The timing is either impeccable or regrettable but the first episode of the new season of Bandsplain came out yesterday, 4ish hours on Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, and the birth of Baggy
To lift whatever mood you are in, a few potential lifting agents related to this episode:
this 1988 Mike Pickering set from the Hacienda is so good, excellent to do drugs to or clean your house to or clean your house on drugs to
super early Ian Brown hair cut (pretty fab tbh)
the first Mondays video, cutie pantses
flyer for one of the very first Mondays gigs
poster for a New Order show at the Hacienda with Mondays opening
Here are the Roses doing a very early (1985) set on Tony the Greek’s radio show
there’s some speculation in the comments as to whether this is or isn’t a video of the July 1985 Stone Roses Flower warehouse show, but regardless, it’s a good watch
Here’s the flyer for that show - the first ever warehouse show in Manchester!
Also Shaun Ryder’s audio book of one of his many best sellers is CRUCIAL - you have not lived until you have had him shouting at you in your car about E and OUR KID and BEZ BEING OFF HIS NUT.
Here’s Cressa (left) and Little Martin (right, not to be confused with Little Mini the drug-dealer who inspired the lyrics to the song “24 Hour Party People”) in the April 1987 issue of i-D in an article about “The Baldricks”
Also what if…hahaaha jk…unless?
xx,
yasi