Guardian Music — Along with the rest of Throbbing Gristle, Sleazy was a bold provocateur and activist. But he was also one of the most innovative musicians of his generationIt's impossible to overstate the influence of Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson, who died in his s... more info

Guardian Music — Former Joy Division and New Order bassist to rework three tracks with ex-Happy Mondays singer Rowetta. There could even be an album in the pipeline ...Peter Hook has revealed plans to re-record three Joy Division songs on a new EP. Thirty years after... more info

NME — Bassist will work with former Happy Mondays singer Rowetta more info

Radio Exile — Welcome to the “lazy post!” “Converse releases the dynamic music video to the original song “Didn’t Know What Love Was” – a genre-blending collaboration featuring outstanding British artists Bernard Sumner from Bad Lieutenant, New Order... more info

411 Mania — From Jay-Z, Guns N' Roses, Fleetwood Mac and Iron Maiden to Joy Division, Isaac Hayes, Jimi Hendrix, Garbage and more, the 411 Staff continues their way through the alphabet with their top 5 favorite artists starting with the letters F to J! Check ou... more info

Scotsman.com — AT 55, Anton Corbijn came to movies comparatively late in life. The American is Corbijn's second film. His first, Control, was a bleak biopic of Joy Division's Ian Cur more info

Guardian Music — This Welsh singer might listen to every musical genre from Mali to Merthyr, but he couldn't sound more like Hothouse Flowers if he triedHometown: Penarth, Wales.The lineup: Pete Lawrie (vocals, guitar).The background: It's a frequently asked question... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Sharon Van Etten plays a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music. Vanity Fair excerpts Jay McInerney's forward from Kevin Cummins' new book, Joy Division. The Los Angeles Times profiles a Jordanian bookstore that specializes in forbidden books. Storychord, on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Weekend - Coma Summer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Weekend - End Times (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Young Prisms - Sugar (MP3) Weekend are pretty clean-cut looking dudes who make a dark-edged squall that shows a direct through-line from Joy Division..... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I received this email towards the end of last month:-I've been enjoying the blog a lot lately and, in particular, love the 5 album sides idea. I'd be curious to know which you'd pick for Talking Heads. I know you tend to focus on UK and especially S... more info