Ongoing History Daily: Tony Wilson’s FAC-numbered coffin
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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Factory Records
Random music news for Tuesday, October 26, 2021
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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Random music news for Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 738: 10 Terrible Career Moves
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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A Tribute to Factory Records’ 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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Kill Some Time with This BBC Documentary on Factory Records
Love the music of Manchester? Then sit back for 90 minutes and watch this.
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A Documentary Devoted to New Order’s “Blue Monday”
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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