Foruli Publications are proud to announce the publication of strictly limited luxury Special Editions of Peter Hook’s highly praised memoir “The Haçienda: How Not To Run A Club”. They are available from October 2010.
The legendary Joy Division and New Order bass guitarist Peter Hook gives his unflinching account of the tumultuous fifteen year stretch of The Haçienda, the Factory Records and New Order-owned nightclub which became one of the most celebrated venues in the history of clubbing.
With the full co-operation of Hooky himself, Foruli’s design team and craftspeople have created boxed sets which are the ultimate testament to the Haçienda’s legacy and are essential collectors’ pieces.
The Special Editions contain signed and individually numbered volumes with exclusive previously unpublished material, plus an exclusive vinyl 10” record in which Hooky revisits classic New Order tracks and turns in the entirely new track “The Viking”. The packages are completed by an exclusive art print suitable for framing.
The Special Editions also feature rare specially sourced and presented memorabilia. The Standard edition (400 copies) includes a mounted piece of The Haçienda’s legendary dance floor, while the Deluxe edition (100 copies) and Ultimate edition (2 copies) additionally include a piece of The Haçienda’s granite bar top. The Ultimate edition is accompanied by one of only six handmade custom FAC51 Haçienda bass guitars.
“The idea of doing a limited edition book came as a shock at first but when you see how beautiful the packages are and the obvious respect that has gone into creating them they really evoke and bring to life the original graphic identity and ethos of the Haçienda. The club’s design and identity was always funded with no thought of expense. Whether one person or a thousand saw it, it prioritised Art well above Money. Foruli have managed to immortalise my original book with these special editions and I have to say I’m delighted with the result. They are what I can only call works of art.” Peter Hook, July 2010
THE STANDARD EDITION
OF 400 SETS
THE PACKAGE CONTAINS
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a hand signed and numbered hand bound limited edition book bound in white material with
yellow and black printed detailing
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an authentication hologram in the book
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a laser engraved handmade glow edge Perspex slipcase
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extra previously unpublished exclusive material
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a piece of the original Haçienda dancefloor rescued from the club by Hooky and mounted
within an embossed window mount
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an exclusive 10” record of new recordings pressed on high quality black vinyl
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a die cut custom record sleeve
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a full colour offset lithograph art print suitable for framing
THE DELUXE EDITION
OF 100 SETS
THE PACKAGE CONTAINS
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a signed and numbered hand bound limited edition book bound in black material with
embossed detailing
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black screenprinted and laser cut book edges
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an authentication hologram in the book
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a hand screenprinted handmade solid maple solander box
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extra previously unpublished exclusive material
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a piece of the original Haçienda dancefloor rescued from the club by Hooky and mounted on
a numbered maple mount
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a piece of the original Haçienda granite bar top with ‘FAC51’ engraved upon it, on a numbered
maple mount
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an exclusive 10” record of new recordings pressed on high quality yellow vinyl
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a die cut custom record sleeve
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a hand signed hand printed screenprint suitable for framing
THE ULTIMATE EDITION
OF 2 SETS
THE PACKAGE CONTAINS
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a copy of the Deluxe edition
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a signed white label pressing of the EP
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one of only 6 limited edition handmade Hacienda bass guitars
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guitar fretboard made from Haçienda dancefloor with inlaid ‘ç’ motifs
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custom guitar flight case
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matching edition number on guitar and book
THE RECORD
Each package contains a limited edition 10” vinyl EP
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THE STANDARD EDITION: black vinyl
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THE DELUXE EDITION: yellow vinyl
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THE ULTIMATE EDITION: hand signed white label black vinyl authenticated with a hologram
ELEGIAC
Written by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert
Exclusive re-recording of the track ‘Elegia’, originally released in 1985 by New Order on the ‘Low-Life’ LP
LATER THAN YOU THINK
Written by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert
Exclusive re-recording of the track ‘Sooner Than You Think’, originally released in 1985 by New Order on the
‘Low-Life’ LP
THE JOYFUL ONE
Written by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert
Exclusive re-recording of the New Order track ‘The Happy One’, an unreleased song from the ‘Technique’
album sessions of 1988 - edited sections were later used in the ‘Substance 1989’ video
THE VIKI NGS
Exclusive new track written and performed by Peter Hook and his production partner Phil Murphy
Peter Hook to play Joy Division's 'Unknown Pleasures' on US tour
Peter Hook has announced he is set to take Joy Division's classic album 'Unknown Pleasures' on a tour of the US.
Joined by his band The Light, the bassist will embark on a nine-date trek, beginning in Washington, DC on December 1.
Earlier this year, Hooky played 'Unknown Pleasures' in full at Manchester's FAC 251, on the 30th anniversary of the death of former bandmate Ian Curtis.
Peter Hook will play the following:
Washington, DC 9:30 Club (December 1)
Philadelphia, PA Voyeur (2)
New York, NY Webster Hall (3)
Boston, MA Royale Nightclub (4)
Chicago, IL Double Door (6)
Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market (7)
Portland, OR Doug Fir (9)
San Francisco, CA Mezzanine (10)
August
12th 2010
Freebass
“It’s A Beautiful Life” – The Album
Double CD feat. Three Exclusive Bonus Tracks & Bonus CD Of Instrumentals
Also Available Online Via Usual Outlets
Released Monday 20th September 2010
Released via Hacienda Records / Essential Music
HACIENDA1
Freebass Upcoming Live Dates
16th September 2010 – British Music Experience, London.
Hacienda Records / Essential Music are pleased to announce the long awaited full physical and online release of the debut Freebass album, “It’s A Beautiful Life” on Monday 20th September.
The collaborative project between the triumvirate of celebrated Mancunian bassists Peter “Hooky” Hook (Joy Division / New Order), Gary “Mani” Mounfield (The Stone Roses / Primal Scream), Andy “Rourkie” Rourke (The Smith) and lead singer Gary Briggs (Haven / Strays), the Freebass album finally arrives some five years after first being mooted by its bass guitar hero members.
Taking time to audition a succession of guest vocalists before appointing the emotively talented Gary Briggs as Freebass’ front man, Gary is considered by many the finest Manchester lead singer of the last decade. However while sessions with Gary progressed and Freebass’ sound became more and more honed, Andy Rourke moved to New York in 2009, but contributes to tracks on the album.
With a debut tranche of UK live dates in early June 2010 across major cities, Freebass played well received, eclectic sets of entirely new material to sold out, appreciative audiences, and passed up the crowd pleasing opportunity of visits to their extensive back catalogues. As Mani and Hooky aimiably traded bass licks and trademark lo slung bass-lines whilst exchanging an old pals routine of jokey insults, special praise was reserved for Gary’s presence as a lead singer as he confidently held his own centre stage.
The studio album, which brings together the seminal bassists of the seminal Mancunian groups of the last 30 years, originally developed from free-form sessions between Hooky, Mani and Rourkie which provided the open minded, expansive sound of Freebass. Deftly arch guitar work and wonderfully cascading bass lines permeate the album which serves to slyly re-interpret members’ styles and influences in an inventive engaging cocktail of Northern Soul, dub, Krautrock and more, paying homage to the past but not trading off it.
