Dermo out of Northside presents a new club night at the Star and Garter in Manchester.

Friday 23 March 2012
22:00 til 02:30

£4 on the door
£5 after Midnight
No Admittance after 12.30am

Expect to hear from the likes of.

New Order, Twisted Wheel, Janice Graham Band, Slaughter & The Dogs, WU LYF, The Fall, The Stone Roses, Dirty North, My Computer, The Courteeners, The High, I Am Kloot, New FADs, Jesse Rose Trip, Everything Everything, 1913, The Last Party, A Guy Called Gerald, David Potts, The Smiths, Magazine, Where's Strutter?, Mock Turtles, South, Kid British, Joy Division, Daystar, Autechre, Dub Sex, Section 25, Nine Black Alps, Humanizer, The Hippy Mafia, Vinny Peculiar, Lowline, Liam Frost, Frazer King, Black Grape, Blitz, The Tapestry, Intastella, Barry Adamson, World Of Twist, Jilted John, Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, Danny Mahon, D/R/U/G/S, Keith, The Whip, Rig, The Second Floor, Space Monkeys, Buzzcocks, ACR, Electronic, Stockholm Monsters, Tunnelvision, Warsaw, Nylon Pylon, Oceansize, 808 State, Doves, The Naughtys, Joy Division, Alfie, Egyptian Hip Hop, Airship, DILE, The Chameleons, Northside, Delphic, One Lady Owner, Dayglo Yellocet, Ruthless Rap Assassins, Inspiral Carpets, Dutch Uncles, Music for Aborigines, Shaun Ryder, The Cassettes, HEY, The Man With The Stereo Hands, The Reegs, The Charlatans, Dust Junkys, Paris Angels, Puressence, Autokat, Plank!, Minny Pops, Y-Key Operators, Tonn Piper, Bauer, K Klass, The Longcut, Jim Noir, Working For A Nuclear Free City, Slow Readers Club, Mutineers, From The Kites Of San Quentin, Air Cav, Peri Scope, Ampersand, Paris Riots, The Rainband, Morrissey, Revenge, Eskimos & Egypt, Monaco, Happy Mondays, V Thirteen, Oasis, A Guy Called Gerald, Ian Brown, King Of The Slums, Man Made, Girl Peculiar, MC Tunes, George Borowski, No Tokyo, Audioweb, Supajamma, Daywalkers, Peyote Cult, The Minx, The Number, Behind Green Lights, Wonky Alice, Inca Babies, The Bodines, Goldblade, Whiskycats, Vagner Love, The Switch, The Hidden Revolution, AAAK, Elgazelle, Kizilok, Syd Bozko, Stephen Fretwell, Bone-Box, The Travelling Band, Bushart, The Sons Of God, Hurts, Northern Uproar, Elbow, Molly Half Head, Omerta, James, The Sun And The Moon, JCC, Cherry Ghost, The Children, Gabrielles Wish, Motion Inc, Durutti Column, ...plus the Hacienda/Thunderdome Classics, Madchester and much much more.

DJ Dermo (and very special guests TBA)

"Wear what you like, tell who you like and hear what you like."

"Anybody with a real passion for Manchester music, this night is for you."

Labels: club, Dermo

Listen to the Radcliffe and Maconie Show on BBC 6 Music on Friday 10 February (probably around 3pm) to hear Chris Hewitt give 6Music's Elizabeth Alker a tour of the Kenion St Music Building in Rochdale. This was home for many years to Cargo Studios, Tractor Music and Suite 16 Studios and which bore witness to many Factory and other bands' recording activities (most notably Joy Division).

The building is about to be revamped and open as a studio again after 11 years of being empty so this radio documentary is very well timed.

Labels: history, Joy_Division

David Nolan's book You're Entitled To An Opinion - The High Times and Many Lives of Tony Wilson, Factory Records and The Hacienda has just come out on Kindle for a bargain price.

Labels: books, David_Nolan, Kindle, Tony_Wilson

'Thirty One' is a compilation of Manchester-made music which is released on Factory Foundation Records 13 February 2012 featuring rare and exclusive songs by Elbow, Everything Everything, Delphic, The Whip, I Am Kloot, D/R/U/G/S, Murkage, Bad Lieutenant, Mr Scruff, Lonelady, and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Curated and compiled by DJ/writer Dave Haslam and with art direction by Peter Saville all proceeds from the sale of downloads, CD's and limited edition vinyl will go to CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably).

Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 35 in the UK and CALM is a registered UK charity which aims to reduce this and provide support for those suffering from mental illness or depression. Currently the CALM helpline is open 5pm-midnight on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, every week of the year, but, with by donating £7 from every £10 album sold, it is hoped that it can be opened nationwide all 7 nights a week, every day of the year.

Labels: Bad_Lieutenant, charity, Dave_Haslam, Peter_Saville

FAC 251 The Factory celebrates its second birthday this and next weekend with a series of films, gigs, DJ Sets and more.

Part 1 kicks off today Saturday 4 February will a free Rebel Cinema film screening, a first come first served free gig featuring The Covelles and then a club event with Peter Hook, Tim Burgess and Norman Jay.

The second weekend on Saturday 11 February will feature another free gig from Reverend and The Makers followed by Zane Lowe, Doorly, Dave Haslam and the NME Awards Aftershow.

Tickets for the free cinema screening are limited and for tickets email liam@factorymanchester.com [may still be some available]

Part 1 Saturday 4 February 2012

7-9pm Rebel Cinema Screening – 24 Hour Party People [Free Entry with ticket]

Intro and Q&A Session from: Peter Hook, John Robb & Clint Boon

9pm-10:30 The Covelles + Super White Assassin Live) - Free Entry
10:30-3am Club Lineup:

Room 1 Tim Burgess (DJ Set)
Room 2 Norman Jay (Good Times Set)
Room 3 Peter Hook (DJ Set)

Part 2 Saturday 11 February 2012

7:30-10:30pm Reverend & The Makers Full gig – Free Entry

10:30-3am Club night

Room 1 ‘In New Music We Trust’ Zane Lowe & Doorly
Room 2 Dave Haslam
Room 3 NME Awards Tour After Party Tribes (DJ Set) + Guests

More info at: factorymanchester.com / Facebook/factorymanchester

Labels: Clint_Boon, FAC251_The_Factory, John_Robb, Peter_Hook, Tim_Burgess

LTM has announced details of an X-O-Dus compilation album which features the Dennis Bovell-produced 1980 single FAC 11 'English Black Boys'.

X-O-Dus were discovered by Rob Gretton who invited them to record an extended 12" dub single (replete with Saville-designed sleeve) which had 'See Them A Come' on the b-side. The group disbanded in 1981 without releasing an album so this digitally remastered archive collection with the single plus various unreleased demos is most welcome.

Watch this space for an X-O-Dus competition.

Tracklisting

1. See Them A' Come
2. English Black Boys
3. If You Want My Lovin
4. Take It From Me
5. Society
6. Leaders
7. Imagine
8. We Can Feel It
9. Dance
10. Underwater Dance
11. Narrow Road

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Artist: X-O-DUS
Title: "English Black Boys”
Cat No: LTMCD 2568 (11 tracks)
Format: CD and download
Released: 2 April 2012
Barcode: 502 4545 6348 22

More info: LTM X-O-Dus biography

Labels: LTM, X-O-Dus

Check out this selection of live video clips of Section 25's recent 28 Jan gig at Gullivers, in Manchester:

'Wretch'
'Intro / Beating Heart / Process'
'Desert'
'Desert (End of) / Inner Drive

Labels: gigs, Section_25, video

After their recent sell out Troxy show (and selected South American dates), New Order has confirmed a UK mini-tour Spring 2012. Tickets went on sale yesterday and two Manchester and one London dates have already sold out (apologies for being late on this one but we've been otherwise engaged). All dates will feature the continuing return of Gillian Gilbert and are in addition to selected international festival dates.

April

26 - Apollo, Manchester [SOLD OUT]
27 - Apollo, Manchester [SOLD OUT]
29 - Ballroom, Birmingham [Tickets]

May

2 - Brixton Academy, London [SOLD OUT]
2 - Brixton Academy, London [Extra date] [Tickets]
5 - Academy, Glasgow [Tickets]

Labels: gigs, New_Order

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