Features
Tuesday, April 2 2013
The Stone Roses: War and Peace
Going beyond the myths to depict a band that defined Britpop, Simon Spence illustrates the Stone Roses’ incandescent talent and jaw-dropping success while contextualizing them in the ‘90s music scene.
Friday, December 18 2009
The Best Re-Issues of 2009
PopMatters presents our 20 best re-issues of 2009, highlighted by the long overdue remastering of the Beatles oeuvre, a number of '80s and '90s classics, and one of the most storied catalogues in electronic music.
Friday, September 11 2009
The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses: 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Imagine if you will: an album re-release that actually gets everything right, making an already-classic album sound even better than before, deepening our understanding as to what made it so iconic.
Columns
Friday, October 2 2009
On the Sixth Day God Created Man...Chester: Part Three
Manchester's working class population showed the world that trade unions can resist authority. Such solidarity and class consciousness is heard in the arrogant sneers of the Stone Roses and Oasis.
Reviews
Monday, May 13 2013
Frustration and Lack of Respect: 'The Stone Roses: War and Peace'
The story of the biggest British band to never make it in America gets a thorough, honest, and fair recounting.
Tuesday, October 22 2002
The Stone Roses: self-titled
The Stone Roses is an album where everything was on the money. From the opening rumblings of "I Wanna Be Adored", it was a declaration of intent from four men who knew they were better than what had gone before them and knew they had created something special.
Blogs
Monday, July 9 2012
The Stone Roses... The Second Second Coming (documentary)
This unofficial but revealing reunion documentary seeks out the truth about this year's biggest reunion.
Tuesday, November 22 2011
The Stone Roses Reunion: Fool's Gold, or What the World Is Waiting For?
Isn't this recently-reformed rock group the same band that, apparently, just lied to its disciples about the possibility of a reunion?
Friday, October 21 2011
Counterbalance No. 55: 'The Stone Roses'
I hear my needle hit the groove and spiral through another day -- only this time, we're listening to the 55th most acclaimed album of all time. The Stone Roses on Counterbalance -- this is the one.
Wednesday, October 19 2011
The Stone Roses, Reunite, Tour, Blow Minds
Well, that hole in my dreams has finally been filled. The Stone Roses are preparing to tour the world. All of the details are available…
