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2004 Newsroom
2004
December 28 ,
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BBC outsiders pleased with cuts
Ex-BBC boss Sir Christopher Bland is among
many who have welcomed plans to cut costs
and boost programming at the corporation.
Director general Mark Thompson said the BBC
would save £320m a year, cut 3,000 jobs and
move some staff to Manchester.
"I welcome commitment to shifting into the
regions and moving significant programme
strands up there," Sir Christopher said.
The BBC aims to meet the savings target
within three years, with the money being
redirected into programme-making.
TV presenter and media pundit
Anthony Wilson,
was pleased with the plans to move jobs to
Manchester,
saying it was "a great day for Britain".
Mr Wilson, founder of Factory Records
and The Hacienda Club in Manchester, is a
leading supporter of Deputy Prime Minister
John Prescott's plans for regional
devolution.
Manchester City Council said the move would
generate about £750m for the regional
economy, with the city housing the largest
broadcasting centre outside the capital.
"Staff whose posts will go should be given
help and retraining for the new jobs that
the promised new services and programming
will create," he said.
Published: 2004/12/07 14:16:05 GMT
© BBC MMIV |
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December 24 ,
2004 |
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Curtis girl full
of Joy
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FAMILY MAN: Ian Curtis with baby Natalie
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THE daughter of Joy
Division singer Ian Curtis has told how
growing up with images of her rock star father
inspired her to become a photographer.
Natalie Curtis was a baby when the tormented
musician hanged himself and only knew her dad
through pictures in rock magazines and on record
sleeves.
Now aged 25, Natalie has launched a creative
career of her own as a photographer after
studying art and design at Manchester
Metropolitan University.
She said: "Photographs of
Joy Division probably had more effect on
me than anything else, especially those by Kevin
Cummins and Anton Corbijn.
"Kevin's pictures were really beautiful. He took
some early shots of Joy
Division rehearsing. And Anton Corbijn
photographed them in a tube station around the
same time.
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DAUGHTER: Natalie
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"Quite a few people photographed
Joy Division, but
these photographs really stick in my memory."
Kevin Cummins' work regularly appeared in NME
during the 1970s, while Anton Corbijn's other
work included early record sleeves for U2.
Ian Curtis was born and raised in Macclesfield,
marrying his wife Deborah before he joined Joy
Division.
The band released two critically acclaimed LPs
and four singles and were on the verge of
international stardom when Curtis, who suffered
from depression and epilepsy, hanged himself in
1980.
His suicide came just before his 24th birthday.
Natalie, who was then a one-year-old baby, was
raised by her mother in Macclesfield.
She attended Henbury High School and
Macclesfield College before moving to Manchester
where she now lives.
She added: "I grew up with all the publicity
surrounding my dad and didn't know anything
different. That had its ups-and-downs, but I
suppose I've become used to it. I'm really proud
of Joy Division's
music. I think it's great stuff. And it's lovely
that people are still listening to it. I like
lots of Joy Division
records myself, especially Closer.
"But I'm not musical. I tried playing piano as a
kid but I'm really bad."
www.manchesteronline.co.uk
(Thanks to Dave H.)
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December 23 ,
2004 |
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Poptones.co.uk
Robert Lloyd of the Nightingales and the
Prefects
interview:
You were originally going to be
involved in a project with Ian Curtis - what
were the secret origins of that - and were there
any tapes made?
This is not
strictly true. The story is this simple - before
i met up with the Apperley brothers and started
The Prefects I was looking for people to start a
group with and they were thin on the ground in
my home town of Cannock, unless you wanted to
play 'Layla' and stuff. I saw an ad in one of
the music papers from a group in Manchester that
wanted a singer and agreed to meet the
advertisers at one of the Pistol's Electric
Circus shows. I was told to collar a bloke in a
combat jacket with 'hate' painted on the back.
This I did and the chap I spoke to was
Ian Curtis, he
was there with Hook and the guitarist but was
not the fella i was looking for (and never met).
Curtis told
me they needed a drummer, tried briefly to
persuade me to take up the drums instead of
singing but that was not an option from my point
of view so we left it at that.
It was just a
case of too many hate coats in Manc. Around the
time the prefects started up I had also rang up
Howard Devoto when he left Buzzcocks about being
his replacement. He informed me that Pete had
decided to take over the lead vocals and I
thought nought more of it, but shortly
afterwards, in a 'sounds' interview, Pete
revealed that for a while they had contemplated
getting me in. that would have been a weird one.
http://www.poptones.co.uk/interviews/qod_robert_lloyd2.htm
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December 23 ,
2004 |
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F4 Records,
Tony Wilson new
Factory, has launched its official website at
www.f4records.co.uk
Factory MK 4 (F4
Records) with first act Raw-T jut releasing
their debut 12" (Dec 13th 2004).
Futher details on
www.raw-t.com -
www.f4records.co.uk
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December 20 ,
2004 |
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From
New Order management
The band (New
Order)
are finalizing the
new album.
We should expect complete details in January.
The album title is NOT
"Sugarcane". Peter
Saville is again involve on
New Order sleeve. The release date just yet
but we are working towards a
March
release. More details soon.
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December 18 ,
2004 |
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From
Qmagazine:
Ask New Order!
Yes indeed, Peter Hook,
Bernard "Barney" Sumner and Stephen Morris are the next
residents of Q’s Cash For Questions chair - the part
of the magazine where you're in control of the questioning
and could be pocketing £25 if your query is used!
So much to ask these Mancunian titans... the Joy Division
years... the hanging around with Keith Allen years... the
Factory years... Miming badly on Top Of The Pops, losing
tons of cash on The Hacienda and what do they REALLY think
of Tony - sorry, Anthony H. - Wilson? You can ask New
Order whatever you want and if we use your question, you
win £25!
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December 17 ,
2004 |
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Both Peter
and Bernard from New Order
will be doing a DJ set at the Arc
Club in Brigthon (UK) on New Year's
Eve.
The night is called Holdup!,
Peter Hook has been a DJ there last March.
The night will start at 9om and end at 4am.
Tickets are £25 and can be obtained from
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk or by phone on
08700600100.
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December 14 ,
2004 |
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From
Warner France:
THEY ARE BACK
NEW
ORDER
IS BACK
NEW ALBUM :
MARCH 28TH
FIRST SINGLE :
very soon...
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December 1 ,
2004 |
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Peter
Hook "Revenge Live Album" :
REVENGE
“No Pain No Gain (Live 1991 ”
Released:
7 February 2005
Following on from the success of LTM's
expanded re-release of One True Passion, this in-concert
collection captures the band at their live peak in 1991. The
first 8 tracks represent an entire performance at Manchester's
celebrated Cities in the Park festival on 3 August 1991, while
the remainder of the CD is culled from a show in Kawasaki,
Japan, on 31 January 1991. In addition to hi-octane versions of
Revenge originals such as Slave, State of Shock and Jesus I Love
You, the CD includes storming covers of Dreams Never End (New
Order), White Light/White Heat (Velvet Underground) and Citadel
(Rolling Stones). All material has been digitally remastered.
The set contains 70 minutes of music and sleevenotes by New
Order biographer Claude Flowers, including a new interview with
Peter Hook. Full tracklist: Intro Jam, Jesus I Love You,
Slave, Deadbeat, Bleachman, Cloud 9, State of Shock, Dreams
Never End, 7 Reasons, The Trouble With Girls, Citadel, Kiss the
Chrome, Pineapple Face, White Light/White Heat.
http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/ltmhome.html
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December 1 ,
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Toronto Sun
news...
By JANE STEVENSON -- Toronto Sun
The best song on Gwen Stefani's new solo
album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. --
released this past Tuesday -- is
appropriately called
The Great Thing.
Although it was co-written with Linda
Perry, it sounds like vintage
New Order with
Peter Hook on bass and Bernard Sumner on
backing vocals.
Sadly, Stefani never even got to even
meet the '80s music legends.
"That song was a song I had written with
Linda, and the version that we did was
like cheese-central," the No Doubt
singer told the Sun recently. "But it
was based on early Madonna,
New Order-y,
inspiration. It was my favourite song
and when I played it for (producer
Nellee Hooper) I was embarrassed.
That's how nerdy I thought the song was.
But I knew there was a great song in it.
We ended up saying, 'Wow, we can't find
a home for this, production-wise.' And
we went through all these different
loops, and then we ended up saying,
'Well, let's go to the source. Let's see
if New Order
will play.' And I'd been kind of
stalking those guys 'cause I wanted to
write with them, but they were doing
their own record and we never hooked up.
But then they said they would do it.
They were going to play it and then give
it back to us and they would work from
there (England)."
There's also a second slower version
featuring Wendy and Lisa from Prince's
band.
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December 1 ,
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RollingStone magazine:
Top 500 songs of all
time.
JOY
DIVISION is number
179 with Love Will Tear Us Apart and
NEW ORDER is number
201 with Bizarre
Love Triangle.
172 voters consisting of singers, musicians,
producers, industry figures,
critics and songwriters. some of these
names were Brian Wilson, Joni
Mitchell, to Wilco's Jeffy Tweedy.
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November 26 ,
2004 |
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Miami
news...
HOOKY in
MIAMI Cancelled
BURN DOWN THE DISCOS
scheduled to take place at 8PM on
Sunday, December
5, 2004
at the JAMES L. KNIGHT CENTER featuring
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Le Tigre,
Peter Hook of
New Order and Andy Rourke of
The Smiths has been
postponed indefinitely.
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November 19 ,
2004 |
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From
Sources close to the band...."
