Tony wilson born 25 april 1964 is a british former boxer who represented the uk at the 1984 summer olympics and in his professional career was british light heavyweight champion between 1987 and 1989. The union flag on manchester town hall was lowered to half mast as a mark of respect. I was riding penny farthings back when your beards were in that formative itchy stage. His club, the hacienda, was one of the crucibles of rave culture. Sheffields international documentary festival started with a bang in 2007.
This, joy division, is the most interesting new sound weve come across in the last. Filmmaker grant gee speaks with nowdeceased factory records founder tony wilson. But the spark for his new oral history of the band, this searing light, the sun and. Early in 1979, the buzz surrounding joy division increased with a session recorded for john peels bbc radio show. Joy division and new order are regularly regarded among the 50 greatest bands of all time, and the monday are not. Anthony howard wilson 20 february 1950 10 august 2007 was a british record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and a journalist for granada television and the bbc wilson was behind some of manchesters most successful bands. This,joy division, is the most interesting new sound weve come across in the last. Earlier today, i saw a photo posted by tv presenter, urbanist and adjudicator of all things artistic, marcus westbury, indicating that penny farthings might be back in style. A farmer in the golan heights cant shoot pigs that are eating his crop because hes too close to israel. Together, the three films create a multidimensional portrait of manchester in the postpunk era. Joy division and new order manager rob gretton decided there should be a venue that played the kind of music he liked. London records 5144273022,rhino records 2 5144273022 format. Tony wilson factory records ubiquitous granada tv talking head, pop cultural conceptualist, entrepreneur and bullshitter, was the cut magazines recent description of anthony wilson.
The show would tell the story of factory records, its founder, tony wilson, and the rise and fall of bands including joy division, buzzcocks, a certain ratio and happy mondays. The hacienda was one of the most famous clubs in the world he continued to work in television even at the height of his work with factory records. Should you happen to want the biggest hits and an assortment of highlights, this might do the trick. Find tony wilsons phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. He was one of the five cofounders of factory records and the founder and manager of the hacienda nightclub. Mexico play argentina at world cup 2010, and the commentators face off beforehand. Tony was a voracious reader, a graduate of english literature, a fan of the poet wb yeats. While joy divisions first recordings were heavily influenced by early punk, they soon developed a sound and style that made them. Joy divisions debut album, unknown pleasures, was released in 1979 on tony wilsons nascent label factory records, the story of which became the. Remembering joy divisions 1978 tv debut on tony wilsons. Tony wilson english record label owner, radio presenter, tv show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for granada television and the bbc known as mr manchester. Joy division 0 hours and 50 minutes movie 2019 as billy and patty close in on the blackwoods, wade tries to cover up their crimes while diana makes one final, desperate play, regardless who gets in her way.
Martin hannett and tony wilson at strawberry studios in july 1980 duration. It was here that curtis and wilson would first cross paths. Joy division by grant gee grant gee, tony wilson, martin. Joy division the best of joy division 2008, cd discogs. As a new film celebrates the cultural chaos of postpunk manchester, tony wilson, the man behind joy division, recalls the music, the drugs and the madness. The group consisted of vocalist ian curtis, guitaristkeyboardist bernard sumner, bassist peter hook and drummer stephen morris sumner and hook formed the band after attending a sex pistols concert. Download 24 hour party people 2002 yify torrent for 720p. Grant gee, an exciting documentary that carries more intellectual heft than maybe any other film about a rock group. The programme had enlisted tony wilson to bring that hip energy with a new show called so it goes.
