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2006 Newsroom
2006
December 19th,
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PETER HOOK DJ SET
www.amonly.com/artists/PeterHook/
January 4, 2007 Hiro Ballroom New York, NY
January 5, 2007 Smart Bar Chicago, IL
January 6, 2007 Circus Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2007 Supper Club San Francisco, CA
January 8, 2007 Jet Las Vegas, NV
January 9, 2007 Hi-Fi Club Calgary, Alberta/CAN
January 11, 2007 Parking Club Montreal, QC
January 12, 2007 This is London Toronto, Ontario/CAN
January 13, 2007 Club Helsinki Ottawa, CAN
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December 04th,
2006 |
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www.uncut.co.uk New Order’s bassist Peter Hook is working with two other great British bass players: former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke and former Stone Rose and Primal Scream bassist Mani.
The speculated supergroup appears to have come to fruition with Hooky talking online that they’ve named themselves Freebase.
Peter Hook has been talking about the group to various sites; telling us a bit more about what the new material will sound like, he explains, “As for the music itself, it's a really weird cross between northern soul, reggae, New Order, Stones Roses and the Smiths. The three basses work together on a few tracks, which I was delighted about, because everyone was laughing at us for wanting to do it."
The supergroup is still searching for a singer, and in an interview on music site higher-frequency.com, Peter Hook jokes about their attitude.
“Mani said, ‘We've gotta find somebody who's unknown, Hooky, so we can fuckin’ persecute him!’ So we're looking for someone who we can persecute, for all our years of persecution!"
Hook speculates that Freebase might have settled on someone, saying, “We've found a kid in Wigan, he's been in a few bands before, and he's done a couple of tracks, a couple of ideas that were really good.”
The three bassists have apparently got 17 songs written, so hopefully we’ll be hearing something soon.
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November 24th,
2006 |
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www.nme.com
New Order in battle with Joy Division film director
Band say 'Control' director has too much - eh - 'control'
New Order have criticised the makers of Joy Division film 'Control'.
The band were set to record the soundtrack to the movie, currently being shot by long term photographer Anton Corbijn. However bassist Peter Hook has said things are not going according the plan.
"I'm pissed about the movie right now because Anton Corbijn (director) seems to be getting too much control, precisely," he explained. "I would have preferred that he showed more respect for us. That's what he should do...Anton is too passionate about the movie but I think he should have a wider view. At the beginning he would say: 'Come everyone to help' but now he closed the doors and sent everyone to piss off."
The bassist told Pagina/12 magazine he was particularly annoyed that Corbijn was getting involved in the band's musical contribution.
"We're suppose to (record the film's soundtrack) but the problem is that he's telling us what to do," said Hook. "If we don't tell him how to direct, why is he telling us how to make music? Bernard (Sumner - singer) and Stephen seem to be OK about it but it bothers me a lot."
As previously reported, 'Control' is based on the book 'Touching From A Distance' by Ian Curtis' widow Deborah and stars newcomer and stars 10,000 Things frontman Sam Riley
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November 24th,
2006 |
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JOY DIVISION DOCUMENTARY PRODUCER NEED YOUR HELP
"Hi there I am working on the pre production of what is set to be very exciting and groundbreaking documentary on which we would love your input. Let me tell you a bit about the project - The Documentary will be directed by Grant Gee and written by Jon Savage, all the original band members are signed up as well as all the key protagonists from the band's story including Peter Saville, Tony Wilson, etc. The documentary is due for worldwide distribution; TV, Video and theatrical release.
For now we are interested in the following:
1. Your archives - we know how precious these are to you and understand just how priceless they are - what we would love is a list of everything you have and what you will allow us to take footage of?
Or if you are able to - Scans of the following:
2. Photos of yourselves and friends out and about between the late 70s and early 80s - going to and at gigs, at parties, messing around etc....to get a feel for the way people looked at the time... ideally scans - jpegs at around the 5 meg size...
3. Any Memorabilia from the time - local papers, listings, flyers, posters, footage, recordings - live or radio...
I appreciate any help or assistance you can offer on what is set to be a very exciting project.
Fancy seeing your self or a photo you took in the definitive Joy Division Documentary please let me know what you have? All fully credited...
We would love for you to email scans of any pics you have from the time....
info@brownowlfilms.com
Thanks very very much,
All the best,
Ed"
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HUDSON PRODUCTIONS C/O BROWN OWL FILMS
3RD FLOOR
29/31 COWPER STREET
LONDON EC2 4AT
UK
www.brownowlfilms.com
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November 19th,
2006 |
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MANCHESTER ARNDALE MEGASTORE
TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER - 11:00am
Richard Branson and New Order will officially open the new Virgin Megastore in the Arndale Centre, Manchester at 11am on Tuesday 21st November.
The full schedule for the day's events is as follows:
11am - Official launch with Sir Richard Branson and signing session with New Order
12:30pm - Ricky Hatton, Nikki Sanderson and Richard Fleeshman
2pm - The Mighty Boosh Live DVD signing session
All day - EXCLUSIVE demonstration of the new Nintendo Wii gaming console
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November 17th,
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Peter Hook and Loto (www.myspace.com/iloveloto)
BEAT RIOT- NEW ALBUM
The story is told in a simple way...
3 guys from Portugal start recording an album...
13 tracks make Beat Riot a story that has Pop has a starting point but ends up being a melting pot of various styles and sounds, blending pop with rock, funk, electro and dance music.
Later on a guy called Roger Lyons, one of Uk's finest producers, known to the world for being on the band Lionrock and for having worked with bands such as New Order, Ladytron or the Bee Gees comes in to give a hand on Beat Riot's production and he's also responsible for mixing and mastering.
Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order) with his unique bass sound and Del Marquis (Scissor Sisters) with his breathtaking guitar riffs are the Beat Riot special guests.
Cuckoo Plan, the first single, features Hooky's bass and Loto never sounded this powerfull!
'The world is waiting...'
Hello World, We are Loto!
The album is on sale on MySpace site, www.myspace.com/iloveloto
www.loto.cc
Video
Description
Videoclip
Loto -
Cuckoo Plan
feat. Peter
Hook
(New Order /
Joy
Division) on
bass!
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November 16th,
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New Order and Lumines II
New Order is set to feature in a new game coming out soon on PSP, Lumines II. The game is a popular puzzle game that combines addictive visual graphics with music.
The track which appears on the game is Regret - this is also Mizuguchi’s favourite track on the game
Lumines II is set to
come out on
17 November –
more information can
be found here: http://www.lumines2thegame.com/unitedkingdom.php.
Download
the little movie
with New Order track
Here
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November 12th,
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Phil Cunningham: A busy man
Phil Cunningham as we know is a full time member of New Order (actually on tour in South America). In his spare time he is also an active member of Marion.
Marion are a rock band, originally formed in 1993, in Macclesfield, Cheshire. They became synonmous with the Britpop music scene, appearing on the legendary Britpop Now BBC television special. Influenced by local stars like Joy Division, Buzzcocks and The Smiths, they were hailed as possible successors to the last-named but never achieved the success predicted for them, falling prey to the so-called "Curse of Morrissey" — Morrissey's praise and support for young bands were said to be fatal. Unfortunately, Jaime's well documented drug addiction got in the way of a very promising career and they split up in 1999.
In 2006 Jaime Harding and Phil Cunningham recruited a new set of musicians and reformed the band and are currently working on new material having played their first live gig together as Marion in over 7 years on the 1st April 2006 in Bath. They followed this up with sold-out shows in Manchester and London in September 2006.
Marion Myspace:www.myspace.com/marionuk
Marion Website: www.themarionarchives.co.uk
Check them out live in December
Dec 7th.
Manchester
Academy 3.
Dec 12th. London
Kings College
Students Union.
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October 10th,
2006 |
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I like to share with you
some info I gathered
yesterday.
-
New Order
Live DVD
taken from 2005
concerts in
New
York and
London
(initial
original release
date was June
2006) has been
put on hold
indefinitely.
