Twisting My Melon (48 page)
Authors: Shaun Ryder
Me and my Joanne signing the wedding register at the Court House in Worsley, March 2010.
Both of our families outside the Court House. They thought they were just coming for Lulu’s christening, then we sprang it on them that we were getting married.
My wife, Joanne, with Oliver who’s holding Pearl, Joseph, and Our Paul’s daughter, Amelia, holding Lulu.
Me and my old bloke Derek (Horseman) at my wedding.
Me and Joanne, back home after the jungle in January 2011.
Me and Tonn Piper, taking time out for a Guinness on tour, just before I went in to the jungle.
Tonn, backing singer Julie and me on the SWR tour at Shepherds Bush Empire, just after I came out of the jungle.Picture Acknowledgements
All images courtesy of the author unless otherwise stated.
KC = Kevin Cummins; TS = Tom Sheehan; KA = Karin Albinsson.
SR and Bez, 1985, and Happy Mondays in Transit van all courtesy Stephen Parker.
Mondays on Staten Island courtesy TS
Melody Maker
photoshoot and SR with Bez both courtesy TS.
SR and Tony Wilson, and Horseman in Iceland both courtesy KC.
SR with Kit Kats courtesy KC.
SR and Bez at Glastonbury: Brian Rasic/Rex Features.
Thunderstorm in Rio, SR and Muzzer, SR with newspaper, all courtesy KC.
Bez, SR and Kermit, SR with gun, SR with Hacienda RIP, all courtesy TS.
SR and Paul courtesy KC.
SR and Kermit courtesy KA.
SR with Kermit, Sarah and Helen courtesy KA.
Happy Mondays group shot courtesy TS.
SR and Russell Watson courtesy Denis Jones/
Evening Standard
/Rex Features.
SR and Bez courtesy KA.
SR with Joanne courtesy David Fisher/Rex Features.
All
I’m A Celebrity
and
This Morning
images courtesy ITV/Rex Features except SR and Stacey Solomon at National Television Awards courtesy Yui Mok/PA Archive/Press Association Images.
All wedding images courtesy KA.
SR and Joanne in January 2011 courtesy
Manchester Evening News
.
SR and Tom Piper courtesy KA.
SR on SWR Tour courtesy KA.
The page references in this index correspond to the printed edition from which this ebook was created. To find a specific word or phrase from the index, please use the search feature of your ebook reader.
‘A Big Day in the North’ 266
A Certain Ratio (ACR) 72, 79
acid-house scene 137–8
see also
E (ecstacy scene)
Adam and the Ants 163
Adventure Babies, The 236
Agony and the Ecstasy
(documentary) 319–20
Albarn, Damon 327
Allen, Keith 188–9, 288
Allen, Lily 35
Amateur Night in the Big Top
316
Ambrose High School 21
Amsterdam 112
Anderton, James 109, 200–1
Ant and Dec 337, 339
Askew, Warren 334, 335, 336, 341
Astbury, Ian 197
Astrella (Donovan’s daughter) 184, 243, 247, 305
Attar, Bachir 255
Avalon, Mickey 329
Avengers, The
290–1
Bailey Brothers 92, 98, 130–1, 132, 138, 174, 175
Baker, Arthur 56
‘Baldricks’ 111
Barbados 225–38
Barker, Eric 62, 101, 105
Barrett, Jeff 76, 133, 141
Beastie Boys 143
Beatles, The 207
Berry, Andrew 72
Bez (Mark Berry) 35–6, 64–5, 66–7, 79, 84, 88–9, 94–5, 100, 102–3, 120, 152, 167, 171, 176, 185, 188, 194–5, 196, 225, 227, 231, 262, 279–80, 304–5, 319, 327, 333, 334, 341
Big Audio Dynamite 240
Biggie 291
Biggs, Ronnie 213
Bishop, Richard 290
Black, Clive 248–9
Black Grape 74, 97, 166, 190, 196, 330, 334–5, 342
album reviews 273
Brat Award 281
deal with Kurfirst 258–9, 260, 261
European dates 277
formation of 257–60
getting rid of Nicholls as managers 285–6
Grape Tapes
video 294–5
Black Grape (
cont
.)
