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Peter Hook visits Italian tombs featured on Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, and “Closer”

Stopping by Before Peter Hook & The Light’s final live show of 2015 last night in Italy, the former Joy Division (and New Order) Bassist, Hooky himself visited the Monumental Cemetery of…

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New Order | “Pumped Full Of Drugs” Live in Japan 1985

There’s a certain connection between New Order and drugs. The Haçienda certainly did a lot for the band’s reputation, as well as being the soundtrack for ecstasy-fueled Ibiza nights in…

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New Order’s Debut Album “Movement”

On November 13th, 1981 New Order—a band that was born from the ashes of Joy Division—released their first album Movement. This work followed the release of material originally intended to…

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Wire: Legacy and influence | See them perform live in Berlin Nov. 22, 2015

[dropcap]Post [/dropcap]Punk is nearly 40 years old as of 2016. This underground movement from the late seventies to the early 80s returned to glory when bands like Interpol openly embraced…

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Watch the New Order mini documentary “Play at Home”

The films 24 Hour Party People and Control are “flipsides of a coin”, stated Bernard Sumner in a recent interview. While Control works perfectly fine as a very accurate Ian…

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A poetic tribute to Factory Record’s Tony Wilson featuring New Order, Iggy Pop, and Steve Coogan

[dropcap]Yesterday[/dropcap], to mark the 8th anniversary of Factory Records founder Tony Wilson’s death, a bunch of musicians paid tribute to the Manchester music scene legend who had passed away on August 10,…

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Cabaret Voltaire’s ‘Yashar’ and ‘The Crackdown’—plus a 1983 concert at the Hacienda in Manchester

In 1983, 1 year before the release of the groundbreaking single “Sensoria” was released, Cabaret Voltaire were already celebrating their 10th year in existence. After the departure of Chris Watson 2 years prior in 1981,…

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Joy Division | Closer

On July 18th, 1980, Joy Division released their second and final studio album, Closer. The album was released posthumously through Factory Records, following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis two months…

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Joy Division reissues of “Unknown Pleasures” and “Closer” out today in celebration of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”

[dropcap]Following[/dropcap] the announcement of an official Joy Division website on Friday, and the 35th anniversary of Love Will Tear Us Apart on Saturday, Warner/Rhino’s first pairing of vinyl reissues from Joy…

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Anniversary

Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart”

Love Will Tear Us Apart came out on June 27th, 1980. The song was a result of Joy Division’s dark sense of humor (Excess of sorrow, laughs, excess of joy…)…

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