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No other single
will be taken
from
New Order
latest album
"Waiting' for
the sirens call"
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New Order
will probably
film their
Glasgow date
(October 18 or
19). Both are
completely sold
out (Oct 18 was
sold out in less
than 30
minutes).
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Remaining date
of UK tour:
Newcastle
Carling Academy (October 11)Sold
Out
Blackpool Empress Ballroom (16)Sold
Out
Glasgow
Carling Academy (18)Sold
Out
Glasgow
Carling Academy (19)Sold
Out
London Wembley Arena (27)(Hurry
up hand full of
tickets left) Click
Here to buy ticket
Wolverhampton Civic Hall (29)Sold
Out
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As mention by
Peter Hook in an
interview,
Joy Division
will have their
albums
re-release, remaster next
year. We should
expect a brand
new liner note,
unreleased pix,
restored artwork,
bonus tracks. A
well thought
high quality
re-release
package with
full involvement
from the
management and
the band. 2007
will be the year
to rediscover
Joy Division.
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New Order
didn't record
Joy Division
movie "Control"
score yet, they
are planning to
start just after
the UK tour.
-
"Here are the
young men"
Joy Division
(only video
released in
1982) is in plan
to get finally a
DVD release with
some bonus in
2007.
-
A
Joy Division
documentary is
in progress as
we speak with a
release also
next year.
Bournemouth, BIC,
October 9th 2006
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September 26th,
2006 |
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www.nme.com
Joy
Division
DVD set
to be
released
Rare
footage
and
interviews
included
A new
documentary
focusing
on the
career
of
Joy
Division
is to be
released
on DVD
on
October
31.
'Joy
Division:
Under
Review'
includes
rare
live
footage,
interviews
and
photographs
of the
legendary
Mancunian
band.
The
70-minute
DVD
features
interviews
with
former
NME
writer
and
frontman
Ian
Curtis'
biographer
Mick
Middles,
Manchester
musician
John
Robb,
and
author
David
Stubbs.
Included
in the
extras
are
'The
Hardest
Joy
Division
Quiz in
the
World
Ever',
contributor
biographies,
and a
'Beyond
DVD'
section.
Deceased
Joy
Division
vocalist
Curtis
is also
the
subject
of the
feature
film
'Control',
which is
currently
under
development
in the
UK. It
is
expected
to be
released
in 2007.
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September 23th,
2006 |
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Radio revives the
video star
Channel
4's
online
version
of The
Tube has
captured
its
anarchic
energy,
while
adding
extra
attitude
Paul
Robinson
Monday
October
23, 2006
The
Guardian
It
must
be
the
longest
commercial
break
in
history.
After
19
years
off
the
air,
the
iconic
music
show
The
Tube
is
back.
The
new
incarnation
captures
all
of
the
anarchic
innovation
of
the
original
television
show,
which
ran
for
five
seasons
between
1982
and
1987,
but
it
is
not
on
TV -
it
is a
radio
show
to
be
streamed
on
the
internet
at
channel4radio.com.
Bands
on
the
first
show,
which
goes
online
on
November
3,
include
New
Order,
Camera
Obscura,
Clinic
and
Eskimo,
playing
live
in
front
of
an
audience
at
Blueprint
Studios
in
Manchester.
The
producers,
north-west-based
independent
UK1FM,
have
pulled
off
something
of a
coup
in
persuading
Freebass,
the
collective
name
for
Hooky,
Mani
and
Andy
Rourke
of
New
Order,
Primal
Scream
and
the
Smiths,
respectively,
to
compose
the
show's
signature
tune,
which,
just
to
complete
the
name-dropping,
has
been
remixed
by
the
Utah
Saints.
Such
is
the
affection
for
The
Tube
that
Michael
Stipe
of
REM
also
pops
up
in a
phone
interview
with
Hacienda
and
Factory
Records
guru
Tony
Wilson.
So
why
is
4Radio
going
to
so
much
trouble
and
expense
to
revive
an
old
TV
format?
Part
of
the
answer
is
that
there
is
nothing
like
The
Tube
in
British
media
now,
in a
world
dominated
by
thematic
music
channels
from
MTV
and
Emap.
It
is
also
that
there
is
genuine
desire
at
Channel
4 to
create
innovative
fresh
radio
that
broadens
the
range
of
commercial
stations
and
offers
an
alternative
to
the
BBC.
Nathalie
Schwarz,
director
of
4Radio,
has
already
signed
up
John
Peel's
son
Tom
Ravenscroft
to
present
a
weekly
new
music
show,
and
the
revival
of
The
Tube
is
just
the
next
step
in
developing
Channel
4's
music
portfolio.
At
Sunday's
recording
of
the
first
radio
Tube
the
producers
made
every
attempt
to
capture
the
"DNA"
of
the
original,
while
also
making
the
show
contemporary.
The
bands
played
live
on a
huge
stage,
big
enough
to
accommodate
three
acts
simultaneously,
with
the
presenters
able
to
link
from
one
live
act
to
another
without
breaks
or
recorded
tracks
in-between.
The
presenters
-
Alex
James
from
Blur,
MTV's
Emily
Rose
and
Konnie
Huq
of
Blue
Peter
-
wandered
between
the
bar
and
the
audience,
linking
the
live
music,
interviews
and
features
as
though
they
were
in a
club,
the
antithesis
of
the
conventional
radio
studio.
One
of
the
innovations
in
the
show
is a
quiz
hosted
by
Tony
Wilson,
called
Ayepod
or
Naypod,
where
the
audience
is
used
as
an
interactive
music
panel.
The
idea
is
to
play
songs
and
ask
the
audience
whether
they
would
have
it
on
their
MP3
player.
The
tracks
chosen
ranged
from
the
bizarre
Screamo
by
Enter
Shikari,
which
left
most
participants
speechless,
to
the
ghastly
King
Kong
by
Shanadoo,
Japan's
answer
to
the
Spice
Girls.
Ayepod
or
Naypod
is
Jukebox
Jury
for
the
download
generation,
but
with
a
freshness
and
attitude
that
will
make
it
one
of
the
highlights
of
the
radio
show.
In
its
time
The
Tube
was
influential
in
helping
dozens
of
bands
in
their
careers,
including
the
previously
mentioned
REM,
Frankie
Goes
to
Hollywood,
Duran
Duran
and
Elvis
Costello.
The
radio
Tube
is a
long
way
from
breaking
acts,
and
as a
monthly
show
without
a
terrestrial
FM
window
it
will
need
to
find
its
audience.
But
its
importance
should
not
be
underestimated.
With
the
exception
of
Xfm
and
Virgin,
new
music
that
is
neither
plugged
by
record
companies
nor
mainstream
in
its
appeal
is
hard
to
find
on
commercial
radio.
It
is
to
the
credit
of
Channel
4
that
they
are
investing
in
expensive
formats
hitherto
shunned
by
radio
broadcasters
other
than
the
BBC.
Ironically,
the
day
that
Channel
4
are
no
longer
free
to
showcase
whoever
they
like
because
they
are
being
plugged
by
record
companies
is
the
day
they
will
know
the
radio
Tube
is a
huge
success.
http://media.guardian.co.uk
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September 18th,
2006 |
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Electronic
Get The Message -
The Best Of
Release date: 18th
September 2006 (UK)
Available on CD or
special edition
CD/DVD
Release date: 19th
September 2006 (US)
Formed by New Order
frontman Bernard
Sumner on
vocals, guitar and
keyboards, and ex
Smiths guitar player
Johnny Marr
on guitar, bass and
keyboards in 1987,
Electronic
released their first
single Getting
Away It in 1989.
Subsequently working
with other artists
including Pet Shop
Boys Neil Tennant
and Karl Bartos
(formerly of
Kraftwerk), they
went on to release
three albums over
the next ten years.
This is the first
Best Of collection,
and is the first
time the videos have
been available to
purchase.
The sleevenotes are
written by Johnny
and Bernard.
