KEXP Seattle — For New Order fans, it has been a long, bitter wait for Lost Sirens. In the almost eight years since the release of Waiting for the Siren’s Call, much animosity has plagued the band’s ability (or desire) to release any new material or tour togeth... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Recently Sony issued an 86 song box set of unreleased Bob Dylan recordings.  It was a European only release, limited to only 100 copies, and it was done for one reason only: because the copyrights were about to expire.  Not only is it astonishing t... more info

ContactMusic — We’re still in a period of calm for the music industry, as far as album releases go. What this does mean for those that do release albums at the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Rockers release previously unused songs from 2005 sessions Back when they were recording their 2005 LP, Waiting for the Sirens' Call, post-punk torchbearers New Order ended up with a handful of extra songs. They will finally see release on Janu... more info

Consequence of Sound — The eight-track rarities collection is finally here. more info

Music For Ants — I’ve been in blog hibernation the last couple weeks (I’ll use the excuse that I’ve been working on year-end lists) but I’ve been snapped out by Chromatics‘ gorgeous cover of New Order‘s “Ceremony”, from Johnny Jewel’s Black & White ... more info

Guardian Music — Event founded by DJ Rob da Bank named best major festival of 2012, while newcomer Festival No 6 also wins bigBestival has been named the best major festival of 2012 at the ninth annual UK Festival awards. Founded by DJ Rob da Bank and his wife Josie,... more info

Guardian Music — Wu Lyf among growing number of UK rock acts unable to bear intense pressure of social media scrutinyLive fast, die young was famously the title of a biography of James Dean. But as a motto, it could apply to a growing number of young British rock ban... more info

Guardian Music — The Corona Capital festival took place in Mexico City in mid-October, featuring performances from New Order, Suede, Florence and the Machine, Major Lazer and more more info

KEXP Seattle — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday … in recent years the post-Thanksgiving calendar has started to look like a short list of working titles for aborted New Order songs. But there’s more to the season than just shopping. The holi... more info