Here's a fifteen minute trailer featuring some highlights from the first series of the show! Gaz Whelan's saucy Wembley secret, Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses do Top of the Pops together, Paul has a nervous breakdown, Paul leaves home because he can't have a salamander, he's prophetically asked how he thinks his brother would feel if he got a call saying he was dead and his friend, radio broadcaster Jeanette Jackon is live on air when she finds out he's passed away. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Founding member and bass player of Happy Mondays, Paul Ryder recorded a tell-all podcast with his ex-wife, journalist Angela Smith, in the months leading up to his death. He speaks out for the very first time about some personal and poignant issues such as drug addiction, mental health breakdowns and infidelity as well as telling some hilarious tales from his years with the Mondays. Powerful, poignant, pretty damn cool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The late Paul Ryder - founding member and bass player of Manchester legends Happy Mondays - talks candidly to his ex-wife, journalist Angela Smith, about growing up and discovering a love of music after seeing David Bowie perform on Top of the Pops when he was eight years old. We meet some surprise guests including Paul and Shaun's mum Linda - and Mondays drummer Gaz Whelan who has a spooky encounter whilst talking about Paul, who he describes as being like a brother to him. This podcast series was recorded in the months leading up to Paul's tragic death and was finished just 12 days before he passed away. The episodes - each one packed with special guests - will be released every Saturday from July 15th 2023 - the anniversary of his death.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this podcast which reached the top of the UK music podcast charts in its first week of release, founding member and bass player of Happy Mondays, the late Paul Ryder, who passed away in July 2022, continues his incredible life story with its incredible poignancy and lots of big laughs, which he finished recording just 12 days before he passed away.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this podcast which reached the Number One spot in the Music Podcast Charts in both the UK and Ireland, Happy Mondays founding member and bassist Paul Ryder opens up for the very first time to tell his incredible life story, which he finished recording just 12 days before he died in July 2022. Filled with laughter, fun guests and emotional moments, it's a glimpse into the life of an unlikely rock star who faced more than his fair share of personal demons. Joining him in this episode are ex-wife journalist Angela Smith, bandmates Gaz Whelan, Mark Day and the Mondays' original keyboard player Paul Davis, as well as his mum Linda and her best friend - the mum of Gaz Whelan, Sandra - and international superstar DJ and Producer, Paul Oakenfold.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this poignant and hilarious series with plenty of great northern humor, the Mondays perform their first ever gig. Recording for this series finished 12 days before Paul passed away.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paul knocks on Peter Hook's door after finding his address by sneaking into the office of the gym where he spotted him, Phil Saxe becomes their manager after they go to his market stall and buy flares in a successful bid to bring them back into fashion and Bez joins the band after way too much acid is consumed just before a show! Guests include Peter Hook, Bez, Gaz Whelan, Mark Day, Paul Davis, Phil Saxe and Linda Ryder - mum of Paul and Shaun and Sandra Whelan - mum of Mondays drummer Gaz Whelan!Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this hilarious, informative and poignant show where Paul Ryder tells his whole life story, recorded just days before he passed away, we hear about the days when he shared a flat with Shaun and Bez and they washed dishes in the bathtub every two months. We also hear about the recording of their second album, Bummed with Martin Hannett, as ecstasy began to flood club culture. Paul Oakenfold talks about the birth of the indie dance crossover genre and Linda tells of how Sandra threw an Alexa in the bin and why they blame Putin!Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mondays and the Roses do Top of the Pops, Rowetta makes an appearance, someone fires a gun in the studio and there's talk of a new Mondays album..Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Happy Mondays go awol for three days as the director of the Step On video waits for them in Barcelona, Paul's dad Derek gets in big trouble with mum Linda after their big show at Wembley Arena, The Stone Roses dancer Cressa has to make a painful choice and Paul takes heroin for the first time as his short-lived marriage crumbles.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paul's heroin use switches to crack as the band go to Barbados to record their fourth album with Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads, Rowetta leaves but quickly rejoins the band, Paul makes his most devastating confession yet and Linda and Sandra get a shock at a hotel when they suspect an orgy is going on in the room next door!Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this dramatic episode, the Mondays miss out on a lucrative record deal after Factory goes bust and Shaun is hours late for a showcase. Paul descends further into heroin addiction and gets sectioned after suffering a nervous breakdown.