Joy Division
When Tony Wilson died last month, the thousands of heartfelt tributes cast in his direction were, in the main, because of one incredible band. Signing Joy Division to Factory Records was seen by the majority of music lovers as his greatest...
The Complete BBC Recordings
It sounds like it's being broadcast from Alexandra Palace in the early days of the crystal set. The "rare interview material" trumpeted by 'The Complete BBC Recordings' - Richard Skinner jovially quizzing two young men from Manchester about...
Preston 28 February 1980
Back in the days before PlayStations, superclubs, hydroponic skunk and snowboarder chic, a subset of British youth suffered from a primitive neurological condition known as 'alienation'. The bad bit was it led to the wearing of long overcoats and...
