The Roses artwork created by John Squire wasn’t only restricted to their record sleeves, several of their concert tickets also featured unique artwork and creative designs. The first example is from the Alexandra Palace gig in 1989, then Spike Island with its variation on the Elephant Stone artwork, followed by the lemon motif inspired Glasgow [...]
Live Forever was a documentary film from 2003 that took a look at the Brit Pop phenomenon. Whilst the Roses were never part of the Brit Pop movement, they are regarded as a major influence on the key bands of the movement. The film examines the impact of The Roses and the following video features [...]
The Seven Ages of Rock was a landmark BBC series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who shaped the genre. The 7th film in the series looked at The Stone Roses as the heirs to the indie crown and considered Spike Island a key event [...]
Melody Maker, 9th June 1990 When The Stone Roses announced their plans for a gig at Spike Island the concert was eagerly heralded as the event of the year. Everett True joined the 28,000 crowd and witnessed the highs and lows, the baggy bits and the saggy bits. At the press conference, the day before [...]
NME June 9th 1990 “I don’t have to sell my soul/He’s already in me” – I Wanna Be Adored, The Stone Roses. Ian Brown doesn’t have to sell his soul, but in a conference suite in Manchester’s Piccadilly hotel a hundred-plus ‘international press’ liggers are on a bargain hunt for titbits. It’s 25 hours before [...]