Peter Hook to Release Memoir About Joy Division
Joy Division’s Peter Hook is set to release a memoir about his time with the iconic band. The book is titled Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division. Publishers Simon & Schuster announced that the book will be published on Oct. 1. Throughout the years, Hook has had a thorough inside look at fame and rock and roll, both with Joy Division and with the band reformed as New Order following singer Ian Curtis’ suicide.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsNew 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
Found in: Music, NewsNew 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
Found in: Concerts, NewsPeter 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
Found in: Music, NewsPeter 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
Found in: Music, NewsEven Members of All-Bass Supergroup Freebass Seem to Regret Band's Creation
When, during promotions for your band’s debut EP, you describe making it as “a living hell,” as Peter Hook did when describing the making of Two Worlds Collide, you know something has gone terribly wrong. In the case of Hook’s Freebass, a band formed by the bassists for Manchester greats The Smiths, Joy Division and Stone Roses, we guess things started to go wrong around the time they decided it was a good idea to make an all-bass supergroup.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNew Order's Peter Hook Announces Spoken-Word Tour
Peter Hook has worn many hats in his long career: bassist for Joy Division/New Order, co-founder of Manchester night club The Hacienda, author, DJ. This spring, he’ll undertake a spoken-word tour with Howard Marks. Their An Evening of Unknown Pleasures kicks off in Birmingham in April (via Spinner).... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPeter Hook Writes About The Hacienda
Peter Hook, bassist for New Order and Joy Division, is writing a book about The Hacienda club. The book, tentatively titled How Not To Run A Club, will deal with the Manchester, England club, which played a large part in changing the face of club culture not only in England, but around the world. The Hacienda, which was financed by New Order and Factory Records head Tony Wilson, hosted Madonna on her first UK tour and was featured in the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People. It closed in the mid-‘90s. Says Hook, “I realized I’d bored my friends for... read more
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