Guardian Music — These Parisians are so in thrall to the sound of Madchester that they named themselves after the former Stone Roses frontmanHometown: Paris.The lineup: Sebi Browne (vocals) and Benjamin Browne (bass), joined by Denis Browne Jr, Hadrien Browne, and Ti... more info

The Quietus — New Order drummer passes on knowledge gained under Hannet more info

Detroit Free Press — Passion Pit has moved rapidly from a one-man dorm room project to full-fledged band playing high-profile gigs at the Bonnaroo, Coachella and Lollapalooza festivals. The saga began in Boston when Emerson College student Michael Angelakos recorded some... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I am of course refering to Gillian Gilbert and Steven Morris, the folk in New Order who weren't Barney or Hooky.Back in 1991, as if to prove they had as much talent as the more famous/notorious/attention-seeking members of the band, they combined to... more info

Musicnotes.com Blog — In celebration of the World Cup fever, we’ve arranged the UK’s favourite football anthem entitled World In Motion by New Order for piano, voice and guitar. Initially released to coincide with the 1990 World Cup, the original version features appe... more info

Totally Fuzzy — thiswayup said... The Chemical Brothers - Impossible Music Festival (2005) New Order - New York City (05-05-2005) The White Stripes - Concert Prive (2007) Cat Power - Live De La Semaine (2008) http://thiswayup.over-blog.com Mister Moods said... BRA... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Having got to #1 with the Norman Cook remix of Brimful Of Asher (as featured previously on this very blog), Cornershop finally had a profile after five years of obscurity.If there was any justice in the world, then this, one of a number of outstandi... more info

Undercover, Australia — Joy Division and New Order founder Peter Hook will perform the Joy Division debut `Unknown Pleasures` in Australia in September. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Roc Da Mic Right said... mos def-black on both sides n.e.r.d.-in search of nirvana-nevermind sean price-jesus price superstar uh huh her-common reaction http://rocdamicright.blogspot.com thanx to da fuzzy crew thiswayup said... LCD Soundsystem - Liv... more info

Stereogum — At around 3 minutes into “Bicycle,” Dayve Hawk’s Seek Magic standout modulates from its minor-key dancefloor elaborations into some major lifted New Order hommage, which is not coincidentally when the track takes off. Video man Jamie Harley k... more info