Sep 3, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min · 12 segments
Clint Boon is a Manchester institution. Bornin Oldham, he rose to fame as the keyboard player of Inspiral Carpets, the band responsible for that defining organ sound and a stack of acclaimed…
Clint BoonGuest
Sam JonesHost
Hattie Pearson
How do you think that... is portrayed correctly the way it is now and incorrectly, what are the kind of, because there's been so many films and books and stuff, what are the things that people get right and what is
Tony Wilson, Joy Division, New Order, all that stuff is, you know, it's been, history's treated it well, isn't it? History and time.
Some people do often point out, rightfully so, that because of the enormity of what Factory was, the big part it played in all our lives, and particularly in this part of the world.
Yeah, there's certain other stories that have been... left in the shadows a little bit, but that's for people like us to remind the world that the Buscocks were the first band to put together their own record label to put an independent record out.
They did that before Factory, and if anything, I think the Buscocks probably did inspire Tony Wilson and his counterparts, his people, to do the same.
But generally, I think the way that old Factory thing is held in such high esteem, To me, it's 100% deserved and correct.
Traditionally, when you're in a band like ours and you say, this is one of our new songs, what used to happen is that most people would go to the bar or go for a piss or start looking at the phones.
No, the new songs are completely holding the audience's attention as well as anything in the set.
How do you think that... is portrayed correctly the way it is now and incorrectly, what are the kind of, because there's been so many films and books and stuff, what are the things that people get right and what is
Tony Wilson, Joy Division, New Order, all that stuff is, you know, it's been, history's treated it well, isn't it? History and time.
Some people do often point out, rightfully so, that because of the enormity of what Factory was, the big part it played in all our lives, and particularly in this part of the world.
Yeah, there's certain other stories that have been... left in the shadows a little bit, but that's for people like us to remind the world that the Buscocks were the first band to put together their own record label to put an independent record out.
They did that before Factory, and if anything, I think the Buscocks probably did inspire Tony Wilson and his counterparts, his people, to do the same.
But generally, I think the way that old Factory thing is held in such high esteem, To me, it's 100% deserved and correct.
Traditionally, when you're in a band like ours and you say, this is one of our new songs, what used to happen is that most people would go to the bar or go for a piss or start looking at the phones.
No, the new songs are completely holding the audience's attention as well as anything in the set.
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