Stone Roses

Wrangling with Abba, risking jail for the Stone Roses … the lawyer behind pop’s big spats

John Kennedy sparred with the Swedes over Mamma Mia! and took on the Rolling Stones for Richard Ashcroft – he tells us why he’s still arguing with Bob Geldof after 40 years

Eamonn Forde

05, Nov, 2024 @3:35 PM

The Stone Roses buzzing at Spike Island: Andy Phillips’ best shot

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

Interview by Rich Pelley

03, Jul, 2024 @12:09 PM

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

Kitty Empire

02, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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

Alexis Petridis

19, Feb, 2024 @5:00 AM

‘No kinky saucepot shenanigans!’: Liam Gallagher and John Squire on their psychedelic resurrection

The Oasis frontman and Stone Roses guitarist have made a bracing album together and are eyeing a No 1 single – so why is Liam still so hung up about his brother?

Greg Wetherall

12, Jan, 2024 @5:00 AM

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

Alexis Petridis

05, Jan, 2024 @1:03 PM

‘The melodies are mega!’ Liam Gallagher and the Stone Roses’ John Squire announce album

First single Just a Rainbow is to be released on 5 January, with gigs hinted at for later in the year

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

21, Dec, 2023 @10:00 AM

Supernova supergroup? Liam Gallagher and John Squire tease collaboration together

The Oasis and Stone Roses stars launch new website together, with fans hoping for an album next year

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

20, Dec, 2023 @10:47 AM

The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!

As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions

Guardian music

06, Oct, 2022 @12:12 PM

Aitch: Close to Home review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

Referencing the Stone Roses and featuring Shaun Ryder, the Manchester rapper’s debut album stops short of a second coming – but it pushes his musical boundaries and subverts traditional hip-hop narratives

Alexis Petridis

18, Aug, 2022 @11:00 AM

From Weezer to Missy Elliott: 10 of the best difficult second albums

Dismissed at the time for being pretentious, bloated or way too WTF, these are the second albums that deserve return visits

Michael Cragg

06, Nov, 2020 @9:00 AM

Twisting my melon, man! The baggy, brilliant indie-rave summer of 1990

As the new decade dawned, indie and rave collided and a seismic party began. Bands from the Happy Mondays to Primal Scream relive that explosion of pills, thrills and endless possibilities

Joe Muggs

07, Jul, 2020 @5:00 AM