Adapting the illustrious members styles and decades of experience into an innovative and dramatic album “It’s A Beautiful Life” varies its mood throughout, throwing in lighter, delicate, more melodic numbers, “It’s Not Too Late”, “The Only One’s Alone” and “Secrets And Lies” offset against some anthemically brooding, darker-edged tracks, including “Plan B”, “Kill Switch Pt 101” and “Lady Violence” with rock-ier indie tracks such as “She Said” and “The God Machine” rounding off the original album.
This Double CD release comes with three extra exclusive tracks which will only be released on this edition, “Bury Me Standing”, “Sister Surrender”, and “Believer” and contains a second CD which features instrumental versions of all tracks.
“Freebass – It’s A Beautiful Life” Track Listing
CD One
1. It’s Not Too Late 2. The Only Ones Alone
3. Lady Violence 4. World Won't Wait
5. Kill Switch pt 141 6. Stalingrad
7. Secrets and Lies 8. She said
9. The God Machine 10. Plan B
Exclusive Extra Tracks
11. Bury Me Standing 12. Sister Surrender
13. Believer
CD Two
Instrumental Versions Of All Tracks Listed Above
August
11th 2010
The Smiths' Andy Rourke leaves band with Mani and Peter Hook
The Smiths' Andy Rourke has announced he will not be touring in the band he formed with fellow bassist Mani and Peter Hook.
The trio put together Freebass with former Haven singer Gary Briggs, but according to the band's official website he is no longer involved with the group.
It explains that: "Andy Rourke was initially involved in the conception of the group and contributed to the EP and a few tracks on the LP. He is now living in NYC [New York] and will not be joining the band for live dates."
Despite the band's name appearing to be a pun based on the fact the group featured three famous bassists, it seems they are not set to change their name.
August
6th 2010
SERIES OF SPECIAL EDITIONS TO MARK CLOSING ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE OF ‘UNKNOWN PLEASURES’ BY PETER HOOK AND THE LIGHT
Exclusive T-shirts of iconic album sleeve art redesigned by Peter Saville
Luxury collectors’ editions / sets of The Hacienda – How Not To Run A Club Launched At Vintage
3000 Live recordings Of Vintage set with full orchestra and choir available
A range of strictly limited edition and luxury collector’s items will be released and showcased for the first time, marking Peter Hook and The Light’s closing performance of ‘Unknown Pleasures’ with an orchestra and choir at the inaugural Vintage at Goodwood festival.
In honour of the appearance, original designer of the iconic Unknown Pleasures artwork Peter Saville has produced a new, updated and unique interpretation for 2010. Printed in gold on black and white it is his first official re-design of the work and will be exclusively available at Vintage as a premium quality T Shirt in a strictly limited run of 250.
Also launched at Vintage at Goodwood are luxury editions of Hook’s acclaimed book on the Fac 51 Hacienda years, How Not To Run A Club. Publisher Foruli’s design team have crafted two highly desirable and collectable box sets which reflect and build upon The Hacienda’s widely imitated visual heritage and including signed and individually numbered hard back editions with exclusive unpublished material, an exclusive 10” record of new material recorded especially by Hook and rare art prints.
Lastly, a limited number of 3000 CD recordings of the full orchestral and choral Vintage at Goodwood performance will be available via pre-order, for collection straight after the gig or via the post. Pre-orders of the CD will be available before the event at http://peterhooksthelightlive.sandbag.uk.com
All will be complemented by, and available from, a pop up Hacienda area on the specially created high street at the festival on Sunday 15th August. Featuring decor and items from the club, Hook will be appearing from 5pm to meet, greet fans and sign the above or any other related items of memorabilia for them.
As announced last month, Hook closes the music and fashion festival on Sunday August 15th performing vocals to Joy Division’s debut album from Factory Records in its entirety, complemented by a choir and orchestra as well as playing other Joy Division and Warsaw tracks.
Dubbed ‘The Festival of Our Lives’, Vintage at Goodwood will take place 13th -15th August combining the best of British cool over five decades. Co-founded by Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway, (of Red or Dead fame) and Lord March (the mastermind behind successful international events such as Glorious Goodwood, Revival and Festival of Speed), the festival will additionally feature catwalk shows, exhibitions, five on site night clubs and the largest collection of vintage market sellers ever.
Joy Division: New exhibition celebrates singer Ian Curtis
As a new exhibition celebrates the life of cult Joy Division star Ian Curtis, MIRANDA SAWYER explains his enduring appeal by Miranda Sawyer
Mention Joy Division to a man of a certain age (over 45) and watch his eyes mist over.
Witness him shrug his shoulders to his ears, as though wearing a large, heavy overcoat. Observe as he sucks in his cheekbones, a skinny, moody young man once more.
Marvel as he tunelessly hums Love Will Tear Us Apart. And don't, whatever you do, laugh. This is serious stuff. Joy Division, a post-punk band made up of singer Ian Curtis, guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris, only lasted from 1976 until 1980. Yet the band has always inspired earnest devotion. And these days, it's not just the 40-somethings.
At a Joy Division event at 9.30pm last Saturday night in Macclesfield, south of Manchester, the audience was made up of all ages, from teenagers up. They had been there since 2pm watching three films about the group and, afterwards, listening to a discussion. That's dedication. Joy Division took the energy of punk but made it melodic and atmospheric.
Not knowing any better, they played their instruments all wrong: Hook gave his bass the melody line, Morris refused to provide a rock-steady drum beat, guitarist Sumner respected the synthesiser as much as his own instrument and Curtis made strange sounds come out of his guitar, as he had no real idea about how to play it.
Joy Division are usually defined as a Manchester band. In reality, Sumner and Hook come from Salford, while Curtis and Morris grew up in Macclesfield.
Which is why, to mark 30 years since his death, local museum, the Silk Museum Heritage Centre, is celebrating the band, defined by the manager as "a neglected piece of local history".
The highlight is Unknown Pleasures: An Exhibition, an absorbing collection of posters, artwork and souvenirs that chart Joy Division's brief career.
Compared with today's computerised age, everything is heart-breakingly DIY: home-made flyers, photocopied features, scrawled notes and memos.
Jon Savage, the expert music journalist who compiled the exhibition, says many fans donated pieces: "The show is a tribute to them, really."
Each flimsy piece is impressive as there is little official documentation of one of our most influential bands.
There are only eight pieces of original footage of the band in existence, including the Love Will Tear Us Apart video. No wonder that, over the past decade, there have been two movies - Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People and Anton Corbijn's Control - and one documentary.
"Live," says Savage, "Joy Division were ferocious. Their sound was an onslaught. And visually amazing. Bernard and Hooky would be static, either side of the stage, Hooky threatening, Bernard a technician. And in between them this whirl of movement, which was Ian."
Curtis, a sensitive, intense young man troubled by his epilepsy (he sometimes suffered fits onstage) and his love for two women - his wife, Deborah, and Belgian girlfriend Annik Honore - committed suicide on May 18 1980, shortly before the band's US tour. He was 23.
After some time, the others regrouped and became New Order. Which left Joy Division preserved, a small jewel of a story. Brilliant talent, a struggle with illness, youthful potential never realised, death. Perfect pop history.
Very few of today's big rock groups aren't influenced by the band. U2 are the most obvious. One of their first singles, A Day Without Me, was about Curtis' death. More recently, clones such as Interpol and The Editors emerged.
