Guardian Music — It's a charity single for Comic Relief, but does that excuse the Auto-Tune in George Michael's New Order cover?The thing about using Auto-Tune is that it can mask a slight vocal weakness, or add a sudden sense of excitement to a line when used sparin... more info

The Vinyl Villain — It was Comrade Colin's musings about New Order the other week that got me thinking about this track from the LP Technique:-mp3 : New Order - Run I was surprised to find that I had never on TVV talked about or mentioned the fascinating story behind th... more info

Guardian Music — Pop star speaks of shame of being jailed and support he has received over drug problemsPop star George Michael has said he deserved to be jailed for a month after crashing his Range Rover while high on cannabis, describing the punishment as karma.The... more info

The Independent — George Michael is releasing a new single, 'True Faith', for Comic Relief. more info

ContactMusic — George Michael has revamped New Order's True Faith hit to help raise cash for charity. The track will be Michael's first new release since his walking free from jail in October (10). The Careless Whisper star served 27 days of an eight-week sen... more info

ContactMusic — George Michael is releasing a new single, 'True Faith', for Comic Relief. The 'Carless Whisper' singer has recorded a version the 1987 New Order single for the UK charity, the proceeds of which will go to helping the non profit organisation's work... more info

NME — The star does his bit for charity more info

Gigwise — He records 'True Faith' for Red Nose Day... more info

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