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Guardian Music — Whoever invented 'forlorntronica' has a worthy successor in this Swedish purveyor of bedroom bliss-popHometown: Stockholm.The lineup: Christian Niva (vocals, music).The background: Christian Niva is a Swede who could pass as a Mancunian, or also a Ca... more info

The Vinyl Villain — THE SHOW IS WELL AND TRULY OVER, AND IT HAS BEEN FOR A WEE WHILE NOW As JC knows well, I had fallen out of love many, many years before New Order arrived in a dark, damp and drizzly Glasgow in October 2006 to play a couple of ‘Sold Out’ shows at ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — With more bands than ever name-checking Joy Division as a key influence, then it surely goes without saying that this, one of the last things they wrote as a band is timeless:-mp3 : New Order - Ceremony Ceremony was released on two occasions - March ... more info

NME — Canadian band dedicate award to David Bowie, The Smiths and New Order more info

Impose Magazine — Here's some records to be excited about in 2011. Cold Cave - Cherish The Light Years (Matador) Cold Cave is bringing back the upbeat, down-n-out electronic pulse and thump of New Order and Depeche Mode. Love Comes Close was an obvious homage to the ... more info

Guardian Music — (Modular)This Melbourne quartet's third album is almost like a mix tape, taking snatches of recognisable songs and blending them together into their own tracks with the aim of creating a greater whole. You'll hear a Fleetwood Mac bassline, a fragment... more info

Guardian Music — Musician turned farmer's four-day event will showcase music and food, with appearances from KT Tunstall and Richard CorriganBlur bassist turned country squire Alex James once confessed that in the heady days of Britpop he had spent £1m on champagne ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Gozra Lazano Beware of artists who have found God. It's all angels with broken wings and Babylon. UK eighties icon Boy George used a lot of drugs and got into loads of trouble, which was all over the tabloids. Reinventing himself as a DJ wor... more info