Would Joy Division be so worshipped if Curtis had lived? His suicide casts a pall over all their work, a sense of inevitable disaster. Yet the band, as people, were always hilarious.
And gloom and melancholy are not Morris's abiding memory of Ian. "After a gig," he says, "I would drive Ian home and he'd go into his house.
"I'd just wait. And after a few minutes, he'd come out again, with a cigarette in one hand and a dog-lead in the other, taking the dog for a walk at 3am. I just remember Ian being dragged into the distance by this ridiculous sheepdog, waving madly. It wasn't bleak. It was funny."
Unknown Pleasures: The Exhibition is on at the Silk Museum Heritage Centre, Macclesfield, until Saturday. Admission: £2
'Definitive and comprehensive, this is the actual story of Factory Records'
Peter Saville
'Such a rare thing – really interesting and immensely readable. I learnt a lot!'
Peter Hook
'This book is surely the definitive study of the chaotic, praxis-driven enterprise that was Factory Communications'
Stephen Morris
‘Few people can rival his knowledge of the label’s history . . . James Nice is uniquely placed to write the definitive chronicle of Factory Records.’
Simon Reynolds, author of
Rip It Up and Start Again
·The first full account of Factory Records, the most radical and innovative label in British pop history.
·Foreword by Jon Savage
In 1978, a ‘Factory for Sale’ sign gave Alan Erasmus and Tony Wilson a name for their fledgling Manchester club night. Though they couldn’t have known it at the time, this was the launch of one of the most significant musical and cultural legacies of the late twentieth century. The club’s electrifying live scene soon translated to vinyl, and Factory Records went on to become the most innovative and celebrated record label of the next thirty years.
Always breaking new musical ground, Factory introduced the listening public to bands such as Joy Division, whose Unknown Pleasures was the label’s first album release, New Order, Durutti Column and Happy Mondays. Propelled onwards by the inspirational cultural entrepreneur, Tony Wilson, Factory always sought new ways to energise the popular consciousness, such as the infamous Hacienda nightclub, which enjoyed a chequered 15-year history after opening in 1982. Factory’s reputation as a cultural hub was also bolstered by its fierce commitment to its own visual identity, achieved through the iconic sleeve designs and campaigning artwork of Peter Saville.
However, the lofty reputation of Factory’s musical and artistic ventures were only sporadically converted into commercial success, and when London Records pulled out of a takeover bid in 1992 because of the absence of contracts, the fate of Factory Communications Ltd was sealed. But the label’s downfall has done nothing to quell interest in the Factory legend, as films such as 24-Hour Party People and Control attest. Yet despite this perennial interest, the definitive, authentic story of Factory Records has never been told – until now.
Shadowplayers is the most complete, authoritative and thoroughly researched account of how a group of provincial anarchists and entrepreneurs saw off bankers, journalists and gun-toting gangsters to create the most influential record label of modern times. Based on both archive and contemporary sources, the book tells the full story of Factory’s heroic struggles, its complex web of inventive, idiosyncratic and tragic personalities, and ultimately, the acclaimed and much-loved music it produced.
James Nice is an author, journalist and record-label owner. He once worked for Factory Benelux and now administers much of the former Factory catalogue.
Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records by James Nice is published on June 10th 2010
May
2th 2010
Ian Curtis and Martin Hannett Exhibition at Fac251 Manchester
Sunday 16th May to 19th May12 Noon to 6pm Daily
FREE ADMISSION
An exhibition showcasing Joy Division memorabilia collated by Peter Hook and Chris Hewitt . Over the years as much musical and recording equipment and instruments associated with Joy Division have been collated by Chris and Hooky and as an avid collector, Hooky will also be showing many paper artefacts and other related objects to Joy Division publicly for the first time.
The Ian Cutis/Joy Division exhibition at The Factory’s top floor boardroom will contain at least six display cases full of Peter Hook’s collection of Joy Division artefacts. There will be a scene of the Joy Division rehearsal room with instruments and amplification that the band used on gigs and in rehearsals whilst the Joy Division recording session scene will recreate an Ian Curtis vocal take including the actual studio screens he recorded his vocals behind as well as a collection of producer Martin Hannett’s original equipment including the microphone configuration that Martin Hannett used, Martin Hannett’s legendary collection of outboard delay equipment that defined the Joy Division Sound,Hannett’s own tape recorder and several of his early echo units.
This will be a unique insight into the artefacts, instruments, amplification and recording equipment of one of Manchester’s seminal bands.
April
27th 2010
Custom built Hacienda Bass Guitar
A series of six long scale EB2/335-shape bass guitars are to be custom built by Brian Eastwood with HAC numbers HAC 51 to 56 utilising pieces of the original maple wood dancefloor of FAC 51 The Hacienda.
The design ideas have been put together by Peter Hook and Chris Hewitt and are being turned into reality by custom guitar builder Brian Eastwood.
The initial idea came from discussions between Hooky and Chris Hewitt about how pieces of the original Hacienda maple dance floor they were sorting for another project were about the right width to make a maple fretboard for guitar necks. And so the idea of a Hacienda Peter Hook Bass Guitar was born.
A lot of the innovative features of the Hacienda internal design / architecture will be incorporated into various parts of the guitar, the first of which has been completed and will be used when Hooky and The Light perform Unknown Pleasures at The Factory in Manchester on 18 May 2010.
April
24th 2010
FREEBASS "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE"
After five years and in line with Hooky's release schedule we are all delighted to announce that the Freebass Album: Its a beautiful life is ready for download.
The Factory, 112 – 118 Princess Street Manchester, M1 7EN
Three decades after it was first released and on the 30th anniversary of the untimely passing of Ian Kevin Curtis, Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook has decided to commemorate Ian’s life and contribution to modern music with a special concert where Hooky and The Light will perform Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures in entirety for the first time.
Joined by a few guests for certain album tracks during the performance, The Light will run through the entire album in track order, beginning with “Disorder”, following through with “Insight”, “New Dawn Fades”, “She’s Lost Control” and finishing on “I Remember Nothing. It is also anticipated that other Joy Division classics may be aired at the concert following the performance of the album.
Hooky decided personally on the concert as an apposite way to celebrate Ian’s life and sensitive to the history and drama surrounding the anniversary concert, has chosen two charities to support from the event, Mind, the leading mental health charity for England and Wales, and the Keith Bennett Appeal, a charity set up by Norie Miles to help her close friend Winnie Johnson, mother of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett, to recover his remains, as the police called off the search in July 2009.
The Factory is also planning an exhibition to coincide with the concert which will showcase images, artefacts and other memorabilia from the Joy Division days in the boardroom of the club. This will run concurrently with the concert and will also be open to the public for certain days surrounding May 18th. Details on this will be released in advance of the gig.
In what is bound to be an emotive and very special Manchester occasion, the Unknown Pleasures concert on May 18th will allow a fitting tribute to an iconic and much missed, tragic lead singer, and one whose influence on the city and its music scene has never abated.
LOS ANGELES, CA – Saturday, April 17, 2010 — With air travel out of the UK and Europe still at a standstill, and conditions predicted to deteriorate further due to the huge cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull, the members of Bad Lieutenant and their management have come to the disappointing decision to cancel their Chicago and New York dates that had been set to take place on Monday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 21, respectively.