"Our initial idea was
to do some low key 12"
releases for clubs and
fans and maybe work with
other people we liked
and to get away from the
rigid structure and
politics of the four
piece group. We had a
lot in common, a lot
more than anyone
realized, and we were
both buzzed about the
new times and our new
situations . We were a
bit naive in thinking
that we could put out
white label tracks and
pretend we were an
obscure acid house
outfit,"
Johnny
Marr, taken from
sleevenotes.
“Electronic for me on a
creative level, was a
chance to work with
other people whose work
I admired, and people
that I liked it was as
simple as that.”
Bernard
Sumner, taken from
sleevenotes.
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August 29th,
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Tales
of iconic club from
Hooky
 NEW
Order bassist
Peter Hook is
sharpening his pencil to
write a book about
legendary Manchester
nightclub The Hacienda.
And you
might be able to guess
the tone of the book
from its provisional
title - How Not To Run A
Club.
Peter tells me:
"I realised I'd bored my
friends for years with
tales from The Hacienda,
so now I thought I'd
bore the general public
with it.
"But
once I started to get
into the writing I
realised what a huge
endeavour it was, and
that I was going to have
to work on it properly
to do it justice."
New Order ended
up part-owning the club
in the Eighties with
their record label
Factory, but of course
it all ended in tears
with the eventual demise
of the venue - which has
since been demolished
for luxury flats.
Woe
Hooky says: "To
us it's a tale of woe,
but The Hacienda did
change the world of
clubbing.
"Even
though it took me to the
edge and it took Factory
Records to the edge."
To this
day
Bernard Sumner
[New Order's frontman]
won't talk about The
Hacienda because it's so
depressing.
He's not
spoken to publishers
yet, but I'm sure
there'll be a fair deal
of interest in snapping
up the rights to the
book.
Particularly as Hooky
says there will be a
fair few eye-popping
anecdotes of his own in
his tome.
He says:
"The stories are legion
and legendary."
Dianne
Bourne
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July 1st,
2006 |
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Exclusive
Factory Records
event at Urbis:
Panel Discussion
Featuring Peter
Saville
Thursday 13
July
7pm,
 3
Join three of the
leading creative
minds behind
legendary Manchester
label Factory
Records in
discussion as part
of our new summer
programme of events
showcasing
contemporary
creative Manchester.
To celebrate the
publication of
Factory Records: The
Complete Graphic
Album by Matthew
Robertson, an
exciting line-up
will discuss the
visual legacy of one
of the most
important record
labels in Britain.
The panel will be
chaired by David
Crow of Manchester
Metropolitan
University, and will
include author
Matthew Robertson
together with
designers Peter
Saville, Trevor
Johnson and Pat
Carroll.
For tickets call
0161 605 8220.
In association with
Thames & Hudson.
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July 22th,
2006 |
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New album from The
Smiths and New Order
spin off band
We get the 'Message'
with Electronic
Electronic the
band formed by The
Smiths guitarist
Johnny Marr and
New Order singer
Bernard Sumner
are set to release a new
album.
'Get The Message - The
Best Of Electronic'
is to be released on
September 18. The
album includes the
single mixes of
'Get The Message'
and 'Disappointed'.
The band released three
albums between 1989 and
1999, the most
successful of which was
their self titled debut
from 1991.
The trackslisting for
the album is:
'Forbidden City'
'Getting Away With It'
'Get the Message'
(Single Mix)
'Feel Every Beat'
'Disappointed' (Single
Mix)
'Vivid' (Radio Edit)
'All That I Need'
'For You'
'Imitation of Life' (New
Edit)
'Out of My League'
'Like No Other'
'Twisted Tenderness'
'Late At Night' (Radio
Edit)
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July 11th,
2006 |
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Special
offer to WIM website
New
Order live show at Bournemouth
Centre on 9 October
2006
"World in Motion" Customers can
get Ł32.50 tickets for
Ł30
from "Empty World Productions " the
promoters Wise Moves 26 Lockett
Gardens Trinity Salford manchester M
36BJ Similarly Coach tickets from
along the South Coast East and
West.. Porstmouth to Plymouth and
one run North Birmingham to
Manchester, come at Ł50 including
the show.
Enclose an SAE for immediate
response to tickets and a cheque to
Empty World.
Bournemouth, big and plush is an
attempt at the more fun and unusual
shows that we ran with the Band at
their peak in the eighties.
For those that like to use credit
cards, for tickets and coaches
www.ticketline.co.uk 08704445556
(Prices will be Ł32.50 basic
Ł50 for coaches/entry plus booking
charge and handling charge about Ł37
or Ł58 coaches.)
Ł30
customers will have to include web
site
Worldinmotion
code
WIM/WM/001. The first 10
tickets bought will receive
invitations to meet n greet
backstage reception with Band after
Souncheck at 6pm. A drink and a
quick hello to the group, and
standing or best seats
upstairs...indicate which preferred.
There will be no booking charges
on these postal applications reached
via the World in Motion website.
"Wise Moves "
26 Lockett Gardens
Salford
Manchetster
M3 6BJ
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July 10th,
2006 |
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ANTON CORBIJN STARTS SHOOTING HIS
DEBUT
FEATURE ABOUT THE LATE IAN CURTIS
CONTROL
On
Monday 10 July
2006,
today, filming begins on
CONTROL, Anton Corbijn’s highly
anticipated feature about the late
Ian Curtis, the enigmatic lead
singer of legendary English post
punk band Joy
Division.
The cast includes
Sam Riley (Ian Curtis), Samantha
Morton (Deborah Curtis), Alexandra
Maria Lara (Annik Honore), James
Anthony Pearson (Bernard Sumner),
Joe Anderson, (Hooky), Harry
Treadaway (Stephen Morris), Toby
Kebbell (Rob Gretton) and Craig
Parkinson (Tony Wilson).
CONTROL spans the
last few years of Ian Curtis’ life
leading up to his tragic suicide in
1980. It charts the struggle between
his enduring love for his wife and
his burgeoning relationship with his
girlfriend, his decimating bouts
with epilepsy, his incredible talent
and his all consuming performances
with Joy
Division.
The film expands on Deborah Curtis’
book ‘Touching from a Distance’, a
personal account of her life with
Ian Curtis. To achieve a fuller
account of the man and his life,
script writer Matt Greenhalgh spoke
to those closest to Curtis including
Annik Honore, who was in a
relationship with Ian Curtis at the
time of his death. Previously, Annik
had declined to discuss the
relationship.
The soundtrack will feature original
tracks recorded by Warsaw and Joy
Division from the late 70’s and
80’s. Other Musicians already
confirmed to take part in the
soundtrack include David Bowie, Iggy
Pop, Roxy Music, Lou Reed and the
Buzzcocks. New
Order has also confirmed they
will compose the score for the film
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July 09th,
2006 |
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Summer Pops, Liverpool (UK) - July
8th 2006
New
Order live
Set list:
Love
Will Tear Us Apart / Crystal
/ Regret
/ Twenty Four Hours /
Krafty / Working
Overtime / Transmission
/ Your Silent Face
/ Waiting For The Sirens' Call
/ Turn /
Bizarre Love Triangle /
True Faith /
Temptation / The Perfect
Kiss / Blue Monday
/ Ceremony (encore) /
Shadowplay (encore)
Pix
taken by Steve
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July 1st,
2006 |
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Exclusive
Factory Records
event at Urbis:
Panel Discussion
Featuring Peter
Saville
Thursday 13
July
7pm,
3
Join three of the
leading creative
minds behind
legendary Manchester
label Factory
Records in
discussion as part
of our new summer
programme of events
showcasing
contemporary
creative Manchester.
To celebrate the
publication of
Factory Records: The
Complete Graphic
Album by Matthew
Robertson, an
exciting line-up
will discuss the
visual legacy of one
of the most
important record
labels in Britain.
The panel will be
chaired by David
Crow of Manchester
Metropolitan
University, and will
include author
Matthew Robertson
together with
designers Peter
Saville, Trevor
Johnson and Pat
Carroll.
For tickets call
0161 605 8220.
In association with
Thames & Hudson.
