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

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

Undercover, Australia — Having being burnt badly with the Hacienda Club in the 70s, a subject of the movie 24 Hour Party People, former Joy Division and New Order guitarist Peter Hook was back working a new club in Manchester on Saturday night called FAC251. more info

Guardian Music — Last week we asked you to remember music about forgetting. Now we want you to suggest songs that have gone to la la landAmid all the songs about forgetting, those about remembering, those about trying not to remember, and, finally, those about gettin... more info

XLR8R — Late April's Donaufestival in Krems, Austria, will see a fascinating collaboration between the depressive pop of Xiu Xiu and the manic rhythms of Deerhoof. The two groups will be combining forces to perform the entirety of Unknown Pleasures, the... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — With a gospel foundation and a kitchen-sink mentality, the musical kin have cobbled a sound that has something for everyone. 'Use Somebody' is a huge hit that's inspired many covers and they have fou ... more info

DrownedInSound — The death of Tony (latterly Anthony H) Wilson, who signed first The Durutti Column then Curtis’s Joy Division to his Factory Records, was keenly felt across the music industry. Its impact on Reilly, who was at Wilson’s bedside at the ve... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slick 30th-anniversary show managed to mix experiments, history and surprises, with ... more info

Roundhouse, LondonThe magazine Roots has played a key role in promoting folk, world music and the varied fusions of the new roots scene, and this brave, unexpectedly slick 30th-anniversary show managed to mix experiments, history and surprises, with ... more info

Guardian Music — As they await their big break, today's young artists are having to make ends meet with day jobs. How are they coping?How does the average ­artist make a living? If you're Damien Hirst, of course, you need only flog a couple of sharks in formaldehy... more info