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New Order's Waiting for the Siren’s Call Outtakes Collection has a Tracklist

Consequence of Sound reported today that New Order will release a compilation of outtakes from their last release, 2005’s Waiting for the Siren’s Call.   read more

22 Awesome Break-Up Songs

Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard. Kim Kardashian and that really tall sports dude. It seems like there's been a slew of celebrity splits lately...  read more

New Order Reunites for Fundraisers Without Peter Hook

The Quietus reported yesterday that they will reunite for two fundraiser shows in Europe without founding member Peter Hook.  read more

Peter Hook Announces North American Tour

Joy Division’s bassist Peter Hook is taking the legendary post-punk band’s 1980 hit record Closer on tour....  read more

Joy Division/New Order Compilation to Include Unreleased Track

It’s been 31 years since Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis committed suicide and his band reformed as New Order. Rhino U.K. recently announced they will release a collection of iconic songs from each band: Total: From Joy Division to New Order, which will arrive June 6....  read more

The 50 Best British Artists of All Time

While all eyes are on the throne, we pay tribute to our 50 favorite British artists—a rock 'n roll royal family of sorts.  read more

The 10 Best Musician Biopics

For a biopic to be successful, it must overcome the difficult challenge of marrying the life of a real person with the structure of a captivating narrative. These 10 films accomplish this feat with some of our favorite musicians as their subjects.  read more

Peter Hook to Perform Closer Live, Re-Record Joy Division Tracks

After focusing much of his touring efforts around recreating Unknown Pleasures last year, former Joy Division bassist Peter Hook will continue to resurrect his band’s past work. Hook has revealed that he will be performing Closer in its entirety on May 18 at The Factory in Manchester with his band, The Light. This concert will be recorded for a vinyl-only release that may come out sometime later this year....  read more

Joy Division 7" Box Set Due Next Month

+-, a 7" vinyl box set from post-punk icons Joy Division, will be released on Dec. 6....  read more

Eighteen Band Names Inspired by Other Bands

It’s not unusual for young bands to draw inspiration straight from their members’ record collections. Sometimes, though, the influence isn’t strictly musical. Here are eighteen artists that took their very names from other bands—sometimes directly from song lyrics, occasionally from misunderstood quips, and once straight from a legend himself....  read more