Tag: New Order

New book “I Thought I Heard You Speak” spotlights women’s integral role at Factory Records

New book “I Thought I Heard You Speak” spotlights women’s integral role at Factory Records

A new 500-page oral history by Audrey Golden promises to reveal the untold story of the women who played a pivotal role in the success of Factory Records.

Listen: Song Exploder podcast takes apart New Order’s era-defining “Blue Monday”

Listen: Song Exploder podcast takes apart New Order’s era-defining “Blue Monday”

In many ways, New Order’s singular 1983 single “Blue Monday” is the perfect track to be disassembled by the Song Exploder podcast. Check out the new episode here.

Kate Bush to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — but Joy Division/New Order don’t make cut

Kate Bush to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — but Joy Division/New Order don’t make cut

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023 will include performers Kate Bush, Rage Against the Machine, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliot, George Michael, Willie Nelson.

New Order announces tour of U.K., Europe with dates in London, Paris, Amsterdam

New Order announces tour of U.K., Europe with dates in London, Paris, Amsterdam

New Order, which recently played a handful of U.S. dates, today announced a short tour of the U.K. and Europe, with seven concerts planned.

Watch: Peter Hook joins Smashing Pumpkins to play Joy Division’s “No Love Lost”

Watch: Peter Hook joins Smashing Pumpkins to play Joy Division’s “No Love Lost”

Smashing Pumpkins have been known to cover Joy Division, so it’s no surprise that when Peter Hook shared a bill with them, they teamed up onstage.

The National releases song called “New Order T-Shirt” and an actual New Order T-shirt

The National releases song called “New Order T-Shirt” and an actual New Order T-shirt

The National released a new song called “New Order T-Shirt” — along with an actual New Order T-shirt based on the sleeve of the band’s 1987 compilation Substance.

Joy Division/New Order, Kate Bush among 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Joy Division/New Order, Kate Bush among 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this morning unveiled 14 nominees for its Class of 2023, including a hybrid nomination for Joy Division and New Order, plus Kate Bush.

New Order to play South By Southwest and four other U.S. shows this March

New Order to play South By Southwest and four other U.S. shows this March

New Order, which mounted a pandemic-delayed North American tour with fellow synthpop legends Pet Shop Boys last year, will return to the U.S. in March.

New Order and Pet Shop Boys delay ‘Unity Tour’ again — this time to fall 2022

New Order and Pet Shop Boys delay ‘Unity Tour’ again — this time to fall 2022

The much-anticipated North American “Unity Tour” by electronic-music giants New Order and Pet Shop Boys has been hit with a second year-long delay due to “continuing uncertainty caused by the COVID pandemic, ” the two groups announced Tuesday. Check out the new dates right here.

New Order live album and film ‘Education Entertainment Recreation’ to capture 2018 gig

New Order live album and film ‘Education Entertainment Recreation’ to capture 2018 gig

New Order this May will release a new live album — the band’s fifth in the last decade — that was recorded at London’s Alexandra Palace in what was their only U.K. live show of 2018, a career-spanning set that included performances of several Joy Division songs. Full details including tracklist right here.

New Order to play huge outdoor homecoming concert in Manchester next September

New Order to play huge outdoor homecoming concert in Manchester next September

New Order has announced its first hometown concert in four years, a large outdoor gig with Hot Chip and Working Men’s Club at Manchester’s Heaton Park in September that will precede the group’s rescheduled U.S. tour with the Pet Shop Boys later that month. Full details right here.

Listen: New Order returns with ‘Be a Rebel’ — group’s first new music in 5 years

Listen: New Order returns with ‘Be a Rebel’ — group’s first new music in 5 years

New Order today debuted their first new song in five years, the single “Be a Rebel” — you can stream it below — that had been intended to promote the group’s much-anticipated U.S. co-headlining tour with Pet Shop Boys, a trek that’s now been pushed to 2021. Hear the full new song right here.

New Order to release first new single in 5 years; ‘Substance’ back on streaming services

New Order to release first new single in 5 years; ‘Substance’ back on streaming services

After teasing something since last week, New Order today announced it will debut “Be a Rebel,” the group’s first new single in five years, on BBC’s Radio 2 on Tuesday morning, music that comes as the band should have been on a hugely anticipated, but now delayed, U.S. tour with Pet Shop Boys. Hear a sample here.