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News: Peter Hook & The Light Return to Australian Stages in July 2026

Peter Hook, the bassist behind Joy Division and New Order, is returning to Australia with his band @peterhook_thelight in July. The tour will mark the 25th anniversary of New Order's 'Get Ready', with the album being performed in full. Alongside it will come a sweep of essentials from both the adored Joy Division and New Order catalogs. #backseatdownunder #PeterHook #PeterHookandTheLight #NewOrder #JoyDivision

Meet: Peter Hook on Get Ready, touring and reclaiming the music

For Peter Hook, every album carries memories—some good, some bad. As he works through his incredible back catalogue, playing the albums in full with his band Peter Hook & The…

Live Review & Gallery: The Timeless New Order Takes On The Grand Sydney Opera House Forecourt – Eora Land/Sydney, 14.03.25

A full moon ballooned over the Opera House Forecourt, reflecting off the iconic sails as thousands of fans pushed through Sydney’s typical public transport chaos and signature late-summer humidity. The…

News: The legendary New Order announces Australian Tour in 2025.

In news just in, the legendary New Order have just announced an Australian tour for March 2025, including a performance on the iconic Sydney Opera House forecourt. The tour will…

Live Review: New Order / Confidence Man – 3Arena, Dublin 01.10.2023, plus Gallery and setlists

New Order rolled into a packed out 3Arena on the Dublin leg of their current UK and European tour, playing a fantastic set containing all the hits and more. Opening…

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Keeping Control : Independent Manchester Music Scene 1977-81 Remembered

April 26, 2023

Keeping Control: Independent Music from Manchester 1977-1981 Various Artists on Cherry Red Records (76 track 3xCD set) This a great collection of Manchester music from a 4-year period in its…

Meet: On the eve of his tour of Australia and New Zealand, we have a chat with the legendary Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order) about the origins of Joy Division, bass playing, being in a gang and touring.

It’s a slightly surreal experience to be talking to Peter Hook (Hooky), legendary bass player for Joy Division and New Order, thousands of kilometres away. I’m at the end of…

Feature / Playlist: Factory Records – A complete Spotify discography

FOLLOWING the success (well, relatively) of our John Peel playlist, in which we compiled all the Festive 50 tracks for every year John ran that feature all in one place…

News: Peter Hook and the Light Downunder – 2022 Australian/New Zealand Tour is announced

Peter Hook & The Light return to Australia and New Zealand in 2022 to perform Joy Division’s landmark albums, ‘Unknown Pleasures’ and ‘Closer’, in full and sequential order. Plus as…

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Album Review: Hatchie – Keepsake

Hatchie's debut album is remarkable: a mature, perfectly crafted pop masterpiece that, while drawing in a range of shimmering dream pop influences, is peerless and unique.

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