“We’re stuck in Manchester,” said Bad Lieutenant’s Bernard Sumner. “We were hoping that conditions might change at the last minute and we’d be able to come and play for our fans. Obviously, this is a situation out of everyone’s control, and we are crushed that we won’t be coming to America for these dates.”
Since British air space was closed on Thursday morning, the band also canceled their planned appearances in San Francisco last night and today at the Coachella festival near Palm Springs, CA.
It's been reported that Joy Division/New Order/Bad Lieutenant captain Bernard Sumner has a synth record in the works with British producer/songwriter Stuart Price. Unfortunately, as Sumner reveals to Spinner, that project has been scrapped.
"I believe you can do anything with enough enthusiasm," Sumner says. "To make a good record, you have to put 100 percent in. And now, you have to make about 16 to 18 songs. In the old days, when I was in Joy Division or New Order, if you did that, it would be a double album."
It's not to say that Sumner and Price haven't worked together before -- the producer, who's worked with Madonna, Diddy and the Killers, also lent his skills on New Order's last effort, 2005's 'Waiting for the Sirens' Call' -- but it's looking like it would be too much work to get enough material out.
"To do that with Stuart, that would be impossible," Sumner says. "I couldn't make two albums at one time. There's nothing in the pipeline at the moment."
As we've reported before, Sumner is focused on his current project, Bad Lieutenant. After some visa woes kept them from touring the US last fall, the band is in limbo again, as the volcanic ash that's wreaking havoc in the UK forced the cancellation of their flight to San Francisco.
They're scheduled for a four-date run in the US, starting tomorrow at the Regency Ballroom in the Bay Area before heading to Coachella this weekend. Here's hoping they can finally make it. If they do, what can fans expect? "We play some New Order and some Joy Division," Sumner says. "It's a bit of a career retrospective. It weaves together really well. We're a great band live. I'm back on the live tip."
LOS ANGELES, CA – April 16, 2010 — Having exhausted every possible scenario to make their way to the United States from their UK homes, the members of Bad Lieutenant – Bernard Sumner, Phil Cunningham, Jake Evans, Stephen Morris and Tom Chapman – have determined that there is simply no way for them to play at tomorrow’s Coachella festival. The volcanic ash cloud formed by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano on Wednesday continues to keep British airspace closed and all flights in and out cancelled.
The band is very disappointed not to be able to play for their fans.
April
15th 2010
John Barnes to reprise World in Motion rap for Mars ad
Barnes to feature in re-recording of New Order's official song for England's 1990 football World Cup campaign for Mars TV ad
John Barnes raps in the original video for New Order's World in Motion
All together now: "Catch me if you can, 'cos I'm the England man..." Twenty years after John Barnes became an unlikely rapper in the official song for England's 1990 football World Cup campaign, Mars has signed the former international to reprise his cringeworthy World In Motion turn in a TV ad campaign, MediaGuardian can reveal.
Barnes will feature in a re-recording of New Order's World In Motion for a new Mars TV campaign launching late next month. Mars is also launching a competition to give members of the public the chance to appear in the ad.
The original World In Motion video featured an uncomfortable-looking Barnes on a training pitch, miming his rap lyrics with a football tucked under his right arm and World Cup song perennial Keith Allen larking about in the background.
The Mars campaign, by ad agency AMV BBDO, will see a 30-second ad run on TV and a 60-second version appear online at www.marsbar.co.uk.
Last October Mars announced a five-year partnership with the Football Association. Earlier this year it launched a TV ad featuring former international footballers including Peter Shilton and Terry Butcher reminiscing about their proudest moments playing for England.
For the last World Cup, in Germany in 2006, Mars rebranded its chocolate bar with the word "Believe".
The company has slightly amended the words of Barnes's rap to insert its brand, as follows:
Verse
You've got to hold and give
But do it at the right time
You can be slow or fast
But you must get to the line
They'll always hit you and hurt you
Defend and attack
There's only one way to beat them
Get round the back
Catch me if you can
Cos' I'm the England man
And what you're looking at
Is the master plan
We ain't no hooligans
This ain't a football song Three lions on our Mars
I know we can't go wrong
Chorus
We're singing for England
EN-GER-LAND
We're singing the song
We're singing for England
EN-GER-LAND
We hope this year will be the one!
www.guardian.co.uk
April
15th 2010
SAN FRANCISCO HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Bad Lieutenant, scheduled to kick off their U.S. concert debut tomorrow night at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, have been forced to cancel the date due to this morning’s volcanic eruption in Iceland that closed British airspace. The band members – Bernard Sumner, Phil Cunningham, Jake Evans, Stephen Morris and Tom Chapman – who all live in the UK, had been scheduled to travel today into San Francisco. When British airspace was closed this morning and all flights were cancelled, they were able to get last-minute bookings for tomorrow on a flight that would have put them into San Francisco late in the day; but just moments ago, American Airlines announced that that flight has also been cancelled.
Bad Lieutenant is extremely disappointed in this bizarre turn of events as they had been very much looking forward to coming to the Bay Area. The band’s management is doing everything it can to make an alternative flight itinerary for the remaining dates.
April
15th 2010
STUCK IN MANCHESTER
Hello everyone,
Unbelievably, our flight to San Fran is cancelled due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland. Volcanic ash has meant that all uk airports are shut down til midnight at least. We’re stuck in Manchester trying to stay positive. Doing everything we can to get there.
Jake (Bad Lieutenant)
April
14th 2010
Festival Hall dances to new beat
GOTTA DANCE: Danny O’Sullivan, Graham Farrand, Sarah Sumner, Anton Farmer, Alan Wise and Jeremy Bass.
A brave New Order in music is coming to Alderley Edge Festival Hall courtesy of band legend Bernard Sumner and a Hacienda DJ.
Alderley Edge resident Bernard, former guitarist for post-punk Eighties bands Joy Division and New Order, is introducing Club Paradiso, a weekly funk, soul, jazz and R ‘n B night.
Club Paradiso will hit Festival Hall on May 1, and with Hacienda DJ Hewan Clarke as resident DJ, will be a wholly different deal to the swing dances which used to take place there in the 1930s when it was the Regal Ballroom.
The events - aimed at a sophisticated, affluent crowd of 18 to 30s - is the joint brainchild of Bernard and Alan Wise, former promoter for New Order.
Alan, who runs Wisemoves Concerts, says there will be live music at each event as well as DJs until 1am.
He said: "This is a night for people from Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Macclesfield - a sophisticated crowd. We really hope it takes off, it will be good to make use of this great venue."
Bernard’s wife Sarah Sumner, of Nether Alderley, will meet and greet people on the door.
She said: "Bernard wanted to organise something in Alderley Edge. It’s going to be great, it’s time we had something like this here, somewhere to go after a meal or a drink in the bars. The crowd will be young but not too young and the DJ is great. Alan is a real character and knows all the right people, so it should be a good show. I’m looking forward to it."
This is good news for the village parish council, which took over the venue last year.
Manager Graham Farrand has been tasked with attracting visitors, and is pleased to report an income in the first year of £20,000.
