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1980

Tony Wilson - Television Presenter - Factory Records Owner - 1990s

ESG: the cult New York funk outfit Tony Wilson fell in love with in 1980

An innovative outfit…

Ben Forrest
May 9, 2026
Dolly Parton - Musician

How being starstruck in 1980 gave Dolly Parton her biggest hit: “Lives on and on”

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

Lucy Harbron
May 9, 2026
Siouxsie and the Banshees

“Essential”: The 1980 show Siouxsie and the Banshees needed to play

In even the most literal sense of the word, Siouxsie and the Banshees were a wailing force against convention, epitomising the ritual that rules were…

Lauren Hunter
Apr 30, 2026
Tom Cruise - Actor - 1981

“It wasn’t arrogance”: the 1980 audition that convinced Tom Cruise he’d be a movie star

He was right, obviously.

Scott Campbell
Apr 22, 2026

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