Remember Madchester? In the late 1980s, early 1990s, Manchester became, yet again, the center of the UK's music world with the Stone Roses, a very talented dance rock band pointing the way in wa whirl of ecsatcy and a self-titled debut album, considred an English masterpiece.
Five years later, Oasis ruled Manchester and Stone Roses finally got around to the follow-up, Second Coming, which wasn't.
It all ended up in body talk and bruises and the usual unusual unforgivable. But time wounds all heels and here comes word from Ian Brown that he and John Squire (and Remi and Mani -but who gives a toss about them) have kissed and made up and planning a reunion tour.
A friend of the group said: "Ian has been mulling over reaching out to John for a while now. A lot of water has gone under the bridge and everyone has grown up. Ian has just gone through a tough time with a divorce and then Mani's mum's funeral brought everyone back under the same roof. It was an emotional reunion. There were no harsh words. It was a heartwarming breaking of bread.They had a lot to catch up on and have been in regular contact since."
I hope they make it to the States.