Graham, 63, from Poynton, said: "It’s a lovely hall which should be used. I remember going there when I was 16 and it was the Ballroom and I’m glad to see dancing and live music return. It’s good for the income at the hall, we need to generate money so we can keep it open for community events.The Club Paradiso launch will take place on Saturday, May 1, from 7.30pm to 1am, featuring 80s top-ten soul band The Christians at 9pm, and run each Friday night after that. Tickets are £15 from 0161 832 1111 or at ticketline.co.uk.
Freebass, the Mancunian bass supergroup comprising Peter Hook, Mani and Andy Rourke, are finally releasing their debut EP, five years after forming.
The four-track EP features the vocals of The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess, The Mighty Wah’s Pete Wylie and Howard Marks.
The group almost roped in Liam Gallagher, Ian Brown and Billy Corgan to sing – but the artists’ schedules were too hectic, Hook told 6 Music’s Shaun Keaveny.
Asked about Brown and Corgan, Hook said: “We asked them but we’re all jobbing musicians so it’s impossible to fit it in.
“I get asked, and Mani gets asked, to do a lot of sessions and stuff. Literally you have the best intentions of doing it. We had Liam at one point but you really just can’t fit it in.”
Between them, the bass trio have been in the greatest Manchester bands of the last 35 years – Hook was in Joy Division and New Order, Rourke was in The Smiths and Mani was in The Stone Roses, and is currently in Primal Scream.
Hook jokingly described the band’s long gestation as a “living hell”.
“The problem with it was that when it started, we had a lot of time on our hands – Mani, Rourkey and I. And then as soon as we started it, our respective band leaders, in their wisdom, decided to work. So it’s had a lot of false starts.”
As well as using guest vocalists, the group have also recruited a full-time singer, Gary Briggs, formerly of the band Haven.
He was enlisted after an audition and he appears on the first Freebass album, which is out next month.
“We had a sort of indie Pop Idol,” Hook explained. “It took us about a year and a half to find a singer and we came up with Gary Briggs.
“In the mean time we’d asked a few friends of ours – Tim Burgess, Howard Marks, Pete Wylie – to help us out and we submitted some vocals. So we ended up with four guest vocalists and a proper vocalist.
“We thought we’d split it in two. So the EP with the guest vocalists is coming out first, and the LP will be coming out in four weeks with Gary.”
You Don't Know (This About Me) - Vocals Tim Burgess
The Milky Way Is Our Playground - Vocals Pete Wylie
Dark Starr - Vocals Howard Marks
Live Tomorrow You Go Down - Vocals Peter Hook
Thats Life
Freebass is Peter Hook, Gary Mountfield, Andy Rourke, Phil Murphy and Paul Kehoe
Today Haçienda Records are delighted to announce the release of the long awaited debut Freebass EP “Two Worlds Collide” which brings together a selection of famous guest vocalists including Tim Burgess, Pete Wylie, Howard Marks and Peter Hook.
Originally born out of a conversation between Mani, Hooky and Rourkie some five years ago, Freebass has been through a long gestation process. Finding the right lead singer proved arduous leading Mani to suggest that the band approach their famous friends to contribute vocals. Howard, Tim and Pete all responding to the call.
“Two Worlds Collide” is the result of these early Freebass sessions and is released as a full four track EP including bonus tracks.
Opening up is Tim Burgess’ contribution, “You Don’t Know This About Me”, a melodic and epic tune, the most reminiscent of Hooky’s previous bands. A Stateside feel permeates the track, aptly enough since Tim wrote and recorded the vocal from his home in LA.
The EP takes a turn into the surreal with second track, “The Milky Way Is Our Playgroud” as Pete Wylie takes on vocal duties for a soaring, euphoric space rock track.
“Mr Nice” next as raconteur and beatnik, Howard Marks delivers a sterling vocal on “Dark Starr” as its driving bassline spins off into a grungey piece of rock and roll mischief. As Howard raps about Merlin, the light of Lucifer and matters thereof.
A change of pace for final track “Live Tomorrow You Go Down” as Hooky growls his way through a dance track whose Blackburn raves bassline, crunching beats, and Giorgio Moroder style electro flourishes bring about a leftfield, punkish techno track that was originally recorded by one of Freebass’ early vocal try outs.
Mindful of Ian Curtis’ maxim that if you start a track, you finish it, Hooky completed the track with Phil Murphy and dedicates it to Rich, the original singer.
So there you have it finally, the debut Freebass EP, you thought you’d never see.
The EP is available as a one track continuous download and as a four track download with two bonus tracks.
The four tracks are also available as individual downloads.
The second single from Bad Lieutenant’s Never Cry Another Tear is now available for purchase on-line. “Twist of Fate” is coupled with a remix of “Poisonous Intent” by Tintin and can be found at all the major digital stores (iTunes, Amazon, etc.).
You can buy it here:
You can also get hold of the album is you missed it first time round:
If you missed the great interview with Bernard Sumner in The Quietus, read it HERE
Ian Brown will be joined by a diverse range of leading artists including dance supremos UNKLE, Bad Lieutenant, which features New Order front man and guitarist Bernard Sumner, Manchester rockers The Whip, uber coolturntablists Scratch Perverts, celebrated Haçienda DJ Mike Pickering, ex-New Order bass player Peter Hook (DJ set) and the Now Wave DJs on a line-up that will guarantee Manchester’s biggest night of music in 2010.Elsewhere, the line-up features a who’s who of Manchester nightlife including everyone from Ninja Tune’s Mr. Scruff to the legendary Factory band A Certain Ratio.
Priced at £28.50 for adults and children over the age of 16 years, Tickets will be available from Ticketline (0161 832 1111 or www.ticketline.co.uk), See Tickets (0871 220 0260 or www.seetickets.com) or Ticketmaster (0844 847 1742 or www.ticketmaster.com).
For more information about The Warehouse Project, please visit
It gives some interesting bits of how the band's atmosphere differs from New Order.
March
17th, 2010
Music Artefact Exhibition featuring Joy Division and John Peelrelated artefacts is back at Heywood Library foyer from16th March 2010 for around six weeks- admission is totally free
The Music Artefact Exhibition which covers the links between Heywood and Rochdale recording studios and
Joy Division and John Peel is back in Heywood Library foyer by popular demand. Originally opened by Peter Hook and Chris Hewitt on the 23rd September last year,the day of the unveiling of the two music blue plaques-the exhibition could only run until early November owing to prior commitments by the library display area.
But now it is back for another six weeks, so if you want to find out about the links between Heywood and Rochdale and John Peel and Joy Division, the history of the Seven Stars as a music venue, Heywoodand Rochdale rock groups through the years, the history of Wigwam Acoustics and Wigwam as a music venue, Heywood’s Imaginary record label, Deeply Vale Festivals etc get down there to have a look. Items of equipment used by Martin Hannett and Joy Divisionare on display along with other interesting music artefacts.
The band will be blogging on their website and there are free downloads of some of their tracks on the music player. There's also a video page on there.
Here's some blurb about the CD:
LTM present expanded CD editions of two albums by The Other Two, the electronic pop duo comprising Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order.
The Other Two came into being in 1990, spurred by Morris and Gilbert’s work on television soundtracks, and a temporary lull in New Order activity in which Electronic and Revenge also released albums. First album The Other Two & You features ten original synth-pop gems produced by the duo with Stephen Hague, with surprise vocals by Gillian, showcased on the singles Tasty Fish and Selfish.