The band (New
Order)
are still mixing the album. it's all going very
well but can't confirm the release date just yet
but we are working towards an end of Feb.
release.
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November 13 ,
2004 |
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GWEN
STEFANI
featuring New Order News:
you can hear the whole song on mtv.com
CLICK HERE
‘Love Angel Music Baby’ (LAMB), which is
released on November 22 through Interscope.
New Order’s
Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook
provide guitar and bass on the track
‘Real Thing’, which was co-written by
Linda Perry (Christina Aguilera /
Pink) and produced by Nellee Hooper
(Bjork / Massive Attack).
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November 12 ,
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Planet Sound
news...
New Order's
new album will be released in
February
2005, Planet Sound can
reveal.
The follow up to 2001's Get Ready is
mostly produced by Stephen Street,
with other song done by John Leckie
and Franz Ferdinand cohort Tore
Johansson.
Planet Sound understands the band
also worked with Kylie and Girls
Aloud producer Brian Higgins on some
songs, but that these weren't
finished in time for the
as-yet-untitled album. Meanwhile,
Moby has covered Temptation for his
new LP.
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November 09 ,
2004 |
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Miami
news...
HOOKY in
MIAMI
''Burn Down
the Disco'' -- presented by local DJs
Andrews Lorenzana and Rafael DeOnate
from Cornbread Productions and Off the
Menu Entertainment for the hipster party
SpiderPussy's two-year anniversary --
brings us live performances by the Yeah
Yeah Yeahs and Le Tigre,
Dec. 5 at
the James L. Knight Center. That collective gasp you
just heard? It's the sound of
disbelieving music fans across South
Florida who are tired of being bypassed
by the nation's coolest acts.
And that's not all: Also on hand are
Andy Rourke from The Smiths,
Peter Hook from
New Order and DJ AL B Rotten
and Johnny Strokes.
New York art-punk trio The Yeah Yeah
Yeahs' garage-rock sound recalls The
White Stripes and Sleater-Kinney, while
Le Tigre, led by Bikini Kill founder and
riot grrrl Kathleen Hanna, mixes lo-fi
electro-pop and punk sounds with
feminist politics.
Tickets for Burn Down the Disco
are on sale now
through
Ticketmaster or at Uncle Sam's South
Beach (305-532-0973) and Fort Lauderdale
(954-742-2466) locations. The Knight
Center is at 400 SE Second Ave., Miami.
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October 29 ,
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Get
Loaded
news...
Thursday 4th November
An Audience with… Tony Wilson & Shaun
Ryder
Interview live on stage Shaun Keaveny
(7.30-8.30pm)
DJ Sets:
PETER HOOK (New
Order)
SHAUN RYDER (The Happy Mondays)
TONY WILSON (Factory Records)
CLINT BOON (Inspiral Carpets)
SHAUN KEAVENY (X-FM)
KAV (Sonic Audio / Happy Mondays)
8.30pm – 3am
£5 Guests / £4 NUS
For more info at
www.get-loaded.co.uk
Congratulation to
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Jacqueline Callaghan
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Sam Claeys
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sandra taylor
for winning
FREE pair
entry
tickets into Get Loaded
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October 24 ,
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Poptones.co.uk
John Leckie
interview:
Poptones.co.uk's Questions of Doom about producing New Order's
new album, Cowboy Junkies, Stone Roses, The Verve, being
questioned about his acid in-take by Korn!, Phil Spector, Hokum
Clones, Ride, XTC, Dukes of the Stratosphere, the La's.
How are the studio sessions for
New Order coming along?
They are going really well. They have
done some of the tracks with me and Stephen Street and some by
themselves. All-in-all about twenty tracks. What can I say about New
Order? They are great. Same as they ever were.
How did you get asked to produce New Order?
They just asked me. They phoned me up
and asked me and that was it. I went up to see them at Realworld
studios.
http://www.poptones.co.uk/interviews/qod_john_leckie.htm
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October 26 ,
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bbc.co.uk
news:
The
music world pays tribute to John Peel
Following the sad news that John Peel, legendary
Radio 1 presenter, died last night (Monday), many of the bands
that he'd both influenced and championed on air have been
calling in to give their tributes.
Members of The Smiths, The Undertones, The Manic Street
Preachers, Radiohead, Blur and Joy
Division have spoken about Peel's influence and
legacy.
Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr said the band's early
success was "largely due to the John Peel show".
Prime Minister Tony Blair also paid tribute to the BBC Radio
1 DJ.
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher called Peel "a rare breed
amongst radio DJs". The Manic Street Preachers' James Dean
Bradfield told the BBC News website: "It was because of him I
got to hear some of the most obscure but influential music I
ever heard.
"He was a lifeline to hearing music I would never have heard
otherwise."
'Dreadful shock'
Bernard Sumner of Joy
Division and New Order said the news of Peel's death was a
"dreadful shock".
"If it wasn't for John Peel, there would be no Joy Division
and no New Order," he said.
"He was one of the few people to give bands that played
alternative music a chance to get heard, and he continued to be
a champion of cutting-edge music throughout his life."
Peter Hook from New Order has also been in touch and told us
that without John he doesn't think they would have made it:
"It was funny because he actually helped our career from
nothing."
""We didn't meet him for a long, long time and one of our
warmest memories is that he was just as nervous as we were about
meeting him and as soon as you got together it was like meeting
old friends."
"I mean the guy really was somebody who looked after you - he
had a love of music and helped people who made music."
"He was the only support we had in the beginning - they were
very cold and lonely days, and I've got an awful feeling that
there'll be a lot of very lonely, cold, days without him ."
"It's a really sad moment - for music, for radio, for groups
in general. I'd hate to be in a new group starting out without
John Peel."
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October 24 ,
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nme.com
news:
GWEN
STEFANI has roped in
NEW ORDER and ANDRE 3000
for her long-awaited solo album.NME.COM has
heard ‘Love Angel Music Baby’ (LAMB), which is
released on November 22 through Interscope, and
the record sees the No Doubt singer
united with a host of famous friends.
New Order’s
Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook
– who are hard at work on their own follow-up to 2001's
‘Get Ready’ – provide guitar and bass on the track
‘Real Thing’, which was co-written by
Linda Perry (Christina Aguilera /
Pink) and produced by Nellee Hooper
(Bjork / Massive Attack).
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October 22 ,
2004 |
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Billboard.com news:
Stefani
Gets A Lift From New Order...
No
Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani gets a lift from members of New
Order and OutKast, rapper Eve and superstar producer Dr. Dre
on her Interscope solo debut, "Love, Angel, Music, Baby." As
previously reported, the 12-track set is led by the single "What
You Waiting For?," which jumps 81-67 in its third week on the
Billboard Hot 100.
New Order vocalist Bernard Sumner and bassist Peter Hook
guest on "Real Thing," which featured an intro provided by
former Prince backing musicians Wendy and Lisa...
GWEN
STEFANI will release her debut solo
album 'LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY'
on November 22.
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October 18 ,
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Joy
Division "British Music Hall of Fame"
Joy Division
are one of 10 artists nominated as the artist of the 1980's to
be inducted into the British Music Hall of Fame. The show which
was broadcast last night at 9pm on Channel Four featured
interviews with Stephen Morris, Peter Hook, Tony Wilson, Peter
Saville and Paul Morley and live performances by Joy Division.
Channel Four will reshow the programme this Friday night at
11.40pm.
(Thanks Kevin for the info)
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October 17 ,
2004 |
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Peter
Hook "Revenge Live Album" :
REVENGE
“No Pain No Gain (Live 1991)”
Cat No: LTMCD
2413 (14 tracks)
Released:
7 February 2005
LTM are pleased to announce the first live album by
Revenge, the
electro/hard rock hybrid fronted by
New Order bass player
Peter Hook between
1989 and 1992.
Following on from the success of
LTM’s
expanded re-release of the 1990 Revenge album
One True
Passion, the in-concert collection
No Pain No
Gain
captures the band at their live peak in 1991. The first 8 tracks
represent an entire performance at Manchester’s celebrated
Cities in the Park festival in August 1991, while the remainder
of the CD is culled from a show in Kawasaki, Japan, several
months later.
In addition to hi-octane versions of Revenge originals such as
Slave,
State
of Shock and
Jesus I Love
You, the CD includes storming covers of
Dreams Never
End (New Order),
White
Light/White
Heat
(Velvet Underground) and
Citadel
(Rolling Stones).
All material has been digitally
remastered.
The set contains 70 minutes of music and
sleevenotes by New Order biographer
Claude Flowers,
including a new interview with Peter Hook.
http://www.ltmpub.freeserve.co.uk/ltmhome.html
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October 07 ,
2004 |
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Peter
Hook featuring on a new Joy Division classic
cover:
10 From 10 :
Compilation Album Featuring Manchester’s Current Crop Covering the
City’s Classics
Release Date : Manchester Release 1st
November 2004 (with limited ITC pre-release). National Release 1st
January 2005.
 Compilation
featuring 10 of the City’s new guard covering 10 of the City’s
classics. The album, with artwork by John Squire, was pre-released
in September for Manchester’s ‘In The City’ music conference during
which the bands were successfully showcased by a major driving force
behind the new scene that is ‘Blowout.’
The album will be released by Manchester
Independent Label Concrete Recordings on CD and a limited 500
individually numbered 12” vinyl pressings. The front cover artwork
has been supplied by the legendary John Squire, good friend of the
album’s creator and renowned Roses tour manager, Mr. Steve ‘Adj’
Atherton. The compilation portrays the diversity of music that has
emerged from the City, ranging from The Smiths to the Bee Gees, from
the Hollies to the Happy Mondays, from Joy Division to 10cc…
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October 06 ,
2004 |
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Northstar
news:
Peter Hook will be performing a
DJ set at The North Star in the Shetland Isles on
Sat. Dec 11th.
