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Watch New Order, Iggy Pop, Mark E. Smith & More Honor Factory Records Founder Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson, founder of the great postpunk label Factory Records and subject of the movie 24 Hour Party People, died in 2007. And as Pitchfork reports, a new single from poet Mike Garry and musician Joe Duddell pays tribute to Wilson. The song is called “St. Anthony: An Ode To Anthony H Wilson,” and it’s […]

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17:04 on August 10 2015

Watch New Order, Iggy Pop, Mark E. Smith & More Honor Factory Records Founder Tony Wilson

Stereogum — Tony Wilson, founder of the great postpunk label Factory Records and subject of the movie 24 Hour Party People, died in 2007. And as Pitchfork reports, a new single from ... more info

01:24 on August 11 2015

Iggy Pop, New Order, Happy Mondays, Steve Coogan and more pay tribute to Factory Records' Tony Wilson in new video

Brooklyn Vegan — Tony Wilson, who founded Factory Records (home to Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays and more), died on this day (August 10) in 2007 and in tribute, poet Mike Garry a... more info

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06:11 on August 11 2015