This fall, ex-New Order bassist Peter Hook and his band the Light will continue taking their full-album New Order shows on the road. They're coming to North America, performing 1981's Movement and 1983's Power, Corruption & Lies from front-to-back. They'll also play singles and B-sides like “Everything’s Gone Green”, “Temptation”, and “Blue Monday”.
Peter Hook to Perform New Order LPs Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies on North American Tour - News
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Live at Bestival 2012 - Album Review
Live at Bestival captures New Order's 2012 headline set at the British festival. Its release benefits charity, making it a commendable venture. Still, its placing in New Order's discography is likely to be insignificant-- 2011's Live at the London Troxy already documented this incarnation of the group, and a very similar tracklisting.
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Watch the Lonely Island Do "YOLO" With the Roots, New Order Do "Love Vigilantes" and "Regret" on "Fallon" - News
Last night, the Lonely Island crashed through "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon", the place where they made their live debut in 2009, to deliver a surprise performance. They did "YOLO", their Kendrick Lamar/Adam Levine collaboration from their new release, The Wack Album. The Roots joined them.
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Joy Division, New Order Rare Tapes Rescued From Trash - News
Julia Adamson has had a long career in the British post-punk world. She's been a sound engineer, a member of various bands (including the Fall), and record label exec. She currently runs Invisiblegirl Records and Publishing. In the 1980s, she was the personal assistant to Martin Hannett, the late legendary producer who worked with bands like Joy Division, New Order, Psychedelic Furs, Magazine, Buzzcocks, OMD, and the Durutti Column, among others.
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Peter Hook Talks Plans for Joy Division, New Order Tapes Rescued From Trash - News
Two weeks ago, word surfaced that a post-punk goldmine was newly on the market. Its contents, from the late 70s and 80s, comprised master tapes and studio outtakes by the likes of Joy Division and New Order-- including a copy of the original Unknown Pleasures master tapes.
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Peter Hook to Perform New Order LPs Low-Life and Brotherhood in 2014 - News
Ex-New Order bassist Peter Hook and his band the Light delivered a series of full-album New Order shows on tour, performing 1981's Movement and 1983's Power, Corruption & Lies from front-to-back. Now, the band have announced plans to do New Order's third and fourth albums, 1985's Low-Life and 1986's Brotherhood, at two special concerts next year.
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New Order, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, National's Bryce Dessner, More to Perform at Tibet House Benefit - News
Photo by Ebru Yildiz, from the 2013 Tibet House Benefit
The details of the 24th annual Philip Glass-curated Tibet House Benefit have been announced. This year's show, which takes place at New York's Carnegie Hall on March 11, will feature New Order, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Joe Walsh, the National's Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, Philip Glass and more, Rolling Stone reports. Maggie Gyllenhaal and her husband Peter Sarsgaard will act as Honorary Chairpersons for the show, proceeds of which will go to the education nonprofit Tibet House U.S.
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Peter Hook Will Perform New Order LPs Low-Life and Brotherhood on Tour - News
Last year, it was announced that ex-New Order bassist Peter Hook and his band the Light would perform New Order's third and fourth albums, 1985's Low-Life and 1986's Brotherhood, in their entirety during two special England performances. Now, he's announced plans to perform those two albums on a full North American tour.
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Watch Iggy Pop and New Order Perform Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - News
During the 24th annualTibet House Benefit last night at Carnegie Hall, Iggy Pop joined New Order on stage to perform Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Transmission". The group also ran through a version of New Order's "Californian Grass", from last year's Lost Sirens. (Performed live for the first time ever, according to Bernard Sumner.) Watch video of "Californian Grass" and "Love Will Tear Us Apart" below, via Slicing Up Eyeballs.
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Joy Division and New Order's Bernard Sumner Announces Chapter and Verse Autobiography - News
Joy Division and New Order guitarist Bernard Sumner has announced Chapter and Verse, an autobiography that will cover his life and time spent with both bands. It's out September 25 via Bantam Press.
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New Order Starts Joy Division Twitter Account, Doesn't Tell Peter Hook About It - News
Thanks to the members of New Order, there's now a Twitter account for Joy Division. But no one seems to have told Peter Hook, who played bass for both groups but has been fighting with his former bandmates for years. Hook, who was none too pleased when New Order reunited without him, expressed his feelings about the snub on Twitter:
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Peter Hook Slams Bernard Sumner's Autobiography - News
Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner have been on the outs since Hook attempted to break upNew Order in 2007—only to watch as the band continued playing without him. Now, Sumner has written an autobiography that discusses his time in Joy Division and New Order. In response, Hook has written a review for Billboard in which he analyzes Sumner's version of history. Unsurprisingly, he finds plenty to disagree with.
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Joy Division/New Order's Bernard Sumner Torn on Fan Campaign to Turn Ian Curtis' House Into Museum: "A Monument to Suicide" - News
A Joy Division fan has launched an an Indiegogo campaign to purchase the home in Macclesfield, England where Ian Curtis committed suicide, with the hopes of turning it into a museum, as NME reports. But former Joy Division member (and current New Order member) Bernard Sumner has mixed feelings about it, as he told NME.
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New Order Announce New Album Music Complete - News
Photo by Nick Wilson
New Order are back with a new album, Music Complete. The follow-up to 2013's Lost Sirens and their first with their new label Mute is out September 25. Below, you can preview the album in a short teaser video. You can also see the cover art, which was handled by frequent collaborator Peter Saville.
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New Order Enlist Iggy Pop, the Killers' Brandon Flowers, La Roux for New Album - News
Photo by Nick Wilson
New Order have announced a few guests for Music Complete, the follow-up to 2013's Lost Sirens and their first album without Peter Hook. La Roux's Elly Jackson, the Killers' Brandon Flowers, and Iggy Pop all appear on the record. Jackson sings on "Tutti Frutti", "People on the High Line", and "Plastic"; Flowers sings on album closer "Superheated"; Pop is on "Stray Dog".
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New Order Share "Restless" - News
On September 25 New Order return with new album Music Complete, their first without Peter Hook. Earlier this month they announced a few guests including La Roux's Elly Jackson, the Killers' Brandon Flowers, and Iggy Pop. Today, they've shared the record's first new track. Listen to "Restless" below.
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New Order, Iggy Pop, Steve Coogan Honor Factory Records Founder Tony Wilson in Tribute Video - News
Tony Wilson—founder of Factory Records—died in 2007. He's being honored in a new song called "St. Anthony: An Ode To Anthony H Wilson". The accompanying video features members of New Order (Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert), Iggy Pop, Steve Coogan (who played Wilson in 24 Hour Party People), Peter Saville (who designed Factory's album covers), the Fall's Mark E. Smith, and others. Watch it below.
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New Order Take King Arthur to the Club in "Restless" Video - News
New Order's latest album Music Complete arrives next month. Today, they've shared a visual for their previously-released single "Restless". Directed and produced by NYSU, the clip recalls the tale of King Arthur by way of Party Monster, with swords and stones giving way to sex, glitter, dancing, and violence. (There's also a medieval-style feast comprised of junk food.) Check out the spectacle below.
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Staff Lists: The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s - Feature
From house to hip-hop, college rock to techno, bubblegum pop to post-punk, heavy metal to hardcore—here are our favorite tracks of the 1980s.
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New Order Share "Plastic" - News
On September 25, New Order return with new album Music Complete. Last month, they shared first single "Restless", and now they've followed it up with "Plastic". The song was mixed by Richard X and features backing vocals from La Roux's Elly Jackson. Listen to it below.
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