This will be the most northerly gig Hooky has ever played in the
UK!!
Graeme Park from the Hacienda played the venue on 25th Sep. and Mani
from the Stone Roses and Primal Scream will play on Oct 23rd
More details at
www.thenorthstar.co.uk
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October 05 ,
2004 |
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New Order
Acid House Remixes by 808 State (1988)
www.808state.com
From 808 State website:
The
New Order Acid House remixes
by 808 State have been doing well, entering the Dance Charts at
number 12 and the Indie Charts at number 15.
There's an
interesting interview by Stuart Aitken on the
BBC Manchester
website.
Graham Massey reveals the initial inspiration
behind the project to unearth 808 State’s
First up is a 12 inch vinyl only release of 808
State’s remixes of the New Order
classics, Blue Monday and Confusion. Dating back to 1988, the tunes
were never intended for release but were staples of 808 State’s
early live gigs. “We used to do them in our set really early on
because it was just something that people would recognise,” says
Massey. “It was kind of catering a little bit because the rest of it
was so abstract.” The Blue Monday remix was also used as an
unofficial theme tune to Jon Da Silva’s legendary Hot night which
ran at the Hacienda between June and December 1988 - acid house’s
extended summer of love.
Interestingly, Massey has mixed feelings about
the release. “It’s an odd one that because I do think the original
is hard to mess with. You shouldn’t really mess with a classic,” he
says.
Now, nearly two decades on, it would seem that
Massey’s expectations are higher than they were in his youth. “If we
were going to actually attempt it as a single we would have done it
considerably differently,” he says. “We didn’t put a lot of thought
into it but maybe that’s its charm. Personally I wouldn’t have put
that out. I tried to keep that off the project but the Rephlex guys
were really into it. There’s other things that I’m a lot more
pleased with that are really obscure album tracks and things like
that where I’m like, ‘Why can’t people understand that that’s
great?’”
While from a purely musical point of view Massey
may be somewhat undecided, as a piece of musical history however,
the New Order remixes are
reflective of a hugely important moment in time.
The re-programming of the work of Mancunian
royalty, New Order, and the
adding of their own touches to the biggest selling 12 inch in
history, reveals a young 808 State at once paying homage to the past
whilst laying out a blueprint for a bold new future.
More than this, the recordings also serve as a
reminder of the importance of New Order
to a younger generation of Manc musicians. Interestingly, Massey
explains that the group was not so important for its music but for
what it stood for.
“I guess New Order
were influential to us in the fact that they were kind of
colloquial. It was like supporting a football team,” says Massey.
“It was ‘local’, but they had a very international outlook. That was
influential in the fact that you could be from Manchester and be
international. That was probably the biggest influence - to act
locally and think globally. It gave us a lot of confidence.”
If New Order
acted more as a philosophical influence then, the musical influences
of the early 808 State are much more apparent in the second release
from Rephlex.
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September 29 ,
2004 |
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New Order
Acid House Remixes by 808 State (1988)
UK
2004 12" Rephlex CAT 806 EP
Released
date: 20 September 2004
Side A
07:46 New Order "Blue Monday" So Hot Mix by 808 State
Side B
04:55 New Order "Confusion" Acid House Mix by 808 State
Remarks:
Remixed in 1988
by Graham Massey, Gerald Simpson and Martin Price. Never really
intended as a proper release.
www.808state.com
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September 19 ,
2004 |
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Get Loaded
Thursday 4th November
An Audience with… Tony Wilson & Shaun
Ryder
Interview live on stage Shaun Keaveny
(7.30-8.30pm)
DJ Sets:
PETER HOOK (New
Order)
SHAUN RYDER (The Happy Mondays)
TONY WILSON (Factory Records)
CLINT BOON (Inspiral Carpets)
SHAUN KEAVENY (X-FM)
KAV (Sonic Audio / Happy Mondays)
8.30pm – 3am
£5 Guests / £4 NUS
For more info at
www.get-loaded.co.uk
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September 07 ,
2004 |
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Poptones
news (www.poptones.co.uk)
Todd Eckert, Producer of the
forthcoming
Joy Division
movie faces Poptones.co.uk's QUESTIONS OF
DOOM about those rumours of Moby and Jude
Law, Joy Division, Soundtracks, Debbie
Curtis, Manchester and working on the movie
of Ian Curtis' life....!
How are you going to be
approaching the soundtracks to the Joy
Division movie?
There are
likely going to be three soundtracks to the
movie; the first will consist of original
Joy Division music, the second will consist
of incidental music for the film, hopefully
from the members of New Order, though, they
may not be recording as New Order, per se.
And the third soundtrack will be a little
bit different - we have asked people who we
know and like to do a cover of a Joy
Division song. So far, Mogwai and Black
Rebel Motorcycle club have expressed some
interest to this, along with a few others.
But to maintain the intensity and anxiety of
each Joy Division track we are giving the
bands only a couple days to record their
cover - we will arrange the studio time at
comparatively inconvient times - like, if
they have a day off in-between a tour - to
provide an atmosphere of intensity.
What has been the reaction of
people to the fact that Americans are making
the movie of the life of Ian Curtis?
People seem
either amused or pissed off that a couple of
Americans are doing the movie. We spent
eight months of negotiations with Debbie to
get the option of Ian's life. Debbie was
very careful during the negotiations and
would often say to us: I'd rather not make
the film than make it wrong.
How did it come about that
Moby was asked to be music advisor on the
score?
No. Moby is
not the music advisor on the score. Moby
will not be involved in the soundtrack in
any way. What had happened was a couple
other producers did have the option to make
the film on Ian's life but their option had
expired and Debbie had decided not to renew
it. At Cannes, Neil Weismann made the
announcement that they were going to be make
the film and that Moby was going to be the
music supervisor of the soundtrack. That was
a complete shock to myself, my partner and
Debbie, as we had just finalized our
arrangement and had no intention of
involving anyone from the prior production
group. Moby was not, is not and will not be
associated with our production of the movie
of Ian Curtis' life.
Do you think that the other
production team will make the movie without
Debbie's blessing?
No. Neil who
is actually a close personal friend of Tony
Wilson had asked if it would be o.k. if he
made the film without the family blessing.
Tony said: Absolutely not.
What do you think of the
public criticism of Jude Law playing the
part of Ian?
Jude Law is
not playing Ian Curtis. We think Jude is an
amazing talent as an actor but he is simply
too old too play Ian. Jude's thirty-two and
Ian was twenty-three when he died. That
particular rumour started when we were doing
some television and radio press in
Manchester for the movie. We were asked
repeatedly about who was going to be playing
Ian and told them we were not at liberty to
disclose the information at that time.
People took the interview and made their own
inferences, despite the fact we'd not ever
mentioned Jude's name. Then someone asked
Hooky what he thought and it kind of
snowballed. But no, Jude is not going to be
playing Ian.
Any
other misconceptions you would like to clear
up....?
That we will
not be doing a the "Rock'n'roll version of
Shine." That was the quote of the original
movie producers, not mine, in fact I stated
in our first press release.
How are you going to attack
the life of Ian Curtis - with so many
differerent and very intense aspects?
It's an
intense story. We will be bringing that
sense of intensity to the story, but we are
going to be portraying Ian with complete
honesty. It's, alternatively, flattering and
unflattering, much like Debbie's book. It
won't go to great lengths to paint Ian as a
great guy or a particularly awful guy, but
it will attempt to show him as not only a
dour character, but also an energetic,
briliant artist. It will be human and
honest. Ian was this northern man who was
under intense pressure as many are in
England to get married, buy a house and
start a family. Yet, he was in this amazing
emotionally cathartic band, where he spent a
lot of time exploring the darker side of
humanity. And he was dealing with epilepsy,
the treatment of which was, at that time,
completely archaic. I've described his
situation before as one sun with many
planets revolving around it. And then it
just exploded. He had a choice of a life not
being 100 percent honest and living a long
time, or having a brutally honest artistic
life that would preclude him from living all
that long. And he choose the latter.
The movie is in
pre-production - what has been one of the
more startling things that you've
encountered in this time?
The amount of
press. And combatting a lot of
falsifications which have been picked up in
the press about the movie - like the bits
with Moby and Jude. We didn't expect the
amount of press interest in a movie where
the script writer is just being contracted
at the moment. The writer that we have in
mind is from Manchester and is a complete
genius. So I hope that goes off well.
Where will it be shot...?
The whole
thing will be shot in Manchester.
What was it like working with
Debbie Curtis on the project...?
Debbie is
actually a really cool and understated
person who is very humourous. We've spent a
lot of time with her, and we've got much
more research beyond the book. The film will
reveal a side of Ian that the public has not
seen before.
Do you feel like you know Ian
Curtis?
By the time
it is over I think I will. I think I know
him much better than I did. We've compiled
every appearance of Joy Division that has
been put to film and you know what? Live -
they were untouchable - they were the best
band in the world. They were
unfuckingbelievable - like stepping on an
electric wire. We've got to be able to put
that across. You only have one shot to make
the movie of Ian Curtis, you can't fuck it
up.
Click here
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September 07 ,
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NME
news:
GWEN
STEFANI will release her debut solo
album 'LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY'
on November 22.
The No Doubt singer has
collaborated with a whole host of stars for
the record, including Dr Dre,
The Neptunes,
Outkast ’s Andre 3000,
New Order,
Martin Gore and Dave
Stewart.