It’s Great When You’re Straight
album 238, 262, 263, 264–7, 268–70, 272, 273
leaving of by Bez 279–80
line-up 262, 274
name 267
singles 272, 273, 274, 278, 284, 288
splitting up of 294, 295–6
Stupid Stupid Stupid
album 200, 284, 293–5
Top of the Pops
appearances 273, 288
UK tours 274–5, 295
and United States 282, 283–4
videos 272
vision for 260–2, 278
Black Horse, The (Camden) 77
Boardwalk, The (Manchester) 71
‘Bob’s Your Uncle’ 202–3
Boon, Clint 110, 165
Booth, Tim 72, 208
Bowie, David 20, 40, 143
‘Boys Are Back in Town’ 307–8
Bradbury, Mark 99
Bradbury, Susan 65–6
‘Brain Dead’ 126–7
Branson, Richard 158
Brat Awards 281
Brazil 210–12
Bridewell Taxis 68
‘Bring a Friend’ 127
Britannia Hotel 135
Britons Protection, The 150
Britpop 273
Brookes, Felicia 313–14, 318, 319, 320–21
Brown, Ian 103–4, 160, 161, 210, 307
Brown, James 210
Bruggen, Tom 258
Bummed
(album) 73, 92, 115–16, 117–20, 123–4, 125–9, 133, 140, 149, 200
Burrell, Paul 334
Buzzcocks 39
Caldwell, Billy 209
Cale, John 81–2, 84, 119
Carroll, Annie (grandmother) 3, 5, 13
Carroll, Bernadette (cousin) 20
Carroll, Bill (grandfather) 5, 13–14, 26, 201
Carroll, Carmel (cousin) 20
Carroll, Cath (cousin) 236
Carroll, Gel (cousin) 19
Carroll, Joe (cousin) 20
Carroll, Mag (cousin) 19
Carroll, Mary (aunt) 13, 19
Carroll, Matt (cousin)13, 20, 30–31, 42, 43, 45, 60, 71, 128
Carroll, Pat (cousin) 13, 20, 71, 128
Carroll, Pete (cousin) 19
Carroll, Tom (uncle) 42
Celebrity Big Brother
325, 338
Central Station Design 71
Chapman, Mike 171
Chart Show, The
93
Chelsea Charter Clinic 238–9
Chinn, Nicky 171
Cities in the Park festival 218
City Road Inn 150
‘Clap Your Hands’ 158
Clarke, Vince 141, 224
Clash, The 92–3
‘Clowns’ 316
Coachella festival (Palm Springs) 328
Cole, Lloyd 61
Colourfield, The 73–4
Conjura de las Danzas, La 141
Cons, Paul 110
Cooder, Ry 328
Coogan, Steve 317
Cooper, Brin 29
Cope, Julian 78
Corbieres (Manchester) 69, 72
‘Country Song’ 125
‘Cowboy Dave’ 241
Creation Records 76
Cressa, Steve 62, 111, 134
Cult, The 197
Cumberland Suite (Belle Vue stadium) 72
Cummins, Kevin 98, 175, 214
Cunningham, Danny 317
Curtis, Ian 41, 52, 56, 66, 162
‘Cut ’Em Loose Bruce’ 229
Da Silva, Jon 116
Daily Sport
298, 300, 310
Davis, Paul 46–8, 51–2, 58, 91, 120, 125, 211, 234, 241, 247, 251, 252, 306
Davis, Si 38, 65
Day, Alan 44, 57
Day, Jane 224, 243
Day, Mark 44–5, 48, 50–1, 78, 82, 83, 88, 120, 124, 125, 224–5, 227, 243, 247, 251, 252, 306
Dean, James 169
‘Delightful’ 70
‘Dennis and Lois’ 202
Denver, Karl 128, 138
‘Desmond’ 90–1
‘Deviants’ 329
‘Do It Better’ 120, 127
Donnelly, Chris and Anthony 105, 307–8
Donovan 182–4, 201, 205–6, 254, 256, 269, 275
‘Donovan’ 201
Drew, Linzi 219
Driffield 121–2
Dry Bar (Manchester) 150–1, 119, 272
Dunn, John 326
E (ecstasy) scene 77, 100–11, 116, 123, 133, 137, 153, 154
East is East
15
Easterhouse 75
Eclair, Jenny 337
‘Egg, The’ 75
Elektra Records 168, 170, 171
EMI 248–9
‘Enery’ 86–7
‘England’s Irie’ 288
Erasmus, Alan 67, 118, 206, 260
Essex, David 20, 40
Evans, Chris 277, 281
Face, The
162
Factory Records 40, 56, 57, 66–7, 75, 82, 117, 129–30, 150, 193, 206, 218, 222, 235, 236–7, 248, 330–1
Farm, The 217
Farrell, Perry 216–17
‘Fat Lady Wrestlers’ 125–6
‘Fat Neck’ 284–5
Festival of the Tenth Summer 75
