Former Mansun frontman, Paul Draper has posted about his life living under the COVID-19 lockdown. He writes: Just been out of the house for first time in a while. I live alone so very weird. As you can see I’ve upgraded my mask but it turns my ears into the cop terminator out of terminator 2. Seriously … Read More
24 YEARS SINCE ‘ONE EP’ MADE THE CHARTS … THE FIRST OF 14 TOP 40 EPS!
24 years ago, Mansun had their first chart hit with their very first EP, ‘One EP’, which sparked a run of 14 consecutive top 40 EPs. One of the fans’ favourite tracks from ‘One EP’ is ‘Ski Jump Nose’, which seems apt in these times, as the chorus lyric is ‘WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER’! Happy Anniversary One EP and … Read More
BBC INCLUDE ‘THE DEAD FLOWERS REJECT’ IN THEIR TOP 14 PICKS FOR RECORD STORE DAY
BBC News have reported on 2020’s Record Store Day, and included Mansun’s ‘The Dead Flowers Reject’ as one of the best 14 releases. Former Mansun lead man Paul Draper is quoted as saying that ‘The Dead Flowers Reject’ was recorded at the same time as Mansun’s second album Six, as a more commercial “insurance policy” in case the label rejected … Read More
LOST MANSUN ALBUM ‘THE DEAD FLOWERS REJECT’ GETS VINYL RELEASE FOR RECORD STORE DAY ON 18TH APRIL 2020
Finally available after 22 years of waiting for an official release , this year’s Record Store Day sees the release of the legendary lost Mansun album ‘The Dead Flowers Reject’. ‘The Dead Flowers Reject’ was recorded at the same time as the cult classic and No.1 vinyl chart album ‘Six’, and can finally be heard for the first time, beautifully … Read More
MANSUN’S PAUL DRAPER TO CUT THE RIBBON AT OPENING CEREMONY FOR ‘THE GREY LANTERN’ LIVE MUSIC VENUE
Mansun’s former frontman Paul Draper has announced he will be doing the honours at the opening ceremony for the new ‘Grey Lantern’ Live Music venue in Birmingham on Friday 13th March at 8.45pm. Posting on his Facebook page he writes I’M OFFICIALLY OPENING THE GREY LIVE MUSIC LANTERN VENUE IN BRUM, YEEESSS!!!!!! I’m genuinely gobsmacked about this but it’s a … Read More
IRISH INDEPENDENT INCLUDES ‘WIDE OPEN SPACE’ IN ITS 10 SONGS THAT DEFINED BRITPOP
“Wide Open Space’ has been included in the ten songs that define Britpop, as chosen by the ‘Irish Independent’. You can read the article in full HERE .
NEW MUSIC VENUE ‘THE GREY LANTERN’ TO OPEN IN BIRMINGHAM
A new music venue will be opening in Birmingham in March, named after Mansun’s classic number 0ne album, ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’. ‘The Grey Lantern‘ will be a live music venue and indie rock bar and will also host club nights, afternoon acoustic sessions. You can read further information in the Birmingham Mail article HERE .
BLACK FRIDAY SALE, 35% OFF ‘ATTACK OF THE GREY LANTERN, LIVE AT THE RITZ’. LAST 100 COPIES LEFT!
Especially for Black Friday, we have a very limited number of ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern – Live At The Ritz’, on double vinyl available for the first time on the Paul Draper Official Store and at a 35% reduction. It will be dispatched immediately, so you can buy this as a Christmas present for that Mansun/Draper fan in … Read More
‘SPOOKY ACTION’ ONE OF TOP 20 ALBUMS OF THE DECADE
Webzine ‘God Is In The TV’ has included ‘Spooky Action’ in its ‘Top Twenty Albums Of The Decade’ feature, saying “The greatest voice from the 90’s returned 15 years after the demise of Mansun as if he’s never been away. Arguably this is better than the last two Mansun LP’s, harking back to the stylistic approach from Attack of the Grey Lantern and Six.” You … Read More