Paul Ryder, bassist for Madchester greats Happy Mondays, has died. Paul's band and family tweeted that Paul died this morning. No cause of death has been given. Ryder was 58. Paul Ryder and his older ...

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 ...

English outfit Happy Mondays have added a second Melbourne date to their upcoming Australian tour. The Madchester pioneers now play a second show at The Forum on Sunday, 22nd October, before heading ...

Shaun Ryder and Bez of Happy Mondays and Black Grape have formed a new band, Mantra of the Cosmos, with Andy Bell (Ride, Oasis) and drummer Zak Starkey (The Who). According to Ryder, the group are ...

Paul Ryder, whose house-inspired basslines anchored Happy Mondays, died this morning (July 15), the band said on Facebook. A representative confirmed the news to Pitchfork. No cause of death was given ...

Happy Mondays will be back in the US for the first time since 2009 for special March 2023 shows in NYC and LA where they’ll play their classic 1990 album Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches in full. Paul ...

The original lineup of the Happy Mondays have reportedly announced their return. Shaun Ryder, his brother Paul, Gary Whelan, Bez and Rowetta Satchell will return for live shows this year, together ...

Paul Ryder, the Salford-born bassist who helped define the “baggy” sound of the 1980s Madchester scene with his band Happy Mondays, has died at 58. His passing was announced in a post to the beloved ...