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June 26th,
2006 |
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www.nme.com
Bowie, Iggy join New
Order
Stars set for Ian
Curtis biopic soundtrack
David Bowie,
Roxy Music and
Iggy Pop are
among the acts confirmed
to join
New Order on the
soundtrack to the new
film about
Joy Division
singer
Ian Curtis,
'Control'.
As already reported on
NME.COM,
New Order, who
formed from the ashes of
Joy Division
after
Curtis committed
suicide in 1980, are to
perform the score for
the movie, which begins
filming in July.
But the soundtrack will
also feature original
Joy Division and
Warsaw (as they
were initially known)
songs.
Other acts set to appear
on the soundtrack
include
Buzzcocks,
Lou Reed and the
Sex Pistols,
reports
New Order fansite
worldinmotion.net.
The movie will be
directed by
Anton Corbijn,
and features
Sam Riley - the
frontman of indie band
10,000 Things -
in the role of
Curtis.
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June 24th,
2006 |
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Some exclusive info on "Control"
New
order are doing the
score, is its yet to be recorded.
Filming
to start
July
10th 2006
and will last for about 7 weeks.
The
music in the movie will include the
original
Warsaw and
Joy
Division
songs recorded back in the late 70's
and 1980, it will also include other
music from bands such as
David
Bowie,
Buzzcocks,
Iggy
Pop,
Roxy
Music,
Lou
Reed,
Section
25, Sex
Pistols
and more.
More
info as it comes:
Sign up on their official web site
www.controlthemovie.com
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June 20th,
2006 |
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IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE UPDATES ON
THE PRODUCTION AND RELEASE DATE
Sign up on their official web site
www.controlthemovie.com
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March 7th,
2006 |
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www.getloadedinthepark.com
PETER HOOK…
GETS LOADED IN THE PARK!!
Bank Holiday
Sunday 27th August 2006
Clapham Common, London
 Peter
Hook will be DJing at this summer’s
Get Loaded in the Park festival on
Clapham Common on Bank Holiday
Sunday 27th August. The New Order
legend will be rocking the main
stage alongside De La Soul, Lily
Allen, Graham Coxon, Babyshambles,
Buzzcocks, The Young Knives, The
Cuban Brothers, Killa Kela and Bez!
Other live acts and DJs Getting
Loaded in the Park include British
Sea Power, Guillemots, The Boy Least
Likely To, 65 Days of Static, The
Chalets, Lethal Bizzle, The
Pipettes, Kid Harpoon, Hot Club De
Paris, Tiga, Erol Alkan, James
Lavelle, Digitalism (Live), Green
Velvet, Justin Robertson, JoJo De
Freq, Serge Santiago, Sean Rowley’s
Guilty Pleasures, Kid Carpet, Son of
Dave, Howard Marks, Terry Hall,
Misty’s Big Adventure and The Comedy
Store!! Phew.
** EXCLUSIVE PETER HOOK TICKET OFFER
**
BUY NOW, SAVE Ł5!!
As a special treat and for a very
limited time only, you can purchase
your ticket to see Peter Hook at Get
Loaded in the Park for the reduced
price of Ł25+BF, saving you Ł5 off
the full price… hoorah!! Please
note; this ticket offer is exclusive
to Peter Hook peeps only, so hurry
before they all go!
CLICK THIS LINK TO BUY YOUR
DISCOUNTED
GET LOADED TICKET:
www.ticketmaster.co.uk/clickthrus/?id=34215
(you will then be directed to the
Get Loaded Ticketmaster homepage.
Please click on Get Loaded in the
Park: London event and then type in
the following
promotion code: WOOHOO
– to activate the exclusive Ł25+BF
Ticket Offer.
Enjoy ;0)
For more info check:
www.getloadedinthepark.com
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May 26th,
2006 |
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www.thesun.co.uk
Ivor Novello Awards - the
results
New Order triumph
New Order
were among the winners at today's
(May 25)
Ivor
Novello Awards in
London.
The 51st annual ceremony took place
at
London's
Grosvenor House Hotel.
New Order
were honoured in the
Outstanding Song Collection
category, while other winners were
Athlete, Gorillaz pair
Damon Albarn and
Jamie Hewlett and James
Blunt, who claimed two prizes.
Coldplay, who had three nominations,
and Arctic Monkeys were among the
acts who missed out on a prize.
The full list of winners is:
Best
Song Musically & Lyrically: KT
Tunstall: 'Suddenly I See'
Most Performed Work: James Blunt:
'You're Beautiful'
Best Television Soundtrack: Rob Lane
'Elizabeth I'
Outstanding
Song Collection: New Order
Best Selling UK Single:
Shayne Ward: 'That's My Goal'
Best Album: Kaiser Chiefs:
'Employment'
The Ivors Classical Music Award: Sir
Harrison Birtwistle
International Hit Of The Year: James
Blunt: 'You're Beautiful'
Best Original Film Score: 'Evil'
Best Contemporary Song: Athlete:
'Wires'
International Achievement: Ian
Anderson (Jethro Tull)
Songwriters Of the Year: Damon
Albarn/Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz)
PRS Outstanding Contribution To
British Music: Ray Davies
The Special International Award:
Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff
The Academy Fellowship: Barry
Gibb/Maurice Gibb (Posthumous)/Robin
Gibb (The Bee Gees)
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May 23th,
2006 |
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A CERTAIN
RATIO - AND YOU FORGOTTEN
OUT NOW via iTunes
"And you, forgotten, your
memories ravaged by all the
consternations of two
hemispheres..." Manchester,
23rd March 2004. The old and the new
descended upon The Ritz to pay
tribute to one Robert Leo Gretton,
the late Joy Division / New Order
manager, co-founder of Factory
Records, reluctant Hacienda business
partner, and a man with whom the
word 'mercurial' was inextricably
linked. The assembled glitterati
formed a who's who (or 'who the fuck
are you') of Manchester past &
present, as if the council had
organised a Manchester Passion-style
re-enactment of 24 Hour Party
People. A wild party with an
atmosphere you could bottle and call
a vintage.
This exclusive release is
taken from A Certain Ratio's
blinding live set that night, and is
available from Monday 22nd of May
via the iTunes Music Store only -
almost two years to the day that the
event took place.
The nine track album features
tracks from throughout the band's
career, from Shack Up right through
to Won't Stop Loving You, and also
includes a
cover of Joy Division's Heart& Soul
featuring Peter Hook on bass.
For more info,
updated release details and image
gallery - visit our websites.
www.acrmcr.com /
www.urbanite.co.uk
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May 22th,
2006 |
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www.nme.com
New Order confirm UK tour
2006
The Mancs to play big autumn
shows
New Order
have announced a new UK tour
for this autumn.
The
Manchester legends will head
out for a series of big shows this
October.
They play:
Newcastle Academy (October 11)
Blackpool Empress Ballroom (16)
Glasgow Academy (18)
Glasgow Academy (19)
London Wembley Arena (27)
Wolverhampton Civic Hall (29)
Tickets for the gigs go on sale at
9am on on May 26.
For ticket availability go to
NME.COM/Gigs.
Meanwhile New
Order will release a live
DVD, taken from 2005 concerts in
New
York and
London, on June 19.
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May 18th,
2006 |
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IAN CURTIS 1956 - 1980
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Ian
Curtis - Gone but not forgotten |
It was 2 6 years ago today that IAN CURTIS
ended his life, aged 23.
The driving force behind Joy Division's
dark vision, he hanged himself in his Macclesfield home as the band
rested between a European and American tour. Iggy Pop's 'The Idiot'
was found on his turntable alongside a note which read "at this very
moment, I wish I were dead. I just can't cope anymore".
Joy Division ceased to be - they had
always said they would draw a line beneath the band if any member left. The
three remaining members( Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and
Stephen Morris) regrouped as New Order during early 1981 (Morris’
girlfriend Gillian Gilbert joined on keyboards) and continue to enjoy
commercial success and critical acclaim.
In March
2005 I had the rare privilege to pay tribute to
Ian Curtis with no other than Peter Hook.
For those who never been to Macclesfield,
UK to visit Ian Curtis grave,
Some Pictures for you.
