Core News — “Iggy continues in his new Friday night slot serving you up a sonic cocktail to start the weekend off including Joy Division, Beck, Thelonius Monk and Julie London. Iggy’s musical legacy has inspired and energised rock and roll’s alternative sp... more info

Stereogum — Shadow Age hail from Virginia, but their breed of hollowed-out post-punk sounds like it could’ve emerged from the UK around the time Joy Division were on the up-and-up. This isn’t a comparison to the Manchester greats, but rather, a compliment to... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rare Oasis tapes are to go under the hammer.The two cassettes include the band’s first-ever demo from late 1991 and January 1992.Both have a listed price of £1,000 to £1,500 and are owned by broadcaster and TV presenter Terry Christian.One, descr... more info

Stereogum — Well I for one am pretty happy to see that the collective rage of the internet has shifted to Brunchgate after a solid half-week of The Koztroversy (eh? no?). Obviously I did my part to help fan the flames of the latter, which sort of came into sharp... more info

Stereogum — The former Joy Division and New Order bandmates Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner have been publicly feuding ever since 2007, when Hook left New Order and effectively broke up the band. New Order have been touring without Sumner lately, and Hook has been... more info

NME — The former Joy Division and New Order member opens up in a new interview in this week's NME magazine more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mute signees New Order (who no longer count Peter Hook as a member) have now launched a Joy Division Twitter account, but apparently no one told Peter Hook and he doesn't sound too happy about that. As you can... more info

NME — Bass player says "it would have been nice to have been informed" about decision more info

The Telegraph — Interpol's return sees them trying to emulate Joy Division's melancholic tension but missing the mark once again more info

The Independent — The world’s oldest professional orchestra is to pay homage to Manchester's old Free Trade Hall, a venue which has hosted some of the definitive moments in British classical, pop and rock music history - including the punk gig which influenced the f... more info