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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Tony Wilson’s FAC-numbered coffin

September 30, 2022September 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments FAC Numbers, Factory Records, Tony Wilson

Factory Records was the Manchester-based indie label that cranked out records from Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays and so

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, October 26, 2021

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Car Audio, Coldplay, Factory Records, Ramones, Ron Howard, Tony Wilson, Trainspotting

Still not vaxxed? Then you might want to read this–and then just do it. Then you can read music news

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASMR, Avril Lavigne, David Bowie, Deezer, Dr Dre, Factory Records, George Michael, Grateful Dead, Hi-Res Audio, Indie Music, Korn, Lorde, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, Selfridges, Tame Impala, TikTok, Tony Hawk, Twitch

Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 738: 10 Terrible Career Moves

December 11, 2015December 13, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Career Moves, Chris Cornell, Clash, Elvis Costello, Factory Records, Happy Mondays, Lou Reed, New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, Ramones, Sinead O'Connor

Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate

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Music History 

A Tribute to Factory Records’ Tony Wilson

August 15, 2015August 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Factory Records, Manchester, Memorial, Tony Wilson

If you’ve seen movies like 24 Hour Party people or read anything about the music of Manchester (including Factory Records),

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Music History 

Kill Some Time with This BBC Documentary on Factory Records

July 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments BBC, Documentary, Factory Records, Madchester, Manchester

Love the music of Manchester? Then sit back for 90 minutes and watch this.

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Music History 

A Documentary Devoted to New Order’s “Blue Monday”

January 8, 2014January 8, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blue Monday, Dance, Electronic Music, Factory Records, House, New Order, Techno

Yes, people danced all through the punk and New Wave years, but or many people, New Order’s “Blue Monday” was

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