New Order were still underneath the shadow of Joy Division in 1981, a hard shackle to shake. Unsure how to progress after the death of Ian Curtis, both guitarist Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook sing ...

Tony Wilson, the cofounder of iconic Manchester label Factory Records (Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, A Certain Ratio, more), died in 2007 after a battle with cancer. He left a final request: ...

A series of items closely linked to Manchester music history dating back to The Haçienda and Factory Records eras have gone up for auction today. The Tony Wilson Archive, which was set up by Tony’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. “Factory was really inclusive,” Golden says. “It offered a lot of ...

A new box set of the legendary post-punk label’s first two years gathers chestnuts from Joy Division and the Durutti Column alongside rarities, oddities, dead ends, and some stunning graphic design.

Tony Wilson, the Factory Records founder portrayed in the film “24 Hour Party People” who put Manchester, England, on the map as “Madchester” with such acts as Joy Division, the Happy Mondays and New ...