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Reunions

Bernard Sumner Reunites with Johnny Marr on Stage to Perform Electronic’s “Get the Message”

Two Mancunian legends, Bernard Sumner of New Order, and Johnny Marr of The Smiths, reunited on stage in Athens, Greece, on Sunday night to perform the 1991 single “Get the…

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Watch the First Episode of New Order Documentary Series “Transmissions”

Ahead of the “Definitive Edition” release of their 1981 debut album Movement, New Order have premiered the first video of Transmissions—a documentary style series of interviews with all four original members…

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Classic Bands

On This Day in 1978, Joy Division Played Their First Gig

On January 25th, 1978, Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris made their live debut as Joy Division at Pips Disco in Manchester, initially being billed as Warsaw…

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Bernard Sumner autobiography “Chapter And Verse (New Order, Joy Division And Me)” due out in September

New Order singer Bernard Sumner has confirmed details of his upcoming autobiography.It had been announced in back in June 2013 that Sumner had signed a deal to publish his memoirs, and Chapter And…

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Featured Articles

Joy Division Graphic Novel coming out this July-Plus more upcoming books

Last July Playwrite Brian Gorman released “New Dawn Fades” at the Manchester Fringe Festival, The play was adapted from his upcoming and oft delayed graphic novel detailing the history…

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