Latest News / Site Updates

17th August 2007

Robbie Maddix has given an exclusive interview to This Is The Daybreak. This interview with the ex-Stone Roses drummer was carried out for this site by the Reform The Roses MySpace page.

The interview features Robbie's memories of choice Stone Roses gigs, written exclusively for this site. Thanks very much to Robbie for taking the time to do this.

Click here to view the feature.

 


27th July 2007

Steve Davidson has made several additions to the pedals page of the Guitar section. Click here to view the page.

   


30th June 2007

John Squire's artwork exhibition kicks off on 4th July at the Smithfield Gallery, London (until 28th July). This is followed by the Dazed and Confused Gallery, London (6th September - 4th October). See the official site for further details.


24th May 2007

Here is an email that I received from Ian Tilton regarding his participation in the '7 Ages of Rock' series:

Hi,

Please check out this new video snippet of BBC2s new series "7 Ages of Rock" where yours truly makes two appearances in episodes 6 and 7. This clip is about my photography for The Stone Roses at Spike Island.

I was also interviewed about my Nirvana/Kurt Cobain pictures - to be screened late in the series (no.6).

All the best for now. Hope you enjoy the clip.

Ian

Click here to view the clip.


15th May 2007

A site visitor named Naoko, from Japan, has sent me some previously unseen photographs from her collection. These three photographs are from October 1989, when The Stone Roses were in Japan for the first time. If you compare the insert photograph from 'The Complete Stone Roses' CD, you can see that these photos are from that same day:

"They were very kind to us. We went to a night club with Ian and Mani", says Naoko.

Here also are some scans from a Japanese publication, sent in by Naoko:

24th April 2007

This month's Uncut magazine features a Q & A session with Mani. Thanks to Uncut for kindly sending me some preview copies of the issue.

21st April 2007

Reform the Roses MySpace page has announced the week beginning 27/08/07 as the date for the mass download of a Stone Roses track which, it hopes, will propel the band into the UK charts. Click here to visit the page.


18th March 2007

I have started work on a 'Pre-1984 chronology' for The Chronology section of the site. This section will thus document the activity of The Stone Roses:

- prior to their formation in 1984
- from 1984 until their split in 1996
- during their respective post-Roses careers (1997 - present)

Click here to go directly to The Chronology section.


5th March 2007

Part one of Pennie Smith's exclusive interview with TITD has been added to The Interviews section. Here is the direct link to the interview:

Pennie Smith interview (part one)


8th February 2007

Following on from the piece below about John Squire's Jaguar, here is an email I received from Alasdair Pitt:

By way of follow-up to your piece on the origins of John Squire's Jaguar I thought you might enjoy a couple of photos of the 'burst model which I bought when it came up for sale from Music Ground recently. I didn't pay the sticker price but it nevertheless came at some cost to my marriage. As someone who continues to enjoy both the music of the Roses and of Squire's subsequent incarnations I had to have it.

I have enjoyed your pages (esp. The Squire Files) tremendously. Hope there's something Squire-related to report in 2007!

Best regards,

Alasdair

See the TITD Forum for full-size photos.


4th February 2007

A new feature has been added to The Interviews section. Photographer Tom Sheehan has written a piece about his Stone Roses photography exclusively for This Is The Daybreak. Thanks very much to Tom for taking the time to write the piece, which can be read at the following link:

Tom Sheehan writes exclusively for TITD

To visit Tom's website, click here.


13th January 2007

I received an interesting email from David Greenfield regarding John Squire's Jaguar, which can be read below.

Hi Paul

I thought you might be interested in this.

I’ve been looking for a Jaguar body as a restoration project I’m starting with a mate. I tracked one down at Music Ground in Leeds; the condition is not great and it has had a re-finish but what clinched it for me was that it used to belong to John Squire. The body was from the original Jag that John took to Stuart Palmer when he was working at Music Ground; everything was removed to create the custom guitar that John used and you have a fantastic replica of. Anyway, the old body gathered dust in the workshop and hopefully it will be returned to a playable condition in the future.

