Despite the existing animosity with his former bandmates, Peter Hook intends to participate in Joy Division/New Order’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
“I have been looking forward to it for years, so I’m definitely going to make the most of it.”
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The incredible Suzanne Ciani, 5-time Grammy Award nominee, synth pioneer, creator of the sound of a Coca-cola bottle opening and the first woman to score a Hollywood film (The Incredible Shrinking Woman in 1981) was my guest on Unclassified on @BBCRadio3 last night. And for International Women’s Day we had a super all-female playlist. Listen here: https://t.co/oezROWGJXt
Happy International Women's Day
From left to right:
Debbie Harry (Blondie), Viv Albertine (The Slits), Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the Banshees), Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex) and Pauline Black (The Selecter).
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King Crimson reformed in 1990s, received a contract from Virgin Records. Fripp told them “I’m not signing this” - the Virgin executive replied,
“This is our standard contract, lots of artists have signed it” - Fripp told them, “then go find another standard artist to sign it!”
Happy Birthday to Daniel Johnston would've turned 65 today. 🕊️🩵
In the early ’80s, a young Daniel Johnston was working at a McDonald’s in Austin, Texas. Instead of just handing out fries, he was handing out cassette tapes, sometimes slipping his homemade albums into customers’ to-go bags. After Johnston’s appearance on MTV’s 'The Cutting Edge,' label executives started calling almost immediately, but McDonald’s was the only place he had reliable access to a phone. Word spread fast around Austin and soon people were coming in not for the Big Macs, but for Daniel Johnston.