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This week we're taking it back to the very beginning to the creation of Factory Records, the pivotal record company that released albums from some of the most popular Manchester bands in the 70s to the early 90s. The creative minds behind Factory also collaborated with New Order to create the famous Hacienda nightclub, which was at the center of the evolving madchester music scene that was taking...

This week, we're taking a look at The Verve. Their single Bitter Sweet Symphony remains one of the most famous songs to come out of the 90s, making an impact all across the world. But we're going to be examining the famous legal battle over the song between The Verve and The Rolling Stones that plagued the band for years. We'll also be diving into their discography and what they're up to now. The...

You're twistin' my melon, man! There's no shortage of crazy stories when it comes to the Happy Mondays. They are one of the biggest Manchester bands. Their trippy rave dance music was exploding onto the Hacienda dance floor, and they made a big splash around the world. The Mondays are singer Shaun Ryder, bassist Paul Ryder, guitarist Mark Day, dancer Bez, drummer Gary Whelan, backup singer Rowetta...

On this week's episode, we're picking up where we left off with the end Joy Division to where New Order is officially formed. New Order was huge in influencing the dance and electro scene in the UK, and in the US. Their hit song Blue Monday became a dance anthem, and it's still one of the top singles in UK music history. Take a deep dive with me as we explore the ins and outs of New Order and how...

This week we're going to be taking a deep dive into Joy Division. A band that was short lived but made a huge impact on music and mainstream culture. Their famous Unknown Pleasures album takes the center stage with it's deep poetic lyrics, and music unlike anyone had ever heard. We have singer Ian Curtis, guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris. We're taking a look...

This week we're taking a look at the very influential post-punk, jangle pop band The Smiths. They released 4 untouchable chart-topping albums before their untimely departure, and wherein they would be embroiled in a royalties lawsuit that would further divide them. We have frontman and singer Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce. There was no shortage of co...

This week on the Manchester tapes, we take a look at The Stone Roses. Easily one of the most influential bands to make an impact in the British music and baggy/madchester scene in the 80s/90s. We have singer Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Mani, and drummer Reni. We'll be taking a look at their formative years in Manchester, their breakout debut album that solidified their legendary stat...

On this week's episode, we're starting to take things across the Atlantic to the UK to explore the British music scene throughout the decades. The first installment will be famous bands that came out of Manchester, a bustling industrial city in the north of England. Oasis is at the top of that list of manc bands that made a big splash in the UK and US charts. We have brothers Liam (vocalist) and N...

This week on the mix I wanted to cover the story of Stone Temple Pilots. Some don't think they're grunge, but they definitely have their place and made their mark in the grunge genre. Join me as we discuss the intense media scrutiny following their successful Core album, the band's rock bottom, the formation of the supergroup the Velvet Revolver, to Scott Weiland's troubling drug addiction and his...

The fourth installment to the grunge series is rounded out with Soundgarden on this week's episode. Soundgarden is synonymous with being one of the four founders of grunge. Front man and singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron, and bassist Ben Shepard. Join me as we talk about the troubled youth of Cornell, Soundgarden's attempt on remaining independent, grappling wit...

On this episode, we're talking all about Pearl Jam. Yet another massively successful band from Seattle. We have frontman and singer Eddie Vedder, rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard, lead guitarist Mike McCready, bassist Jeff Ament, and drummer Matt Cameron. Before Pearl Jam, we have to take it back to the very early foundations of grunge music with bands Green River and Mother Love Bone. Also in this...

The second installment into the Grunge series follows Alice In Chains, a formative band in the Seattle music scene during the 90s. We look into the lives of front-man and singer Layne Staley, guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Starr, and drummer Sean Kinney. From the highs of their rocking debut album Facelift in 1990 that made them famous, to the tragic death of Layne Staley, and the new iter...

Seattle was bursting at the seams with up and coming talent in the late 80s/early 90s that were making waves in the music scene. As we all know, there are four main bands at this time that defined the grunge era and what it stood for. One of those bands at front and center of it all is Nirvana; starring frontman and guitarist Kurt Cobain, bass player Krist Novoselic, and drummer Dave Grohl. Nirvan...