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May 9th,
2006 |
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Rising
from the
ashes of
the
legendary
British
post-punk
unit Joy
Division,
the
enigmatic
New
Order
triumped
over
tragedy
to
emerge
as one
of the
most
influential
and
acclaimed
bands of
the
1980's,
embracing
the
electronic
textures
and
disco
rhythms
of the
underground
club
culture
many
years in
advance
of its
contemporaries.
NEW
ORDER
STORY is
the
definitive
documentary
on New
Order
and
traces
the
history
of the
band all
the way
back to
its
origin
with Joy
Division.
Originally
released
in 1994
on VHS,
this is
the
extended
version
included
in the
ITEM DVD
boxed
set
released
last
fall, and
contains additional
interviews
and live
footage
- over 2
revealing
hours
for the
first
time
available
as a
single
DVD
release
on May
9,
2006.
Touched
By The
Hand Of
God
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May 6th,
2006 |
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Wilson House
Presents:
Worldinmotion
in
association
with Wilson
House is
running a
competition
for
2
tickets
and the
question is:
"In
what year
did 808
State first
release
'Pacific
State'?"
Send your
answer
to
david@worldinmotion.net
The winning
name
will be
announce on
Monday.
FAC
471:
HALLELUJAH
– A CELEBRATION OF MADCHESTER
Featuring:
808
State DJ set
A Guy
Called Gerald
Jon Da
Silva
Bez
Clint
Boon
Anthony
Wilson
+ Very
special guests
Saturday 13th May 2006
10pm till
3.30am
Madchester Academy 1
Oxford
Road
Madchester
Tickets
Ł17.50
www.ticketline.co.uk
Student union box office - 0161 275 2930
Piccadilly Box Office St Annes Sq. - 0161 832
1111
Eastern Bloc – 0161 228 6432
Hallelujah: - As the summer sun rises over
Madchester once again, acid-fuelled memories of
baggy pants, bandanas and smiley-face t shirts
become reality, and the city gets ready to party
like its 1988. Think back to the days when
Mondays were Happy, 808 was the name of a state
and Hacienda was more than just a Spanish word -
to an era that produced the most definitive
soundtrack ever, for each generation to follow.
808 State, Jon Da Silva and A
Guy Called Gerald lead the revolution in the
clubs, while Clint Boon and the Freaky
Dancin’ Bez lead the revolution on the
stage. Oh, and there was some label called
Factory Records run by a guy called Anthony
Wilson. And for one summer evening only,
Madchester is back “in the area”, with all six
legendary outfits taking to the stage once more
- for the party of the decade…. And God made
Madchester.
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April 30th,
2006 |
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Torn Apart: The Life of Ian
Curtis
Cloaked in
mystique, Joy Division's
extraordinary vocalist Ian Curtis
tragically took his own life in
1980, leaving just two haunting
albums and a depleted band that
would famously evolve into New
Order. 25 years later, the enigma of
Ian Curtis has deepened to an
unprecedented level. Devotees make
regular pilgrimages to both his
hometown of Macclesfield and to
Manchester, where the story of Joy
Division and Factory Records has
left a profound mark on the city.
Examines his life, his work, his
relationships and the cultural
environment in which he lived and
died.
Hardcover 400 pages (April
30, 2006)
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Language: English
ISBN: 1844498263
I do recommend
this book (I had the pleasure to
participate on it. I did the
Discography and Gigography), a great
and valuable addition on Joy
Division / Ian Curtis library.
www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1844498263/ref=ase_joydivisionbo-21/202-3500592-6186263
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April 13th,
2006 |
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www.cmpentertainment.com
NEW ORDER -
SUMMER POPS
06
New Order's
revolutionary
melding of
dance
rhythms with
punk
attitude saw
them produce
some of the
most popular
'independent'
hits of the
eighties,
including
'True
Faith',
'Perfect
Kiss',
'Bizarre
Love
Triangle'
and the
biggest-selling
12-inch
single of
all time in
the UK, the
legendary
'Blue
Monday'.
Live
appearancesremain
rare
however, and
this will be
New Order's
first
appearance
in the city
since a
secret gig
at the
Olympia in
2001, and
only the
second time
they've
visited the
city in
twenty
years.
TICKETS ON
SALE: 9AM
APRIL 21ST
2006
New Order -
Summer Pops
06
Sat 8 Jul
06
Liverpool Big
Top Arena
Main Box
Office: 0870 151
4000
Doors
Open: 7.00pm
Venue
Address:
Waterloo
Road
Liverpool
L1 3DS
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April 12th,
2006 |
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New Order ready live DVD
The release will
feature two of their biggest 2005 shows
New Order are
planning to release a live DVD in the summer.
Entitled 'New
Order - New York/Hyde Park', it features
two of the
Manchester legends' biggest gigs from
2005.
The DVD is out on general release on
June 19.
New Order have also
been confirmed for the
Summercase
Festival in
Madrid
and Barcelona
on July 14 and 15 (www.summercase.com)
and the
Electric Picnic
bash at
Stradbally Hall Estate,
Co Laois,
Ireland between September 1-3
(www.electricpicnic.ie).
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April 11th,
2006 |
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www.rhino.com
The Definitive
Documentary on
New Order
Available for
the First Time
as a Single DVD
Release
MAY 9
in the US!
 Rising
from the ashes
of the legendary
British
post-punk unit
Joy Division,
the enigmatic
New Order
triumped over
tragedy to
emerge as one of
the most
influential and
acclaimed bands
of the 1980's,
embracing the
electronic
textures and
disco rhythms of
the underground
club culture
many years in
advance of its
contemporaries.
NEW ORDER STORY
is the
definitive
documentary on
New Order and
traces the
history of the
band all the way
back to its
origin with Joy
Division.
Originally
released in 1994
on VHS, this is
the extended
version included
in the ITEM DVD
boxed set
released last
fall, and
contains additional
interviews and
live footage -
over 2 revealing
hours for the
first time
available as a
single DVD
release on May
9, 2006.
Touched
By The Hand Of
God
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April 7th,
2006 |
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ANOTHER
NEW ORDER
GREAT CAUSE
ACTION
You could
Help....Just
bid on Ebay
and Win
signed promo
items
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March 29th,
2006 |
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music.aol.com
Who:
New Order
bassist
Peter Hook
What's New:
Peter has unleashed
an exclusive mix for
AOL Music, featuring
classic tracks from
New Order and
Joy Division and
some modern gems
from the Chemical
Brothers and Benny
Benassi.
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March 26th,
2006 |
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www.electricpicnic.ie
New Order
live in September 2006
The inimitable Electric Picnic, Ireland's only
boutique musical festival is back for its third
year. Voted by music fans as The Love of 2005 as
voted for by Hot Press readers, the Electric
Picnic returns as a three day festival on
1st, 2nd, and 3rd
September, with camping all three nights
in the idyllic and picturesque setting of
Stradbally Hall Estate, Co Laois - less than an
hour from Dublin.
Last year all 25,000 tickets sold out, this year
festival organisers have increased the capacity
by five thousand but promise to keep the
intimate nature of the festival that
concert-goers have come to expect.
In keeping with the eclectic nature and music
mix served at the Electric Picnic this year
proves no exception with its seven stage line up
of:
Basement Jaxx, Massive Attack,
New Order, Pet
Shop Boys, Groove Armada, Anthony and the
Johnsons, DJ Shadow, Damien Rice, Yeah Yeah
Yeahs, The Frames, Devendra Banhart, Super Furry
Animals, Belle & Sebastian, Rufus Wainwright
(solo), Bloc Party, Alabama 3, The Rapture, Mad
Professor, Saul Williams, Tom Vek, Gang of Four,
David Kitt, The Boy Least Likely To, Jim Noir,
Rachid Taha, Elbow, Graham Coxon, Deus, The
Rags, The Dublin Gospel Choir, topped off with
that friend of all things Electric, Gary Numan.
And it doesn't end here, the legendary Blue Nile
- this is their only performance in the world
this year. More acts to be announced.
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March 20th,
2006 |
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New Order
win World
Cup song
poll
BBC News
New Order's
1990 hit
World in
Motion has
been named
the best
World Cup
song by
football
fans.
