ContactMusic — British rockers New Order held a seance to contact the spirit of their late bandmate Ian Curtis in the hope he could tell them where to locate their stolen equipment after a theft. The World in Motion hitmakers first found fame as Joy Division in the... more info

Guardian Music — Sleeve designer Peter Saville talks us through his favourite designs for Joy Division and New OrderGareth Grundy more info

Guardian Music — Barry Adamson played bass for post-punk pioneers Magazine before going on to write film scores for David Lynch. We salute an unsung Manc music legendWe can all reel off the obvious names – New Order, The Smiths, The Stone Roses – but one man rar... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Excellent BBC FOUR Documentary, originally aired in 2009, following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage. In the late 1970s, small pockets of electronic artists in... more info

Altsounds — Joy Division and New Order man joins the London duo on their new single, taken from the band's second album Self Help for Beginners due for release 20th June on their own label Bad Life. With their long awaited second album also set to drop on 20th ... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Finally! I have my own FM radio show! This is a very exciting week for me as though I’ve had various college radio shows over the past few years, they’ve all been internet streaming only. Now ... more info

Guardian Music — This Romanian rave-pop star has already sold 350,000 downloads in the UK. How did that happen? Please let us knowHometown: Neptun, Romania.The lineup: Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu (vocals).The background: Please allow us, for the second time today, to... more info

Stereogum — This summer Rhino releases the 18 track comp Total: From Joy Division to New Order, which ought to help fans frame the legendary bands’ evolutionary lineage/enjoyment of royalties. Teasing aside, it is the first time the two bands appear on the sam... more info

NME — Details of a new 'Best Of' compilation also announced more info

Gigwise — Set for release June 6... more info