New supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos on clashing egos, watching the news and Bez’s love of the maracas

For some people, the eighties and nineties never really ended, and for those people – Shaun Ryder’s announcement of a new supergroup featuring him and Bez, plus Oasis bassist Andy Bell and The Who drummer Zak Starkey, will be a cause for nostalgia-tinged celebration.

We managed to corral all members of Mantra of the Cosmos into one place for their first TV interview.