Fielding, Yvette 333
Fiennes, Ralph 290–1
51st State, The
291
Fletcher, Stuart 312
Foley 209
Forty Five
EP 70–1
Frantz, Chris 223–4, 225–6, 227, 228, 230, 235, 236
‘Freaky Dancin’ ’74–5
Free Trade Hall (Manchester) 178
Fugler, Bryan 332
Fun Boy Three 73
G-Mex (Manchester) 178–80
Gahan, Dave 288
Gainsbourg, Serge 266
Gallagher, Liam 269, 314–15
Gallagher, Noel 165, 269, 314–15
Gallagher, Peggy 314
Gallery, The (Manchester) 60
Gannon, Craig 257
‘Get Higher’ 74, 293
Ghosthunting with Happy Mondays
333
Gilbert, Gillian 56
Gillette, Bobby 169, 180
Gimme Shelter
(film) 126
Glastonbury 184–7, 312–13
‘God’s Cop’ 200–1
Goldberg, Danny 289
Gorillaz 185, 327
Graham, Billy 298
Granada 129–30, 152
Granada Reports
40
‘Grandbag’s Funeral’ 201
Grant, Eddy 230
Grant, Richard E. 333
Grant, Russell 87
Grape Tapes
video 294–5
Great British Music Weekend (Wembley Arena) 210
Gretton, Rob 67, 69
Gulf War 201
Guns ’n’ Roses 212
Haçienda, The (Manchester) 56, 57, 62, 72, 101, 104, 110, 116, 149, 150, 151, 153, 182, 316, 344
Hall, Terry 73, 73–4
‘Hallelujah’ 157–8
Hammond, Alison 338
Hannett, Martin 86, 117–19, 120–1, 158
Hannett, Wendy 118
Happy Mondays 2, 35
and acid-house scene 137–8
see also
E scene
album reviews 93, 244
American tours 94–9, 143–7, 187–90, 216
battle of the bands gig 57–8
Bez joins 66–7
Brazil trip 210–12
Bummed
album 73, 92, 115–16, 117–20, 124, 125–9, 133, 140, 149, 200
change in dynamics of after
Pills ’n’ Thrills
124–5
Chart Show
appearance 93
deal with Factory Records 66–7, 68
debut single (‘Delightful’) 70
disagreements and tensions between 83–4, 94, 167–8, 221, 223–5, 233, 250
E scene and influence of on music 102, 116, 117, 119–23, 127, 133, 137, 138, 158–9
early songwriting 50
European tours 135–7, 173–6
first gig 51
formation and original line-up 43–8
G-Mex gig 178–80
gigs 60–1, 66, 67, 72, 75, 76–8, 79, 133
at Glastonbury 184–7
Granada schools educational programme on 129–30
Madchester video compilation 146
managed by Phil Saxe 62–3
Match of the Day gig 217–18
meeting with EMI 248–9
Melody Maker
front cover 93–4
name, origin of 45
new manager appointed (McGough) 114–15
Pills ’n’ Thrills
album 92, 124, 192–205, 223, 236
and press 78, 164, 167, 205, 221
reforming of 92, 303–7, 308–10, 312–13, 326–8
Rock in Rio festival 210–15
singles and EPs 70–1, 74–5, 92, 130–1, 138, 157–9, 168–71
splitting up of 249–51, 252–3
Squirrel and G-Man
album 81–2, 84–92, 119
stage riots and fights 79–80, 135–6
struggling to make ends meet 99, 102
support The Colourfield tour 73–4
support New Order 69, 72–3
support Oasis on tour 314–15
Top of the Pops
appearances 51, 160–3, 166–7, 308
UK tours 159–60, 205–6, 247
videos 92–3, 98, 130–2, 138, 173, 174–5
Yes Please!
album 70, 93, 222–6, 237–8, 239, 240–1, 243–5
‘Harmony’ 204
Harper, Dave 76
Haslam, Dave 78, 187
Havers, Nigel 337
Heavenly Records 76
Hill, Andy 239
Hill, Henry 286
hip hop 199
‘Holiday’ 203–4
Holland, Jools 277
‘Holy Ghost’ 158
Hook, Peter 57, 72–3, 106, 116, 206, 317
Hooton, Peter 217
Hot Soup 290, 291
Houghton, Jayne 213, 218
Hucknall, Mick 75, 159
Hughes, Perry 312
Hull Adelphi 69
Hutchence, Michael 253–4, 289–90
i-D
magazine 111
Iceland/Icelanders 176–7
I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!