World in
Motion,
which was in
the charts
as England
reached the
semi-finals
at Italia
'90, came
top of a
Littlewoods
Pools poll
of 1,500
fans.
Nessun Dorma,
the BBC's
theme tune
for the 1990
finals, came
second.
Three Lions
'98 by The
Lightning
Seeds
featuring
David
Baddiel and
Frank
Skinner was
third, with
another 1998
song,
Vindaloo by
Fat Les, in
fourth.
Fans voted
This Time
(We'll Get
It Right) by
the 1982
England
World Cup
Squad as the
worst World
Cup anthem.
It was
followed
closely by
the Spice
Girls' 1998
effort (How
Does It Feel
To Be) On
Top Of The
World.
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March 6th,
2006 |
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THE HAÇIENDA
CLASSICS
Compiled &
mixed by
Peter Hook
Virgin
EMI
Rel: 27/3/06
‘Our
kids will
never be
wilder than
us’
-Peter Hook
Virgin EMI
have teamed
up with
Peter Hook,
bassist from
New Order,
who shared a
founding
hand in
The Haçienda
and was
present
before,
during and
after the
truly mental
times of
1982 and
1997 when
the Hacienda
finally
closed it’s
doors.
‘The
Haçienda was
built on
blood, sweat
and tears…
I think it’s
safe to say
we made
every
mistake in
the book,
that said it
was the most
magical time
and I
wouldn’t
change any
of it’
- Peter Hook
To mirror
The
Haçienda’s
genre
bending
music policy
as well as
chart a
selection of
the tracks
that created
The
Haçienda
and became
anthems for
the
foundations
of UK, even
global
clubbing as
we know it,
‘Hooky’
has
compiled
three CD’s
of
definitive
Haçienda
classics
bringing
together
elements of
rare groove,
soul hip
hop, hip
house, house
and indie-dance
painting a
true picture
of the
highest
moments of
The
Haçienda.
‘I have so
many special
memories
from those
days, the
way the DJ’s
would select
the tunes
especially
for the
club, I
remember
Sasha’s
first set,
the
atmosphere
was electric
and he
played the
best set of
his life,
the music
was perfect
as was the
crowd, when
we left you
just knew
you’d been a
spectator of
something
very special
indeed’
- Peter Hook
‘The
Hacienda
Classics’ –
Full
Tracklisting
CD 1
1. K KLASS –
RHYTHM IS A
MYSTERY
2. STAKKER –
STAKKER
HUMANOID
3. TURNTABLE
ORCHESTRA –
YOU’RE GONNA
MISS ME WHEN
IM GONE
4. CHARLES
B/ADONIS –
LACK OF LOVE
5. LIL LOUIS
– FRENCH
KISS
6. SNAP –
RHYTHM IS A
DANCER
7. FARLEY
JACKMASTER
FUNK – LOVE
CAN’T TURN
AROUND
8. HAPPY
MONDAYS –
STEP ON
9. DEGREES
OF MOTION
‘DO YOU WANT
ME RIGHT
NOW’
10. 808
STATE -
PACIFIC
11. URBAN
SOUL –
ALRIGHT
12. GUY
CALLED
GERALD –
VOODOO RAY
13. NEW
ORDER/ROCKER’S
REVENGE –
CONFUSION/WALKING
ON SUNSHINE
14. MR LEE –
PUMP UP
CHICAGO
15. KENNY
JAMMIN FEAT
FAST EDDIE –
CAN U DANCE
16. BLACK
BOX – RIDE
ON TIME
17. TWIN
HYPE – FOR
THOSE WHO
LIKE TO
GROOVE
CD 2
1. ALISON
LIMMERICK –
WHERE LOVE
LIVES
2. INNER
CITY – GOOD
LIFE
3. RICHIE
RICH – SALSA
HOUSE
4. DJ MINK –
HEY HEY (CAN
U RELATE)
5. MR
FINGERS –
CAN U FEEL
IT
6. ORANGE
LEMON –
DREAMS OF
SANTA ANNA
7. T COY –
CARINO
8. PRIMAL
SCREAM –
COME
TOGETHER
(REMIX)
9. ORBITAL –
BELFAST
10. ROBERTA
FLACK – UH
UH OOH OOH
LOOK OUT
(HERE IT
COMES)
11. YOUNG MC
– KNOW HOW
12. KARIYA –
BABY LET ME
LOVE YOU FOR
TONIGHT
13. ROMERO
FEAT ROBERT
OWENS – BACK
IN THE DAY
14. KEVIN
SAUNDERSON –
DETROIT
HUSTLE
15. ROB BASE
DJ EZ ROCK –
IT TAKES TWO
16. SHANNON
– LET THE
MUSIC PLAY
17. ERIC B –
KNOW YOU GOT
SOUL
18. DOUG
LAZY – LET
IT ROLL
CD 3
1. SUB SUB –
SPACE FACE
2. TODD
TERRY -
WEEKEND
3. PUBLIC
ENEMY –
REBEL
WITHOUT A
PAUSE
4. BERRY –
TC 1991
5. BASSHEADS
– IS THERE
ANYBODY OUT
THERE?
6. ERIC B +
RAKIM –
JUICE
7. AL
NAAYFISH –
HASHIM
8. FPI
PROJECT –
EVERYBODY
(ALL OVER
THE WORLD)
9. LOLLETTA
HOLLOWAY –
LOVE
SENSATION
10. NEW
ORDER –
RUINED IN A
DAY (K –
KLASS)
11. FSOL –
PAPUA NEW
GUINEA
12. SUENO
LATINO –SUENO
LATINO
13. KING BEE
– BACK BY
DOPE DEMAND
14. RHYTHM
IS RHYTHM –
STRINGS OF
LIFE
15. STERLING
VOID – IT’S
ALRIGHT
16. CANDI
STATON –
YOU’VE GOT
THE LOVE
17. JAYDEE -
‘PLASTIC
DREAMS’
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February 10th,
2006 |
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Exclusivity
Pix
Sam Riley
cast as Ian
Curtis
Copyright
Anton
Corbijn
/ courtesy
of
Claraflora
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February 10th,
2006 |
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www.nme.com
Newcomer
cast as Ian
Curtis
The cast for
the
biographical
film of
Joy Division
singer
Ian Curtis'life
has been
announced.
The part of
Ian Curtis
will be
played by
newcomer
Sam Riley
and German
actress
Alexandra
Maria Lara
will play
the part of
his lover
Annik Honore
.
The film
'Control'
will be the
debut
feature from
music
director
Anton
Corbijn,
who has
previously
directed
videos for
the likes of
Nirvana
and
U2.
The
screenplay
is based on
the star's
wife
Deborah
Curtis'
book
'Touching
From A
Distance'.
She will get
a
co-production
credit on
the film.
The part of
Curtis'
widow will
be taken by
Oscar-nominated
actress
Samantha
Morton.
New Order
will record
new tracks
for the film
as well as
specially
re-recording
a number of
Joy Division
tracks.
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February 7th,
2006 |
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www.manchesteronline.co.uk
The
new series
of Cracker
starring
Robbie
Coltrane as
police
psychologist
Fitz is sure
to be
must-see TV,
but I hear
members of
Manchester
band New
Order will
be getting
an earlier
viewing than
most.
For drummer
Stephen
Morris and
his wife,
keyboard and
guitar
player
Gillian, are
writing the
soundtrack
for the
Manchester-set
series.
"I was a fan
when Cracker
was last on
TV so it's
great to be
doing the
music for
the new
series,"
Stephen
says.
"The writer
Jimmy
McGovern
asked us to
do it. It
also means
we'll be two
of the first
people to
see it."
The husband
and wife
team, who
live in
Cheshire,
also got
their radio
DJ debut
last month
on 96.2 The
Revolution -
and have
been asked
back to do
more shows
in future.
"It was a
bit
nerve-wracking
but a lot of
fun,"
Stephen
says.
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January 29th,
2006 |
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Manchester v
Cancer - MEN
Arena -
28/01/06
New Order
was last on
the line-up
and best is
always saved
for last.
