Released in 1990, it became the band's highest-selling single. Reaching the top five on the charts, it helped define the ...

Happy Mondays are an alternative rock band formed in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK in 1985. The band is fronted by Shaun Ryder, who formed the band with his brother Paul Ryder, who played bass. The ...

Ah yes, because 36th anniversaries have always been a thing, right? In all honesty though, given the fact that this is Happy ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the apex of the infamous UK band, a hedonistic and ...

Shaun Ryder has been twistin' our melons with his music for 40 years. As one British music’s most unpredictable and enduring frontmen, he first exploded onto the scene in the late 1980s as the ...