I’ve attached a couple of pictures including the plate that Stuart signed for John but for some reason never gave it to him.

Cheers

David

See the TITD Forum for full-size photos.


2nd January 2007

In October 2006, I asked site visitor Tom Housden to interview photographer Pennie Smith on behalf of This Is The Daybreak. Tom very kindly carried out the interview on 30th October and is currently in the process of typing it up for the site. Thanks very much to Tom for his work and to Pennie for taking the time to answer the questions.

The interview can be read in The Interviews section at some point in the coming weeks.

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Several essays have been added to the Analysis section:

- An examination of the literary influences on The Stone Roses' work.
- An examination of the films that have influenced The Stone Roses.
- A look at the places that feature in the history of The Stone Roses.
- The people who have influenced The Stone Roses.
- The artists who have influenced John Squire.

To visit the Analysis section, click here.

If anyone has any comments or suggestions regarding the essays, please email me at Paul@Thisisthedaybreak.co.uk.


18th October 2006

Ian Tilton's images from the Hacienda have just gone up on the walls in the Corridor Gallery. This mini exhibition, on for the next three weeks only, is a precursor to a big exhibition next year in the main space.

"Cressa's legs appear in the Baldrick's photo I originally took for i-D magazine. He and his mates were the first to re-champion the wearing of flares. Back in '86 they were still really uncool but they had the courage to wear them down the Hac." (Ian Tilton speaking recently to TITD about the first photo above)

All images (c) Ian Tilton


13th September 2006

A host of DJs and special guests are gathering for an indie night to raise money for young people with with M.E. (Myalgic Encephalopathy). To download a pdf flyer for the event, click here.

Details of the event are as follows, as provided by Damian Morgan:

Thursday 26th October 2006
@ SOUTH NIGHTCLUB, 4a South King Street, Manchester
9 'til 2
£5.00 on the door
All proceeds to M.E. Charity AYME

Superstar Djs are queuing up to show their talents and give you an Indie night of your life ! And it’s all for a great cause…!

The night is packed with Djs who have made Manchester’s musical history…and some up and coming Djs too. So far we have Clint Boon and Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets), Mike Joyce (The Smiths), Marc Riley (The Fall/Shirehorses/6Music), Dermo (Silent Partners/Northside), Andy Woods (Smile/The Rev fm), with That LazySunday DJ (Corbieres/Bay Horse/ Jam St Café).

Further ‘Special’ guests are promised.

One lucky attendee will win an original photo of The Smiths outside Salford Lads Club as used on The Queen Is Dead sleeve, printed and signed by world famous photographer Stephen Wright.

This event is about living life to the full while raising awareness of the misunderstood illness M.E./CFS; this affects 250,000 people in the UK, 25,000 of which are children and young people.

Myalgic Encephalopathy

Dedicated night clubber, Jo Williams lost her life to breast cancer at the tender age of 37 after also being bed-bound for 12 years with severe M.E.: Myalgic Encephalopathy also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

The big event will be a celebration of her short but music-filled life. It will also raise money for the Association of Young People with M.E., the charity that helped Jo understand what was happening to her body when she was struck with excruciating pains in her muscles and head, couldn’t stand daylight or to be touched, was plagued with memory and concentration problems and eventually became bed-bound.

The charity helped Jo get help from disbelieving doctors and welfare benefits staff.

If you or anyone you know is affected by ME/CFS, AYME can help: http://www.ayme.org.uk or call on: 08457 23 23 89.


25th August 2006

Photographer Ian Tilton informs TITD that he has completed an interview for BBC2 about his work for the Roses and photographing Kurt Cobain. Filmed at the Lowry Hotel for BBC Bristol, it is part of a Rock series of 7 or 9 programmes out next year.


3rd July 2006

Breaking news regarding Ian Brown's latest venture has been posted on the TITD Forum by a site visitor from Russia:

"I was stuck in a traffic jam on the way to work in St. Petersburg, Russia, and suddenly Mr Brown gets a live interview on a Russian breakfast radio show. Barely anyone's heard of him or the Stone Roses in Russia, so it was a bit of a shock. He's in Moscow working on the soundtrack for a film called Paragraf 78."


