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Haçienda launches

4766 days ago
Guardian MusicMay 1982: Number 10 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicOn 27 January 1984, music show The Tube visited the Haçienda. As part of the evening, Madonna was filmed lip-syncing Holiday with a couple of dancers. The clip still... more info

The Sex Pistols play the Lesser Free Hall: all of indie Manchester sees the future of music

4767 days ago
Guardian Music4 June 1976: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicGoogle the words "Sex Pistols Lesser Free Trade Hall 1976", or simply "4 June 1976", and you can use the resultant 22,600,000 pieces of information to piece togethe... more info

Joy Division's Ian Curtis commits suicide

4767 days ago
Guardian Music18 May 1980: Number 22 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicIan was very ill with epilepsy when we were recording the Closer album. He was having a lot of blackouts. There was one horrible occasion where he was missing for... more info

An indie label releases Blue Monday, the biggest selling 12-inch single ever

4767 days ago
Guardian MusicMarch 1983: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicBlue Monday had inauspicious beginnings: depending on which of New Order's myth-puncturing stories you believe, it was written either to test out a new drum machine... more info

Martin Rushent obituary

4773 days ago
Guardian MusicMusic producer who worked with the Stranglers, Buzzcocks and the Human LeagueThe record producer Martin Rushent, who has died aged 63, established himself as a pivotal figure in British pop music through his work with the punk-era bands Buzzcocks and... more info

Rock Family Trees - And God Created Manchester (BBC Rockumentary)

4778 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Series charting the musical and human dramas behind some of the best-known rock and pop groups in history. This programme looks at some of the best bands to come out of Manchester over the past 20 years. The stories of Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New ... more info

New Order - New Order Held Ian Curtis Seance

4781 days ago
ContactMusicBritish rockers New Order held a seance to contact the spirit of their late bandmate Ian Curtis in the hope he could tell them where to locate their stolen equipment after a theft. The World in Motion hitmakers first found fame as Joy Division in the... more info

Peter Saville on his album cover artwork

4783 days ago
Guardian MusicSleeve designer Peter Saville talks us through his favourite designs for Joy Division and New OrderGareth Grundy more info

Manchester International Festival 2011: Interview with Barry Adamson

4783 days ago
Guardian MusicBarry Adamson played bass for post-punk pioneers Magazine before going on to write film scores for David Lynch. We salute an unsung Manc music legendWe can all reel off the obvious names – New Order, The Smiths, The Stone Roses – but one man rar... more info

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

4788 days ago
We Like it Lossless!Factory / 19792008 Deluxe Edition1 part MU, enjoy more info

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