They stormed
Manchester
VS Cancer
charity gig
and played
an entire
set of Joy
Division
song.
Transmission
She's Lost
Control
Shadowplay
Atmosphere
Twenty Four
Hours
Warsaw
Love Will
Tear Us
Apart
(Dedicated
to Nathalie
Curtis)
Ceremony
Some Pix
from the
soundcheck
Some Pix
Live
Manchester v
Cancer - MEN
Arena -
28/01/06
by
With a
collection
of Manc
music
legends up
on stage
throughout
the night,
playing some
of the best
songs to
come from
our city in
the last
20-odd
years, it
was always
going to be
about
nostalgia
for the 24
Hour Party
People
crowd, but
the younger
acts more
than held
their own as
well,
showing that
Manchester
still has a
vibrant
scene
capable of
churning out
real quality
bands.
The evening
kicked off
with
Domino Bones,
featuring
Bez on
dancing and
singing
duties,
alongside a
fiery female
singer. They
were
actually
pretty good,
although the
venue was
only about
half-full at
this stage.
Utah Saints
got things
going with a
lively DJ
set before
the Arena
really
ignited as
808 State
took to the
stage and
played
Pacific
State, the
night's
first
classic
moment.
After that
slice of
nostalgia,
it was back
to the
future with
one of the
city's
hottest new
acts,
Nine Black
Alps.
They raced
through
pretty much
all of their
singles,
including
Cosmopolitan,
Not
Everyone,
Shot Down
and the
brilliant
Unsatisfied,
which went
down a treat
with the
crowd. Then
it was a
real change
of pace as
adopted Manc
Stephen
Fretwell
played a few
of his much
quieter
songs, armed
only with an
acoustic
guitar,
whilst being
mobbed by
roadies all
round him
setting up
the stage.
Nevertheless,
Emily still
sounded
beautiful...
Next up was
Elbow,
who were
welcomed
like
conquering
heroes and
rewarded the
crowd with
an excellent
run through
of Leaders
Of The Free
World before
finishing
off with
Forget
Myself in an
all-too
brief set.
Meanwhile,
the Arena
was filling
up nicely,
although it
was a shame
they
couldn't
fill it for
such a
momentous
gig and for
a good cause
as well.
Mind you,
some people
in there
seemed to be
rather
missing the
point as
they puffed
away on
cigarettes.
So much for
Manchester v
Cancer, eh?
"It's been a
great night,
hasn't it?"
asked
Badly Drawn
Boy
when he got
up on stage.
"Well, now
I'm here to
ruin it!"
Far from it,
actually, as
his set was
one of the
best. He
kicked off
with a
touching new
song that he
dedicated to
a friend who
had died the
week before,
and follows
it up with
The Shining,
although
(true to
form) he did
forget the
words at one
point.
Another
highlight of
the gig is
his segue
from Like A
Virgin into
Silent Sigh,
while he
finishes off
well with a
rocking
Everybody's
Stalking.
Another Manc
legend
follows him
with a DJ
set for
Mani,
who gets a
huge cheer
when he
plays the
Happy
Mondays.
However,
another
couple of
legendary
moments were
only a few
minutes
away, with
Johnny Marr
and The
Healers
being joined
on stage by
Andy Rourke,
the first
time the two
Smiths have
performed
together
since the
80s. That
they played
There Is A
Light That
Never Goes
Out and How
Soon Is Now?
(with Marr
on vocals)
was almost
spoiling us,
with the
former
getting
everyone on
their feet
and singing
along.
Magic...
That would
have been a
fine way to
finish the
gig, but
there was
still some
real
highlights
to come,
starting
with
Manchester's
best current
band,
Doves.
They played
Pounding,
Black and
White Town,
Almost
Forget
Myself and
Snowden, all
to great
acclaim,
before the 'backslapfest'
began. They
welcomed
Badly Drawn
Boy back on
stage for an
excellent
run-through
of
Disillusion,
and then are
joined by
Bernard
Sumner
and Johnny
Marr for a
surreal
rendition of
Vicious by
Lou Reed,
with Barney
really
camping it
up.
After doing
R Dean
Taylor's
There's A
Ghost In My
House,
Sumner
leaves and
is replaced
by Guy
Garvey, who
helps Doves
finish off
with There
Goes The
Fear.
Reaching the
climax of
the evening,
Tony Wilson
is roundly
booed off
stage
(although
faring only
marginally
worse than
John
Thompson's
jokes and
Frank
Sidebottom's
stage-sweeping
before Badly
Drawn Boy's
set) while
introducing
New Order,
slightly
unfairly
really. Mind
you, he may
as well have
introducted
them as Joy
Division, as
their
headlining
set was
pretty much
all JD
songs, which
is never a
bad thing.
They rock
their way
through
Transmission,
She's Lost
Control,
Shadowplay,
Atmosphere,
Warsaw,
Twenty-Four
Hours
(performed
for the
first time
since they
actually
WERE Joy
Division)
before a
triumphant
Love Will
Tear Us
Apart. They
were on top
form, with
Peter Hook
prowling the
stage and
constantly
confusing
the guy in
charge of
keeping a
spotlight on
him at all
times. To
finish off
(mainly
because
they'd
forgotten to
play it
earlier),
they do one
of their own
songs,
Ceremony.
The night's
finale was a
suitably
shambolic
Mancunian
superstar
band
(members of
New Order,
The Smiths,
Doves, Elbow
and Happy
Mondays)
playing
Wrote For
Luck, while
Shaun Ryder
ambled
around
muttering
the words to
that song
amongst
others (like
Chitty
Chitty Bang
Bang), as
well as
seemingly
trying to
provoke
Barney
Sumner into
a fight.
Luckily, a
guy in a
shiny yellow
coat ran on
stage at
that point
and that was
enough
distraction
to draw
Ryder's
attention.
It seemed
like no-one
knew how to
finish the
song, so
they all
just stopped
playing,
with Rourke
(the
organiser of
the whole
thing)
grabbing the
mike off
Ryder and
saying "See
you all next
year".
Hopefully
so...
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January 29th,
2006 |
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www.nme.com
The Smiths'
legends
Johnny Marr
and
Andy Rourke
were
reunited
onstage for
the first
time in
almost 20
years in
Manchester
last night
(January
28).
The old pals
came
together
during an
evening of
many
collaborations
at the
Manchester
vs Cancer
charity
event,
organised by
Rourke.
The bash
triumphantly
hosted the
cream of the
city's
talent for
the benefit
of
pioneering
cancer
hospital,
Christies.
A packed
MEN Arena
witnessed
Marr,
appearing
with his
band
The Healers,
begin his
set with a
storming
version of
The Smiths'
classic
'There Is A
Light That
Never Goes
Out'.
He then
invited
Rourke
onstage,
stating, "I
first played
with this
guy at
school in
1978 and we
last played
together in
1987. We've
done some
good things
and some not
so good
things, but
it's been
too long
really and
now is a
good a time
as ever." To
the absolute
delight of
the crowd,
the pair
then
launched
into another
Smiths
favourite,
'How Soon Is
Now?'.
However,
after one
song
together,
Marr
reverted
back to
The Healers'
new
material,
but not
before
embracing
Rourke
as the
bassist left
the stage.
After short,
sharp sets
from Nine
Black Alps,
Stephen
Fretwell
and Elbow,
Rourke
reappeared
to play with
Badly Drawn
Boy on
'Everybody's
Stalking'.
Doves were
the most
accommodating
band of the
night,
allowing for
a host of
star players
to join
them.
Collaborating
with Badly
Drawn Boy on
'Disillusion',
Marr
and
New Order's
Bernard
Sumner
then arrived
for a
slightly
chaotic
version of
Lou Reed's
'Vicious'.
Sumner,
clearly
moved by the
occasion,
declared his
appreciation
to the crowd
with
characteristic
modesty
saying, "I'm
not turning
into
Bob Geldof.
Don't worry,
I'm still a
twat."
