ALL FOR ONE, described by most as the "anthem of the summer" instantly became that song that you can never turn off. However, that was not the case for some who felt it didn't live up to the real Roses  sound. But I ask, isn't that the point? After all it has been 21 years since their last release, it's time for change.

To me, All For One, is refreshing. Its engaging, authentic and a bloody masterpiece. It commences a fresh chapter in the bands history. To the people bombing it for its not so interesting lyrics, I agree they are hardly Sally Cinnamon but the grinding riffs and Squires dangerous solo introduce that anthemic appeal that is such a catch you sort of don't mind the lack of lyrical genius. Plus these lyrics are very much in vein of the classic roses songs anyway.

Lets be honest this is one made for those fields this summer. To be played loud, and to a crowd. People will want to dance and I think that's exactly what it is going to let them do.



My only let down, the song length. The song finishes too early for me, and it seems Ian could have added another verse to hook us a little longer. But hey! this is their opening single so if that is anything to go by after 21 years I can only imagine that the rest of the album is going to be ace!


That sunny day when I saw the flight cases, and days later when I eventually got to meet Ian and Mani sparked a social media flare in light of new material. Ian told me that we would be hearing lots of new material at Etihad in June, which suggests more than the one song.

With only one month to go until the Etihad gigs, will we be hearing anymore of the new album before then? Who knows, keep your ears open because I'm sure another hit is bound to drop any time soon.

It's taken me weeks to write this post... maybe I was just too shocked and shaken by the whole experience I completely forgot to tell you all about - I met The Stone Roses!


Ian (Brown) - I like to just say Ian because it sounds more like I know him personally which I do now of course- was stood outside my flat and I have never ran so fast in all my life. I looked like a right nutter as I turned up with no shoes on shaking a phone in his face. At first I only saw the back of his head so I would have felt like a right idiot if it'd not been him but lucky for me it was and he was amazing! Ian and bassist Mani where both what I can only describe as real musicians who showed me that they are really there for their fans after he waited for me to nip back to my flat to grab my vinyl for him to sign. I was shaking so badly I couldn’t believe this was happening, Ian even asked me if I was okay in which I told him this was the greatest moment of my life.

I couldn't resist asking him whether he saw my tweet and to my surprise he said " Yeah, it was you that let the cat out of the bag". As you can imagine I giggled and wanted to cry at the thought of Ian recognising me. And honestly when I got back to my flat I did cry... a lot (whilst staring at my signed photo and record).






I am absolutely gobsmacked at how much this story blew up! Since announcing to the world via Twitter that they were recording my phone has turned into a hotline with people constantly emailing me wanting the inside story. I got to say though being the first person to be told by Ian himself that the band recording new material is insane. With the band being so notoriously secretive it gave me great pleasure to get the word out first, I mean come on... this will go down in the history books, right?

Eager to hear their new material I am counting down the days until I go watch them live at Etihad Stadium in June. I've got a funny feeling that this gig will be one to always remember but until then I'll give their record a spin, stare at their autographs and pray for another meet and greet in the future.

I am currently sat in a café in crouch end listening to David Bowie ask me if there is life on mars, and I am feeling the most content and positive in a while. I presume that's because it is International Day of Happiness today and just knowing that there is a day for that is enough to make any one smile.

Before I carry on with todays blog which you probably know by now is about The Stone Roses, I wanted to let you guys in with a little secret. I have been writing a journal since the age of 21 and only recently after showing it to my boyfriend and my best friend have realised how good I actually am at writing creatively. Its a difficult thing to actually admit publicly that you think you're good at something without feeling extremely big headed. It's decided today that I am going to incorporate my journal into my blog, its your decision purely whether you read it or not, whether it is good or not etc. etc. So if you're reading this then THANKS :)