Peter Hook is bemused by Disneys new Joy Division-inspired T-shirt insisting he can appreciate the irony after years of avoiding overt promotion as a young rocker Fans we...
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A new t-shirt resembling 'Unknown Pleasures' artwork for sale on Disney site
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The Maccabees, On tourOnce an appealingly eccentric indie band, the Maccabees have since signed a major deal and streamlined their sound. No one would begrudge them that,...
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Canada's Voivod are one of heavy metal's most unique, beloved treasures. Now their extraordinary early recordings are getting an official releaseFor Voivod's drummer Mich...
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This group of young ideologues seem to relish their own discontent. Meet the Mancunian Manics …Hometown: Manchester.The lineup: Jamie Lee (vocals, guitar), Charlie ...
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If you're expecting this girl group to sound like a surrogate Saturdays, think again: this is polished, well-produced stuffHometown: London.The lineup: Monique Robert, As...
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Le Bataclan, ParisWith Mancunians New Order about to play their first gig since 2006 (and their first ever without bassist Peter Hook), and news from back home announcing...
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The best of your comments on the latest films and musicWe used to have rules about T-shirts," thisperson reminisced. "You weren't 'allowed' to wear a shirt of a band you ...
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Peter Hook, the bassist and founding member of Joy Division and New Order, has vowed to "fuck over" his old bandmates "in any possible way" after they announced a pair o...
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Their home was the centre of mod and Oi!, but east London's Wasted Youth chose a darker path Released in 1980, when being influenced by the Velvet Underground seemed brea...
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by BBG 1/4 of Joy Division (aka Peter Hook) performing as Joy Division in Brest, 9th March 2011 "I first heard about this on Monday and it has taken me completely by surp...
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Guardian and Observer writers are picking their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Dave Simpson explains why Joy Division's Close...
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It's not Disco Inferno's talk of cities on the brink of meltdown that makes their songs seem prescient, but more how fragile they soundIt has been one of those weeks wher...
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Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same – Jude Rogers celeb...
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Cher Lloyd Swagger Jagger (Syco) Music exec: Ciao. We've got to come up with a chart-topping tune for that girl who didn't win X Factor once.Minion: Sorry boss – yo...
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