1–2, 336–9
‘In the Name of the Father’ 265–6, 274
Inca Babies 72
Inspiral Carpets 165–6
Intastella 259–60, 275–6
Isaacs, Gregory 19
It’s Great When You’re Straight … Yeah!
238, 262, 263, 264–7, 268–70, 272, 273
‘I’ve Been Lonely for So Long’ 294
Izzard, Eddie 290, 291
Jackson, Karen 71
Jackson, Michael 199–200
Jagger, Mick 270
James 71–2, 165
Jane’s Addiction 216–17
Jazz Defektors, The 71, 72
Jeff the Chef 109
Jobling, Keith 92, 131
see also
Bailey Brothers
Johnson, Donald 74, 132
Johnson, Trevor 156
Joly, Dom 160, 337, 339
Jones, Brian 255
Jordan, John 42, 43
Joy Division 40, 41, 56, 118
‘Judge Fudge’ 132
Jukebox Jury
207
Junior, Don 256
Kalima 72
Karl, Enid 256
Kelly, Ben 150
‘Kelly’s Heroes’ 248, 264–5, 278
Kennedy, Kevin 216
Kensit, Patsy 278
Kent, Nick 162
Kenyon, John 178, 179, 186
Kermit 29, 200, 239, 261, 262, 264, 276, 279, 291–3, 295
King, Jonathan 210
King, Marcel 74, 293
King, Zeus 74
‘Kinky Afro’ 198–9
Kitchen, The 106
Kongos, John 168, 170, 171
Konspiracy (Manchester) 151
Krasnow, Bob 171
‘Kuff Dam’ 84–5
Kurfirst, Gary 185, 197, 258–9, 260, 261, 264, 265, 266, 268, 282, 335
Lamarr, Mark 254
Lankford, Martin 42, 43
La’s, The 217
Later with Jools Holland
276–7
‘Lazyitis’ 91, 127–8, 138
Leach, Ben 306
Legends 130
Leighton, Claire 153
Leitch, Linda 255–6
Leitch, Oriole 247–8, 254, 255, 264, 271, 272, 275, 295
Letts, Don 272, 274
Leveridge, Paul
see
Kermit
Levine, Stewart 329
Levine, Sunny 316, 329, 329–30
Lillywhite, Steve 158
Lironi, Steve 264, 274
‘Little Bob’ 266–7
Livesey, Tony 298
Loaded
210
Lomax, Denise
see
Ryder, Denise
London Records 306, 307
‘Loose Fit’ 124, 198, 201
Lord-Alge, Tom 269
Lynch, Ged 257, 262, 274
Lynott, Phil 307
McCarthy, Carl (Psycho) 278, 279, 291–3, 295, 296
McCartney, Paul 207–8, 311
MacColl, Kirsty 158
Macer, Richard 319
McGough, Nathan 21, 114–15, 133, 155, 170, 208, 232, 238, 239, 249, 311
Machan, Si 136
McKay, Mike and Andy 310
McKeith, Gillian 337–8
McLaren, Malcolm 162
McNamara, Trish 155–6
McQueen, Steve 168–9
‘Mad Cyril’ 126
Mad Fuckers
(film) 132–3
Madchester
EP 158–9
Mallinder, Stephen 315
Man on the Edge
(documentary) 168–9
Man Made 291, 292, 294
Man Who Fell to Earth, The
40
Manchester Evening News
61, 131, 313–14
Manchester Evening News Arena 303, 309
Manchester United 13, 284
Mani 161
Manumission (Ibiza) 310
‘Marbles’ 294
Marr, Johnny 20, 72, 225, 254, 284
Marriott, Steve 20
Marsden, Gaz 302
Martin, Nicola 239
Martin, Tony 43
Match of the Day gig 217–18
Mather, Neil 242, 304, 308–9
McNamara, Trish 215, 216, 219, 233, 246–7, 282
Melody Maker
93–4
Michaeledes, Tony 130
Middles, Mick 61
