ContactMusic — Rocker Peter Hook has blasted his former New Order bandmates for reuniting without him insisting he knew nothing about the planned benefit shows Earlier this week beg05Sep11 it was announced Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris will be joined by keyboar... more info

Guardian Music — We were liveblogging, red carpeting and, er, red wining at the Mercurys as Polly Jean walked away victorious. As for you? You were mostly slagging off the Beatles ...All the chatter from this year's Mercury prizeRebecca Nicholson gives Mercury prize ... more info

NME — 'New Order without Peter Hook is like Sooty without Sweep' says bass player more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The bassist responds to this week's reunion reports... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Peter Hook and his new band The Light will perform his former group Joy Divisions iconic albums Closer and Unknown Pleasures in their entirety at a series of concerts later this month Sep11 The tour will begin at New Yorks Gramercy Theater nex... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Despite a general consensus that it's a not the greatest idea or use of his time, Peter Hook and his current band The Light continue to tour the Joy Division catalogue and will be in New York... more info

Guardian Music — Band will play two benefit gigs for film-maker Michael ShambergNew Order are to re-form without Peter Hook. Making no mention of their former bassist, the band's remaining lineup have announced they will reunite in October, playing two benefit gigs f... more info

ContactMusic — New Order are to reunite without bassist Peter Hook for two benefit shows in Europe this autumn (11), to honour ailing filmmaker Michael Shamberg. The British group, who last took to the stage in 2006, will perform at the Ancienne Belgique in Belgium... more info

The Quietus — ...but without Peter Hook and with Gillian more info

NME — Gillian Gilbert is part of the band's line-up for two gigs in Paris and Brussels though more info