Tony Wilson

Blue Monday at 40 – DJs, artists and industry figures celebrate New Order’s timeless classic

It may have an actual release date, in March 1983, but in many ways, New Order's Blue Monday transcends time, and…

1 year ago

Check out this live gig from 1989 featuring some of Madchester’s finest

Before the advent of 24-hour TV, late night broadcasts tended to be a somewhat random affair – just how many Charles…

2 years ago

“Music should be threatening…” Factory Records founder Tony Wilson, interviewed in 1978

From Factory Records to The Hacienda, the world of music owes a debt of gratitude to Tony Wilson, the Salford-born…

5 years ago

When Tony Wilson met Ian Brown… [2001]

Today, 20 February, marks the birthdays of both Factory Records pioneer Tony Wilson (RIP), who would have been 69, and…

5 years ago

Haçienda founder and Factory Records guru Tony Wilson would have been 68 today…

It’s not often that you see Happy Mondays’ frontman Shaun Ryder get all emotional, but then again, Tony Wilson had…

6 years ago

Before The Hacienda, there was Tony Wilson [1984]…

Today marks ten years since the passing of Tony Wilson (10 August 2007), the impresario that gave us Manchester's The…

7 years ago