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also, shaun ryder is as talented a poet as yeats

A Tony Wilson Day Is A Great Day Indeed


Footage of Factory head Tony Wilson discussing the history of the computer, which apparently has a lot to do with Manchester somehow, has emerged some 10 years after it was shot and, presumably, misplaced. Of course, any six-and-a-half-minute opportunity to bask in the strangeness of the departed Wilson is much appreciated, even moreso if he uses part of that time to dismiss the recorded output of Simply Red. [Manchester Evening News]

pointless listmaking

A Helpful Idolator Reminder: Brush Your Teeth Right Now

No, that's not John Denver with a crazy busted grill. It's very old-school David Bowie, heading up a Top 10 list that reflexively made me go gargle with Listerine. More »

So what's the more ridiculous item in this story: Perpetual junkie fuckup Pete Doherty arrested for littering? Or Shaun friggin' Ryder claiming that Amy Winehouse can out-drink him? Shane MacGowan not available for quote at press time. [Guardian]