Friday's Rave

[Peg Leg]

Paddy Considine,

Acting goodness

And directing goodness too now. Was amazed to read he was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.

No way, that's incredible. Haven't seen him in a bad role yet, and the man can wear a moustache in an impressive 70's fashion

Completely forgot that one.

[Dave Cahill]

I met Rob Gretton (name drop name drop name drop) once, Paddy Considine nailed him completely in 24hpp

[Donny B.]

Yeah couldn't believe it either when I heard it myself.

Good piece on it here

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8440 ... elief.html

Really makes you like and respect the guy even more....

[Donny B.]

I met Rob Gretton (name drop name drop name drop) once, Paddy Considine nailed him completely in 24hpp

Wow!

He was terrific as him in 24Hpp, ("I know what you are Tony, you don't know what you are, but I do. You're a C**t!") but I also thought Toby Kebbell (who played Paddy's brother in 'Dead Mans Shoes') was very good as him in 'Control' taking the same character but playing him a very different way.

[Xanthippe]

Threesome

[Avenger]

Threesome

Really? I thought it was rubbish.

[Slipper1]

Threesome

Really? I thought it was rubbish.

I quite enjoyed it, don't know if it is rave thread material, but better than most of the stuff on tv nowadays.

[ceemec]

Threesome

Big weekend?

[limecat]

Should this be in teh rave or rant thread?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15348374

The Stone Roses to reunite for tour

Influential Manchester rock band The Stone Roses have announced the end of a 15-year split for a series of gigs.

The band will play two shows at Heaton Park, Manchester, on 29 and 30 June before embarking on a world tour.

At a London press conference, singer Ian Brown said his friendship with John Squire had been fixed and the group hoped to release a new record soon.

The Manchester band, which was formed in 1983, recorded just two albums before they dissolved in 1996.

Their 1989 self-titled debut is regarded as a seminal work, combining psychedelic pop and funky basslines.

The classic line-up of the band were all present for the announcement: Brown, John Squire, Mani (Gary Mounfield) and Reni (Alan Wren).

Supposedly named after a novel by Sarah Gainham, the band were at the forefront of the "Madchester" indie scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which also spawned the likes of Happy Mondays and The Charlatans.

They scored hits with tracks including Fool's Gold, I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs The Drums and Love Spreads - their biggest single, reaching number two in 1994.

In the year their debut album came out, they topped NME magazine's readers' poll in four categories - best new band, band of the year, album of the year and single of the year, for Fools Gold.

Legal wranglings as they tried to part company with their original record label kept the band occupied until 1991, after which they took another three years to produce the follow-up, Second Coming.

Drummer Reni quit in 1995, followed months later by guitarist Squire.

The band struggled on for another six months with former Simply Red session guitarist Aziz Ibrahim before finally splitting up against a backdrop of internal arguments and legal cases.

Frontman Brown went on to pursue a solo career (and made a brief cameo in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) while bassist Mani joined Primal Scream.

Squire formed his own band The Seahorses and has also forged a career as an artist.

Drummer Reni was the most enigmatic of the quartet and largely disappeared from the public eye after their dissolution.

In recent years, rumours of a Stone Roses reunion have regularly made the press, only to be quickly scotched by individual members of the band.

Earlier this year, guitarist Squire told NME: "When it's just a get-together for a big payday and everyone gets their old clothes out, that seems tragic to me."

He added that he had not been approached with any concrete financial plans for a Stone Roses reunion.

Tuesday's announcement, supposed to be a surprise, had been heavily trailed in the British press.

One person who knew in advance was New Order's Peter Hook, who told BBC 6 Music he had been "tipped off last week".

"Because the band had such a short life, there was always this wish that they would reform - because they burned quite brightly and disappeared," he said.

"I think that they'll make their own magic.

"We're all ready to celebrate the Stone Roses coming back because we all want to celebrate that wonderful, golden period in Manchester history."

Hinting at how the band members had made peace with one another, Hook said: "When you talk face-to-face and you look into someone's eyes, it's definitely a much easier and much stronger way of communicating than doing it through your lawyers.

"You find the thing you loved about each other at the start."

[Avenger]

Should this be in teh rave or rant thread?

Rave

[TerenureJim]

Should this be in teh rave or rant thread?

Rave

So Stone Roses reforming? Does that count as being a Second Comming?

[hugonaut]

The Stone Roses to reunite for tour

Holy f*ck. Never thought I'd see the day.

[fourthirtythree]

The Stone Roses to reunite for tour

Holy f*ck. Never thought I'd see the day.

Did I miss something? I loved them in 1989, bought the album as soon as it came out, had singles and all that. But I think the last time they did anything I enjoyed was 1990. One good album and about 3 singles that weren't on it (depending on the version you got) and.... nothing worth listening to for 20 years? Also whatever voice yer man had is now shot... Actually come to think of it he was always hilariously out of tune live.

I don't think I'll be forking out 100 yoyos to go to the 02 to see them...

[johng]

Did I miss something? I loved them in 1989, bought the album as soon as it came out, had singles and all that. But I think the last time they did anything I enjoyed was 1990.

Did they not famously record nothing between 1989 and 1994? 5 year gap between 1st and 2nd album and by that time whatever they had was lost/useless.

[fourthirtythree]

Did I miss something? I loved them in 1989, bought the album as soon as it came out, had singles and all that. But I think the last time they did anything I enjoyed was 1990.

Did they not famously record nothing between 1989 and 1994? 5 year gap between 1st and 2nd album and by that time whatever they had was lost/useless.

I thought they released "fools gold" in 1990? The album was about April 1989.
EDIT
Teh Wikis says it was November 1989 for Fools gold. So yeah, nearly 22 years since they did anything worth listening to.

[hugonaut]

Did I miss something? I loved them in 1989, bought the album as soon as it came out, had singles and all that. But I think the last time they did anything I enjoyed was 1990.

Did they not famously record nothing between 1989 and 1994? 5 year gap between 1st and 2nd album and by that time whatever they had was lost/useless.

I thought they released "fools gold" in 1990? The album was about April 1989.
EDIT
Teh Wikis says it was November 1989 for Fools gold. So yeah, nearly 22 years since they did anything worth listening to.

Love Spreads was/is an absolute belter, in my opinion. I heard Second Coming before The Stone Roses [on account of my relative youth], and the former will always be one of my favourite albums ... despite its failings. It was never going to measure up to the debut, but I can't think of too many albums that do.

[Oldschool]

Being nominated for the "Lenny's" 'Looniness' award.

[Grumpy Old Man]

The Irish Times running extracts from Cruiskeen Lawn throughout October.

[Fitzybobs]

The Stone Roses to reunite for tour

At the press conference today, Ian Brown said Ireland was second on the list after Manchester!
Funny lads actually, it's a good press conference.

[fourthirtythree]

Love Spreads was/is an absolute belter, in my opinion. I heard Second Coming before The Stone Roses [on account of my relative youth], and the former will always be one of my favourite albums ... despite its failings. It was never going to measure up to the debut, but I can't think of too many albums that do.

There's the downside of me listening to it probably once in my early 20s and thinking it wasn't relevant. Maybe it wasn't to me back then. I've stuck with the opinion of a kid for 20 years and you know what they're full of. Mind you, I don't really listen to much pop/rock music any more so maybe I've missed that boat.