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Beware the resurrection: What Oasis can learn from the Stone Roses reunion

IN FOCUS: Fourteen years ago, one of the greatest and best-loved bands from the 1990s Madchester scene announced their reunion. Five years later, it was all over, the excitement of their comeback extinguished by underwhelming gigs and dubious new material. As Oasis prepare to stage their own comeback this summer,…

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“Whatever response it gets is irrelevant to us”: revisiting The Stone Roses 1994 comeback interview for their long-awaited, hugely-anticipated second record

Second Coming turns 30 this week but the Mancunian indie-rockers’ resurrection didn’t last long

Louder

Oasis star Liam Gallagher exclusive: 'Every time Oasis were doing really well, Manchester City were doing really s***! When we split up, City started doing really good...'

Has Oasis getting back together cursed Manchester City? Liam Gallagher's exclusive interview with FourFourTwo about Maine Road, watching from a box and how hates 'any of them Nevilles'

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“The producer showed me a great recording trick – he covered my pick with a thin layer of paper. The sound was pure Bowie”: He played with John Squire and KT Tunstall. Now George Vjestica is exploring his experimental side as one of Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds

You may not know him at first glance, but the work of Stoke-on-Trent native George Vjestica has probably appeared on some of your favorite albums and movies

Guitar World

Your essential guide to every album by The Verve

When they weren't splitting up on a monthly basis, The Verve made some fabulous records

Louder

“I was gonna have a year off after Knebworth, but when John rang up saying, ‘Look, I’ve got these tunes,’ I thought, ‘I’m in, mate’”: Liam Gallagher on why John Squire is like Hendrix and the best guitarist of his generation

The former Oasis frontman talks Gallagher/Squire and pays tribute to the Stone Roses guitar legend in an interview that is 100 percent gold

Guitar World

“We did turn a corner. But it must have been the biggest corner in the universe, ‘cos it took ages to turn it”: Inside the protracted creation and glorious guitar work of The Stone Roses' Second Coming

It took the band 347 ten-hour days in the studio to produce 75 minutes of music, but the definition of difficult second album saw a darker Zeppelin-esque Les Paul-toting John Squire emerge

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“Imagine if we had done something left-field or really weird? We'd have got stoned to death": Liam Gallagher defends his album with John Squire for sounding like an album Liam Gallagher and John Squire would make

Liam Gallagher knows that his collaboration with John Squire sounds exactly like you'd expect it to sound, and he does not care: "This here is what we do"

Louder

“Jimmy Page once said to me, ‘Have Gibson not been onto you?’ And I said, ‘No, maybe I play too many Strats.’ I think it’s more likely they don’t know who I am”: John Squire opens up on his return to music with Liam Gallagher – and why he’s no guitar hero

The reclusive guitar great invites us to his studio to talk classic riffs, career-ending injuries, what caused the Stone Roses reunion to fizzle out, and why music keeps pulling him back in

Guitar World

Liam Gallagher John Squire review – chippy hauteur meets six-string pyrotechnics

On this textbook collaboration that’s anything but, the Oasis singer and Stone Roses guitarist rearrange the DNA of their former bands to intriguing effect

The Guardian - UK

From Dune: Part Two to Nye: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci-fi saga returns, while Michael Sheen celebrates the creator of the NHS

The Guardian - UK

"If you were anticipating audacious swerves into grindcore, drill, chillwave or ragga, then, as Obi-Wan Gallagher sings, these are not the droids you're looking for": Relax lads, Liam Gallagher John Squire is the Brit-Bloke audio catnip you expected

'Madchester' indie legends Liam Gallagher and John Squire pair up for hugely predictable, moderately fun and entertainingly spiky pastiche of former glories

Louder

Liam Gallagher & John Squire's collaborative album really works: maybe it's because Squire is working with a singer for the first time

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher and Stone Roses guitarist John Squire combine on an album that's derivative but hugely enjoyable

Louder

Liam Gallagher and John Squire review: Everything Oasis and Stone Roses fans could want

The pair may be retreading old ground but this raucous album will still delight many

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Violinist Alena Baeva: 'We need to escape to our imaginary worlds'

Violinist Alena Baeva is Russian, Luxembourgish Polish and Ukrainian. With her Ukrainian husband, the pianist Vadym Kholodenko, she has just released a new album entitled "Fantasy", which revisits dream-tinted music by Franz Schubert, Igor Stravinsky, Robert Schumann and Olivier Messiaen. The duo are currently touring the record and the award-winning…

MusicRadar

"We put an offer on the table for an Oasis thing… and he said no" – but is Liam Gallagher now playing the long game with a Noel reunion?

He confirms brother Noel turned down an offer to reunite for Definitely Maybe's 30th anniversary – "It'll happen when it happens, it's not in our hands anymore"

The Guardian - UK

Liam Gallagher John Squire review – their best work since Oasis and the Stone Roses

To the surprise of no one, the duo’s prosaically titled debut sounds like a cross between their former bands – and their fans will love it

FourFourTwo

Manchester United release eye-catching Stone Roses collaboration with Adidas - which has an intriguing backstory

Manchester United have partnered with one of their city's biggest bands to create a stunning collection

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Guitar World

“I had the cast on, my fingers were set about a centimeter apart... I got a plectrum and glued some thick rubber either side so I could hold it”: The Stone Roses’ reclusive guitar hero John Squire says he once feared he’d never play again

The guitarist is back with a new album with Oasis’ Liam Gallagher and has recalled the injury that a few years ago led to new ways of playing

MusicRadar

“Jimmy Page once said to me, ‘Have Gibson not been onto you?’ And I said, ‘No, maybe I play too many Strats…’” – John Squire on the signature guitar that never was and why he's going on tour with a Kemper

"No one's asked me"

Evening Standard

Usher’s back! How 2024 became the year of the stealth comeback

Usher is hitting the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show, heralding a year of big (and small) comebacks

Louder

Liam Gallagher and John Squire announce tour dates, confirm album details and release new track Mars To Liverpool

Oasis and Stone Roses stars Liam Gallagher and John Squire drop new track and announce upcoming tour and album info

MusicRadar

"I’ve had to take all the electronic equipment out of the studio": Noel Gallagher confirms he's making an acoustic guitar album and pokes fun at Liam's new single with John Squire

"I'm doing it for the fans really," he says, and two songs set to be included are already online in demo form

MusicRadar

"There was a question mark over whether I would get full use of it back" – John Squire reveals how the basketball injury that nearly stopped him playing guitar ended up reinspiring his music

The Manchester guitar legend has returned with a new project alongside Liam Gallagher

The Guardian - UK

Liam Gallagher and John Squire: Just Another Rainbow review – predictable? Definitely. Good? Maybe

The dextrous, fluid guitar over Lennon-esque keening is almost exactly what you’d expect – whether you view it as genius or limited will depend on the length of your parka

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