Tony Wilson was buried today. He was the co-founder of Factory Records and the Hacienda; and general man-about-Manchester. In its 1980s prime Factory released some pretty amazing music from Joy Division, New Order and the Happy Mondays.
24 Hour Party People - what you could very roughly descirbe as a biopic - was released back in 2002. It's long been one of my faves and Steve Coogan's portrayal of Wilson captures him as both deeply silly yet oddly effective at organising a chaotic bunch of people into making very good music.
Check this clip where Joy Division record She's Lost Control while Tony minces round in the background. Well worth a look.
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