The Stone Roses

Update: sorry folks looks like the video has been pulled from YouTube due to copyright violations.

Here’s the next best thing, some behind the scenes footage from ePaxB – Roses @ Spike Island.

Time for something special. Unearthed is a trailer for the legendary Spike Island gig from 1990.

There’s been rumours of footage circulating for many years, and little bits and pieces have appeared. To date it’s mainly been rehearsal and behind the scenes footage.

This video is the first I’ve seen with actual stage footage from the gig itself.

Thankfully not a Monkees style recreation of the Roses heyday but a rather nifty trailer for a TV comedy pilot set in the ’90s.

I Wanna Be Adored follows two chancers Theo and Garry through a year in their lives. From hopelessly trying to form a band to joining someone elses, from reuniting with old school friends to falling out with your best one.

It of course features plenty of Roses tunes and other classics from the era.

What do you think? Leave a comment.

The 20th Anniversary edition of The Stone Roses album has charted at number 5 in the UK albums charts:

UK Top 40 Albums

Ian Brown and John Leckie discuss the remastering process for the 20th Anniversary edition of The Stone Roses album.

Some interesting anecdotes about the original recording sessions make this well worth checking out.

Video interview with Ian Brown and John Leckie.

BBC Radio 6 is repeating a classic documentary about the Roses. If you missed it you can catch up using iPlayer.

I Wanna Be Adored – The Stone Roses Story

And the Roses bonanza continues as BBC4 broadcast a Manchester music special tonight.

The evening starts with “They Came from Manchester: The Story of Mancunian Pop”, followed by “Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays” and finishing with the first ever TV broadcast of The Stone Roses Blackpool live concert.

Find out more on the BBC4 website.