Technology
‘You’ve been smoking too much!’: the chaos of Tony Wilson’s digital music revolution – The Guardian
The Factory impresario’s company Music33 sold individual songs as MP3s three years before Apple. But with a baffling interface and dial-up connections he was doomed
Its January 2000, and Tony Wilson is regaling me with tales of his brilliant career; how signing Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays to his Mancunian indie label Factory Records was like winning the pools three times. Twice is a miracle, three and you call in the fraud squad. The interview is winding up when the Granada TV presenter-turned-mogul gets on to what is, at this point, his latest would-be masterstroke. He has just set up music33.com, an online record shop selling individual song…
-
Noosa News19 hours agoJazz sellout at The J
-
General18 hours agoAnne-Marie Te Whiu on new book of poetry, Mettle, and why she dedicated it to her younger self
-
Business13 hours agoGold price alert! Macquarie reveals its top ASX 200 gold stock as the metal hits all-time high
-
Business16 hours ago3 ASX growth shares to buy and hold