Hardformat lovingly unpacks the packaging of the first Durutti Column album : For some of us this album approaches the status of a secular holy relic because, in addition to the beauty of the object and the music, Vini Reilly states that Joy Division were paid by Tony Wilson to assemble the sandpaper sleeves to earn some extra money. In another report, Ian Curtis allegedly did most of the work while the other three sat watching television in the next room. -- Visit No Rock & Roll Fun to comment, [...]
I’ve always read the Manchester Evening News cover to cover, ever since I was a kid. Don’t ask me why. Same with watching Coronation Street ; it’s just something I’ve always done. Home is Becky and the kids, Corrie and the MEN . Reading the small ads in the MEN was how I found out that the Pistols were playing at the Lesser Free Trade Hall, 50p a ticket. Now my mates – and [...]
Last week (August 10) marked five years since the sad passing of Factory Records founder and all round trouble-maker Tony Wilson. We take a quick look back at some of his amazing achievements. 1. His '13 year cycle' theory In his own words: "I used to have this 13 year cycle theory that British youth culture exploded every three years. It wasn’t much but I noticed that the Beatles happened in 1963, then punk in 1976 and ’89 was acid house. Then someone pointed out that if [...]
As far as retrospectives are concerned this one is pretty essential in my book. Strut Records just released Fac.Dance . The compilation is compiled and annotated by Bill Brewster (djhistory.com fame) and you can pick it up via iTunes here . It’s a celebration of Factory Records, the seminal Manchester record label founded by Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus and designer Peter Saville. The album turns the spotlight on some of the label's early dancefloor-based work across key 123 mixes and rarities, from the unmistakeable production style of Martin Hannett to pioneering studio work by New Order's Bernard Sumner [...]
It's been a while, hasn't it? Today's list is nostalgic, and includes a track by John Fahey (who I initially discovered on this very website). It's slightly warped playlist to listen to on a sunday drive. Just like the pumpkins in the photo, it's earthy and organic, but in a slightly bent and malformed way. Folky, country, electronic and exotic. A few of these original pressings fetch a mighty dollar online, so enjoy the rips. 1. John Sangster - Sunrise (Australia And All That Jazz Vol.1) [...]
It's been a while, hasn't it? Today's list is nostalgic, and includes a track by John Fahey (who I initially discovered on this very website). It's slightly warped playlist to listen to on a sunday drive. Just like the pumpkins in the photo, it's earthy and organic, but in a slightly bent and malformed way. Folky, country, electronic and exotic. A few of these original pressings fetch a mighty dollar online, so enjoy the rips. 1. John Sangster - Sunrise (Australia And All That Jazz Vol.1) [...]
Factory Records label head Tony Wilson once stated, "Every band needs its own special chemistry." That sort of thinking might explain why Bill Brewster of djhistory.com was able to put together the forthcoming two-disc compilation, FAC. DANCE . Celebrating the work of Factory Records, specifically from 1980-1987, the collection of mixes and rarities focuses on the label's eccentric yet highly intriguing catalog that featured legends like New Order and relatively unknowns like Swamp Children. As a press release for the effort writes, "This is the music that [...]
Un 18 de abril, pero de hace 20 años, Martin "Zero" Hannett productor y co-fundador del mítico sello Factory Records falleció a los 42 años. Un ataque al corazón le quitó la vida al legendario productor responsable de crear el sonido tan especial y profundo que impregnó las grabaciones de Joy Division, algunas cosas de OMD, New Order e inclusive U2 en sus años juveniles o el primer sencillo de The Stone Roses. Para recordarlo, les presentamos un video de Hannett en el que seguramente era su lugar favorito: el estudio de grabación, en una [...]
If the tags for this post don't get you to the Alamo Drafthouse for tonight's Music Mondays screening of 24 Hour Party People, I'm afraid nothing will.
This week's movie was pointed out by JC at Cerysmatic . Originally produced by Granada in the UK in 1999, here is Love Will Tear Us Apart: A History Of The Haçienda . Unfortunately, the embedding for the videos has been disabled, but you can view the whole thing in a convenient little playlist I made right here .
The Chemistry Set to release new album 'This Day Will Never Happen Again' - out on digital December 6th and on CD January 2011 through Hypnote Psychedelic-Pop band The Chemistry Set have quite a history. Flexidisc kings and veterans of the Imaginary label (Chameleons, Cud, plus countless sixties tribute albums), they helped pioneer the late 80's neo-psychedelic boom that was a pivotal phase in pop music history leading to the Madchester craze unfolding locally around them, and its quick absorption of electronic music. Indeed, counting [...]