Originally scheduled for release on Factory Records in late 1992, The Other Two & You was delayed by the collapse of the label, and instead emerged on London in 1993. This expanded edition features all tracks from the original Factory/London album as well as six bonus tracks from companion singles, including superb mixes by Moby, Pascal Gabriel and Boys Own.
The album also includes Loved It, originally released as a free CD to celebrate the opening of the controversial Factory HQ building on Charles Street (Manchester) in September 1990. The remastered CD runs for 76 minutes, and features new artwork and detailed sleevenotes.
Super Highways, their second album, followed in 1999. Produced by O2 with Tim Oliver, vocals are shared by Gillian and Melanie Williams, best known for her guest vocal on the hit Sub Sub single Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use). The title track was also released as a single, featuring remixes by Andy Votel and Cevin Fisher.
This expanded edition features all tracks from the original album as well as three bonus tracks from companion singles, including a rare mix of Tasty Fish by K-Klass. The remastered CD runs for 76 minutes, the booklet features archive images and detailed sleevenotes.
February
24th, 2010
Peter Hook: An Evening Of Unknown Pleasures.
A 16 Date UK Tour That Sees Peter Hook & Howard Marks In
An Evening Of Music, Memoribilia, Multimedia And Memories.
Sunday 11th April to Sunday 2nd May 2010
Peter Hook - legendary bass-slinger with two of the most influential bands in British pop music history, Joy Division and New Order – has always been out there on his own somehow, as an artist, an icon and as the architect of his own oblivion.
Having recently reinvented himself as a respected DJ, author and raconteur, Hooky tours intimate UK theatres this April / early May with Howard Marks in a conversational, musical and audience based show that sees the duo open up about their rock and roll shenanigans and pasts.
Clutching some cherished memories and rock memorabilia, the celebrated musician, scribe and mouthpiece will be fessing up, pouring forth and telling all to Howard Marks, including the tragi-comic tale of the Manchester nightclub, The Hacienda, and the two seminal groups that paid for it.
Hooky will also be playing various bass numbers, be open to a Q&A with audience members and plans to bring along unseen footage of Joy Division, New Order, The Hacienda, various out-takes from Michael Winterbottom’s 24 Hour Party People.
Fresh from the opening of new Manchester music club The Factory and with his Freebass project featuring fellow legendary bassists, Mani and Andy Rourke, ready for release, Hooky’s spring tour of theatres will see him and ex-drug-running fugitive Marks will discuss their unique memories of the post-punk period and the independent pop and club culture it inspired. It’s a wonder if they remember anything.
Swapping rock venue for theatre seat, Hooky and Howard will talk candidly about the tragedy, hysteria, debauchery and disaster that have characterized his three decade career - and famously consigned both his bands and his club to history and legend.
Compered by Wales’ own legend of the counter-culture and man of many guises, Mr Nice, An Evening Of Unknown Pleasures with Peter Hook promises to be an exhilarating ride. Telling tales of the sex, drugs and rock’n’roll madness, mayhem and general misadventure behind the Manchester and Madchester scenes, the successfully rehabilitated Hooky will also recount some of the rip-roaring stories featured in his best selling book and lift the lid on events that, for reasons of prudence, weren’t featured on lawyers advice.
“We’ve got some interesting stuff that was left out of the Joy Division documentary and I’ve also decided to play a few instrumentals I like the bass on – The Happy One and Elegia, for example. That gets me out of talking for a few minutes. I’m renowned for my music, not for my talking, so I’ll let some of my music do the talking for me.”
Not that he or Howard Marks are likely to be stuck for words: “Howard compering is a dream for me,” says Hooky. “I’ve known him a long time, and before my partying days were over, so we had some times. He’s such a nice guy and he’s had a very interesting life. Both have had our rocky paths, shall we say, but we’re very down to earth and like a bit of fun so it’ll be interesting.
Audiences will also have the opportunity to ask questions about Hooky’s chequered life and starring role in the history, legend and mythmaking of modern Manchester: “I will answer anything that anyone asks me. For me, it’s about being honest. If people have got any queries or if they want anything answering, they can have a go.
“I don’t care what they say - It will be off the cuff and on the fly. Although there have been occasions when I’ve been wrongfooted. In Canada, this kid said ‘you’ve been a musician for 30 years – the first 15 you never said anything (which we didn’t because we were very shy) and the last 15 you won’t shut up. Why?’ So you do leave yourself open but that shows your personality.”
Unknown Pleasures : A opportunity to catch up with two counter culural heroes Peter Hook & Howard Marks on their passions, pitfalls and dubious pleasures. Live, direct, forthright, upfront and unflinchingly honest.
TOUR DATES FOR PETER HOOK’S UNKNOWN PLEASURES ARE OVERLEAF
Peter Hook Unknown Pleasures Tour
with Compere Howard Marks
Date
Venue
Box Office Tel
Sun 11 Apr '10
Birmingham Glee Club
0871 472 0400
Mon 12 Aprl '10
Bolton Albert Hall
01204 334400
Tue 13 Apr '10
Worcester Huntingdon Hall
01905 611 427
Thu 15 Apr '10
Milton Keynes Stables
01908 280800
Sun 18 Apr '10
Middlesbrough Town Hall
01642 729729
Tue 20 Apr '10
Gateshead The Sage
0191 443 4661
Wed 21 Apr '10
Durham Gala
0191 332 4041
Thu 22 Apr '10
Burnley Mechanics
01282 664400
Sun 25 Apr '10
Cardiff Glee Club
0871 472 0400
Mon 26 Apr '10
Oxford Academy
0844 477 2000
Tue 27 Apr '10
Wakefield Theatre Royal
01924 211 311
Wed 28 Apr '10
Gloucester Guild Hall
01452 50 30 50
Thu 29 Apr '10
Derby Assembly Rooms
01332 255800
Fri 30 Apr '10
Norwich UEA
01603 508050
Sat 1 May '10
Salford The Lowry
0843 208 6000
Sun 2 May '10
Hull Truck Theatre
01482 323638
February
20th, 2010
Bad Lieutenant US Dates
“As promised we are coming to the U.S. to play our re-scheduled dates in Chicago and New York with the addition of the Coachella Festival and a concert in San Francisco. We are really looking forward to playing our songs live for our fans in the U.S. It’s been some quite time since I have played in America, and we are all very excited about the prospect.”
-Bernard Sumner
Friday, April 16: Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA Buy Tickets
Saturday, April 17: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA Buy Tickets
Monday, April 19: Park West, Chicago, ILBuy Tickets
Wednesday, April 21: Webster Hall, New York, NY Buy Tickets
Click below to enter the "Twist of Fate" video contest!
Bad Lieutenant invites fans and aspiring filmakers to create what will be the official music video for the band's new single "Twist of Fate"
from their debut album Never Cry Another Tear
The "Sink or Swim" Remix Bundle is now available! With an exclusive remix by the Teenagers, click below to buy
February
10th, 2010
CEREMONYA New Order Tribute
Two Disc Deluxe Package Of New Order
Covers Benefits Children's Charity
In Memory Of
Factory Records Maestro Tony Wilson
24 Hour Service Station is proud to announce the release of CEREMONY - A New Order Tribute.
This album is dedicated to Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records, who died of cancer in 2007, and will be released on February 20th 2010 to celebrate what would have been his 60th Birthday.
