A legendary Factory Records music mogul has 'died of a broken heart' three months after the death of his depressed 22-year-old daughter. Alan Wise, 63, had spent 18 months battling to get counselling ...

The onetime base of Manchester, England label Factory Records is to re-open as a live music venue and club entitled FAC 251 - the Factory. By Richard Smirke The onetime base of Manchester, England ...

Legendary record company Factory Records is celebrating its 40th anniversary with two box-sets and two major exhibitions devoted to the label. The first box-set, ‘Use Hearing Protection’, compiles the ...

Tony Wilson, the cofounder of iconic Manchester label Factory Records (Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, A Certain Ratio, more), died in 2007 after a battle with cancer. He left a final request: ...

An exhibition at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum celebrates the early years of Factory Records, and features rarely seen photographs and works from designers including Peter Saville and Ben ...

Founded in 1978 by television host Tony Wilson and actor-turned-artist-manager Alan Erasmus, Factory Records is one of the most influential record labels in modern rock history. With the irreverent ...

A new box set of the legendary post-punk label’s first two years gathers chestnuts from Joy Division and the Durutti Column alongside rarities, oddities, dead ends, and some stunning graphic design.

Almost every label makes duff signings, but Factory's were somehow excusable because of the mystique surrounding the organization-- founder Tony Wilson's charm, patter, and heroic whim giving the ...