Talking about working with so many
people, Stefani said: "I
spent all my time writing songs pouring my
heart out in No Doubt so
this time I wanted to do something
different."
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August 23 ,
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Manchester
news
A date and venue has been
set for the first
Manchester District
Music Archive seminar. It will be
on Tuesday 21
September 2004 at Urbis in
Manchester.
From the MDMA website: "The aim of the
seminar is to listen to the views of the
public and the music industry. We want to
hear how best we can serve other archives,
libraries and museums. This is your
opportunity to tell us what MDMArchive
should be."
You can register for the seminar and/or the
mailing list using the
online form.
THE MANCHESTER
MUSIC MUSEUM MUST BE BUILT!
Greater Manchester is no stranger to
musical innovation. Sir Charles Halle set up
the first professional orchestra here; music
education in schools was established here;
we all know the landscape of British pop
would not be the same without The Smiths,
The Hollies, New Order
and Oasis. It was at the Free Trade Hall in
1966 that Bob Dylan changed music forever,
only for the Sex Pistols to up the ante at
the same venue a decade later.
So why does this region lack a museum
dedicated to the celebration and
preservation of its jaw-dropping history?
The Manchester District Music Archive, a new
not-for-profit project, aims to fill this
cultural void once and for all. We believe
it is time to toast the past and embrace the
future. Who said modesty was a virtue?
www.mdmarchive.com
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August 19 ,
2004 |
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Poptones
news (www.poptones.co.uk)
Stuart
Braithwaite of the mighty Mogwai answers
Poptones.co.uk's QUESTIONS OF DOOM about The
Cure, The Beta Band, Busted, The Darkness,
The Rapture, Interpol,
new Joy Division movie,
the AMERICAN NOISE SCENE and unsurping John
Peel!
What do you think of Moby being named as music consultant for the
new Joy Division movie? Is it sacrilege?
The producer asked us if we wanted to contribute too which should be
fun. Moby is pretty annoying but loves Joy Division a lot. It could
be worse, as long as he doesn't make it funky.
I've always been surprised that
Mogwai has not appeared on more soundtracks?
We usually say yes when asked so its probably someone else's fault.
We get asked more these days than before so I think its something
that we'll do more in the future.
Click here
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August 10 ,
2004 |
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NME NEWS (
www.nme.com ):
After five long days and nights,
BENICASSIM 2004 finally came to an end in the early
hours of this morning.
The last regular day of the festival ended on Sunday night with
Tim Burgess from The Charlatans
joining old allies The Chemical Brothers onstage
for a rendition of their collaboration ‘Life Is Sweet’.
But the Sunday headliners had to make do without their other
big-name Mancunian collaborators
Bernard Sumner and Noel Gallagher
for ‘Out Of Control’ and ‘Setting Son’.
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August 10 ,
2004 |
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Poptones
news (www.poptones.co.uk)
Tony Wilson faces
Poptones.co.uk's QUESTION OF DOOM about his
new record label Red Cellar,
New Order,
Joy Division,
Grime, Raw-T, Hacienda, Happy Mondays,
Factory, Twenty Four Hour Party People and
the new projected film about
Ian Curtis.
Click here
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July 20 ,
2004 |
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Manchester NEWS (
www.manchesteronline.co.uk ):
Jude Law
to play Ian Curtis?
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NEW ROLE: Jude Law |
HOLLYWOOD heart-throb Jude Law is set for a return to Manchester
- to play tragic
Joy Division
frontman Ian Curtis in a film about the celebrated singer.
Producers of the biopic say they have lined up a "huge name" to play
the lead role.
And ex-Joy Division star
Peter Hook
says he believes 32-year-old Law, who was in Manchester to film a
remake of Alfie last year, is the front-runner to play the role of
Curtis.
US-based production company Claraflora is producing the
as-yet-untitled film. It is based on the book Touching From A
Distance, written by Curtis's widow Deborah.
Claraflora was unavailable for comment. Producer Todd Eckert would
only say that the company was talking to an actor who was "huge" and
also bore a physical resemblance to Curtis.
The guessing game to identify the actor who will take the role in
the Manchester-based production is now in full swing.
Eckert gave one further clue to his identity by saying the actor in
question has just finished a couple of films and the only music he
listened to was Joy Division and New Order.
Choice
Hook,
the bass guitarist who formed Joy Division with Curtis in 1976, told
the Manchester Evening News: "The whisper I've heard is that Jude
Law will probably play the role. It's not a bad choice.
"The film is being made by Hollywood, but what's important is that
they get the story right.
"I don't know why the guy who played Ian in 24 Hour Party People
can't do it, because he was absolutely brilliant. When our drummer
Bernard and I saw him we were gobsmacked."
Sean Harris - who played Curtis in 24 Hour Party People - has not
been approached to play him again in the forthcoming film.
Other possible contenders for the role could be Irish-born bad boy
actor Colin Farrell, Star Wars heart-throb Ewan McGregor or
Mancunian Max Beesley, from Burnage.
But Hook said he didn't think any of them would be suitable for the
role.
Eckert told the BBC: "We are speaking with an actor who is huge and
looks rather a lot like Ian. He has just finished a couple of films
in which the only thing he listened to was Joy Division and New
Order.
"Should this guy ultimately agree that he is going to play Ian, it
would make it a much bigger film. Ian Curtis is one of the most
important figures in the history of music."
Producers say the film would be made in Manchester.
Curtis killed himself in 1980, and the other members of Joy
Division, including Hook, went on to form New Order.
Brian Lashley
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July 19 ,
2004 |
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BBC NEWS (
www.bbc.co.uk ):
'Huge star' for music icon film
The producers of a film based on the
story of Joy Division say a major star is considering playing the
tragic role of lead singer Ian Curtis.
Ian Curtis's fame lives on 24 years after his death
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Curtis killed himself in 1980 just
as the legendary and inspirational Manchester band were on the cusp
of commercial success.
The as-yet untitled film is based on a book written by his widow,
Deborah.
Producer Todd Eckart said: "We are speaking with an actor who is
huge and who looks rather a lot like Ian."
He added: "He has just finished a couple of films in which the
only thing he listened to was Joy Division
and New Order [the band which the band mates formed after
Curtis' death].
Todd Eckert says a major film star is considering
playing the role
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"Should this guy ultimately agree that he is going to play Ian,
it would make it a much bigger film.
"Ian Curtis is one of the most
important figures in the history of music."
Deborah Curtis's book, Touching From A Distance, paints a picture
of her husband as a gifted but tortured man who was also prone to
jealousy and manipulation.
He suffered from epilepsy, which caused problems when performing
on stage with strobe lights, and hanged himself in 1980.
Manchester-based production
Former manager and friend, Factory Records boss
Tony Wilson, said: "He was two people
in that there was the very intense person.
"But also there was the character whose head poked out of a
fourth storey window in London one night while the rest of his band
were raining eggs and flower and water on me and my group.
"We were trying to get into a van door which they had jammed."
The producers of the film have said it will be a Manchester-based
production.
The film will follow in the footsteps of 24 Hour Party People,
which starred Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson and chronicled the history
of Joy Division and Factory Records.
(Thanks James for the
link).
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July 17 ,
2004 |
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New Order
Acid House Remixes by 808 State (1988)
UK
2004 12" Rephlex CAT 806 EP
Expected release date: 13 September 2004
Side A
07:46 New Order "Blue Monday" So Hot Mix by 808 State
Side B
04:55 New Order "Confusion" Acid House Mix by 808 State
Remarks:
Remixed in 1988
by Graham Massey, Gerald Simpson and Martin Price. Never really
intended as a proper release.
www.808state.com
(Thanks Dennis for the Info)
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July 15 ,
2004 |
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New Order Megamix
Check
out this New Order 'megamix'
for the dutch
vpro radio website. The
stream will be there for 1 month.
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June 27 ,
2004 |
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World in Motion and
Object Merchandise
congratulate Joy Division contest winner
JEFFREY
ROLL from RICHMOND, VA
Jeffrey Roll
will receive
one of each Joy Division shirt (Closer, Unknown Pleasures, Love Will Tear
Us Apart and Still) that Object offers, Official New Order's
and Joy Division North
American merchandise company.
This
website is
located at www.objectmerch.com.
The correct answer
is as follows
1. On the
Still album, Ian Curtis suggests that the audience should hear Joy Division's
version of what cover song?
Answer: Louie Louie
On
behalf of Worldinmotion and Object Merchandise, we thank all participants for
submitting your answers.
Object's Joy Division
merchandise is on view at:
http://66.216.115.118/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=203
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June 19 ,
2004 |
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Rowetta
(The girl from the Happy Mondays)
news...
Peter Hook AKA
Hooky will be special guest dj at South
nightclub in Manchester, for Clint Boon's
Disco Rescue's 3rd Birthday Party, next
Saturday (26/06/04)
Visit her
website:
www.rowetta.com
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June 18 ,
2004 |
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Get Loaded Events Presents…
“GET LOADED IN THE PARK”
WITH THE HAPPY MONDAYS
CLAPHAM COMMON
SUNDAY 22ND AUGUST 2004
On
SUNDAY 22ND AUGUST Get Loaded
Events are proud to present GET
LOADED IN THE PARK, a lazy,
sun-drenched day of music on CLAPHAM
COMMON. For one night only, THE
HAPPY MONDAYS featuring SHAUN
RYDER and BEZ will take to
the stage for a very special live
performance.
