Question: Which band was formed first Happy Mondays or The Posies ?

Brotherhood of Lost Dogs was a short-lived band formed in mid-2004 by former Eve 6 frontman Max Collins, Brian Young of Fountains of Wayne and The Posies, and Joe "Bass" Howard formerly of The Posies.  The group was disbanded around May 2005 without ever releasing any recorded material.  Beginning in June 2005, Max Collins teamed up with former Eve 6 drummer/vocalist Tony Fagenson to start a new project, tentatively titled The Sugi Tap.  The Sugi Tap was also short lived.  Eventually, Collins joined back up with Fagenson and a new band member, Matt Bair, to reform Eve 6.  Jon Siebels of the original Eve 6 originally decided not to return because he was committed to his new band, Monsters are Waiting.  However, after leaving Monsters are Waiting, Jon once again reunited with the other members of Eve 6. <SEP> The Numbskulls (aka HyperzombieNumbSkulls) were an influential acid house band from Boulder, Colorado in the early to mid-1980s.  Influenced by the Madchester style of music of The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, as well as punk/new wave bands New Order and The Cure, the Numbskulls catalogue included whimsical lyrics juxtaposed against repetitive keyboards, trance-like drumming, melodic vocals and quirky punk guitar hooks.  They referred to their musical style as "danceable dirge".  The band was a four piece with band leader, Mike Harris Bacidore on keyboards, bass, and vocals, Mateo Juarez (Matthew Harris Sullivan) on lead guitar and vocals, Mike Tomich on guitars and vocals, and Scuz Roland (Don Adydan) on drums.  The Numbskulls were founded by Bacidore and Sullivan in Longmont, Colorado in 1983.  The band often dressed up in leisure suits and rubber masks, reggae attire, or as hippies and played under a variety of inane monikers, most notably "Happy World Beat" — thus, only their most rabid fans were aware of their true identity.  They enjoyed playing techno punk jams, an antithetical punk style whereby their songs would often last fifteen minutes or more and were a spontaneous combination of funk, punk, reggae, jazz, techno, and new wave.  The Madchester style to which their music is often associated was not yet popular in the United States, and as fervent followers, the Numbskulls ushered the era of ecstasy laden rave culture of the late eighties in the Boulder and Denver area of Colorado.  The band released several underground albums including "HyperzombieNumbSkuLLs" (1983), "Rubberface" (1984), "Big Bowel Movement" (1985), "Get in the Groove" (1985), and "Red Light" (1986). <SEP> The Posies are an American power pop group.  They are best known for their radio hits "Golden Blunders" (from "Dear 23"), as well as "Dream All Day", "Solar Sister" and "Flavor of the Month" (from "Frosting on the Beater").  The band was formed in 1987 in Bellingham, Washington by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. <SEP>  Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder (bass), Mark Day (guitar), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Gary Whelan (drums). Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester.  Mark "Bez" Berry later joined the band onstage as a dancer/percussionist.  Rowetta joined the band as a guest vocalist in 1990.