DrownedInSound — Listen to this week's Spotifriday playlist, featuring a whole lot from our end of year content and more, including LCD Soundsystem, Shearwater, Gang Of Four, Deftones, Joy Division, Dirty Projectors and, of course, more. Read the full story on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Peter Hook @ the Philly show on 12/2/10 (King Taco) As a tour repeatedly billed as "Peter Hook Presents Unknown Pleasures," it wholly delivered on the premise. The New Order track-free set featured note-nailing impressions of Joy Division's "No Love.... more info

NME — Drummer speaks at NME/Rough Trade Shops Q&A more info

DrownedInSound — If you are a Joy Division fan and are not satisfied with the CDs and LPs that you already have, and have fifty quid to spare, then this release, of which only 5000 copies are being made, could be for you. The music is ace, but you already knew that.... more info

The Quietus — The Quietus speaks to former Joy Division and New Order drummer about the release of +- more info

The Vinyl Villain — So far, the series has featured what could be accurately described as classic acts – The Jam, The Police, Orange Juice, Joy Division, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, Magazine and Talking Heads none of whom have released a new LP in years. Not so with... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Soul newcomer Diane Birch had earlier hinted to Pop & Hiss that her next album would be "funky and dark," and apparently she wasn't kidding. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Soul newcomer Diane Birch had earlier hinted to Pop & Hiss that her next album would be "funky and dark," and apparently she wasn't kidding. Though the Brooklyn-based artist, who honed her skills working hotel bars around Los Angeles, hasn't... more info

Chorus.fm — Seems like Peter Hook (*New Order*, *Joy Division*) is wanting to record (http://www.pedestrian.tv/music/news/peter-hook-to-record-new-joy-division-ep-uhoh/28450.htm) a new *Joy Division* EP with his band, *The Light *and former* Happy Mondays *singe... more info

Guardian Music — This week we teased a new track out of the Streets. Next time, we'll be guesting on the Kanye album. PossiblyFive things we learned from the music blog•Mike Skinner is not too busy to write a song for the Guardian•James McMahon was not too busy t... more info