Shaun Ryder (aka X) (born Shaun William Ryder on August 23, 1962, in Little Hulton, near Salford, Lancashire) is an English singer and songwriter and an ex postman who became famous in the "Madchester" era band Happy Mondays. His lyrics, dismissed by some as drug induced gibberish, also received critical praise for their wit and musical fusion with the sound of the band. Ryder's struggle with drugs eventually led to the break up of the Mondays in 1992. is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Little Hulton is a village in the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England, located 2¼ miles west-southwest of Halshaw-Moor and Farnworth railway station and 3½ miles south of Bolton. ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... An NME Originals issue covering the Madchester movement. ... Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. ...

The film 24 Hour Party People, starring Steve Coogan who played Tony Wilson, was loosely based on Shaun Ryder and the Happy Mondays while they were signed to Factory Records in the late eighties and early nineties. Image File history File links Shaun Ryder on the cover of NME. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Not to be confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... 24 Hour Party People is a 2002 film about Manchesters popular music community from 1977 to 1997, and specifically about Factory Records. ... Tony Wilson presents So It Goes in 1976 Anthony (Tony) Howard Wilson is an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. // Wilson was (born February 20, 1950, in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label, started in 1978 which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. ...

Despite rumours of how his substance abuse had finally caught up with him, Ryder returned to the spotlight in 1995 with his new project, Black Grape, an immediate success whose first release, the ironically named It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah, topped the British album chart and spawned several hit singles. The follow up album did not achieve the same critical or commercial success, and the group split in 1997. Black Grape were a rock and roll band from England, formed in 1993 by former members of Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder and Bez. ...

Ryder wrote a column for the Daily Sport newspaper in which he gave his own take on current news events and celebrity goings-on. It was in this column that Ryder famously announced his intention to reform the Happy Mondays before even making any fellow former members aware of this. The Daily Sport is a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom by Sport Newspapers. ...

Ryder has taken part in two reformations of the Happy Mondays (1999-2000 and 2004-) and released a solo album to mixed critical acclaim named Amateur Night At the Big Top and was involved in litigation with former Black Grape management, which he eventually lost.

In 2004, The Mondays reunited to play a comeback gig called "Get Loaded In The Park" on Clapham Common with the only original members being Bez, Shaun Ryder and Gaz Whelan. Two years later they released the single "Playground Superstar", used in the football movie Goal, which was released after Bez had won Celebrity Big Brother. Bez and maracas, freaky dancin at T in the Park. ...

He was also the focus of a 2004 BBC documentary, entitled Shaun Ryder: The Ecstasy and the Agony. In 2004, Ryder landed the job of a voice actor in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in which he played Maccer, a washed-up, self-abused musician who was planning a major comeback tour in 1992. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the fifth video game in the Grand Theft Auto series. ... Woman masturbating, 1913 drawing by Gustav Klimt. ...

Noodle and Shaun Ryder in the "DARE" music video

In 2005, he collaborated with the Gorillaz on "DARE", a song on their Demon Days album. In the music video, he is featured largely as a disembodied head kept alive through a series of tubes, living in animated band member Noodle's closet. It was stated by the commentator on the 2006 BRIT Awards that the song's name came from Ryder's inability to pronounce the word "there". Image File history File links Download high resolution version (852x480, 55 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (852x480, 55 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nudoru (born in Osaka, Japan) is a fictional member of the Gorillaz. ... Gorillaz is a virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. ... DARE (挑戦 (DARE) on the single packaging) is a song by Gorillaz and is featured on their 2005 album Demon Days. ... Demon Days is the second studio album by Gorillaz, released on May 23, 2005 in the UK and on May 24 in the U.S.. Demon Days entered the UK charts at #1 and the US charts at #6, neatly outperforming the bands 2001 debut, Gorillaz. ... The 2006 Brit Awards were the 26th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. ...

Ryder also collaborated with Ex-Talking Heads Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymoth and Chris Frantz on their post David Byrne album No Talking, Just Head. He has also collaborated with Intastella and appeared on Peter Kay's "Is This The Way to Amarillo?" charity music video. Talking Heads were an American rock band existing between 1974 and 1991, composed of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. ... No Talking, Just Head is an album by The Heads, a band composed of Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, joined by a variety of guest singers. ...

