The Latest Breaking News from the Stone Roses

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,…

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

Blossoms do not know yet whether or not they will be supporting Oasis on the band's reunion tour next year but are desperate for a place on the bill and are confident they would "smash it".

Liam and Noel burying the hatchet might not be good for City, just ask the Stone Roses

Oasis changed my life in so many ways, I can’t wait to finally see them

Birmingham City University estimates tour could bring £400m in sales, with Liam and Noel in line to each earn £50m

While their London counterparts are struggling, bands like Courteeners and Blossoms are thriving. Michael Hann speaks to the musicians, politicians, and industry figures about what makes this corner of the country so hospitable for burgeoning guitar groups looking to make a splash

‘The band had just come off stage. I blocked their path, they stopped in their tracks and just started dancing on the spot’

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