Guardian Music — This Manchester mope patrol strive for the soaring melancholia of Joy Division and the Cure, but sound like another Elbow or ColdplayHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Elliott Williams (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tom Dyball (bass), Marcus Wheeldon (gu... more info

Allmusic Blog — 1979 seemed to be overloaded with great singles in all sorts of areas. Most of the greatness was coming out of England, from the last gasp of punk (although it hardly sounded tired when Stiff Little Fingers pumped out "Alternative Ulster" and "Suspec... more info

ContactMusic — Bernard Sumner said he sometimes finds it "annoying" that he was in Joy Division.The guitarist with the cult band - who suffered a tragic end when their singer... more info

Guardian Music — The capital's soul is harder to pin down than other cities because its musical climate can change between postcodesIf London had the grid system of Manhattan, or had been rebuilt entirely like the Paris of Haussmann, then maybe it would have a readil... more info

NME — Ex-drug dealer Howard Marks to compere evenings more info

NME - The Bands Blog — See the new issue of NME to read more on the former New Order and Joy Division man's choices. My first record... T Rex - Ride A White Swan “I’d heard this on the radio and liked the guitar lick. If any readers could interpret the lyrics that w... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — "Mr. Peterson" from Mike Hadreas' Perfume Genius project is a lonely, heartbreaking piano ballad that tells a dark and disturbing story about a kid, an older dude, drugs, Joy Division, and death. See if you can figure out the rest. Transparent is put... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker PETER HOOK is to reveal all about his time with JOY DIVISION and NEW ORDER on a new spoken-word tour.The bass player has unveiled a 16-date U.K. tour,... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The Sight Below's 2008 album Glider touched on the liquid ambient throb of Gas and the crackling guitar processing of Fennesz, and this track from upcoming album It All Falls Apart, due April 6 on Ghostly, provides two additional twists. First, it's ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley invented the fictional duo Evelyn Evelyn, supposedly conjoined twin sisters sharing a passion for show tunes and Americana. They want us to believe that Eva and Lynn were born on September 11, 1985, on a small farm i... more info