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Happy Mondays reform after a 6 year hiatus and Paul, fresh from a nervous breakdown and heroin addiction is worried. He enlists his friend, Dave, to accompany him on the tour to keep him on the straight and narrow but things go awry when Dave is mysteriously summoned home by his wife. Backstage food fights, kegs of beer onstage and an encounter with Marilyn Manson follow in yet another madcap episode. Featuring alongside Paul Ryder and his ex-wife Angela Smith are Lea Mullin, Gaz Whelan, Mark Day, Rowetta, rock n roll mums Linda Ryder and Sandra Whelan, plus Disco Dave and Maureen Brettell. This series finished recording just 12 days before Paul passed away.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mondays have reformed but tensions between Paul and Shaun reach crisis point and lead to Paul leaving the band. He struggles with drugs and goes into a series of rehab facilities. On one relapse, he is rescued from a drug house by Robbie Williams. Paul and Angela buy a chateau in France and rush to renovate it before paying guests arrive and in the meantime, Liam Gallagher is banned from the Mondays dressing room! With guests Linda Ryder, Sandra Whelan (aka "The Rock n Roll mums"!), Gaz Whelan, Bez, Lea Mullin, Rowetta, Paul Davis, Mark Day, Phil Saxe, Anthony Murray, Dave Brettell, Maureen Brettell, Andy Hardy and Jason Godwin.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this hilarious and poignant podcast which finished recording just 12 days before Paul Ryder passed away and reached the number one position in the UK and Ireland Music Podcast charts, Paul opens up to tell his entire life story - the complete story of his time with the band he founded - Happy Mondays - detailing the triumphs as well as the terrible struggles he endured with addiction, mental health breakdowns and more. In this episode he forms a new band named by Ian Brown - Big Arm - and supports Ian on two tours. He describes almost getting arrested in New York during the filming of one of his videos, and actor Paul Popplewell, who played the part of Paul Ryder in the film 24 Hour Party People talks about the close bond they formed and Paul reveals the hilarious reason why he was particularly pleased that Paul Popplewell was given the role. Rock n Roll Mums Linda Ryder and Sandra Whelan give their less than enthusiastic review of the film. John Robb talks about working with Paul on an ITV show and Happy Mondays drummer Gaz Whelan talks about Paul's terrible stage fright. The episode ends with the dramatic fire breaking out that burned the family's French chateau. With special guests John Robb, Gary Whelan, Clint Boon, Phil Saxe, Linda Ryder, Sandra Whelan, Alan Howard, Rosemary Barratt, Pete Smith, Danny Short, Daz Gilkinson, Lea Mullin, John Pennington, aka Gianni Pannetone and Chris Connelly, aka Double Pudding and Chips.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paul watches helplessly as his chateau burns down, then rummages through the ashes trying to retrieve his beloved lyrics book. He travels to Prague to do a life-threatening heroin detox using a little-known substance called Ibogaine, acts in the movie 24 Hour Party People which details the rise and fall of his band Happy Mondays and goes on the Frank Sidebottom show where he duets with the one and only David Soul! With special guests Alan Howard, Rowetta, Phil Smethurst, Linda Ryder, Sandra Whelan, Gary Whelan, Paul Popplewell, Rosemary Barratt and Jeannette Jackson.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this award-winning show, Happy Mondays founding member and bass player Paul Ryder tells his unfiltered life story to his ex-wife Angela. In this episode he meets his childhood hero David Bowie and has a chance encounter in a bar with Mickey Rourke. He travels to Sweden to educate people on a controversial detox method and his mum Linda tells of how she almost became a Hollywood celebrity. Happy Mondays guitarist Mark reveals the secret of remaining incognito in his neighborhood. Big Arm struggle at a London gig and Paul gets blind drunk doing a DJ set in Denver and offers advice to others struggling with addiction issues.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this award-winning podcast, Paul settles into life in Los Angeles and holds a party with an array of celebrity guests including Stephen Marcus, the actor who played the role of Nick the Greek in Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels, a Sex Pistol, a member of Bananarama, Spear of Destiny drummer Dolph Taylor and Kate Winslett's psychic. Then Paul hears about an article in The Sun claiming that Happy Mondays were dramatically reforming with the original line-up and Paul and Shaun's relationship reaches an all-time low.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this award-winning show charting the dramatic life story of Happy Mondays founding member and bass player Paul Ryder - interviewed by his ex-wife journalist Angela Smith - the Mondays, just having reformed in 2012 with the original line-up, are playing together for the first time in 17 years. Newly clean and sober Paul fights to keep his sobriety in the face of untold stress as his youngest son Chico is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Featuring special guests: Phil Saxe, John Robb, Linda Ryder, Sandra Whelan, Jason Godwin, Mark Day, Paul Davis, Gaz Whelan, Lee "Latch" Parker, Anthony "Muzzer": Murray and Chico Ryder.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this award-winning show, bass legend and founding member of Happy Mondays, Paul Ryder tells his complete life story with at times shocking and disarming honesty. In this episode, his son is diagnosed with cancer at age 10 and given a grim prognosis, so Paul and his wife turn to desperate and potentially illegal methods to save their son. Mani from The Stone Roses and Primal Scream along with New Order and Joy Division's Peter Hook and Inspiral Carpets' Clint Boon rally round to help raise money for Paul's son and Ricki Lake asks a favor of the family,Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.