Mansun were without a doubt one of the most interesting and unusual groups to grow from the Britpop era of the mid-'90s. While the industry and the music press were desperate to comfortably pigeonhole every...
To mark the 25th anniversary of the band, Mansun has announced details of a comprehensive 25 disc deluxe box set which collects together everything they ever recorded. Paul Draper sit's down with XS Noize Editor-in-Chief...
To mark the 25th anniversary of the band, Mansun has announced details of a comprehensive 25 disc deluxe box set which collects together everything they ever recorded. Released on Friday 27th November 2020 on KScope,...
To mark the 25th anniversary of the band, Mansun has announced details of a comprehensive 25 disc deluxe box set which collects together everything they ever recorded. Released on Friday 27th November 2020 on KScope,...
Paul Draper talks to Mark Millar about The Dead Flowers Reject, the alter-ego album to Mansun's classic album, Six due to be released on Record Store Day. Paul also gives insight into the follow up...
Kscope are proud to announce that Mansun’s album The Dead Flowers Reject will be included as part of 2020’s UK Record Store Day on 18th April. The album has been beautifully remastered for vinyl and will be released as...
The last few years have seen many classic records of the '90s celebrate their 20 year anniversaries. One of these was the second Mansun album 'Six', originally issued back in September 1998, and reissued this...
Mansun has announced details of a super-deluxe reissue of their hugely ambitious second album, SIX. Released little over a year after their No. 1 debut album, Mansun’s SIX was nothing less than a revelation. Arriving at the tail end of the...
Paul Draper’s 14-date Spring '18 tour celebrated the 21st anniversary of one of the most favoured British albums from the late Britpop era – Attack of the Grey Lantern. Recorded live at The Ritz, Manchester...
Listen to a selection of the best tracks from July 1998. Every month I revisit the music that we were listening to 20 years ago, and compile them into a YouTube playlist for your viewing...
Paul Draper has announced details of an acoustic tour of the UK this November - see dates below. These shows will see Paul playing his first ever full-length acoustic concerts with regular guitarist Ben Sink,...
In 1997, Paul Draper, with his band Mansun, released their debut album, Attack of the Grey Lantern. XS Noize recently reviewed the twenty-first-anniversary re-issue, finding that this Mansun debut had stood the test of time,...
George Orwell once told the story about A Clergyman’s Daughter, Mansun tells the story about a Clergyman’s son: Paul Draper (the bands' leader and frontman) and his bandmates Dominic Chad (guitar), Stove King (bass) and...
In January XS Noize launched a competition for a special Meet & Greet with Paul Draper and his band on the ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ tour in Belfast on Saturday 24th Feb. The Lucky winner...
We have a very special competition launching today for a special Meet & Greet with Paul Draper and the band on the 'Attack Of The Grey Lantern' tour in Belfast on Saturday 24th Feb. A...
Paul Draper has announced details of a very limited signed vinyl live album which captures Paul’s triumphant headline show at the Scala from 23rd September 2017. The gig was part of a sell-out solo tour,...
Paul Draper has been announced as very special guest support on the first leg of Steven Wilson’s forthcoming US tour in spring 2018. These will be the first shows Paul has played in North America...
Following his recent sold out run of solo dates, Paul Draper has announced additional details about his 2018 UK tour. At each of the shows, Paul will play two sets: first, he will play tracks...
Following the success of his debut solo record Spooky Action, which entered at No 19 in the UK album charts on release in August. Paul Draper took to the road for the first time in...
Ex-lead singer of 90s cult band Mansun, Paul Draper is due on stage. It’s his second gig in fourteen years and the air is charged. Last night it was Leeds, tonight Manchester. The crowd are...
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