Inktober Day #11 of Darkly-Inclined characters is Debbie from American Dad. Debbie is a pretty underrated character in the show and it’s a shame she’s not a daily recurring character with Steve even if they could’ve just been friends since they broke up so many times lol.
I was also pleasantly surprised that in the episode where Steve and his friends are trying to escape their school and run into the Goth group that Debbie is a part of, they actually played a Joy Division song, it was such a pleasant surprise as I was initially thinking they were going to play some Emo or Metal type music which always happens with these “Goth” characters and obviously, it’s just false since those are not Goth music.
So the fact they actually got it right was just awesome and it made me like Debbie even more. Hopefully we see more of her in later episodes. :)
Inthe new episode of our podcast, the legendary Paul Morley joins us to talk about his native Manchester, Joy Division and his epic new biography of Factory Records founder Tony Wilson.
Paul recounts his early pop epiphanies and discovery of the UK’s music press, culminating in the one & only issue of his 1976 fanzine Out There — not to mention his first reviews for the NME in 1976. The conversation then turns to “Anthony H.” Wilson and the formation of Factory, taking in Paul’s championing of Joy Division before leading into a discussion of Martin Aston’s 1986 audio interview with New Order’s Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris.
From there we consider the week’s featured act Faust, spinning off from pieces about the German enigmas by Ian MacDonald, Andy Gill and David Stubbs, and prompting general thoughts on “Krautrock” from both guest and hosts. After saying goodbye to chief Chieftain Paddy Moloney, and to three veteran RBP writers on soul and R&B (Pete Grendysa, Bob Fisher andRoger St. Pierre), Mark leads us through his personal favourites among the 100+ articles added to the RBP library over the past fortnight, including pieces about the Stones’ pad in Edith Grove, Lorraine Ellison’s volcanic single ‘Stay With Me’ and Charlie Watts on drummers & drumming. Finally, Jasper talks us out with his thoughts on pieces about Primal Scream’s 2000 XTRMNTR and John Sinclair taking The Wire’s “Invisible Jukebox” text in 2003.
It’s a Manchester special this week – with a bit of Krautrock and Celtic tradition added for good measure. To celebrate the imminent publication of his epic Tony Wilson biography From Manchester With Love, we’ve made Paul Morleywriter of the week and made three of his classic NME pieces free on the home page. All touch on the triumph and tragedy ofJoy Division…and the endurance ofNew Order, whose Bernard Sumner & Stephen Morris are (from 1986) the week’s featured audio interviewees.
The act featured in the Free On RBP section is the radical German kollectiv that was early ‘70s Faust. Interviews by Ian MacDonald (1973) and Andy Gill (1997) tell the wild and crazy story of Uwe Nettelbeck and friends, while Krautrock chronicler David Stubbs describes his teenage Faustian pact.
We’re saying goodbye to chief Chieftain and beloved Irish rover Paddy Moloney via interviews from 1998 and 2010, plus we’ve also lost three of RBP’s veteran specialists on rhythm 'n’ blues and soul: Bob Fisher,Pete Grendysa&Roger St. Pierre, pieces by all of whom we’re spotlighting on the home page.
Manchester special, Pt 1: Paul Morley(pictured in 1977) reports on the rise of Manchester’s music sceneforNME in early 1979. Plus Paul sees Joy Division live at the city’s Band On The Wall in 1978, witnesses New Order’s 1981 “haunting” of London’s Heaven after Ian Curtis’ suicide, and pens the Guardian obituary for Factory Records founder Tony Wilson, the subject of his remarkable new biography From Manchester with Love…
Confusion in her eyes that says it all. She’s lost control. And she’s clinging to the nearest passer by, She’s lost control. And she gave away the secrets of her past, And said I’ve lost control again, And of a voice that told her when and where to act, She said I’ve lost control again.
And she turned around and took me by the hand And said I’ve lost control again. And how I’ll never know just why or understand She said I’ve lost control again. And she screamed out kicking on her side And said I’ve lost control again. And seized up on the floor, I thought she’d die. She said I’ve lost control. She’s lost control again. She’s lost control. She’s lost control again. She’s lost control.
After spending weeks and weeks together out on the road, some of the members in Nothing and Whirr have come together to form Death of Lovers. They debuted their first song “Buried Under a World of Roses” last week. The song is the first from their 12" EPentitled Buried Under a World of Roses via Deathwish Records.
Sonically the band styles in the same vein as Nothing and Whirr staying in the 80s alternative sound but this time around with more of a post-punk/goth feel. Influences like Joy Division and the Cure are quickly heard in the first opening seconds of the songs. Check out the checklist below and be on the lookout for preorder and release date info!
Death of Lovers Buried Under A World of Roses EP Track Listing:
1. Cold Heaven 2. Shaken 3. Buried Under a World of Roses 4. The Blue of Noon
It’s October and therefore you should be getting proper spooky. What better way than to dive into some Halloween (and spooky-adjacent) sounds. This year, I’m going to be doing a handful of small mixes based around particular styles, rather than one big mega-mix. Volume one is leans into the loud and energetic. Volume two will be more electronic. Volume three heads into the darker atmospheric sounds. After that? I’m not sure. I’m up for suggestions.
You can stream Volume One on Apple MusicandSpotify. Tracklist is on the image.
Foi um dos primeiros discos que a banda lançou após a morte de Ian Curtis, poucas semanas antes. Tal como 'Love Will Tear Us Apart’ (editado em abril desse ano), a transformou-se num clássico imediato e com o tempo seria eleita como uma das referências mais determinantes da obra dos Joy Division. Em 1988, na altura de criar um 'best of’, foi reeditada como single, recebendo o teledisco de Anton Corbijn que da canção fez assim uma das mais fortes memórias do vocalista.
Released few weeks after Ian Curtis’ death, 'Atmosphere’ became one of Joy Division’s most celebrated memories.
