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30 years later, Buzzcocks still in a punk state of mind
Jun 01, 2010 18:10 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "And I'm surfing on a wave of nostalgia/For an age that's yet to come." Pete Shelley, the lead singer of the Buzzcocks, wrote those wistful words 32 years ago, during the short-lived punk revolution that unleashed bands like the Sex Pistols and the Clash on the musical landscape in the late 1970s.
Mercury winners Elbow back in the studio
Nov 05, 2009 19:00 EST
The music industry almost universally applauded Elbow's 2008 Mercury Awards victory, and a year on the Manchester band are back in the studio saying life has changed "dramatically".
Mercury winners Elbow back in the studio
Nov 05, 2009 19:00 EST
Britain's music industry almost universally applauded Manchester band Elbow's 2008 Mercury Awards victory, and a year on the band are back in the studio saying life has changed "dramatically".
John Lennon film brings London festival to an end
Oct 29, 2009 09:25 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - The London film festival closes on Thursday with the world premiere of "Nowhere Boy," about John Lennon's rebellious teenage years and his torrid relationship with his aunt and mother before the Beatles were formed.
Rock band Editors open new chapter with 3rd album
Oct 16, 2009 20:00 EDT
With dark, powerful "In this light and on this evening", coming out this week, British rock group Editors open a new chapter and swap guitars for synthesisers in a third album that recalls the early work of New Order.
Editors open new chapter with 3rd album
Oct 16, 2009 20:00 EDT
With a dark and powerful album "In This Light and On This Evening" out this week, Birmingham-based indie rock group Editors have opened a new chapter, swapping guitars for synthesisers in a third album that recalls the early work of New Order.
Rock band Editors open new chapter with 3rd album
Oct 16, 2009 20:00 EDT
With dark, powerful "In this light and on this evening", coming out this week, British rock group Editors open a new chapter and swap guitars for synthesisers in a third album that recalls the early work of New Order.
People won't change lifestyle for planet: straw poll
Sep 02, 2009 08:18 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - People want to save the planet but are unwilling to make radical lifestyle changes like giving up air travel or red meat to reduce the effects of climate change, a straw poll by Reuters showed.
CONTROL TRIUMPHS AT EVENING STANDARD AWARDS
Feb 03, 2008 19:00 EST
JOY DIVISION biopic CONTROL has triumphed at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards after it was named best film.
ATONEMENT TRIUMPHS AT ATTENBOROUGH FILM AWARDS
Jan 30, 2008 19:00 EST
British movie Atonement has picked up four prizes at the newly-named Richard Attenborough Film Awards.
RILEY REFUSES MAJOR MOVIE OFFERS
Jan 09, 2008 19:00 EST
Actor SAM RILEY has turned down a string of lucrative movie offers because he is determined to wait for the right part to come along.
LOVE/COBAIN'S DAUGHTER LEFT DISTURBED BY SUICIDE BIOPIC
Dec 10, 2007 19:00 EST
COURTNEY LOVE regrets allowing her daughter to watch JOY DIVISION star IAN CURTIS' biopic CONTROL - because the film, about a rock star who commits suicide, echoed the death of the teenager's father KURT COBAIN.
RILEY EYED BOND ROLE BEFORE LANDING CONTROL
Dec 06, 2007 19:00 EST
British actor SAM RILEY won the lead role in recent movie CONTROL after contacting a casting agent to ask if he could play JAMES BOND.
RILEY TERRIFIED OF PLAYING CURTIS IN BIOPIC
Dec 02, 2007 19:00 EST
British actor SAM RILEY was terrified to emulate late JOY DIVISION frontman IAN CURTIS onscreen - because he was scared the band's die-hard fans would hate him.
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Ian Curtis | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ian Kevin Curtis |
| Born | 15 July 1956 Old Trafford, Stretford, England[1] |
| Died | 18 May 1980 (aged 23) Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar, keyboards, melodica |
| Associated acts | Joy Division |
