July 25th, 2012

Reformed Manchester band the Happy Mondays will record a new album after a successful UK comeback tour earlier this year, the group’s manager has confirmed.

The Stone Roses reunion hoopla is pretty much over, for the time being at least.

A handful of festival dates remain to be played and then we wait to see if the beast still lives thereafter. The gigs they’ve played have left a legacy that pretty much explains just why there is nothing quite like music to touch the soul and either ignite it or leave it stone cold. Those that went offer war stories of blissed out evenings, wandering down memory lane while simultaneously being thrilled by a band supposedly on fine form. Those who have only caught clips on youtube can only marvel at the never ending capacity of Ian Brown to fail to find a tune, even with the help of a SatNav.

The release of a new book which documents the history of London’s world famous Abbey Road studios is being celebrated with a competition offering two winners a copy of the publication which is worth £50.

Sir Paul McCartney has dipped into the media cafuffle surrounding David Beckham’s omission from the Great Britain Men’s Olympic football squad, telling ShortList he believes the former Manchester United and Real Madrid superstar should have been ‘the first choice’ when manager Stuart Pearce picked his group of players.

The full details surrounding the expanded edition of the Sex Pistols‘ landmark debut album ‘Never Mind The Bollocks…Here’s The Sex Pistols‘ have been revealed today after the legendary punk band signed a new deal with Universal earlier this year ahead of the record’s 35th anniversary.

The xx performed their new single ‘Angels‘ live on Conan O’Brien’s US chat show last night (July 24th), footage of which can be viewed below.

Australian songwriter Angus Stone will embark on a tour of North America throughout September in support of his recently released solo album ‘Broken Brights‘.