How Soon is Now?: The Madmen and Mavericks who made Independent Music 1975-2005 (76 page)

UK,
1
,
2

UK Subs,
1

Ulmer, Jame,
1

‘Blood’,
1

Ultra Vivid Scene,
1

ULU (University of London Union),
1
,
2
,
3

Underground Resistance (Detroit record label),
1

United Artists,
1
,
2
,
3
;

and Andrew Lauder/Hawkwind,
1
;

’70s competitors,
1

Universal Amphitheatre,
1

Unrest,
1

Perfect Teeth,
1

USA,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
,
9
;

executives, compared with UK,
1
;

radio stations,
1
;

touring in,
1
;

Eighties,
1
;

West Coast,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
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8
,
9
,
10
,
11

V (festival),
1

Valley Girl
(film),
1

Van der Graaf Generator,
1

Vaselines,
1
,
2

‘Molly’s Lips’,
1

‘Son of a Gun’,
1

Velvet Underground,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
,
9
,
10

Loaded,
1

VU,
1

Venice Biennale,
1

Verlaine, Tom,
1
,
2

Versace, Donatella,
1

Vig, Butch,
1

Vindaloo Records (Birmingham),
1

Violent Femmes,
1

Viper Room,
1

Virgin Prunes,
1

Virgin Records,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7

Vital (distributor),
1

Vogue,
1

Vomit, The,
1
,
2

Vonnegut, Kurt,
1

Vox Continental (organ),
1

Wag club,
1
,
2

Waits, Tom,
1

Wake,
1

Walker, Gary (Wiiija),
1
,
2

Walking Seeds,
1

Wall Street,
1
,
2
;

Wall Street Journal,
1

Wall, Max,
1

Wallace, Colin,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Walmsley, Peter,
1

Walters, John,
1

Warby, Russell,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5

Wardle, Ben,
1

Warhol, Andy,
1

Warner Brothers,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
,
9
;

and Drummond,
1
,
2
,
3
,

and McGee,
1
;

and New Order,
1
;

and The Smiths,
1
,
2
;

and Travis,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

and Watts-Russell/
1
AD,
2
,
3
,
4
;

see also
Blanco y Negro; Electra; Elevation; Korova; Qwest; Sire

Warp (record label),
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
;

AI series,
1
;

and Boards of Canada,
1
;

and Detroit scene,
1
;

facelessness,
1
;

and FON Studios,
1
;

formation,
1
;

and Peel,
1
;

and Rhythm King,
1
,
2
;

sign Broadcast,
1
;

and tDR,
1
,
2
;

‘Track With No Name’ (debut),
1

Warp Films,
1

Warpnet,
1

Warren, Tony,
1

Warwick University,
1

Water Rats, Kings Cross,
1
,
2

Waterman, Pete,
1
,
2
,
3
;

see also
Stock Aitken Waterman

Watford Gap,
1

Watts-Russell, Ivo,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
;

and AR Kane,
1
;

and Cocteau Twins,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
;

and Colourbox,
1
;

early life,
1
;

emigration to LA,
1
,
2
,
3
;

founds Guernica,
1
;

and 4AD,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
;

and
Lavonia,
1
;

leaves 4AD,
1
;

and Oliver,
1
,
2
,
3
;

and Peel,
1
,
2
,
3
;

personal life,
1
,
2
;

and Pixies/Throwing Muses,
1
,
2
;

and PJ Harvey/Too Pure,
1
;

and ‘Pump Up the Volume’,
1
;

and Red House Painters,
1
;

‘steals’ AR Kane,
1
;

and This Mortal Coil,
1
,
2
;

signs Lush/Pale Saints,
1
,
2
;

see also
4AD

WEA,
see
Warner Brothers

Weather Prophets,
1
,
2

Mayflower,
1

Weatherall, Andrew,
1

Webster, John,
1

Wedding Present,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4

Week of Wonders, The (Hammersmith Riverside, 1985),
1

Welwyn Garden,
1

Wembley Arena,
1
,
2

Wendys,
1

West Ham,
1

West Princes Street (Postcard),
1
,
2
,
3

West Wing,
1

Western Baths Club,
1

Westgate Street, Hackney (Creation),
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6

Wet Wet Wet,
1
,
2
,
3

Whaam! Records,
1

What’s On,
1

Whitaker, Hugh (Housemartins),
1

White, Jack,
1
,
2

White, Jimmy,
1

White, Paul,
1

White Panther Movement,
1

White Room, The
(film),
1

White Stripes,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
;

sign to XL,
1

White Swans (cricket club),
1

Whitehead, Dave,
1

Whitehead, Malcolm,
1

Whitesnake,
1

Whitworth Street, Manchester,
1
,
2
;

see also
Haçienda, The

Wichita Recordings (record label),
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

attempt to sign Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
1
;

sign Bloc Party,
1

Wiiija (record label),
1
,
2
,
3
;

joins Beggars Group,
1

Wild Swans,
1
,
2

Wilder, Alan,
1

Williams, Lucinda,
1

Williams, Robert,
1

Wilson, Brian,
1

Wilson, Greg,
1

Wilson, Tony,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
,
9
,
10
,
11
;

‘art of the playground’,
1
;

closes Haçienda,
1
;

and Drummond,
1
;

and The Factory Club,
1
;

and Factory,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
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and Granada,
1
,
2
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3
,
4
,
5
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6
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7
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and Gretton,
1
;

and Happy Mondays,
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
;

and McGee,
1
,
2
;

and McGough,
1
,
2
,
3
;

and New Order,
1
,
2
,
3
;

resigns from Granada,
1
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