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3 hrs ago | MediaGuardian.co.uk

New band of the day a " No 666: Detachments

With their synth-pop noir, Detachments are going to be competing for the title of 2010's best indie-techno miserablists Detachments ... doing the legacy of Joy Division and New Order proud Hometown: London.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, New Order

Sun Nov 08, 2009

ContactMusic.com

Madonna - Peter Hook Blasts Madonna

Peter Hook thinks Madonna is ''horrible'' and compared her to a ''Black Widow'' spider.

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Related Topix: New Order, Pop/Rock

The Local - Sweden's News in English

What's on in Sweden: November 6 - 12

What's on in Sweden: Selam African festival & gospel munificence in Stockholm; Cirque du Soleil and MJ Thriller in Gothenburg; Oumou Sangare in Malmo/Lund. STOCKHOLM Selam African Festival 2009 Selam African Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary with one of the biggest happenings in the music scene of African roots.

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Related Topix: Recreation, Sweden, World News, Ethnic, Oumou Sangare, Pop/Rock, Arts, Ballet

Fri Nov 06, 2009

ArtCal

Slater Bradley, if we were immortal

Team Gallery Soho 83 Grand Street, between Wooster and Greene, 212-279-9219 November 12 - December 19, 2009 Opening: Thursday, November 12, 6 - 8 PM Web Site Team is pleased to present a show of new work by Slater Bradley.

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Related Topix: Painting, Arts, Pop/Rock

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Tyee.ca

Dodging from a Distance

Cold Cave, looking all cold and cavey. Listen To This: Cold Cave -- " Love Comes Close " If you happen to be a musician with a penchant for moody post-punk riffs, you probably have a bone to pick with Ian Curtis.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Wesley, Vocal

Wed Nov 04, 2009

SpoonFed

Cold Cave at Madame Jojo's by Gina Louise

When Phil Oakey departed the music scene he left some big 80s boots to fill. Okay, so I know he's still about, but I'm going to pretend that the last disaster of a tour didn't happen and he left way back when the lop-sided hair cut was still going strong.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Tue Nov 03, 2009

A-Infos Radio Project

Cause and Effect: Interpol, Segment 1

Dark Entries - Bauhaus - In the Flat Field Fortune - Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance Hide - The Danse Society Seduction: The Society Collection Length Of Love - Interpol - Antics Man On A Threshold - B-Movie - Remembrance Day Interzone - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Loose Talk - Section 25 - Always Now White Life - The Names - Spectators Of ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Interpol, Bauhaus, Gothic, Sad Lovers & Giants

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Sound Generator

#27 - "Dance Like Me" by "Sugar Jesus"

" Electro Plated Thriller Pop " 'Sugar Jesus' is an award winning live electro pop act formed in September 2008.

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Related Topix: New Order, Pop/Rock

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Vancouver Sun

Lost soul's story repels, fascinates

Harry Treadway Where: Vic Rating: 4 Like many wrecks that line the fast lane's soft shoulder, there's something simultaneously repulsive and strangely alluring about casting an eye into the mangled cockpit of lost soul Ian Curtis, the lead singer of late-'70s Brit band Joy Division.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Thriller, Control, Science Fiction Movies

Music-News.com

Bad Lieutenant get Pixies support slot in US

Bad Lieutenant will be continuing on the back of their sell out Manchester and London shows performing as very special guests on the forthcoming UK leg of the Pet Shop Boys 'Pandemonium' tour in December.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Pixies, Chicago Metro, US Travel, Travel, Chicago Travel, New Order

Wed Oct 28, 2009

LiveDaily

Album Review: Bad Lieutenant, "Never Cry Another Tear"

's "Never Cry Another Tear" has some big shoes to fill. Not only does the act take its name from Abel Ferrara's acclaimed 1992 twisted cop flick, it's fronted by Bernard Sumner, the voice of New Order and guitarist/songwriter in Joy Division.

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Related Topix: New Order, Pop/Rock, Harvey Keitel

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Netscape

The Cure - Burn

The Cure - Burn >> Posted By scott4261 1 hour, 29 minutes ago in Arts & Entertainment Nearly one year after the death of Brandon Lee, his final movie the Crow is released.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, The Crow, Action Movies, Thriller, Pop/Rock, Suicide, Electronic

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Yale Daily News

Jee Bijan: Manifest-no

Sometimes it is a material thickness. But more often it exists as a lack. Its absence is weightier than its presence.

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Related Topix: New Order, Pop/Rock

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Ultimate-guitar.com

Editors: In This Light And On This Evening [Reviews]

Featured review by: UG Team , on october 21, 2009 1 of 1 people found this review helpful Sound: From the word go, this album sounds very much like Joy Division and New Order .

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Related Topix: Editors, Indie, Pop/Rock, New Order

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Ultimate-guitar.com

Pixies Announce Support Acts For US 'Doolittle Tour' [News]

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of their classic 1989 album Doolittle , the Pixies - Black Francis , Kim Deal , Joey Santiago and David Lovering - will kick off the 21-date US leg of their " Doolittle Tour " on Wednesday, November 4 at the Hollywood Palladium.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Pixies, New Order, Los Angeles, CA

Mon Oct 19, 2009

NME.com

Bernard Sumner - What Rock'N'Roll Has Taught Me

The ex-New Order frontman talks death, ego clashes and the darkness of Joy Division .

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Related Topix: New Order, Pop/Rock, Electronic

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The Independent

How not to run a club: Peter Hook on the true story of the Ha ienda

In an exclusive extract from a new book by Peter Hook, the New Order and Joy Division bassist tells how the Manchester club was born, why Madonna played her first UK gig in it, and how everyone who went there still owes him a tenner Getty Images Ex-New Order and Joy Division bassist Peter Hook has written a warts-and-all history of the famous ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, New Order

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Sound Generator

Ian Curtis portrait auctioned for charity

Pete McKee is to auction a picture of Ian Curtis for the Samaritans. An artist will auction off a cartoon portrait of Joy Division star Ian Curtis in a bid to raise funds for charity.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Spin

The Flaming Lips

The universe tends toward disarray. Stars explode. Planets collide. Singers in white suits douse themselves in fake blood.

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Related Topix: The Flaming Lips, Pop/Rock

NME.com

Peter Hook calls Morrissey a 'twat'

Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook has labelled fellow Mancunian Morrissey a "twat" after admitting there was an intense rivalry between his bands and The Smiths during the '80s. Speaking at a Q&A session on Saturday at Bristol Borders , where he was promoting his first book 'The HaA ienda: How Not To Run A Club' , Hook said he ...

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Related Topix: New Order, Pop/Rock, The Smiths

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