A portion of the proceeds from album sales will benefit the Salford Foundation Trust'sTony Wilson Awards, established in his memory. The trust benefits children and young people who can demonstrate a special talent or ambition in the arts or creative skills.
This beautiful Deluxe Double Disc Album of 32 tracks, features artists representative of musical genres from Electronica to Indie Rock who have been influenced by New Order. Participants from across America and Europe include New Order/Joy Division bassist Peter Hook, Detachments, Rabbit In The Moon, John Ralston, Sunbears!, The Cloud Room, GD Luxxe, The Dark Romantics, Pocket, Light Yourself On Fire, XOXO, Kites With Lights and many more!
* Packaging includes rare archival photos of New Order by rockstar photographer Kevin Cummins plus one of the last images of Tony Wilson before he announced his illness, taken by Katja Ruge.
* Peter Hook, bassist for New Order & Joy Division, has recorded a sonically enhanced spoken word dedication to Tony Wilson to introduce the record.
* Even after losing Tony, his legacy continues to bring music into people's lives. Since Ceremony will benefit talented young people, we included a version of "Ceremony" on the album performed by children to show an example of those who have the opportunity of music in their life.
DISC ONE
1. STRANGELY ENOUGH IMPACT - Peter Hook A Dedication to Tony Wilson
2. CEREMONY - Yes But No
3. DREAM ATTACK - Kites With Lights
4. BLUE MONDAY - Rabbit In The Moon
5. CRYSTAL - The Dark Romantics
6. SUB-CULTURE - Pocket feat. Shaun Robinson & Tracy Shedd
7. WORLD - Solo Gigolos UK
8. TURN - Lone Wolf feat. Geri X
9. MR DISCO - Detachments
10. PARADISE - The Beauvilles
11. RUN - Christian Webb & Adam Knowles
12. THIEVES LIKE US - Sunbears!
13. 60 MILES AN HOUR - GD Luxxe
14. LOVE VIGILANTES - Jimmy Oakes
15. ALL DAY LONG - John Ralston
16. TEMPTATION - The Dark Esquire
17. THE HIM - Johnny Parry
DISC TWO
1. AS IT IS WHEN IT WAS - The Bedford Incident
2. ROUND & ROUND - Sibling
3. THE PERFECT KISS - Detachments
4. YOUR SILENT FACE - Flight
5. THIS TIME OF NIGHT - Kingsbury
6. BLUE MONDAY - The Cloud Room
7. CEREMONY - The Sheaks
8. SUNRISE - History
9. CHOSEN TIME - Light Yourself On Fire
10. LEAVE ME ALONE - Allegra Gellar
11. EVERY LITTLE COUNTS - XOXO
12. BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE - Jimmy Oakes
13. REGRET - Win Win Winter
14. 1963 - The Milling Gowns
15. CEREMONY (KITES WITH LIGHTS REMIX) - Yes But No
* Two additional collections of songs will be available as Digital Albums released in support of this package: Ceremony - The Digital Album - 16 additional covers which do not appear on the CD set, and Twelve Versions of Ceremony comprised entirely of versions of New Order's first single "Ceremony".
AVAILABLE FEB 20TH 2010 * The Digital Version of this release and the two additional collections will be available at iTunes, Emusic, Amazon, Rhapsody & all other digital outlets to commemorate Tony Wilson's Birthday.
February
4th, 2010
Bad Lieutenant announce UK gigs and ticket details
Bernard Sumner's band also set for new single
Bad Lieutenant have announced a series of UK gigs for March.
Bernard Sumner's band will play in Sheffield, Glasgow, London, Preston and Liverpool, kicking off on March 15.
They have also announced the release of a new single, 'Twist Of Fate', on March 22. They are set to play as-yet unannounced gigs in the USA in April.
Salford stars Peter Hook and Rebecca Atkinson will be on the starting line up for this year’s Bupa Great Manchester Run in aid of The Christie.
Thousands of participants have run for The Christie since the event was launched in 2003, but for the first time ever the famous cancer centre has been chosen as the main local charity.
The 10 kilometre run through Manchester City Centre takes place on Sunday 16th May 2010 and is one of the largest and most prestigious mass participation runs in the UK.
Peter Hook, musician from two of Manchester’s most legendary bands Joy Division and New Order said; “It will be an honour to take part in this year’s Great Manchester Run for The Christie. I was born and bred in Salford and Manchester and I know what vital and life-saving work is done every day for cancer patients at The Christie.
“I will be running for all cancer patients, especially my dear friends the late Tony Wilson and Dave Dee. I hope everyone signs up to run in support of The Christie, a world leading cancer centre right here in Manchester.
“I had the time of my life when I ran last year. I thought I'd done everything, but the depth of love, hope and support shown on the day left me breathless. It was a great day for great people for a great cause, and very important to all of us.”
Salford-born actress Rebecca who plays Jockey landlady Karen Maguire in Shameless, said; “After all the Christmas parties and New Year’s celebrations, taking part in this run for The Christie will be the perfect motivator to get back into fitness again! I’ve done a lot of work with The Christie and it is very close to my heart. I feel extremely passionate about supporting the charity in anyway I can.”
Other celebrities who have also signed up to run for The Christie include Rebecca’s Shameless co-stars Ben Batt, from Wigan, and Ciaran Griffiths and Coronation Street’s Ryan Thomas who plays Jason Grimshaw and Katy Cavanagh, who plays Julie Carp.
Head of sporting events at the Christie charity, Jenny Haskey, said; “Registration for the run is now open, but places do go quickly so do act now to avoid disappointment. Visit www.greatrun.org and we’d be delighted if you choose The Christie as your chosen charity. All the money raised will help cancer patients now and in the future.”
The Christie is currently building a new £17 million radiotherapy centre at Salford Royal, where cancer patients from Salford, Wigan and Bolton will be able to access first class radiotherapy treatments from Christie experts, but much closer to home. Building work has started and the centre will open in 2011.
As well as treating patients for the most common cancers like breast, bowel and lung, this special development will also be a national centre of excellence for treating brain conditions. It will be equipped to deliver stereotactic radiosurgery, a highly specialised neurosurgical technique for brain cancers – making it one of only a handful of such centres in the UK. Currently patients from Greater Manchester have to travel to Sheffield for this treatment.
“Sink Or Swim” remix bundle available from 15th Feb
Bad Lieutenant will release remixes from their first single, "Sink Or Swim" on the 16th February in the USA and 15th February in all other territories. The remixes will be available on itunes and other quality digital retailers.
The remixes come from Mark Reeder and James Bright for "Sink Or Swim" and Teenagers on "Dynamo". Mark Reeder is a seminal electronic pioneer with an extensive discography, whilst James Bright's trademark downtempo tracks have graced a host of compilations including the seminal Cafe Del Mar series. Hipsters Teengers have been hailed as "the saviours of French Indie Pop"
New Order bassist Peter Hook opens new Factory club
Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order is opening a new live music venue in the old offices of Factory Records in Manchester.
FAC251: The Factory launches on 29 January, with Hook performing songs from his whole back catalogue.
Hook said the aim of the three-floor club, which features a 350-capacity room, is to make it "a gigging venue".