Since its launch in February 2004, Shaun
Ryder has taken on the role of resident
DJ, inviting down cult heroes like Mani
and Monday’s pal Bez to spin their
favourite tunes. The next Get Loaded
event takes place at Turnmills on
THURSDAY 1ST JULY with
former
Factory Records boss, ex-Hacienda
manager and subject of the film “24 Hour
Party People” TONY WILSON playing
an exclusive DJ set.
The Happy Mondays will headline the main
stage with DJ support from GRAEME
PARK (Hacienda), the
legendary
ARTHUR BAKER,
plus Get Loaded regulars CLINT BOON
(Insprial Carpets),
New Order bass
player PETER HOOK and ANDY
ROURKE & MIKE JOYCE (The Smiths). In
addition, Bez’s new band DOMINO BONES
(signed to Shaun Ryder’s new label) will
make an exclusive appearance, plus there
are still more special guests to be
announced.
Tickets go on general sale on MONDAY
14TH JUNE. A limited number of
tickets will be priced at £15
exclusively through TicketMaster. To buy
your tickets please go online at
www.ticketmaster.co.uk or
call the “Get Loaded in the Park” 24
Hour Ticketmaster number on
08700 601 801.
Please note: This event will sell out.
For more information, please log onto
www.getloadedinthepark.com or
call 020 7250 3409.
With more Acts still to be confirmed,
this is the official line-up so far for
GET LOADED IN THE PARK:
MAIN STAGE
Happy Mondays featuring Shaun Ryder &
Bez
Plus Very Special Guests tbc
Arthur Baker (Return to New York)
Graeme Park (Hacienda)
Clint Boon (Inspiral Carpets)
Peter Hook (New
Order)
Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce (The Smiths)
Domino Bones (Bez’s new band)
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June 17 ,
2004 |
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GET LOADED - "FACTORY RECORDS SPECIAL"
THURSDAY 1ST JULY 2004
Turnmills
63B Clerkenwell Road, London. EC1M 5NP
Capacity: 1000
Info: 020 7250 3409
Tube: Farringdon
Doors: 8.30pm - 2am
Prices: £5 b4 10pm / £6 after / £4 NUS
Happy Hour: 8.30pm -10pm 2-4-1 on drinks
Advanced Tickets:
www.ticketweb.co.uk / 08700
600100
www.turnmills.co.uk
www.get-loaded.co.uk
TONY WILSON
(FACTORY RECORDS)
SHAUN RYDER
(HAPPY MONDAYS & BLACK GRAPE)
ARTHUR BAKER
(RETURN TO NEW YORK)
SHAUN KEAVENY
(X-FM)
KAV & CUTZ
(SONIC AUDIO)
POSS
KNICK KNACK
INDIE / ROCK / FUNK / NORTHERN SOUL / BREAKS
We are ecstatic to confirm that the
legendary TONY
WILSON
will
be headlining the next GETLOADED event on
THURSDAY 1ST
JULY.
This
is obviously a major coup and follows
previous headline guests like Peter Hook,
Mani, Bez, Mike Joyce & Andy Rourke, Clint
Boon, Peter Hooton and Keith Mullin.
As the former
Factory Records boss, Tony Wilson oversaw
the rise of JOY
DIVISION, NEW ORDER, HAPPY MONDAYS,
and countless other bands. He also ran
Manchester's most notorious night spot -
THE HACIENDA
for over fifteen years… whilst still holding
down his job as a Granada television
reporter!! Tony’s autobiography –
“24 HOUR PARTY
PEOPLE” was later made into a
film of the same name with Alan Partridge
actor Steve Coogan taking the lead role as
Tony himself!!
24 Hour party master and GETLOADED resident
SHAUN RYDER
will join Tony next month for an exclusive
Tag Team DJ and MC set – can you imagine
what that’s gonna be like!! Also playing
that night and making his GETLOADED debut
will be Return To New York head honcho and
very special guest
ARTHUR BAKER,
plus X-FM’s
SHAUN KEAVENY and GETLOADED
promoter KAV
return to the decks to spin Indie, Rock,
Northern Soul and Funk and a shed load
more!!!
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June 08 ,
2004 |
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WIN
JOY DIVISION
MERCHANDISE
In order to celebrate the
release of shirts based on the artwork of
Joy Division's
"Still" album by
Object
Merchandise, Object and World in
Motion are having a contest. The prize will be
one of each Joy Division shirt that Object
offers (Closer, Unknown Pleasures, Love Will
Tear Us Apart and Still). Simply answer the
following question:
On the Still album, Ian Curtis suggests that
the audience should hear Joy Division's version
of what cover song?
Submit your answer to World in Motion at
david@worldinmotion.net
before the
deadline of
June 26, 2004.
World in Motion will announce the winner and
Object will send off the prize.
Object's Joy Division
merchandise is on view at:
http://66.216.115.118/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=203
This contest is
open
to
all the fan worldwide.
Good luck to
all who enter!
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May 29 ,
2004 |
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 FAC
511 - AND YOU FORGOTTEN : A TRIBUTE TO ROB
GRETTON
MANCHESTER RITZ SUNDAY 23 MAY 2004
Jon Dasilva
started
with a one-hour dj-set , followed by Dave Rofe
(Doves manager).
At 9 p.m., Anthony Wilson took the stage
and introduced the
night
talking about naturally "Robert
Leo Gretton".
Then he read the paragraph from Ivan
Chtcheglov's Situationist text, from which Rob
Gretton
took the name for
The Haçienda.
And you, forgotten, your
memories ravaged by all the consternations of
two hemispheres, stranded in the Red Cellars of
Pali-Kao, without music and without geography,
no longer setting out for the Hacienda where the
roots think of the child and where the wine is
finished off with fables from an old almanac.
Now that's finished. You'll never see the
Hacienda. It doesn't exist. The Hacienda must be
built (Ivan Chtcheglov, October 1983)
Doves were the first of two live acts,
performing a 30-minute acoustic set. Jimi
Goodwin dedicated their performance not just to
Rob but also to his mum Christine who sadly
passed away a few hours before they went on
stage.
They played Sea Song,
Caught By The River,
Seven Day Smile (Featuring Jane Weaver), Almost
Forgot Myself, Bizarre Love Triangle (Featuring
Bernard Sumner),
The Cedar Room
and There Goes The
Fear.
Mr Scruff was
next, with
hour-long dj-set.
A
Certain Ratio
(featuring Denise Johnson)
were the
second
live acts.
They played
Waterfront, Do The Du,
Wild Party, Shack
Up, Be What You Wanna Be, Won't Stop Loving You,
Good Together and
Heart &
Soul (Featuring Peter Hook).
Hooky
dedicated
the song to his best
mate Twinny, in hospital with 2 broken arms.
He also added some words
about Rob Gretton: "he's in good company,
Ian Curtis and Martin
Hannett...Who's next!?... YOU! nah, it's fuckin
Tony Wilson, we all know that don't we".
After a storming version of Joy
Division classic, Hooky started the bass riff of
another classic "Ceremony".
Graeme Park and Mike
Pickering took over for some
Hacienda classic DJ set.
In the
audience was spotted another
New Order half,
Steve Morris and Gillian Gilbert (with her 2
other sisters),
Badly Drawn Boy ,Miranda
Sawyer, Rowetta (Happy
Mondays), Mani (Stone Roses, Primal Scream) etc.
(This review has been
edited from Miss O long review)
Thanks to Jon
Drape for his help this evening.
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May 29 ,
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BBC
news...
 FEATURED
ALBUM 29/05/04
NEW ORDER -
TECHNIQUE
Produced by New Order
Factory, 1989
Listen to clips from the album here
Forget the Happy Mondays, the Stone Roses or
Primal Scream. Technique is the album that truly
bridged the yawning gulf between dance and rock.
Recorded in 1988 in an Ecstasy soaked Ibiza at
the height of the second summer of love, the
album mixes New Order’s indie and electronic
sounds of the earlier 1980s with the house music
that was exploding onto British music, partly as
a result of New Order and Factory Records own
legendary nightclub- the Hacienda.
The record artfully mixes the band’s guitar
driven indie-pop such as All The Way and
Loveless with the pounding synths and sequencers
of Fine Time and Round & Round. Throughout,
Barney Sumner’s
downbeat lyrics (partly inspired by a recent
divorce) are underpinned by Peter
Hook’s inimitable melodic yet driving
bass playing.
But Technique stands on the strength of its
songs. Dance music has no right to be as
melancholy and moving as Vanishing Point, while
few other bands could follow the opening techno
explosion of Fine Time (originally titled
Balearic Beat) with All The Way, a complete
stylistic shift.
Likewise, few dance tracks feature a sample of
sheep baa-ing and Peter Hook eulogising about
how he’d “never met a girl with all her own
teeth”, as Fine Time does, which begs the
question whether clubbers at the Hacienda were
really as trendy as we’ve been led to believe.
Many of the songs are guitar gems with minimal
electronic involvement. Among these, and one of
the highlights, is Run, which curiously resulted
in a legal action from none other than John
Denver, who claimed it was a rip-off of
Leaving On A Jet Plane. Unbelievably, John
Denver won.
Toothy folkies aside, Technique remains the
purest expression of acid house’s impact on
British rock music. New Order haven’t bettered
it since.
Alasdair Watt
World in Motion
The biggest and best New Order site on the web.
Unknown Pleasures
Light years away from Technique - Joy Division's
debut album
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May 26 ,
2004 |
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The Guardian
news...
Rob Gretton
memorial
Ritz, Manchester
Dave Simpson
The Guardian
It's difficult to think of many band managers
who would inspire a memorial. But Rob Gretton -
late manager of Joy
Division and New
Order, and driving force behind Factory
Records - was a one-off. Shy but fond of
situationist pranks, he had a gut instinct that
earned him Herculean levels of respect and, five
years after his passing at age 46, he is being
remembered with love.
