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FAC251 The Factory.

FAC251 opens on the 5th February 2010.
It is the old Factory records HQ on the corner of Princess street and Charles street.
Manchester opens Friday 5th Feb 2010 with Peter Hook, Mani, Andy Rourke, Rowetta & Howard Marks playing a live retrospective of Hookys band career… Monaco, Revenge, NewOrder & Joy Division….. Updated website [...]

The X Craptor

After all the recent noise in the media concerning the X Factor I watched last weekends episodes. Ye gods, what a pile of stinking poo.
I wish the gullible section of the public who regularly watch, and spend money voting on, this rubbish would wake up and realise that the sole reason for this shows existence [...]

I’ve just watched this.

Susan Boyle- Wild Horses.
Stroke of genius picking this old stones tune. It’s not a song I would have picked for her that’s for sure.
Fantastic arrangement and a moving performance.
Update.
Youtube video has been removed.
Try this one instead courtesy of the  Dailyrecord.co.uk.

BBC 4 tonight 14th August 2009.

A plethora of goodies on BBC 4 tonight all about Manchester and music.
22:00. They Came from Manchester: The Story of Mancunian Pop.
23:00. Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays.
00:30. The Stone Roses Live – Blackpool Empress Ballroom 1989.
Fantastic.