Joy Division were one of the first bands to be signed by Factory Records, later home to the Happy Mondays.
The building has undergone a re-design by Ben Kelly, the original architect that designed Factory's infamous Haçienda nightclub.
Hook revealed to BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq that The Factory will differ from The Haçienda, a key player in the rise of acid house and rave music, during the 'Madchester' years of the late 80s and early 90s.
"The thing that appealed to me was the propagation of music, bringing through new groups, because I think that new bands in Manchester are getting used and abused a little bit," he explained.
"So, the idea is to put a good old-fashioned venue, where music is the key, and give them a chance to grow."
Business attitude
The Haçienda, which was shut down in 1997, struggled financially with much of its funds supported by New Order's record sales.
However, Hook said he hopes to make money this time around: "The whole story with the Haçienda is that we were rubbish at business, so the idea is that we try and keep some of the ethos, the heritage and attitude, and do it in a business manner."
It's not the first time the offices have been used as a venue. Club promoters The Warehouse Project recently put on events there but highlighted issues which Hook and his team have addressed.
"They had a lot of problems with the noise so we've been working quite hard with Ben Kelly to put right those problems," he said. "It was on its own at one point and now it's surrounded by flats and a hotel.
"It's amazing how Manchester's changed over the years," he added.
New Order bassist Peter Hook says he is "very happy" that the artwork from the band's Power, Corruption & Lies album is being put on a stamp.
The cover joins Blur's Parklife and Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells as one of ten covers on a new set of stamps.
The artwork, which features a bunch of scattered roses, was created by designer Peter Saville.
He's one of two local artists featured, as Ray Lowry's cover for The Clash's London Calling is also included.
Peter Hook told BBC Radio 4's Front Row that he was honoured by the accolade and didn't mind having the Queen's head on the cover of one of his albums at all.
"I suppose it's one of those funny things that when we were younger and we were punks, we would have fought against with all our might.
"But then as you get older and you realise the significance of something as important as a stamp, it's quite a humbling thing to be put in that category and I'm very happy about it."
"The thing that made me happiest is when the young lady at the Royal Mail was telling me that everything had to go before the Queen to be okayed.
"I thought that was the nearest I'll ever get to the Queen, so it was definitely a very humbling thing as a musician."
The special stamps celebrate the work of the album sleeve designer, rather than the music, and were chosen after the Royal Mail did extensive research into the UK's greatest album covers, trawling lists and polls and speaking to experts in both music and design.
Peter Saville, who now works as Creative Director of the city of Manchester, says it is a long overdue honour and proof of how important the covers have been to popular culture.
"It's not before time, not for me personally, but for pop culture in general.
"The New Order one is from 27 years ago, Tubular Bells is definitely a few years prior to that, the David Bowie cover, Ziggy Stardust, was terribly important to me as a teenager
"We're covering 40 years or more of contemporary British culture, so it's quite fitting really."
"It's crucial to point out that in the 60s and 70s and into the 80s, the record cover was almost the sole medium of any kind of alternative visual culture for young people.
"There were not style magazines, there was not the Internet, there was not even MTV until the mid-80s.
"The record cover was the only place where you would experience any kind of visual culture that was different to the world that you were living in."
Peter Hook agrees that the record cover in general has been very important, but admits that had he had his way, the New Order album would have looked very different.
"I hate to say that I found it much too subtle at the time.
"As a burgeoning young musician full of spite, I thought it was very subtle and if it had been left to me at the point that we did the sleeve, it would have been much less interesting."
The Power, Corruption & Lies stamp, along with the other nine album cover stamps, is available from Thursday 7 January.
LTM presents an expanded CD edition of the debut album by The Other Two, the electronic pop duo comprising Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order.
The Other Two came into being in 1990, spurred by Morris and Gilbert’s work on television soundtracks, and a temporary lull in New Order activity in which Electronic and Revenge also released albums. First album The Other Two & You features ten original synth pop gems produced by the duo with Stephen Hague, with surprise vocals by Gillian, showcased on the singles Tasty Fish and Selfish.
Originally scheduled for release on Factory Records in late 1992, The Other Two & You was delayed by the collapse of the label, and instead emerged on London in 1993. This expanded edition features all tracks from the original Factory/London album as well as six bonus tracks from companion singles, including superb mixes by Moby, Pascal Gabriel and Boys Own.
The album also includes Loved It, originally released as a free CD to celebrate the opening of the controversial Factory HQ building on Charles Street (Manchester) in September 1990. The remastered CD runs for 76 minutes, and features new artwork and detailed sleevenotes.
Please note this CD is not for sale in North America and Canada.
Tracklist:
TASTY FISH3.47
THE GREATEST THING3.39
SELFISH4.09
MOVIN’ ON4.44
NINTH CONFIGURATION4.19
FEEL THIS LOVE4.26
SPIRIT LEVEL3.51
NIGHT VOICE2.05
INNOCENCE5.46
LOVED IT (THE OTHER TRACK)4.46
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TASTY FISH (PASCAL MIX 12”)5.20
SELFISH (THAT POP MIX)5.28
THE GREATEST THING (PASCAL MIX)3.30
MOVIN’ ON (MOBY MIX)5.50
TASTY FISH (ALMOND SLICE MIX)4.35
SELFISH (JUNIOR STYLE DUB) 9.02
Artist: THE OTHER TWO
Title: “Super Highways”
Cat No: LTMCD 2553 (15 tracks)
Released: 25 January 2010
Barcode:502 4545 5789 28
LTM presents an expanded CD edition of the second album by The Other Two, the electronic pop duo comprising Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order.
The Other Two came into being in 1990, spurred by Morris and Gilbert’s work on television soundtracks, and a temporary lull in New Order activity in which Electronic and Revenge also released albums. Debut albumThe Other Two & Youwas finally released in 1993, produced by the duo with Stephen Hague and featuring infectious singles Tasty Fish, Selfish and Innocence.
Super Highways, their second album, followed in 1999. Produced by O2 with Tim Oliver, vocals are shared by Gillian and Melanie Williams, best known for her guest vocal on the hit Sub Sub single Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use). The title track was also released as a single, featuring remixes by Andy Votel and Cevin Fisher.
This expanded edition features all tracks from the original album as well as three bonus tracks from companion singles, including a rare mix of Tasty Fish by K-Klass. The remastered CD runs for 76 minutes, the booklet features archive images and detailed sleevenotes.
Please note this CD is not for sale in North America and Canada.
Tracklist:
YOU CAN FLY4.55
SUPER HIGHWAYS5.05
THE RIVER4.17
ONE LAST KISS5.05
VOYTEK4.57
UNWANTED4.26
NEW HORIZONS4.07
COLD FEET4.34
THE GRAVE6.49
HELLO3.49
RIPPLE3.50
WEIRD WOMAN4.22
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SUPER HIGHWAYS (VOTEL MIX)5.40
YOU CAN FLY (CEVIN FISHER) 8.53
TASTY FISH (K-KLASS MIX)6.48
For more information contact James on tel/fax 01362 861009 or on e-mail at: jnice@ltmpub.freeserve.co.ukwww.ltmrecordings.com
August
31th 2010
Freebass, the Mancunian bass supergroup comprising Peter Hook, Mani and Andy Rourke, are finally releasing their debut EP, five years after forming.
