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He co-founded Joy Division before forming New Order. Now, bassist-turned-DJ Peter Hook describes what makes a perfect remix with his playlist for the ultimate DJ set As told to Rosie Swash Peter Hook ... 'DJing ...

Composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Stephin Merritt leads Boston-based indie-pop rock ensemble The Magnetic Fields.

The Akron Art Museum's summer Downtown@Dusk series has been a good way to wind down after work.

"World takes fright," splashes the Times today under a large gloomy image of the FTSE's closing performance: -391.06. So how thoughtful of those good men and women at the paper to offer today's readers a free ...

Saturday, 11 October 2008 Sat. Oct. 11 Suicide. It's a lot of things, including the moniker taken by one of my favorite avant-rock bands, a duo consisting of Alan Vega and Martin Rev.

Beautifully filmed, well acted, but weak on story.

Control is the stark, solemn biopic about Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. While Curtis's lyrics were haunting and his suicide at age 23 tragic, his life does not really lend itself to an entire film.Control starts, briefly, in high school, where Curtis meets his soon-to-be bride Debbie. The two are married while still in their teens, just...

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The Slants are a band rising faster than Lindsey Lohan's DUI count. Their debut album Slanted Eyes, Slanted Hearts hits a niche that no other band in the U.S. has touched: Asian dance-rock. Lead singer Aron ...

The Paul Smith autumn winter collection for men has made a conscious effort to bring men's fashion to a wider audience.

A new book of previously-unpublished notes written by Joy Division and New Order manager Rob Gretton are to be published on October 7. '1 Top Class Manager' has been compiled by Gretton 's widow Lesley Gilbert ...

I relish the opportunity to expose our readership to new independent music on a regular basis.

New technology to help McCarran avoid black hole of death that is the North Las Vegas airport "I sure hope I at least crash into the banana factory!!!!" Since neither the Federal Aviation Administration, the ...

Most Stateside folks know Manchester as the dreary, grey factory town that once inspired Joy Division to cut so many dark tunes and the dismal place where Ian Curtis cut his days short.

It's somewhat of a simplistic idea that most people start bands because they are influenced by other artists .

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Friends, bandmates and fans share their memories on DVD extras for JOY DIVISION documentary "We never really talked about his lyrics.

By Rick Dennis - Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial Published: September 18, 2008 6:00 AM Updated: September 18, 2008 7:28 PM Manchester post/punk pioneers Joy Division produced only two albums in three years ...

After the theatrical performance, Lamb Lays with Lion will treat audience members to a medley of silent films and video clips.

Hacienda trainers: how come nobody made trainers for the Nuneaton Ritzy? In the days before MTV, music blogs or even monthly music magazines, there was very little to gaze at in wonder as you listened to your ...

An Interview with Miss America Kirsten Haglund and America the Beautiful's Director, Darryl Roberts Daniel Rothschild: So Kirsten, I know you are not in the film, so what is the reason that you are here ...

If Monday night at the Shaw Conference Centre was retro punk with Rancid and D.O.A., Tuesday night was the inevitable post-punk revival with London, England's Bloc Party.