NME — "We banged heads many times, but I had great admiration for him" Peter Hook and Mark E Smith Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook has covered The Fall‘s ‘Totally Wired’ in tribute to the late …Continue reading » The po... more info

Stereogum — Chain Cult, a new trio from the ancient Greek city of Athens, have an interesting take on postpunk. Their music churns and broods like prime Joy Division, and its murmuring bass and flinty guitar are pretty much exactly what comes to mind when you he... more info

NME — "This is the story of four ordinary lads" ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ – Joy Division: Not just one of the best break-up songs, but one of the best songs full stop (it finished second in NME's top 500 songs of all time list earlier this year)... more info

Stereogum — Peter Hook was dealing with a two-year legal dispute with his former band New Order up until September. Thankfully he’s put the bricks down and picked his bass back up to pay homage to his late Joy Division bandmate Ian Curtis with a cover of "Atmo... more info

XLR8R — Moscow artist Vasily Konstantinovsky (a.k.a. Bvoice) began his life as a selector around 1995, DJing some of the first venues offering electronic music in Russia. Bvoice's tastes were honed on a healthy diet of work from Brian Eno, Harold... more info

Metalsucks — Joy Division: now with more anger and less sadness! The post Happy Happy Joy Division: Cult of Luna Cover “24 Hours” appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — AutobahnFrom: Leeds, EnglandIf you want a flavour of the Autobahn sound head over to their Facebook or Twitter pages where you'll see a profile pic of a hearse with the band name on top spelled out as a wreath. This is a serious band for serious ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Health, “Blue Monday” (Loma Vista). The Los Angeles quartet long ago earned the cred to tackle this dance floor classic by New Order, which was commissioned for the new Charlize Theron thriller “Atomic Blonde.” Originally writ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Health, “Blue Monday” (Loma Vista). The Los Angeles quartet long ago earned the cred to tackle this dance floor classic by New Order, which was commissioned for the new Charlize Theron thriller “Atomic Blonde.” Originally writ... more info

Stereogum — Muse got rained out on the first night of Lollapalooza, but the Killers tried to make up for it last night, performing a cover-filled set that included Muse's "Starlight," the Smashing Pumpkins' "Disarm," and Joy Division's "Shadowplay," which they p... more info