The concept of this promo directed by Kathryn Bigelow was proposed by New Order's manager Rob Gretton, who was inspired by the clichés of the videos of then-popular American glam metal groups on MTV. Bigelow intercut the band footage with a narrative between Bill Paxton and Femi Gardiner.
A journey through the BBC's synthpop archives from Roxy Music and Tubeway Army to New Order and Sparks. Turn your Moogs up to 11 as we take a trip back into the 70s and 80s!
Shadowplayers: Factory Records and Manchester Post-Punk 1978-81
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Shadowplayers is a two hour documentary film by James Nice tracing the early history of iconic Manchester Label Factory Records between 1978 and 1981. The facts and the fictions are explored through candid interviews with 22 key participants, including Anthony H. Wilson (Founder) and Peter Saville...
Joy Division Substance 1977-1988 (Factory FAC 277 1988) Never commercially released, this was a video compiled from existing TV and film sources. It includes the following: TV appearances on Granada Reports and Something Else (Shadowplay / She's Lost Control / Transmission) Live performance at...
A one-hour documentary narrated by Ralf Little about the Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester which changed the face of music forever.
The film begins with 'New Dawn Fades'. Audio of speeches of Hitler are played alongside interviews of Chief Constable of Manchester. Montages of photographs, adverts and Manchester street scenes. Part of a Joy Division performance at Bowdon Vale and a rehearsal are shown. (Film only available in...
Featuring interviews with New Order's Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, Record On: Power, Corruption and Lies unravels the creative process behind New Order's 1983 album, Power, Corruption and Lies as well as standalone single Blue Monday and explores the themes inside...
Go back to 1985 for a concert by one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the era, New Order. The genius of the band's post-punk, electronic, and dance music is on full display in front of an appreciative crowd. Touring in support of Low-Life, this concert was produced for Belgian...
Peter Hook & The Light present a never before seen full concert stream of the Mexico City show from their 2014 world tour, which took place at a sold out Jose Cuervo Salon on November 2nd 2014, a date otherwise known as the ‘Day of the Dead’ in Mexico.
