Revolutionising the music scene of the late '80s with the legendary Madchester group The Stone Roses, its singer Ian Brown dissolved the group in 1996 and embarked on a solo career. Never quite recapturing his former glories, Brown has released a number of sets with diamonds in the rough, beginning with the aptly-titled Unfinished Monkey Business in 1998. Golden Greats (1999) proved a slightly more sturdy proposition, but 2001's Music Of The Spheres left Brown out of his musical depth, his ambitions leaving him floundering for air. Tom Edwards

Upcoming events

• T In The Park Saturday, Sat 12 Jul at Kinross T In The Park with Sugababes, Biffy Clyro, dEUS, Rage Against The Machine, The Raconteurs, Ben Folds

Releases

• Sister Rose - single, out 03/12/2007 on Fiction. (post review)
• The World Is Yours - album, out 24/09/2007 on Polydor. 1 review (read/post)
• Illegal Attacks (ft. Sinead O'Connor) - single, out 17/09/2007 on Polydor. (post review)
• Indie Remix - album, out 31/07/2006 on Universal Music. (post review)
• Greatest - album, out 26/09/2005 on Fiction. 1 review (read/post)
• All Ablaze - single, out 05/09/2005 on Polydor. (post review)
• Time Is My Everything - single, out 17/01/2005 on Polydor. (post review)
• Under The Influence - album, out 08/09/2003 on DMC. (post review)
• Remixes Of The Spheres - album, out 04/11/2002 on Polydor. (post review)
• Whispers - single, out 11/02/2002 on Polydor. (post review)
• F.E.A.R. - single on Sony. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Sat 08 Dec at Manchester Manchester Central (Formerly G-Mex). (post review)
• Fri 07 Dec at Manchester Manchester Central (Formerly G-Mex). (post review)
• Wed 05 Dec at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. (post review)
• Tue 04 Dec at Glasgow Carling Academy. (post review)
• Mon 03 Dec at Aberdeen Aberdeen Exhibition Centre (AECC). (post review)
• Sat 01 Dec at Doncaster The Dome. (post review)
• Fri 30 Nov at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
• Thu 29 Nov at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
• Tue 27 Nov at Oxford Academy. (post review)
• Mon 26 Nov at Carlisle Sands Centre. (post review)
• Mon 05 Nov at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. (post review)
• Fri 26 Oct at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University). (post review)
• Tue 23 Oct at Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall. (post review)
• Mon 22 Oct at Southampton Guildhall. (post review)
• Sat 20 Oct at Cambridge Corn Exchange. (post review)
• Fri 19 Oct at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Thu 18 Oct at Reading Hexagon. (post review)
• Tue 16 Oct at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Mon 15 Oct at Derby Assembly Rooms. (post review)
• Sat 13 Oct at Preston Guildhall. (post review)
• Fri 12 Oct at Llandudno Cymru Arena. (post review)
• Wed 10 Oct at Edinburgh Corn Exchange. (post review)
• Tue 09 Oct at Motherwell Civic Hall. (post review)
• Mon 08 Oct at Dundee Caird Hall. (post review)
• Sat 06 Oct at Warrington Parr Hall. (post review)
• Fri 05 Oct at Leeds University - Great Hall / Refectory. (post review)
• Wed 03 Oct at Halifax Victoria Hall. (post review)
• Tue 02 Oct at Lincoln Engine Shed. (post review)
• Mon 01 Oct at Middlesbrough Town Hall. (post review)
• Sat 04 Aug at Glasgow SECC. (post review)
• Tue 15 May at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Wed 23 Nov at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Wed 20 Oct at London Brixton Academy. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 17 Aug at Chelmsford V2002. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 25/03/2008: Underworld, Fatboy Slim, Ian Brown, SMD: More names for this year's Creamfields
• 22/02/2008: WIN! Tickets to UNKLE's huge show next week
• 12/12/2007: Isle of Wight: more names confirmed
• 08/10/2007: Q Awards: it's like DiS community bear-baiting
• 02/02/2006: Monkey boy "mega honoured": Ian Brown is a Godlike Genius
• 19/12/2005: Chiefs to top bill at booze-sponsored Irish festival
• 14/06/2005: Radio 1 to highlight Serbian students' rock 'n' roll retaliation
• 24/05/2005: Squire moots Roses resurrection
• 05/05/2005: Yes it's f*cking political: Ian Brown electioneers...
• 09/02/2005: Killers confirmed for this year's Oxegen Festival

Links

• Ian Brown Online - official site

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