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

Stereogum — Joy Division were one of the first bands in England to play post-punk instead of merely punk, and Worf (portrayed by actor Michael Dorn) was one of the first Klingons in the Star Trek universe to be portrayed as a protagonist instead of merely a vill... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The remark that New Order cofounder Bernard Sumner made between songs at the Greek Theatre on Sunday wasn't meant to sound as flip as it did. But as time passes, the devastation over the loss of a friend evolves. Life goes on, and the wound gradually... more info

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Stereogum — Later this year New Order frontman Bernard Sumner will release his autobiography Chapter And Verse (New Order, Joy Division And Me). As you you can gather from that title, the memoir will cover his long career in Joy Division and its abrupt, tragic e... more info

Stereogum — The Danish postpunkers Lower are the rare European band to show almost as much influence from the Dead Kennedys as they do from Joy Division. The band’s roiling sprint somehow manages to be fractured and frantic, even as it broods. Next week, the b... more info