Cath Carroll

Singer and cult heroine Cath Carroll was born August 25, 1960 in Avon, England; raised primarily in Manchester, she bore witness to early performances of bands including Warsaw (later rechristened Joy Division) and the Fall, and ran in some of the same social circles as a then-unknown Stephen Morrissey. With friend Liz Naylor, Carroll played in the band the Gay Animals, and also published the famously vitriolic fanzine City Fun. Among the 'zine's most vocal supporters was Factory Records, and according to legend, she and Naylor were granted the very first memberships to Factor...