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August 30th, 2007

Tony Wilson Tribute Site | Factory Records & Manchester Music Legend Remembered

Tony Wilson, the founder of the Factory Records label and Manchester music scene legend died earlier this month on August 10th.
Now a website has been set up to collect tributes and remembrances of the man who signed Joy Division and New Order.
On August 10th 2007 Anthony H Wilson died of a heart attack due […]

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August 18th, 2007

Charity Auction Announced | Own Noel Gallagher’s Guitar Or Johnny Borrell’s Jeans

Have you ever wanted to own Oasis‘ Noel Gallagher’s guitar? No?
Ok, erm then what about a pair of Johnny Borrell from Razorlight’s trademark white drainpipe jeans? No again? Well then don’t bid on either of these lots at a forthcoming auction for the charity Teenage Cancer Trust.
Indie promoters Trekstock are organising the auction with all […]

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July 31st, 2007

Manic Street Preachers - Autumnsong | Single & Video Review

The Manic Street Preachers seem to be back to their best. I say seem because you can never be too sure with bands that have been around as long as they have. This song does nothing to dent my confidence that they are rocking again after a few years where I could quite literally take […]

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July 13th, 2007

Tony Blair Thought Oasis Would Wreck Downing Street Party

Those lads from Oasis, they’re a bit on the lairy side aren’t they. The Manchester band would surely smash your house up were they to visit you yes? Well maybe not, but that’s what Tony Blair thought when the prospect of inviting Oasis to Downing Street was mentioned.
Tony Blair’s long term spokesperson/spin doctor Alistair Campbell […]

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July 9th, 2007

Shed Seven Reform | Yet Another Band Makes a Comeback

How many is that now? We’ve already had The Police, The Spice Girls, The Verve and now Shed Seven.They are slightly different in that they haven’t got ‘The’ in front of their name but apart from that, they are yet another British band deciding it’s time to have another crack at the big time.
I was […]

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July 4th, 2007

The Verve Reform & Announce Tour

The Verve, one of the best British bands of the 90s, are back, in a twist to their story which no-one saw coming. When the band split in 1999, it was so acrimonious, I certainly thought that was it for the Indie Alternative group. Instead, here they are back together, and set to tour in […]

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