While michael winterbottoms 24 hour party people took on impresario tony wilson and anton corbijns control concentrated on singer ian curtis, grant gees joy division opts for nonfiction over biopic. Listen to this stunning classical tribute to anthony h wilson inspired by joy division. If you or i had a copy of ideal for living itd be worth at least. Echoes london 1989 dj tony wilson by terry haynes mixcloud. The salfordborn broadcaster and cultural icon, who championed bands like joy division and happy mondays and inspired countless more, was 57 when he died of cancer on august 10, 2007. Love will tear us apart, blue monday, and bizarre love triangle are all included. Jack, emo the emu and the cow tripped over the moon, which was an honour book in the 2016 childrens book council of australia awards. View tony wilsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Tony wilson vancouver franchise lawyer boughton law. Tony wilson british music industry entrepreneur britannica. Bassist peter hook was a cofounder of the rock band joy division in 1976, originally named warsaw, with vocalist ian curtis, guitarist bernard sumner and drummer stephen morris. Tony wilsons 24 hour party people is probably the greatest novelisation of all time precisely because what could have been nothing more than a halfarsed cashin on the tony wilson biopic cum postmodern comedydrama film about factory records, joy divisionnew order, the happy mondays is a postmodern novelisationchatty memoirsrock history book written by the man in question full to. Tony wilson, in full anthony howard wilson, born feb. Joy division was far more than the sum of its parts. Great interviews not just with the surviving band members and others who knew them, but. Yes, very accurate, the factory records supremo agreed when i put it to him.
Cd compilation cd compilation, reissue all media remastered super jewel box country. The first hour is joy division and the second hour is for the happy mondays and the subsequent new rave and techno developments. View the profiles of professionals named tony wilson on linkedin. The hacienda was an integral part of 2002 film 24hour party people the club, which opened in 1982, was one of the first to play house music in the uk and went on to become the spiritual home of the madchester scene in the. As mentioned by, curtis had once confronted wilson, calling him a cunt for not having joy division who were known as warsaw at that time on the show. Tony wilsons phone number, email, address, public records. Tony wilsons coffin was given a factory catalogue number fac.
Wilson was a founder of factory records in the late 1970s, the label behind joy division, new order and the happy mondays. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from tony wilson at the discogs marketplace. Download remastered recordings of a joy division show from. Excerpt from the rough draft documentary he wasnt just the fifth member of joy division. Tony wilson founded factory records, making legends out of manchester bands like joy division, new order, happy mondays and a certain ratio. Wilson began as a trainee news reporter for itn in 1971 after graduating from jesus college cambridge with a degree in english. Although the one thing left out was the academic side, wilson ponders. As a treat to himself and you, hes had another stab at remastering the recordings from joy divisons show at the university of london union on february 8. It was a show, which although tanked in regards to critics and music writers, did offer the first break to legendary punk acts like sex pistols and siouxsie. Joy division talks to all the surviving main players, including factory records founder tony wilson, shortly before his own death last year, to present a layered and insightful portrait of how four young men from salford, greater manchester went from normal, daft beer boys, setting fire to rubbish in their rehearsal room to keep. The group began recording with producer martin hannett and released unknown pleasures on old friend tony wilsons factory label in july 1979. Id personally love to see some genteel west end theatre transformed into a handsin theair, topsoff sweatbox for a while, throbbing. Over the years, particularly the last four years, people have come to accept that, but its only because they were working class and in the words of some writers looked like the kind of people whod steal your stereo, they were. After the death of curtis in 1980, the band reformed as new order.
Its a blast, filled with priceless observations about musical developments, hilariously delivered by steve coogan as tony wilson, chief mogul of the chaotic factory records and grenada television reporter. Seeing as how this is the programme which previously brought you first television appearances from everything from the beatles to the buzzcocks we do like to keep our hand in and keep you informed of the most interesting new sounds in the north west. Tony wilsons most popular book is 24hour party people. Tony wilson was born on february 20, 1950 in salford, england as anthony howard wilson. Explore books by tony wilson with our selection at.
In spite of the god awful goth label that gets attached to them, they have proven that they were a tough band in a tough time, clawing at the walls and. Tony died of a heart attack which did not seem related to his condition in manchester on 10 august 2007, aged 57. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Anthony tony wilson 19502007 find a grave memorial.
Bbc news entertainment how tony wilson changed music. Joy division were an english rock band formed in salford in 1976. A 7 box includes a copy of joy division s first release, before they were with factory. Tony wilson has 36 books on goodreads with 3529 ratings. Beyond the suicide, the profoundly dark music and powerful artwork was a band that transcended time and means as much today as ever. M usic journalist jon savage, 65, has wanted to write a book about joy division for as long as he can remember. His books include harry highpants, the princess and the packet of frozen peas, stuff happens. Tony wilson is a muchloved australian childrens book author and onetime hawthorn draftee. Ten years on from tony wilsons death his indomitable. Ashes series tony wilson, dean jones and greg baum duration.
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