The Paul Ryder Tapes - Sex, Drugs, the Mondays and Me

The Mondays and the Roses do Top of the Pops, Rowetta makes an appearance, someone fires a gun in the studio and there's talk of a new Mondays album.. Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one! Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapes If you'd like to rent Paul's Norm...

On this hilarious, informative and poignant show where Paul Ryder tells his whole life story, recorded just days before he passed away, we hear about the days when he shared a flat with Shaun and Bez and they washed dishes in the bathtub every two months. We also hear about the recording of their second album, Bummed with Martin Hannett, as ecstasy began to flood club culture. Paul Oakenfold talks...

Paul knocks on Peter Hook's door after finding his address by sneaking into the office of the gym where he spotted him, Phil Saxe becomes their manager after they go to his market stall and buy flares in a successful bid to bring them back into fashion and Bez joins the band after way too much acid is consumed just before a show! Guests include Peter Hook, Bez, Gaz Whelan, Mark Day, Paul Davis, Ph...

On this poignant and hilarious series with plenty of great northern humor, the Mondays perform their first ever gig. Recording for this series finished 12 days before Paul passed away. Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one! Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapes...

On this podcast which reached the Number One spot in the Music Podcast Charts in both the UK and Ireland, Happy Mondays founding member and bassist Paul Ryder opens up for the very first time to tell his incredible life story, which he finished recording just 12 days before he died in July 2022. Filled with laughter, fun guests and emotional moments, it's a glimpse into the life of an unlikel...

On this podcast which reached the top of the UK music podcast charts in its first week of release, founding member and bass player of Happy Mondays, the late Paul Ryder, who passed away in July 2022, continues his incredible life story with its incredible poignancy and lots of big laughs, which he finished recording just 12 days before he passed away. Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally...

The late Paul Ryder - founding member and bass player of Manchester legends Happy Mondays - talks candidly to his ex-wife, journalist Angela Smith, about growing up and discovering a love of music after seeing David Bowie perform on Top of the Pops when he was eight years old. We meet some surprise guests including Paul and Shaun's mum Linda - and Mondays drummer Gaz Whelan who has a spooky encoun...

Founding member and bass player of Happy Mondays, Paul Ryder recorded a tell-all podcast with his ex-wife, journalist Angela Smith, in the months leading up to his death. He speaks out for the very first time about some personal and poignant issues such as drug addiction, mental health breakdowns and infidelity as well as telling some hilarious tales from his years with the Mondays. Powerful, poig...