Appropriately, this evening has the maverick,
chaotic feel of one of Factory's notorious
"events". Tony Wilson stands outside, barking
orders into a mobile; the evening kicks off with
half the audience in the street. Proceedings
have even been assigned a Factory catalogue
number, Fac 511, which should appease collectors
still frustrated by the unavailability of Fac 99
- Gretton's dental work.
When Doves were dance act Sub Sub, Gretton
threw them a lifeline by releasing them on his
Rob's Records label and taking them into the
charts. Now, their gorgeous acoustic set taps
into the sunny melancholy of their best tunes.
When New Order's
Bernard Sumner
joins them for a sing-along version of his band's
Bizarre Love Triangle, Gretton's image seems to
grin wider from posters on the walls.
With the punk-funk they pioneered now being
picked up by bands like the Rapture, A Certain
Ratio's opening material, from 1979-80, sounds
eerily current. The feel of an event is cemented
when Joy Division/New
Order bassist Peter
Hook clambers on to lead A Certain Ratio
through an awesome rendition of
Joy Division's
Heart and Soul. Hook makes touching references
to Factory's other departed - Ian Curtis and
producer Martin Hannett - and, with typical
naughtiness, suggests that Tony Wilson "will be
next". Despite numerous whispers, New Order
never actually appear - a final act of mischief
that Gretton would have loved.
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May 25 ,
2004 |
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NME
news...
NEW ORDER, OLD 'TECHINIQUE'!
NEW ORDER
are making good progress on their new
album, and have revealed it will signal a return
to their 'dance' period.
The band told BBC 6Music
that the album, currently being recorded in
Bath, is similar in flavour to
their 1989 collection 'Technique'
rather than 2001's guitar-heavy 'Get
Ready'.
Bassist Peter Hook said:
"It's sounding great. It's more 'Technique'y
in its feel than 'Get Ready' is
and we're all feeling uppy and it sounds uppy."
Singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner
added: "We've got 12 songs with vocals and we've
recorded eight of them… but the writing's going
a lot quicker. We've actually got 20 or 21
backing tracks written but of course I've got to
catch up on the vocals and it's a lot harder
work writing the vocals than writing the music."
The album is being co-produced by veterans
Stephen Street and John
Leckie.
As previously reported, last Sunday (May
23) saw Sumner appear
with Doves for an acoustic
version of New Order hit
'Bizarre Love Triangle' at a
tribute to the band's late manager Rob
Gretton in Manchester
www.nme.com
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XFM
news...
New Order's Next Album
Sounds "Uppy"
New Order's highly
anticipated new album is well on the way to
completion, with the band explaining that
they've got twelve songs ready, and that it
sounds closer in style to their 1989 classic
'Technique' than their more recent output.
For the full story, go to:
http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=25707
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May 24 ,
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BBC6
news...
'Technique-y' return
from New Order
New Order
have revealed more details of their forthcoming
album to 6 Music. They're currently holed up in
a studio in Bath working on it.
Bernard Sumner gave
us an insight into the recording process: "We've
got 12 songs with vocals and we've recorded
eight of them, but because we've got phil
helping us on guitar now, the writing's going a
lot quicker.
So we've actually got 20 or 21 backing tracks
written but of course I've got to catch up on
the vocals and it's a lot harder work writing
the vocals than writing the music I can tell
you."
Earlier, Peter Hook
confirmed the band are halfway through the
recording of what will be their follow up to
2001's Get Ready:
"It's sounding great," he told 6 Music. "It's
more Techniquey in its feel than Get Ready is
and we're all feeling uppy and it sounds uppy."
The forthcoming album will be the first offering
since their collectors box set compilation
'RETRO' which came out late last year.
John Leckie and Steven
Street have been confirmed as dual
producers.
Mancs honour Rob
Gretton
One of the most legendary figures on
Manchester’s music scene was remembered last
night (May
23) at a star-studded gig at The
Ritz on Whitworth Street West.
Rob Gretton was
vital to the early success of Factory Records,
managed New Order
and set up The Hacienda. Five years ago this
week he died of a heart attack, aged just 46.
Highlights at the gig included Doves covering
New Order's Bizarre
Love Triangle with Bernard
Sumner on lead vocals and
Peter Hook joining
A Certain Ratio for Heart and Soul. Mr Scruff,
Graham Park and Mike Pickering also played sets.
Rob Gretton was
still young when he collapsed at his home in
Manchester, but the city’s music scene had been
his lifetime work. Like Martin Hannett and Vini
Reilly, he was from Wythenshawe, where punk
first took hold in 1977.
Over the next 22 years he founded
Factory Records,
one of, if not THE greatest British indie label,
he started up The Hacienda, which became the
focal point for an incredible period of
creativity and hedonism, he managed bands from
Joy Division to
Doves, and much, much more.
www.bbc.co.uk
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May 22 ,
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Rob Gretton Tribute
exclusive
news...
Running order for Sunday :
19.30 Doors
19.30 Jon Dasilva
20.40 Dave Rofe
21.00 Anthony H. Wilson
21.05 Doves
21.35 Mr. Scruff
22.50 A Certain Ratio
23.30 Graeme Park & Mike Pickering
01.00 Curfew
Expect
Bernard Sumner to do with Doves acoustically
"Bizarre Love Triangle"
Check out BLT acoustic
version with Barney and Doves especially
recorded for BBC6 website radio show on today
show with Marc Riley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/6music_aod.shtml?6m_riley
Show run for three hours and
the song will be playing at the end of the show
2h46:34 (3mins long).
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May 22 ,
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Uncut Magazine
news...
Some of the more interesting
forthcoming projects announced at Cannes in
recent days include a memoir of ANDY WARHOL and
his Factory heyday, EVERYBODY HAD A CAMERA, a
collaboration between British director C.S.LEIGH
and Velvet Underground legend JOHN CALE. A
different Factory story will be told in a
planned biopic of the legendary
Joy Division
singer IAN CURTIS, soon to be produced by the
team behind last year’s sado-sex comedy
SECRETARY. But the producers will need to move
fast to see off a rival version of the same
story based on TOUCHING FROM A DISTANCE, the
autobiography written by the singer’s widow
DEBORAH CURTIS, since their option on the book
has lapsed and was snapped up by a rival
production team.
To make matters worse, both sets of producers
are keen on the title TRANSMISSION.
www.uncut.net
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May 21 ,
2004 |
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Return To New York
news...
THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND BASH
www.returntonewyork.net
SATURDAY 3rd JULY - SUNDAY 4th JULY, 2004
@ SE 0NE, WESTON STREET,OFF TOOLEY STREET
BELOW LONDON BRIDGE STATION, LONDON, SE1.
10.00 PM 3rd JULY TILL 4th JULY 1.00AM
SATURDAY JULY 3RD
LIVE ROOM:
GRACE JONES
/ FREESTYLERS
/ WHITEY
/ PINK GREASE
ELECTRO ROOM:
AUDIO BULLIES (vox & decks)
/ EROL ALKAN
/ ARTHUR BAKER
/ HEADMAN
/ JUNIOR SANCHEZ
/ JOJO FREQ
HACIENDA ROOM:
GRAEME PARK
MIKE PICKERING
SHAUN RYDER (vox & decks)
BERNARD SUMNER
BEZ
MANI
HIP HOP ROOM:
SCHOOLY D /
COOL DJ HURC (CREATOR OF HIP HOP)
/ KRUST & DIE ( REPREZENT-old school set) /
STRETCH ARMSTRONG /
THE LOOSE CANNONS dj
set /
LADY SOVEREIGN
BACK ROOM:
SEAN MCLUSKY /
JOOST VAN BELLEN /
QUEENS OF NOIZE
/ JO PERFECT /
DISASTRONAUT
/ FRANCOIR NORDMAN
SUNDAY JULY 4TH
LIVE
BLACK STROBE
ELECTRO ROOM:
2 MANY DJS (SOULWAX)
/ JOOST VAN BELLEN
/ JOJO FREQ
/ MARK MOORE
/ MARC ALMOND
PARADISE GARAGE ROOM:
JUNIOR VASQUEZ (FIRST UK GIG 7 YEARS)
/ ARTHUR BAKER
BREAKS ROOM:
RENNIE PILGREM
/
DEEKLINE
/ MEAT KATIE
/
DARK GLOBE
/ DONNA DEE
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May 19 ,
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Independent Digital
news...Joy Division's dark star to shine in biopic cinema
By Louise Jury
19 May 2004
The Manchester music scene of the 1970s and 80s that
inspired Michael Winterbottom's film 24 Hour Party People is to
spawn a second movie - based on the tragic life of the
Joy Division lead singer
Ian Curtis.
The biopic of the Joy
Division star, who committed suicide at his Macclesfield home
aged 23, is being developed by Amy Hobby, the American producer of the
offbeat black comedy, Secretary, which starred James Spader and
Maggie Gyllenhall. Moby will act as music adviser.
Ms Hobby has teamed up with London-based Neal Weisman,
who is close to Tony Wilson, the band's manager, and to the surviving
members of the band, which became New Order after Curtis's death.
The Winterbottom film told the story of
Tony Wilson and his famed label,
Factory Records, but also dealt with
the story of Curtis's death.
Moby, the New
Yorker whose album Play became a number one bestseller worldwide
and who is also known for his remix work, has been invited to shape the
film's music.
