NME — Bassist rants on Twitter as the group break up before album release more info

Undercover, Australia — Andy Rourke, one time member of the Smiths, has confirmed that he will not be a part of Freebass during their world tour. more info

NME — Freebass becomes two bass as founder moves to New York more info

Guardian Music — Former Smiths member leaves all-bass supergroup he founded with New Order's Peter Hook and the Stone Roses' ManiThe bad joke known as Freebass, the all-bass super-group, just got a little less funny, as former Smiths member Andy Rourke has left the b... more info

NME — Group played FAC 251 as part of their debut gig-run more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-03 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tuts06-04 Carlisle, Scotland - The Brickyard06-06 Middlesbrough, England - Middlesbrough Live Festival more info

NME — Peter Hook, Andy Rourke and co will begin the gig-run in York on May 31 more info

Pitchfork — NME reports that former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook is taking Unknown Pleasures, Joy Division's classic debut album, on tour. Hook will commemorate the 30th anniversary of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis' death by playing the album... more info

Pitchfork — -- Szampler, the new cassette-only release from Fennesz, collects samples from Christian Fennesz's old samplers, which he used in his work from 1989 to 1996. Szampler is out now on the new cassette-only label the Tapeworm, and it's limited to 500 cop... more info