Perhaps Ryder’s most unusual collaboration to date is his appearance on British tenor Russell Watson’s 2006 album The Ultimate Collection. Ryder lends his vocals to the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song "Barcelona". This article or section seems to contain too many examples (or examples of poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry. ... Russell Watson, born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on 24 November 1966, is an English tenor who has released singles and albums of both operatic-style and pop songs. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the English rock band Queen. ... Montserrat Caballé Maria de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé i Folc, better known as Montserrat Caballé (born April 12, 1933), is a Catalan Spanish operatic soprano renowned for her bel canto technique and her interpretations of the roles of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. ...

In 1997, Ryder made two live appearances on Channel 4's pre-watershed show TFI Friday, in both of which he repeatedly used the word "fuck". This led to his being banned from ever appearing on a live Channel 4 programme regardless of what time of day it is; he is the only person to date to be specifically referred to by name in Channel 4's Compliance Manual, which states: Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... Watershed is a term used in the United Kingdom (as well as Canada) to describe a time in television schedules beyond which it is permissible to show television programmes which have adult content. It is known in the US as Safe Harbor. Adult content can be generally defined as having... TFI Friday was a light entertainment show, produced by Ginger Productions, and hosted by Chris Evans and broadcast on Fridays at 6pm on Channel 4 from 1996 to 2000, with a repeat later that night. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

"Please note that the Channel 4 Board has undertaken to the ITC that Shaun Ryder will not appear live on Channel 4."^[1]

Shaun's ex-wife Oriole, with whom he has a daughter Coco, is the daughter of British folk singer Donovan. The ITC has been superseded as the British commercial television regulator by Ofcom (the Office of Communications). ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch, born May 10, 1946, in Maryhill, Glasgow) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ...

Appeared at the 2007 Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif. where he mostly stood in one place, read his lyrics off a teleprompter and repeatedly apologized to the audience for his poor performance. Rapper Mickey Avalon appeared on stage with Ryder during the set.

In July 2007,Ryder flouted the UK's newly implemented smoking ban after he was witnessed lighting up cigarettes at a concert at the Ritz nightclub, Manchester, with his band The Happy Mondays. Representatives from the city council have apparently indicated they will start investigating Ryder's actions, and also visit the nightclub involved[1]. July 2007 is the seventh month of that year. ...

Awards

• NME Single Of The Year 1996 - Black Grape's "Reverend Black Grape"
• Godlike Genius - NME Awards 2000
• John Peel Music Innovation Award (for Gorillaz) - Shockwaves NME Awards 2006

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References

1. ^ Compliance Manual. Channel 4 108.

Bibliography

• Middles, Mick (1997). Shaun Ryder - Happy Mondays, Black Grape & Other Traumas. Independent Music Press. ISBN 1-897783-11-6. 
• Verrico, Lisa (1998). High Life 'N' Low Down Dirty - The Thrills and Spills of Shaun Ryder. Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-185419-9. 
• Middles, Mick (1998). Shaun Ryder... In His Own Words. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0.7119.6815.2. 
• Bez (1998). Freaky Dancin' - Me And The Mondays. Pan. ISBN 0-330-48197-5. 
• Haslam, Dave (1999). Manchester, England. 4th Estate. ISBN 1-84115-146-7. 
• Wilson, Tony (2002). 24 Hour Party People - What The Sleeve Notes Never Tell You. Channel 4 Books. ISBN 0-7522-2025-X. 
• Warburton, John and Ryder, Shaun (2003). Hallelujah!: The Extraordinary Story of Shaun Ryder and "Happy Mondays". Virgin Books. ISBN 1-4053-1031-6. 

External links

• BBC Three: Shaun Ryder: The Agony and the Ecstasy
• Shaun Ryder at the Internet Movie Database
• Shaun Ryder narrowly escapes a heavy fine after giving evidence at a trial
• Grape Minds: Shaun Ryder is up there with Dylan
• Straight but not great: Shaun Ryder