Erin E. MacDonald

College professor, writer, mom of two. Edgar Award nominee. Mainly crime fiction and post-punk. FBN 8, FAC 123.

[Far Out Magazine @FarOutMag]

BLUE PLAQUE: Heddon Street, Soho — where David Bowie became Ziggy Stardust 📍⚡️

Ziggy Stardust may have felt like he descended from a completely different planet, but the truth was, David Bowie invented him on the streets of Soho. London's central neighbourhood was a beacon of creativity in the 1970s and Bowie was at the heart of it.

Things may have changed a little these days, but the remnants of that history still live on through his Heddon Street Blue Plaque.

#DavidBowie #ZiggyStardust

[Jake (the 80s & 90s never ended in my world) Rudh @JakeRudh]

On this day in 1972, David Bowie released his fifth studio album “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”

[Jake (the 80s & 90s never ended in my world) Rudh @JakeRudh]

On this day in 1979, The Cure released the single “Boys Don’t Cry”

“I would say I'm sorry if I thought that it would change your mind.”

[Pitchfork @pitchfork]

Where all of the Cure's black-hearted resignation, insouciant psychedelia, and eyelash-batting pop came to a head. See where Disintegration falls on our list of the 200 best albums of the 1980s: https://t.co/d5vFc7Xndn

[Erin E. MacDonald @EEMacD7]

@ericharder @XMartinsMusicX Same here! I don’t get why people like them.

[New Order @neworder]

Listen now: https://t.co/GQdAEKlAjp

[Erin E. MacDonald @EEMacD7]

RT @neworder: @fifaworldcup 2026 kicks off today in Mexico City with Mexico playing South Africa, and we are wishing @england every success…

[Abir Mukherjee @radiomukhers]

Ten years ago, at my first Bloody Scotland, I chased the phenomenal @cbrookmyre down the street to tell him how much I loved him. A decade on, and with the restraining order lifted, I get to be on stage with him! Tickets here: https://t.co/ekMZNYDWNG

[Far Out Magazine @FarOutMag]

As far as Smith is concerned, Radiohead peaked in 1995, just before their masterpiece 'OK Computer'. “I like very much The Bends, but I think they haven’t done a good album anymore from then on" 💿👇

[ᴍᴀɴᴄʜᴇꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ™️ @MANCHESTERMUS10]

THE FACTORY ALL STARS //
Confusion
Filmed live at The Hacienda
[January 1984 for The Tube]
#FactoryRecords #NewOrder

[NME @NME]

.@TheCure air rarities and classics as they kick off 2026 European tour at Primavera Sound https://t.co/dGEskFeICS

[Ian Rankin @Beathhigh]

Kraftwerk tonight…

[Joy Division & New Order Pics @JDNOPICS]

#OnThisDay 2002
New Order played Finsbury Park in London.
The rain was relentless all afternoon but suddenly stopped when New Order took to the stage.

[Erin E. MacDonald @EEMacD7]

@FACT290 Sorry to hear that! 😢❤️

[Liam McIlvanney @LiamMcIlvanney]

The Good Father is out in paperback today. By an amazing coincidence, Father’s Day is just around the corner. You may find it possible to combine those two pieces of information in a manner of your choosing…😉

[New Order @neworder]

New Order will be performing at Festival Fauna Primavera in Santiago de Chile. The festival takes place 26-28 November 2026. See https://t.co/nM6l6BXVvy for more information

[Erin E. MacDonald @EEMacD7]

@MANCHESTERMUS10 Obviously Electronic, then Bad Lieutenant.

[BY @BabaYoungblood]

#BirthDecadeTop10 | Day 7

Every time I think of you
I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue...

"BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE" (1986)

[Cath Staincliffe @CathStaincliffe]

Thank you so much! Yes, the next in the series, The Frozen Fells, is nearly finished...