The brief, ill fated life of Ian Curtis is a tale of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll but a far cry from the hedonistic excess we associate with this lifestyle option.
The sex is either of a joyless marital or guilty extra-marital variety.
The drugs are on prescription to contain Curtis’ epilepsy with a shopping list of debilitating side effects.
The ‘rock’n’roll’ is bleak and doom laden. Continue reading
I’ve spent the week with a leaked copy of Portishead’s new album (Third) practically on repeat play (It is officially released on April 28th) .Arriving after an hiatus of 10 years and only their third studio album since 1994, I’m sure I was not alone in expecting the worst. Lengthy gestation periods more often than not signify a lack of direction and a dearth of ideas.Yet from the kick-ass opening track (Silence) you know that this is not going to be the case here. Continue reading
Tony Wilson (20th February 1950 – 10th August 2007)
Gutted to hear of Tony Wilson’s death.
He was an opinionated loudmouth, a bullshitter and a show off but he was also a risk taking maverick who got the Sex Pistols on British TV for the first time on ‘So It Goes’, founded (and bailed out) Factory Records and The Hacienda Club to launch the Madchester scene & without him we may never have had Joy Division & New Order.
With his untimely death at 57 leaves a major legacy but a massive gap. Driven by passion rather than cash there are too few willing to put their money where their mouth is like he was.
Thanks for keeping it real, Tony!
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