Completing
the
once-in-a-lifetime
nature of
the night,
New Order
played a set
entirely of
Joy Division
songs. Bass
player
Peter Hook
told the
adoring
masses that
it was,
"time to
tear the
fuckin'
house down".
Set
highlights
included
'Transmission',
'Warsaw'
and
'Love Will
Tear Us
Apart'.
The finale
involved the
full cast of
characters
on stage to
play out
with
Happy
Mondays'
'Wrote For
Luck',
with vocal
duties
delivered by
Shaun Ryder.
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January 27th,
2006 |
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Become Part
Of The
Community
Proposed
Tracks:
§ 1 track (The Village - New Order) by David Potts of RAM (ex-Monaco).
§ 1 video of David Potts' track, as the result of the music video contest
§ 1 remix of David Potts' track - David will judge the best himself
§ 3 cover versions selected by the producers
§ 10 cover versions as performed and recorded by the winners of the forthcoming contest
As at 1st
January
2006, any
bands and
individual
musicians
are invited
to submit
their own
cover
versions of
New Order
and/or Joy
Division
tracks for
entry into
the online
competition
to find the
best
versions for
inclusion on
'Community
2'.
As before,
all tracks
received
will be
entered into
the
competition
and all
visitors to
NewOrderOnline
will be
given the
opportunity
to vote for
their
favourite on
a knock-out
round basis.
The ten
lucky
winners will
have their
tracks
featured on
the
'Community
2' Album,
alongside
track by
David Potts.
For all
those
interested
parties who
are not
musicians
but feel
that they
could do
justice to
another
artist's
recording by
creating a
great remix,
there's the
opportunity
to submit a
remix of
'The
Village' by
David Potts.
There will
also be a
sleeve
competition
that will
start very
soon. The
final
product will
be sent to
the band and
their
management
and will be
sold with a
free
compilation
of original
material
from the
winning
artists.
For full
details of
how to get
one of your
tracks in
the running
for
inclusion on
'Community
2', or to
submit a
remix,
visit:
http://community.neworderonline.com
or contact
community@neworderonline.com
and become
part of the
Community...
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January 26th,
2006 |
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Kevin
Cummins
Arca
A portfolio
of 11
Gelatin-silver
prints
Paper size:
20" x 16"
Each in an
edition of
75, 10AP’s
signed and
numbered by
Kevin
Cummins
Published by
Paul Stolper
Paul Stolper
is pleased
to announce
the launch
of a
portfolio of
11
photographs
of
Joy Division
and Ian
Curtis by
Kevin
Cummins.
This group
will be
exhibited at
the Paul
Stolper
gallery
from 9
February to
11 March
2006.
Never before
has this
most iconic
set of
images been
collated and
exhibited
together.
Both
Joy Division’s
music and
Kevin
Cummins
photographs
captured a
particular
moment in
English
culture; the
transition
from Punk to
Indie. Today
they have
assumed such
status that
the images
are cited
and
referenced
in art,
fashion and
graphics.
Whilst the
music was
the most
important
part of
Joy Division’s
oeuvre,
Kevin
Cummins’
photographs
were
integral to
our visual
perception
of the band.
Shot in
monochrome,
exactly as
they would
be used in
the music
press, the
photographs
acted as the
visual
counterpart
to the
music. Taken
in rehearsal
rooms in
Little Peter
Street, an
old
Manchester
warehouse,
or outdoors
in Cathedral
Yard, they
mirror
perfectly
both the
intensity
and intimacy
of
Joy Division’s
unique
sound. They
are
beautiful
haunting
images of a
hopeful
young band.
There is a
striking
poignancy to
them when we
look at them
now, knowing
how
subsequent
events
unfolded,
with the
tragic
suicide of
singer Ian
Curtis on
the eve of
the band’s
first
American
tour.
The
photographs
document
Manchester
the city as
much as they
do
Joy Division,
and as with
all great
photographs
they reveal
as much
about the
protagonists
as they do
their
setting. As
an urban
background,
Manchester
was
intrinsically
linked to
the group,
and fed into
the group’s
music.
Visually the
cold snow
covered
streets,
empty
motorways,
and dark
barren
warehouses,
so perfectly
captured by
Kevin, find
echoes in
their
music.
Where groups
like the Sex
Pistols, and
for that
matter the
corporate
music
industry as
a whole was
so strongly
linked to
London,
Joy
Division
and
Manchester
are forever
locked
together in
Kevin
Cummins
stunning
works.
Paul Stolper
78 Luke
Street
London EC2A
4PY
Tel/Fax 00
44 (0) 20
7739 6504
www.paulstolper.com
info@paulstolper.com
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January 20th,
2006 |
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New Order
will be
releasing
through
New State
(http://www.newstate.co.uk)
a
set of 12 NO
12” vinyl
reissues to
hit the
stores in
late Feb.
New Order
12 x 12”
Cat no:
nser007
5050072401163
Waiting For
A Sirens
Call
A Planet
Funk Remix
7.25
B Asle Dub
9.19
Cat no:
nser008
5050072401262
Someone Like
You
A James
Holden Heavy
Dub 10.00
B Someone
Like You
Funk D’Void
Remix 9.56
Cat no:
nser009
5050072401361
A Confusion
- Koma &
Bones Remix
8.55
B Crystal -
Lee Coombs
Remix 8.44
Cat no:
nser010
5050072401460
A Confusion
- Pump Panel
Reconstruction
10.11
B1
Everything’s
Gone Green -
Dave Clarke
Remix 5.12
B2 Waiting
For A Sirens
Call -
Filterheadz
Remix 7.18
Cat no:
nser011
5050072401569
A Jetstream
- Phela
Vocal Remix
8.59
B Someone
Like You -
Future Shock
Vocal 8.04
Cat no:
nser012
5050072401668
A1 Krafty -
Riton Remix
6.54
A2 Jetstream
- Tom
Neville Dub
6.37
B1 Krafty -
The Glimmers
Dub 5.53
Cat no:
nser014
5050072401767
A We’re Here
To Stay -
Thee
Extended
Glitz Mix
8.09
B Jetstream
- Jacques Lu
Cont Dub
8.31
Cat no:
nser015
5050072401866
A1 Bizarre
Love
Triangle -
Shep
Pettibone
Remix 6.43
A2 Round &
Round -
Kevin
Saunderson
Remix 7.11
B1 True
Faith - Shep
Pettibone
Remix 9.02
B2 Fine Time
- Steve
‘Silk’
Hurley Remix
9.18
Cat no:
nser016
5050072401965
A1 True
Faith - King
Roc Remix
8.18
B1 Regret -
Tocadisco
Remix 6.05
B2 Regret -
Tocadisco
Dub 5.44
Cat no:
nser017
5050072402061
A Blue
Monday -
Original 88
Version 7.28
B Blue
Monday -
Hardfloor
Remix 8:35
Cat no:
nser018
5050072402160
A1 Bizarre
Love
Triangle -
Richard X
Remix 7.04
A2 Jetstream
- Arthur
Baker Remix
7.00
B1
Shellshock -
John Robie
Remix 6.30
B2 Thieves
Like Us -
12” Extended
Mix 6.52
Cat no:
nser019
5050072402269
A1
Subculture -
Dub Vulture
Mix 7.59
B1 State Of
The Nation -
Shame Of The
Nation Mix
8.02
B2 I Told
You So -
Stuart
Price’s
Remix 5.25
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January 13th,
2006 |
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Check out
Michael
Shamberg's
website,
the man
behind so
many New
Order
videos.
Great inside
stories.
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January 8th,
2006 |
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PETER HOOK
(FROM NEW
ORDER, DOING
A 2 HOUR DJ
SET),
US TOUR IN
JANUARY 2006
12th
Baltimore-
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-Confirmed -
13th
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Ice House
lounge-
Confirmed
14th
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-Detroit
Bar-
Confirmed
15th
San Diego -Casbah-Confirmed
Supporting
The Editors
16th
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17th
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City-confirmed
venue TBA
18th
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street
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Supporting
Mani The
Stone
Roses-Primal
Scream
20th
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21st
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TBA
–Confirmed
Supporting
The Editors
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