Guardian Music — Manchester band's first festival date in seven years sees them join a lineup that includes the xx, Justice and Azealia BanksNew Order will headline the Saturday night at this year's Bestival, joining a bill that includes Sigur Rós, the xx, Justice a... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Vaccines* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thevaccines)' debut album has been announced as the Xfm (http://www.xfm.co.uk) "New Music Award" winner. The award was decided by a panel of judges featuring Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order), Dom Howard ... more info

Guardian Music — Graham Coxon invites you to nominate local support acts on his tour of upcoming album A+E (13-30 Apr, starts at O2 Academy Oxford, grahamcoxon.co.uk) …New Order get motoring, minus Peter Hook, for their first UK tour in six years (26 Apr-5 May, sta... more info

ContactMusic — New Order may record a new album The pioneering indie-dance band have reformed without bass player Peter Hook for a series of live shows across the world and singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner hopes they eventually get to record new material... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and The Vaccines are among the artists nominated for XFM's New Music Award.The award, which is given to the best album released by a British artist in the previous year, will be given out on February 8 at... more info

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ContactMusic — British rocker Peter Hook is writing a book about his time in Joy Division to help him come to terms with frontman Ian Curtis death Inside Joy Division will chronicle Hooks career and relationship with troubled singer Curtis who took his own life in ... more info

ContactMusic — Peter Hook is consulting his attorneys after threatening legal action against his former New Order bandmates for using the groups name The bassist was furious after frontman Bernard Sumner drummer Stephen Morris and keyboard player Gillian Gilbert re... more info

ContactMusic — Peter Hook is bemused by Disneys new Joy Division-inspired T-shirt insisting he can appreciate the irony after years of avoiding overt promotion as a young rocker Fans were outraged after Disney bosses began selling the garment which features Mickey.... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Many fans of Joy Division were aghast yesterday over Disney’s new Mickey Mouse t-shirt that (lovingly or cluelessly) riffed on the Manchester post-punk band’s iconic album art for 1979's “Unknown Pleasures.” But the design’s unlikely pairin... more info