"Ian Curtis was a tragic romantic in the classic sense
of the word," Weisman told the trade magazine Variety at the
Cannes Film Festival. "He always thought he would be famous as some kind
of poet and die by his mid-20s and that's what happened."
Weisman sees the movie as being a rock-and-roll
version of the movie, Shine, in which Geoffrey Rush played the
pianist David Helfgott whose career was devastated by a struggle against
mental illness.
Curtis joined Joy Division
after answering an advert in 1976 which asked for a lead vocalist. Their
first album, Unknown Pleasures, released on Factory Records,
introduced his distinctive voice and bleak, expressive style which
became most famous on songs such as "Love Will Tear Us Apart".
By 1979, the band were recording sessions for John
Peel's Radio 1 show and were poised to tour America.
But in 1980, he committed suicide the day before they
were due to leave for the States. It was thought that this might have
been triggered by mis-management of medication for his epilepsy.
A copy of Iggy Pop's The Idiot was found on the
turntable at his house alongside a note which read: "At this moment, I
wish I were dead. I just can't cope any more."
The film project is still being finalised and is not
expected to begin shooting until next year. It is understood no one has
yet been cast. In the Winterbottom movie, the singer was played by Sean
Harris with the comedian Steve Coogan as Tony
Wilson.
© 2004 Independent Digital
(UK) Ltd
www.independent.co.uk
(Thanks Nick for the link)
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It was 24 years ago today that IAN CURTIS
ended his life, aged 23.
The driving force behind Joy Division's
dark vision, he hanged himself in his Macclesfield home as the band
rested between a European and American tour. Iggy Pop's 'The Idiot'
was found on his turntable alongside a note which read "at this very
moment, I wish I were dead. I just can't cope anymore".
For those who never been to Macclesfield, UK to visit Ian
Curtis grave. Some pictures taken by Craig Barcelo with a story
behind it:
"It was a gray overcast day, perfect for the kind
of sight seeing we were doing. Also the village of Macclesfield is VERY
SMALL, everybody obviously knows each other. The grounds keeper at the
crematorium was giving me a hard time. he said something like (in a very
thick Scottish brogue) "His parents still come here every now and
then and take away all the crap that the fans leave behind". From what
I gathered from the director of the place, Ian's
grave is a very popular tourist sight for fans all over the world.
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May 16 ,
2004 |
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More exclusive info on
Peter Hook new
project "Freebass":
Peter Hook,
while in London for his DJ set at the Turnmills,
introduced me to his singer side project "Freebass"
( featuring Mani
(Primal Scream and ex Stone Roses) and Andy
Rourke (ex The Smiths)).
Matt Clayson
Pix
taken Backstage London May 6th.
His
name is Matt Clayson
(aka 'Fella'),
25 years hold and live in London. Got into
FREEbASS after
auditioning in Feb 2004
having answered an advert for a singer.
Matt,
before joining Freebass,
was a lead singer for various band including GMR
and Goodman Ray. As well as singing, Matt plays
guitar also.
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May 16 ,
2004 |
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Exclusive
DJ
news...
Shaun Ryder is going to play at
Return To New York -- Barcelona on
Friday 14th May
alongside Arthur Baker
& Sean McClusky.
In addition to this, the same promoters are
going to have a Hacienda room at RTNY in London
which will take place on
July 3/4th.
The Hacienda Room
Shaun Ruder
Man
Bez
Bernard Sumner
Graeme Park
Mike Pickering
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May 11 ,
2004 |
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Urbis
news...
At the Urbis
Centre, Manchester, from 20th May to
18th July:
the sound of two cities
20 May to 18 July
A video project by Elliot Eastwick.
The cities of Manchester and Detroit
have many musical similarities, from the
Northern Soul movement of 70s which
adopted the Soul sounds of Urban
Detroit, to the DIY nature of the early
Detroit garage rock bands who influenced
Manchester's punk era, the techno
influences of the city on Manchester¹s
club scene, which is still evident
today. Both cities are renowned for
emotive raw music that echoes the
cityscape.
Eastwick's video explores the influence
this huge catalogue of Detroit
performers and music producers has had
on artists from Manchester.
Featured are interviews with Manchester
legends including The Hollies, Graham
Nash, Carl Craig, Johnny Marr, 808
State's Graham Massey, Anthony Wilson,
The Doves and many more. Look through
the 'hall of fame' to see musicians from
both cities, Iggy pop, Alice Cooper,
George Clinton, New Order, Stevie
Wonder, Morrisey....the list goes on,
the beat goes on....and on.
Free
The Sounds of Two Cities is an Urbis
commission.
More info here -
http://www.urbis.org.uk/streetlevel.asp?page=135
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May 11 ,
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News...
Got the opportunity to
exchange some words with Peter
Hook
"Hooky" in London before his DJ set.
-
Peter Hook
will be joining
A Certain Ratio for Heart & Soul, and
Bernard Sumner
will be joining Doves
for
Transmission at the memorial event for
Rob Gretton
May 23, 2004.
Hooky confirmed producers picked for
the new album,
Steven Street,
John Leckie
and some
tracks with Steve Osbourne (Get
Ready 2001 Producer). As far as Brian Eno,
nothing happen yet, New Order has been
wanted to work with him since 1989
(Technique).
As far
as the new album, it is not completed yet.
No schedule date or tour for this year
(2004).
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May 8 ,
2004 |
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Get
Loaded
news...
Just got back from London
where I got the chance to assist at Peter Hook DJ set
with Shaun Ryder at the
Turnmills Club. Thanks to the whole staff,
especially Paul Stix for making this event very
special to me and the winners of WIM contest.
Some Pictures Highlights:
Some Music Highlights:
The set, in no particular order, included:
Grace Jones - She's lost Control
MC 5 - Kick out the Jams
Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict
Joy Division - Transmission
Monaco - What Do You want From Me?
Chemical Brothers - Out of Control
New Order - Blue Monday
New Order - Temptation
Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
New Order - Primitive Notion
Hooky Presented a new song from his new band "Freebass"
as the Future
GUEST DJS
THRUSDAY 6th MAY in London>
SHAUN RYDER
(HAPPY MONDAYS & BLACK GRAPE)
PETER HOOK
(NEW ORDER)
GETLOADED
is the new massively successful monthly
night at Turnmills London. On
THURSDAY 6TH MAY,
SHAUN RYDER
was joined by
PETER HOOK
from
NEW ORDER
– for the first time to date - the
two original pioneers of MADCHESTER get
together to DJ and MC their favourite
tracks!
www.turnmills.co.uk
www.get-loaded.co.uk
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May 1 ,
2004 |
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Get
Loaded
news...
GUEST DJS
THRUSDAY 6th MAY in London>
SHAUN RYDER
(HAPPY MONDAYS & BLACK GRAPE)
PETER HOOK
(NEW ORDER)
SHAUN KEAVENY
(X-FM)
THE SEEN
(LIVE)
LENDER
(LIVE)
Congratulation to
-
Martin Percival
- Dave Stephenson
FREE Meal in Turnmills Top Floor
FREE entry into Get Loaded
Jam
with Peter Hook in the DJ box!!
FREE drinks on the night!!
GETLOADED
is the new massively successful monthly
night at Turnmills London. On
THURSDAY 6TH MAY,
SHAUN RYDER
will be joined by
PETER HOOK
from
NEW ORDER
– for the first time to date - the
two original pioneers of MADCHESTER get
together to DJ and MC their favourite
tracks!
SHAUN KEAVENY
(XFM) will also be coming back for the
third time in a row to DJ and join in
the madness that he knows and loves.
Advanced Tickets:
www.ticketweb.co.uk /
08700 600100
www.turnmills.co.uk
www.get-loaded.co.uk
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April 28 ,
2004 |
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The
Ritz, Whitworth Street West,
Manchester
23
05 04
seven
thirty to one am
Tickets
12.50 UKP + Booking fee
Available 0161
832 1111 /
www.ticketline.co.uk
ALL PROCEEDS FROM
THIS EVENT WILL GO TO MANCHESTER
KIDS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO LOCAL
CHARITIES.
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April 22 ,
2004 |
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Get
Loaded
news...
GUEST DJS
THRUSDAY 6th MAY in London>
SHAUN RYDER
(HAPPY MONDAYS & BLACK GRAPE)
PETER HOOK
(NEW ORDER)
SHAUN KEAVENY
(X-FM)
THE SEEN
(LIVE)
LENDER
(LIVE)
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GETLOADED
is the new massively successful monthly
night at Turnmills London. On
THURSDAY 6TH MAY,
SHAUN RYDER
will be joined by
PETER HOOK
from
NEW ORDER
– for the first time to date - the
two original pioneers of MADCHESTER get
together to DJ and MC their favourite
tracks!
SHAUN KEAVENY
(XFM) will also be coming back for the
third time in a row to DJ and join in
the madness that he knows and loves.
Advanced Tickets:
www.ticketweb.co.uk /
08700 600100
www.turnmills.co.uk
www.get-loaded.co.uk
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April 19 ,
2004 |
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Get
Loaded
news...
GUEST DJS
THRUSDAY 6th MAY>
SHAUN RYDER
(HAPPY MONDAYS & BLACK GRAPE)
PETER HOOK
(NEW ORDER)
SHAUN KEAVENY
(X-FM)
THE SEEN
(LIVE)
LENDER
(LIVE)
GETLOADED
is the new massively successful monthly
night at Turnmills London. On
THURSDAY 6TH MAY,
SHAUN RYDER
will be joined by
PETER HOOK
from
NEW ORDER
– for the first time to date - the
two original pioneers of MADCHESTER get
together to DJ and MC their favourite
tracks!