15th May 2006

The Stone Roses are on the cover of this month's Uncut magazine. In lengthy interviews with each of the four Roses, they talk about the highs and lows of the band and the chances of them ever getting back together.

2nd March 2006

An interesting article from The Tablet newspaper (28th January 2006) has been added to the Media section.

 


26th February 2006

Memorabilia sent in by John Deafley has been added to the site:

         


15th January 2006

A new section, Quotes Database, has been added to the site.


27th December 2005

A new John Squire wallpaper has been sent in for my Wallpaper section by Liam Dominguez, a Stone Roses fan from Mexico City. If anyone has any wallpapers that they would like to send in, please email them to me at Paul@Thisisthedaybreak.co.uk

   


5th November 2005

A new essay, on Ian Brown's 'The Fisherman', has been added to the Analysis section. It can be accessed by clicking the link below:

The Fisherman essay

If anyone has any comments or thoughts about the essay, please email me at Paul@Thisisthedaybreak.co.uk


29th October 2005

Andy Watts has launched a brand new website, http://www.andywattsmusic.co.uk. The features of the site include latest news, live dates, gallery and a selection of his songs. Available to download (for a limited time) is his brand new track 'Rhapsody Of Light', which Andy was commissioned to write by an independent producer for a Radio 4 documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

TITD was lucky enough to receive an excellent limited edition CD through the official Andy Watts site. It consists of the following 9 tracks, recorded over the summer period:

1. myowntime
2. nofatherfound
3 bornofstars
4 suncriesinthesky
5 sumotherson
6 rhapsodyoflight
7 sunandthemoon
8 urnotknown
9 sorry2say

Some are solo, others feature Andy's musical friend Roger Goslyn, accompanying on flute, accordion, trumpet and trombone. Here is a review from freelance journalist Alan Jeff:

Imagine drinking cool pure water from a remote mountain spring on a scorching hot day and you’re someway to understanding the delicate flavour of Andy Watts’ music. Heart-spun lyrics and a brittle vocal delivery conjure an innocence made all the more inviting by the understated accompaniment.

Rhapsody of light, is a beguiling trip back in time to Andy’s childhood and his discovery of the magic of Queen and their signature tune, deft work on the acoustic guitar alongside lilting harmonies brings warmth to the bitter sweet lyrics lamenting the passing of those days. With My Own Time the marriage of Watts’ distinctive vocals to the mournful strains of brass, offers a natural earthy balance that seems somehow teased into place by the ever-present acoustic guitar.

The weather worn sentiment of No Father Found can’t easily be missed but the warmth of feeling offered by both the vocal delivery and the use of the accordion, bring an upbeat catchy counter balance to the emotion behind the lyrics. Sun Cries in The Sky comes with clever lyrics and that simple, stripped delivery that is the signature of all Andy Watts’ acoustic work. It’s a tune that weaves a feel-good factor out of thin air and wraps you up like a blanket on a lazy winters morn.

Born of the Stars carries on the theme, fragile, intelligent and understated guitar work creates an honest, down to earth feel, for a song that seems to drift along as if on the breeze.

All in all Watts seems to grow with each new track he brings to the table and the enjoyment he seems to be taking in his craft these days not only stands out but is woven like a thread through all of his more recent work.


11th October 2005

There will be a major London exhibition, 'Nirvana - with the lights out', of photographer Ian Tilton's work with Nirvana. The exhibition runs from 27th October to 17th November 2005. See this press release (pdf) for details.


9th October 2005

I am currently working on a '1997 to 2006' chronology to accompany the '1984 - 1996' chronology. Click here to go to the Chronology section.


5th September 2005

Ian Brown releases All Ablaze, a track that features on his forthcoming Greatest Hits package, 'The Greatest' (due for release on 19th September). The b-sides feature live performances of songs from Solarized:

1. All Ablaze
2. The Sweet Fantastic (Live At Brixton Academy)
3. Destiny Or Circumstance (Live At Brixton Academy)
4. All Ablaze (Video)

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