 1989 ahead of the debut album. It comes backed (as always) with 'Going Down'. It's priced as £4.99 delivered on HMV.

06.07.2009

THE SINGLES COLLECTION 2009 The first of the remastered 7" singles is out today. Elephant Stone was the first single on the Silvertone label and first with the completed Brown/Squire/Mani/Reni line-up back in 1988. It comes backed (as always) with 'The Hardest Thing In The World' and as the first of the collection, comes packed with the Singles Collection box that will house the set and 5 colour John Squire artwork prints. It's priced as £9.99 delivered on HMV.

05.07.2009

THE DEFINITIVE STONE ROSES DISCOGRAPHY I've just completed yet another batch of additions to The Definitive Stone Roses Discography, adding over 30 new items/pages. Firstly I've added all the latest Stone Roses releases including the 7" singles that are released this month, of course only basic info for the moment but the rest of the items feature individual full page entries with rarity rating, value and commentary. Everything new is listed on the Last Updated page (found at the bottom of the homepage). Visit The Definitive Stone Roses Discography for all new additions.

05.07.2009

THE STONE ROSES. THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION. £79.98 DELIVERED. GO BUY! Collectors Edition £79.98 Amazon (3CD, 3LP, DVD, Lemon-shaped 2GB USB & Memorabilia) A super deluxe 12" album folder, slipcased with embossing and gold foil Legacy Edition £24.98 Amazon (2CD+DVD) Disc One - Album, Disc Two - Lost Demos, Disc Three - Blackpool Live DVD Special Edition £4.98 Amazon Standard UK Tracklisting (Bonus track 12. Fools Gold 9.53) Vinyl Edition £23.49 Amazon Gatefold Vinyl UK w/Pearl Bastard 7"

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