Guardian Music — Former New Order bassist Peter Hook, ex-Smiths drummer Mike Joyce and Badly Drawn Boy will all be on hand for a music-themed tour of Manchester more info

Pitchfork — -- Szampler, the new cassette-only release from Fennesz, collects samples from Christian Fennesz's old samplers, which he used in his work from 1989 to 1996. Szampler is out now on the new cassette-only label the Tapeworm, and it's limited to 500 cop... more info

Guardian Music — Freebass, comprising bassists from New Order, the Smiths and the Stone Roses, release EP featuring vocals from the Charlatans' Tim Burgess and, er, Howard MarksWith little fanfare – or even a bass solo – the all-bass supergroup, Freebas... more info

Guardian Music — Leadmill, SheffieldNew Order may have split, but its members seem busier than ever. Bassist turned author turned club promoter Peter Hook is embarking on a speaking tour, while Bernard Sumner, Steve Morris and Phil Cunningham have formed Bad Lieutena... more info

NME — Ex-drug dealer Howard Marks to compere evenings more info

ContactMusic — British rocker PETER HOOK is to reveal all about his time with JOY DIVISION and NEW ORDER on a new spoken-word tour.The bass player has unveiled a 16-date U.K. tour,... more info

NME — Peter Hook 'deeply shocked' to hear of Cassidy's death more info

ContactMusic — Former JOY DIVISION star PETER HOOK recently completed one of the band's lost songs 30 years after the group dissolved - but he's refusing to record the track because he... more info

The Independent — Peter Hook, Joy Division/New Order more info

Guardian Music — The Factory, Manchester"We made history, not money," reads Peter Hook's T-shirt, referring to how the bassist's bands, Joy Division and New Order, changed the course of music, but saw the proceeds disappear into FAC251 The Hacienda. Hook's recent hil... more info