XFM.co.uk — Notes belonging to the late Rob Gretton are to be published in a limited edition book. Find out what New Order could have been called and which JD song was originally called 'Moderation'... more info

Big Stereo — Sucker for three things: 1) Covers, 2) Joy Division and 3) OrtzRoka. Bonus points for all three. OrtzRoka’s cover never strays far from the original — but “Love Will Tear Us Apart” certainly lends itself well to OrtzRoka. OrtzRoka - “Love... more info

Pitchfork — War Child is a charity that provides humanitarian assistance to children in war zones across the world. Its mission is "to place faith in the next generation." For the latest in its series of benefit compilation albums (see also 1995's Help and 2005'... more info

Guardian Music — Heroes will feature the Kooks covering the Kinks, Hot Chip covering Joy Division, and Duffy covering, er, Wings more info

Guardian Music — Heroes will feature the Kooks covering the Kinks, Hot Chip covering Joy Division, and Duffy covering, er, Wings more info

Idolator — Come November, the UK charity War Child will release a new all-covers album, Heroes, as a way to raise funds for its efforts to protect children in conflict-ravaged areas around the globe. So far, the tracklisting is as such: Duffy covering "Live & L... more info

Idolator — Much like its sonic accompaniment, the video for TV On The Radio's "Golden Age" is pretty great in so many ways, I'd probably run out of characters in this text-entry box to describe it. Sure, it has references to Joy Division and the Care Bears, to... more info

Pitchfork — With New Order pretty much a thing of the past (at least according to Peter Hook), it's only proper that we take some time to revel in their past glories. And what more glorious period is there in New Order's past than their run of 1980s full-lengths... more info

Perfect Porridge — Tenebrism is a group work first performed at the Artery24 Performance Art Festival at the Soap Factory this July. Twin Cities Theatre Company Lamb Lays with Lion is re-mounting this work that “runs the gamut from Caravaggio to Jesus and Joy Divisio... more info

Pitchfork — Sure, the question marks abound here, but the words in front of them are far too interesting to simply ignore. According to a recent BBC report [via NME.com], UK nocturnal concoctors Hot Chip have a couple covers in the works that should raise an eye... more info