Happy Mondays News

British police have charged four men, including a father-son duo, with attempting to wage 'violent jihad' after arresting them in northern England.

Babyshambles played a club gig at the Kingston McClusky's venue last night a ' playing a cover of Happy Mondays ' 'Kinky Afro' to open their set.

Bez , the Happy Mondays ' dancer and winner of the Celebrity Big Brother television series in 2005, discovered this week one of his friends was arrested for allegedly recruiting British citizens to train in Taliban camps in Afghanistan.

DUBAI // Disappointment that a number of high-profile acts pulled out of Dubai Sound City was not enough to keep thousands of music lovers from turning out for the three-day concert festival.

Happy Mondays are the latest band to be added to the line-up of the forthcoming Versus Cancer gig, which takes place in Manchester on December 12.

Florence & The Machine - 'Cosmic Love' Beck - 'Loser' Oliver Cole - 'What Will You Do? We Should Be Dead - 'Forget Romance Let's Dance' The Happy Mondays - 'Kinky Afro' Marina & The Diamonds - 'Mowgli's Road' David Kitt - 'Alone Like That' Death Cab For Cutie - 'Meet Me At The Equinox' Guns N Roses - 'Welcome To The Jungle' Damian Jr Gong Marley - ...

HAPPY Mondays star Shaun Ryder has signed up to star alongside Glen Matlock from the Sex Pistols in a Welsh comedy series gaining cult internet status.

Seeing all six members of Fucked Up wander around Lee's Palace should have been a hint that the yet-to-play Polaris Pricks weren't an actual outfit.

Caption: Bez of the Happy Mondays Wakestock Festival 2008 - Day Two, held at at Blenheim Palace Oxford, England .... HAPPY MONDAYS singer JULIE E. GORDON almost blew her audition to join the band, when she admitted she'd never heard of the 80s chart toppers.

Caption: Bez of the Happy Mondays Wakestock Festival 2008 - Day Two, held at at Blenheim Palace Oxford, England .... HAPPY MONDAYS star SHAUN RYDER has hired a new team of criminal solicitors to help end the long legal battle with his former management team.

The Psychedelic Furs clearly enjoyed performing as much as the audience at the Kool Haus enjoyed watching them.

A curious pairing of moldy oldies touched down in Toronto this Wednesday night, forging a bridge between new wave and Madchester, and having a lot of fun in doing so.

That the Happy Mondays still exist in any form a ' let alone as a functioning band a ' is a minor miracle.

The Happy Mondays - 'Step On' Julian Casablancas - '11th Dimension' Motorhead - 'Ace Of Spades' Gossip - 'Love Long Distance' Harold Faltermayer - 'Alex F' Eagles Of Death Metal - 'Anything 'Cept The Truth' Cadence Weapon - 'Real Estate' The Who - 'Pinball Wizard' Pet Shop Boys live at Roskilde: 'Always On My Mind' 'Suburbia' 'West End Girls' Ash - ...

Members of Happy Mondays are, from left, Gary "Gaz" Whelan, Shaun Ryder and Mark "Bez" Berry.

With Manchester, England's Happy Mondays back on the road and half of a new record in the can, it would seem like everything was full steam ahead for the group's trio of original members: vocalist Shaun Ryder, drummer Gary "Gaz" Whelan and dancer and percussionist Bez.

The British invaded Houston on Saturday night as the Bayou City got a taste of Madchester with classic alt rockers Happy Mondays and the London scene with post-punk new wavers The Psychedelic Furs.

This weekend was a whirlwind of activity, from the stunning University of Houston victory over Texas Tech to the Texans' crushing loss to the Jaguars, from packed Midtown nightclubs to wine tastings on verdant lawns, from the commercial rock of Staind and Creed to a retro revival at the House of Blues, which hosted The Psychedelic Furs, Happy ...

Ian Brown is planning a collaboration with Johnny Marr to write the soundtrack for a friend's drama series.

The review: Richard Butler sat on the stage at Revolution Live, looking down at the crowd, extending and shaking hands.