Guardian Music — You don't have to be famous to get nominated for an Ivor Novello award. It's about whether anybody thinks the work is any goodBeing a writer as well as a producer, I always think that, just as a great script might not always turn into a great film, a... more info

Stereogum — The electronic Swedish/American Berlin/Milan/Paris-based trio Thieves Like Us are nodding to New Order, of course, but also apparently to actual thieves. As the story goes, the band met at a picnic in East Berlin in 2002 and recorded their second alb... more info

Guardian Music — Jon Dennis reads a sad story of decline through the ephemera of rockThere are no Jamie Reid designs for the Sex Pistols in this book, or any of Peter Saville's for Joy Division and New Order. Indeed, there's no punk or new wave. The canon of "classic... more info

Time Out, London — The last time the dynamic duo played this venue, just after its refurbishment in 2007, they almost bass-quaked it back to rubble with a widely celebrated greatest hits set, which showcased their patented outsize party jams interspersed with cheeky sa... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The penultimate posting with songs found on the 1986 compilation LP A Different Kind Of TensionSide B : Track 2mp3 : Vee VV - The Romance Is Over Now this was the toughest of the lot to find info about, but thankfully the interwebby thing makes it a ... more info

Guardian Music — Thirty years after the death of Ian Curtis, Peter Hook brings his Joy Division pal to lifeIn the newly converted rehearsal studio behind his Alderley Edge home, Peter Hook is sifting through his personal collection of Joy Division memorabilia, includ... more info

Guardian Music — This Baltimore trio fuse the synth melancholy of New Order with the gruff melodrama of Tom Waits. Swordfishtechnique, anyone?Hometown: Baltimore.The lineup: J Gerrit Welmers (synthesisers, programming), William Cashion (bass), Samuel T Herring (vocal... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — There's still about a month and change before Cold Cave's remix-loaded new single, the "Life Magazine" 12", drops via Matador. We've already spun Pantha du Prince's typically astral take, and now the remix by legendary producer Arthur Baker (Afrika B... more info

Guardian Music — Troubled singer invites former Oasis frontman to come and have a go if he thinks he's hard enoughIt's been 15 years since his last record, but Adam Ant has celebrated his return with an extraordinary interview in which he claims he would beat Liam Ga... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — It's rare that a crowd will go with along with a band who play their opening song twice in a row, even less so when said song is ten minutes long. It's a testament to LCD Soundsystem then that they hold tonight's sold out crowd in their hands for twe... more info