I forgot to postthis at the weekend but was just listeningto some New Order and thought i ought to post now.
Anthony H Wilson - Entertainment Genius died at the weekend aged 57.
The man was behind much of what made british music great in the past 30 years and will be remebered fondly in the VQDave household.
From the beeb 5 things which made Tony Wilson great:
BRINGING PUNK TO THE MAINSTREAM
SETTING UP FACTORY RECORDS
ESTABLISHING THE HACIENDA NIGHTCLUB
RUNNING THE "IN THE CITY" CONFERENCE
PIONEERING LEGAL MUSIC DOWNLOADS
See teh full article here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6941846.stm