Factory Records, founded by Tony Wilson back in late 70s, became one of the most important indie record labels in UK history. Tony brought us Joy Division/New Order, Happy Mondays, The Hacienda Club,
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Factory Records was the Manchester-based indie label that cranked out records from Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays and so many more. From the beginning, they had a reputation for doing things…differently. Everything
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The Queen–yes, the monarch–has launched a brand of dog perfume. Gotta pay for Prince Andrew’s indiscretions somehow, right? Now let’s try some music news for Friday, February 18, 2022. Wait: Spotify is paying
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Still not vaxxed? Then you might want to read this–and then just do it. Then you can read music news for October 26, 2021. This sounds like a good book on Tony Wilson,
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If you’ve seen movies like 24 Hour Party people or read anything about the music of Manchester (including Factory Records), you’ll know about Tony Wilson. No one did as much to promote that
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