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About Me

Massive life-changes ahead of 2008. Split up with my girlfriend of 12 years (back in Oct) who I met when I was just 16 at college, bless. Think we're still getting on ok at present though, even if it is only by the odd text - wish you all the best for the future if you read this Maddy! x
Obviously that meant moving out of my house too, so currently crashing at me dad's which is nice to spend some more time with the old boy and nicer still cos he goes to his girlfriend's every weekend so the place is mine.
Just need things to settle down a bit for now and get back some kinda routine, been flyin' by the seat o'my pants for months now with everything going on.
In the quiet end of the country, but not so far removed that I can't make it to the best gigs. Two gigs really stand out for me over the last couple of years, seeing John Squire at the ICA in London in Feb '04, watching him play mere feet from my face and of course, the now legendary open-air concert that was Ian Brown at Claremont Landscape Gardens in Esher, Surrey where he played a full-set of Roses tunes in a one-off occasion that set the summer all ablaze!
but of course I would pay way too much to see them play together again onstage.
For my sins I run the Stone Roses websites JSU ( www.john-squire.com ) and Ian Brown Whispers ( www.ianbrownwhispers.co.uk ) which take up far too much of my time and gives me far too many headaches :P Although since my life has changed somewhat I'm not been able to find the time or desire to work on them so for now, they are on hold.

My Interests

MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC... known to dabble a bit in website design ( www.john-squire.com )... bit of gaming, pubbing, clubbing, cinema-ing, driving with the tunes on.

Getting out and about much more this year and away from these retched computers, which is nice... tis the year of change, new job, new friends, new me and all that... need to book more gigs though.

Learning to appreciate a bit of art after years of researching John Squire

I'd like to meet:

The Stone Roses, back-stage after their reformation comeback gig, which I'm sure they'll get around to, sometime :S

You have been marked on my profile map!

Ian Brown & Mani - I Am The Resurrection Vs Cancer 2007
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold - Finland 1990

Music:

I listen to allsorts of music, all the time (I need some new music right now though), but the top 4 never changes... The Stone Roses , Ian Brown , John Squire , Seahorses

And some of the rest... Primal Scream (grateful for Riot City Blues), Kasabian, The View, The Open, The Rifles, Go! Team, The Music, Doves, Bloc Party (mostly Silent Alarm), The Bluetones, The Bees, Smashing Pumpkins (saw them at Wembley Arena '96 for their Mellon Collie UK tour - grateful for Zeitgeist), The Charlatans, Delays, Andy Watts, The Yards, Oasis, The 88s, Light Brigade, The Coral (Invisible Invasion), Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Verve (Urban Hymns), Kula Shaker, Happy Mondays (got them pills, thrills n' bellyaches), Black Grape (it's great when yer straight), The Shining, Inspiral Carpets, Gomez, Blur, Hurricane #1, Ride, Turin Brakes (The Optimist LP), Tenacious D, Shed Seven, Rick Witter & The Dukes, Embrace (The Good Will Out), Klaxons, The Cribs, The Subways, Supergrass, Radiohead (The Bends), Green Day (Dookie), Weezer (Buddy Holly), Reef, Nirvana (MTV Unplugged in New York, first CD album I ever bought), Feeder, Pulp (Different Class), The Kooks, The Rising, Mozer, To The Disco!, Aziz, {Zero 7, Lemon Jelly, Goldfrapp, Air (Moon Safari) all good .. poker music}, UNKLE. Loads & Loads More.

Oh. And I hate The Feeling. Stop Them.

The Greatest

ian brown morph by paul stevens to be freely distributed.

Movies:

Matrix, Back To The Future, Best In Show, Fight Club, Shaun Of The Dead, Detroit Rock City, Shawshank Redemption, Terminator 2, Anchorman, Zoolander, South Park The Movie, Ghostbusters 1&2, Star Wars trilogy (the first one) Die Hard Trilogy, oh yeah, lol, Clerks/Dogma/Mall Rats/Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Dodgeball, Unbreakable, High Fidelity, Twelve Monkeys, Star Trek First Contact, Sphere, The Cable Guy, Platoon, Hot Fuzz.

Television:

Family Guy & American Dad at the moment... can't get enough of 'em! South Park, Red Dwarf, Simpsons, Futurama, King Of The Hill, Phoenix Nights, The League Of Gentlemen... prob more but can't think now.

Don't really like general tv... far too much shite on to make you stupider.

Books:

The Elegant Universe, A Brief History Of Time, Music Biogs... do magazines count? Don't read much unless I really have to!

Heroes:

Just the Squire. No time for any others really.

My Blog

The World Is Yours - Listen now - in full!

'The World Is Yours' gets a full NME exclusive preview on their website. By visiting the site you'll be able to get your first listen to the album in full including tracks 'Sister Rose' and 'Save Us' ...
Posted by paul stevens on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:15:00 PST

Time Changes Everything - 5 years on

...and of course with the 5th anniversary of the website comes the 5th anniversary of the release of John Squire's debut solo album 'Time Changes Everything' which hit the shops 5 years ago today on t...
Posted by paul stevens on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:14:00 PST

Robbie Maddix to support Ian Brown

Through a bulletin on myspace, (latter-day Stone Roses drummer) Robbie Maddix confirms that he is to support Ian Brown on his upcoming tour; "Ian Brown has asked me to be his special guest on his up...
Posted by paul stevens on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:12:00 PST

JSU is 5

Well, that's the half-decade done then... can't believe it's been yet another 12 months since my last post of this similar nature. Yes it was way, WAY back in 2002 when I first opened the doors to the...
Posted by paul stevens on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:36:00 PST

John Squire New Work 2 Exhibition

The second leg of the new John Squire artwork exhibition kicks off today at The Dazed and Confused Gallery, London EC1V and runs until 4th October 2007. A range of brand new works (different from tho...
Posted by paul stevens on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:34:00 PST

Illegal Attacks 3 Formats - £5

The formats for Ian Brown's forthcoming album 'The World Is Yours' (24th September) and single 'Illegal Attacks' (17th September) have been confirmed. The album is to be released on CD, Double LP, dow...
Posted by paul stevens on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:20:00 PST

Reform The Roses to get the Roses back in the charts?

The Reform The Roses myspace project to get the Stone Roses back into the charts has officially started this week. The man behind the project set up the page to ensure 20,000 Roses fans were on hand ...
Posted by paul stevens on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:18:00 PST

Ian Brown ’Illegal Attacks’ listen now.

..>Ian Brown's forthcoming single 'Illegal Attacks' (17th September) was debuted on radio stations yesterday evening and has since been put on his myspace page for your listening pleasure. On firs...
Posted by paul stevens on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:25:00 PST

Ian Brown - Illegal Attacks

First take on the lyrics...Illegal Attacks - Ian BrownSo what the ... is this UK? Gunning with this US of A In Iraq and Iran and in Afghanistan Does not a day go by Without the Israeli airforce...
Posted by paul stevens on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:42:00 PST

Ian Brown album & single artwork revealed

..> The artwork for both the forthcoming Ian Brown album 'The World Is Yours' (out 24th September) and single featuring Sinead O'Connor 'Illegal Attacks' (out 17th September) was revealed today, ...
Posted by paul stevens on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:41:00 PST