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Loosen those belts because this Digest is quite the spread and you're gonna need some breathing room to get through all 18 of these morsels. Bear with me because, save for the last two, this is all great stuff and there are a few "Best ___ of 20103 shoe-ins lurking below. Once again, the jams are broken into "courses" for your convenience. Enjoy! For more jams or by any of these artists use the ‘tags’ links at the bottom of the post! NEW ORIGINAL FRESHNESS ♫ Kanye [...]
Creative Review have got a sad-but-engrossing feature on the design of Tony Wilson's grave . It is, really, what he would have wanted: The black granite headstone carries a quote, chosen by Wilson's family, from The Manchester Man, the 1876 novel by Mrs G Linnaeus Banks (aka Isabella Varley Banks), the story of one Jabez Clegg and his life in Victorian Manchester. The quote is set in Rotis. -- Visit No Rock & Roll Fun to comment, complain and kvetch
Charitable organisation The Factory Foundation, dedicated to the late Mr. Tony Wilson, launched its label by releasing two EPs simultaneously. In true Factory style, Silverclub and Suzuki Method EPs were released together digitally on 11th October, and will be available physically on 1st November. Read more..
Jun 17, 2010, 5:02pm
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Factory Records on plaadifirma, millest legendaarsem ja kultuslikum on raske või suure tõenäosusega lausa võimatu olla. Täiesti erinev lähenemine muusikaärile, verega allakirjutatud tekst salvrätikul asutamisdokumendiks ning kõikvõimalikud jutustused kokaiiniraha jaoks maha müüdud stuudiovarustusest või läbi aegade müüduimast singlist, mis ülikalli plaadiümbrise tõttu iga müüdud eksemplariga kahjumit suurendas. Ja nii edasi. Ja veel. Ja veel. Joy Division. New Order. Happy Mondays. Haçienda. Ja nii edasi. Ja veel. Keel-põses mängufilm 24 Hour Party People annab Factory ajaloost juba päris hea pildi. Kes näinud pole, soovitan tungivalt. Kes näinud on, vaatab niikuinii varsti jälle. [...]
A spot of ballet for the weekend. Back in 1988, The Fall entered into a didn't-see-that-coming collaboration with Michael Clark to create a ballet marking the tricentenary of the Glorious Revolution. The finished work featured Brix Smith sitting on a giant hamburger and a title punning on I Am Curious Yellow . Back when the album came out, most reviewers would describe I Am Curious Yellow as a "porno", or words to that effect; I sometimes wonder if anyone was inspired by that to get hold of the film and a big box of tissues only to [...]
30 years ago today, Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide by hanging himself in his home, just prior to the their first US tour. I will not go into any of the stories or theories that may or may not have happened to Curtis in his short life; there are already far too many authoritative books and documentaries on the subject - all I will do is tell you is that Joy Division are one
20 de mayo de 1980. Ian Curtis aborda el avión que lo llevará junto con los demás Joy Division a su primera gira por Estados Unidos. La canción “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, que presagiaba un sonido más sintético y más acorde al pop que se estaba gestando en esos momentos del Reino Unido para el mundo, amenazaba con explotar y encumbrar al grupo más allá de las catacumbas underground de su natal Manchester. El avión despegó y se perdió en el horizonte. 18 de mayo de 1980. Ian había estado escuchando a [...]
Grim news from Manchester, where long-running twin venues Jillys Rockworld And The Music Box have gone into liquidation and are closing . Their farewell statement: AS OF TUESDAY 13th APRIL 2010 JILLY'S ROCKWORLD HAS CLOSED. THE CLUB THAT HAS BROUGHT MANCHESTER THE BEST ROCK NIGHTS EVER FINALLY CLOSED ITS DOORS FOR THE LAST NIGHT ON SATURDAY 10th APRIL 2010. WE THANK ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND SUPPORTERS FOR THE GOOD TIMES THAT WERE HAD OVER MANY MANY YEARS. WE KNOW WE WILL BE SORELY MISSED. TODAY THE ROCK [...]
There's a scene in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 faux documentary, 24 Hour Party People , where Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder holds the master tapes hostage from Factory Records and, more specifically, Tony Wilson. While wailing a gun around, he demands money on the spot, to which Wilson willingly hands him over whatever cash he has in his pocket. Oddly satisfied, Ryder hands the tapes over, walks out nonchalantly, and life goes on. The joke turns out that the tapes, which would lead to the financial disaster that was the Happy Mondays' fourth studio record, Yes Please! [...]
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