SHAUN KEAVENY
(XFM) will also be coming back for the
third time in a row to DJ and join in
the madness that he knows and loves.
The sheer mention of
Peter Hook
brings a shiver down the spine. With
New Order,
Hooky created two of the most
inspiration tracks ever,
BLUE MONDAY
and WORLD
IN MOTION – possibly the
greatest football song ever written…
even John Barnes got in on the act.
Classic!! More recently,
Peter
appeared on orchestral-breaks outfit
Hybrid’s new album, ‘Morning Sci-Fi’
supplying the basslines for
'True To Form' and 'High As A
Skyscraper'.
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April 17 ,
2004 |
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Continuum news...
Continuum International published a great small
size book on
Joy Division
"Unknown Pleasures" by Chris Ott
April 6, 2004.
Chris Ott is a regular contributor to
www.Pitchforkmedia.com, one of the world's
leading alternative music websites.
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Available:
-in the US and Canada
click here to buy it
-in the UK and rest of world
click here to buy it
www.continuumbooks.com/book_details.cgi?bid=12376
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April 2 ,
2004 |
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New Order new
release today: (Pinnacle)
New Order -
Radio 1 Sessions
En hanced
CD includes 5 tracks from 1998 plus 4 tracks
from 2001. Tracks:
1.True Faith
2.Isolation
3.Touched By The Hand of God
4.Atmosphere
5.Paradise
6.Slow Jam
7.Your Silent Face
8.Close Range
9.Rock The Shack
10.Transmission (2002 Live Video)
Country: UK Release Date:
12-Apr-04
Catalog Number: SFRSCD128
Label: Pinnacle (Strange Fruit)
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April 2 ,
2004 |
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Paylouder news:
New
Order are busy working in the Real
World studio working on their new album,
PlayLouder is excited to reveal.
The Manchester legends have so
far enlisted the help of
Steven Street
and John Leckie
on production duties, and they're about to work
with Uber God, diety, cool bastard, and
genius... the one that walks amongst us better
known as Brian Eno.
Whoo-ha!
There has been no time yet placed on the
delivery but it could quite possibly be at the
end of the year, or
some time in 2005 depending on how
things go.
The tracks recorded so far sound "something
special" revealed a person. "They weren't sure
who to get so they thought 'why not all of 'em?'"
www.playlouder.com
(Thanks
Leornado for the link)
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March 27,
2004 |
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Peter Saville
& Manchester:
Just got back from Manchester
where I got the chance to assist at one of two
sold out Peter Saville
talk at the Urbis. The talk was well
managed by Scott G. Burnham (Urbis Creative
director) who introduced Peter Saville. This
event lasted two hours with questions from
the audience. Tony Wilson was also present this
evening.
Some Highlights:
Peter Saville made it clear about who he forgot
to thanks at the opening party (January 21,
2004, he did thanks at the opening his school
teacher and New Order),
and decided to rectify it right at the beginning
of his talk:
IAN CURTIS,
MARTIN HANNETT AND ROB GRETTON
Peter Saville
has been appointed just a week before
creative director for the
City of Manchester. One of many
things he wants to do
is to commission a statue of
Ian Curtis for
St Annes Square.
Peter Saville, after the talk, took time to sign
each and everyone items from fans.
Peter Saville
Peter Saville is one of the most important
designers working today. Since making his name
twenty years ago as Art Director and co-founder
of Factory Records, the legendary independent
record label, he has created iconic graphics for
such bands as Joy Division, New Order, Suede and
Pulp.
He has worked extensively in the fashion
industry for clients including Jil Sander, Yohji
Yamamoto and Christian Dior; as well as
executing corporate identity projects for ABC
Television, Mandarina Duck and Mercedes-Benz.
In the visual arts, Saville's clients have
included Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and
the Whitechapel Art Gallery, Natural History
Museum, Barbican Centre and Design Museum in
London.
After two years as a partner of Pentagram in
London during the early 1990s, Peter worked as
creative director of Frankfurt Balkind in Los
Angeles before returning to London to set up an
independent studio. He now concentrates on his
own creative projects, consulting for corporate
clients - including CNN, Givenchy, Gucci and
Selfridges - on branding and identify issues and
the development of fashion multimedia.
Together with long-time collaborator, Nick
Knight, Peter co-founded and now co-curates
SHOWstudio, the critically acclaimed Internet
showcase for fashion, art, design and creative
technology. Spring 2003 saw the Design Museum
hosting a retrospective of Peter's work
coinciding with his eagerly awaited first book.
saville-associates.com
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March 21,
2004 |
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Manchester new
project:
Check out this website
100% Cotton is a not
for profit organization set up in 2003. The
purpose of the organization is to instigate and
develop an archive of the History of Music in
the Manchester Area.
The long-term objective of the organization is
to have a physical space in either
Manchester or
Salford, which will archive and exhibit music
and artefacts from the music industry in the
Manchester Area going way back to the days of
Charles Halle. This will include a music, film
and video library, artwork, posters,
photographs, press, books and memorabilia etc.
The archive will host exhibitions, music tours,
lectures and talks as well as having permanent
displays of the subject matter, all open to the
public.
www.100percentcotton.org
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March 04,
2004 |
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More info on
Peter Hook new
project:
Confirm by
Hooky himself over the phone, his new side
project featuring Mani
(Primal Scream and ex Stone Roses) and Andy
Rourke (ex The Smiths) has been named "Free
bass".
New Order is
actually in studio outside Manchester working on
the new album. More news soon!!!!
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February 26,
2004 |
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New Order new
release: (Pinnacle)
New Order -
Radio 1 Sessions
Enhanced
CD includes 5 tracks from 1998 plus 4 tracks
from 2001. Tracks:
1.True Faith
2.Isolation
3.Touched By The Hand of God
4.Atmosphere
5.Paradise
6.Slow Jam
7.Your Silent Face
8.Close Range
9.Rock The Shack
10.Transmission (2002 Live Video)
Country: UK Release Date:
12-Apr-04
Catalog Number: SFRSCD128
Label: Pinnacle (Strange Fruit)
(Thanks to Bob L. for the
info)
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February 09,
2004 |
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R-A-M
(David Potts (ex Revenge and Monaco)
 Ram
release their new single "For Your Love"
Feb 9th. The single
contains 4 tracks For your love, Two Fine
lovers, Dream Away and a Ninja Tunes remix of
For Your Love.
It's available on line now @
HMV
Ram will be playing at
23rd Feb Boss music night - 93ft East
London, 20th Feb
Mcr Roadhouse, 11 March
Leeds Royal Park Hotel, March (end) London Rough
Trade.
Any previous releases available from
http://www.opalmusic.com/a_to_z/ram.htm
For more info or to join the mailing list email:
band@ram.uk.com
or visit the new site: www.ram.uk.com
Suzie Q Logo Magazine
"It is exceedingly cool and probably very hip as
well. I can imagine it turning up in the mix on
some Blue Note compilation to celebrate the
obscure genii of the early noughties.
It works well. Good on ya David Potts. Top
moment? Vibraphone style scales one minute
eleven seconds into "Dream Away" ... the very
crystal droplets of sound they decided not to
use for the Elvenhome in Lord of the Rings.
Brilliant." Sam Saunders Leeds music
The diversity of Ram¹s sound is exemplified on
the basis of these tracks, and the final parts
of ŒTwo Fine Lovers¹ especially. But third track
ŒDream Away¹ has a Beach Boys surf rock element
to it. With some excellent ideas, and
intelligent implementation clearly displayed on
these three tracks, their name should become
more familiar soon.
Richard Cheetham Hi Voltage
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February 08,
2004 |
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More info on
Peter Hook new
project (The Amp):
According to reports, three of
Manchester's finest bass players have joined
together to form a low-frequency rock supergroup.
Step forward Peter Hook,
Andy Rourke and Mani.
New
Order's Peter Hook, The Smiths' Andy
Rourke and one-time Stone Roses bassist and now
Primal Scream stalwart Mani, have formed a new
outfit to be named either Freebase or
Stalingrad, according to Ananova.
Hook has
been writing material for the project (while
working on New Order's
new album) which may have been borne of a recent
'bass-off' that took place between the three
musicians.
"We decided to find out once
and for all who is the best bass player ever to
come out of Manchester," Mani recently explained
to the Manchester Evening News. "We locked
ourselves into a room for a few days and got
down to some serious rhythm playing.
"It was because of people like
Peter Hook
that I picked up the bass in the first place. It
was great to loosen up with them."
This
isn't the first time the trio have worked
together. Back in 2000
Hook, Mani and Rourke joined forces
to start Collective, a business venture which
ran the Bar Cuba nightclub in Macclesfield, and
intended to produce a television show fronted by
the three bass players. Strangely enough, it was
never commissioned.
www.theamp.tv
(Thanks
Maxi for the info)
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February 07,
2004 |
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More info on
Peter Hook new
project:
Interviews:
Peter Hook
Ημερομηνία δημοσίευσης: 1/15/2004
Κείμενο-Συνέντευξη: Κωνσταντίνος
Τσάβαλος |
http://www.avopolis.gr/interviews/default.asp?ID=138
This is a rough
translation of key questions (Thanks Nick)
Good morning Peter,
what is going on Hooky's world today?
PH:
Spending lot of time recording
New
Order
new album
and
at the same time
writing songs
for
my
new side project with
Mani and Andy Rourke. The name is
"FREEBASS"
or
"STALINGRAD"
but
still
not final.
PH: Beside that I am
relaxing at home with my wife, 3 children,
2 dogs and the cat or
I am keeping myself busy changing the decoration
of the basement.
What ever you do are you
still under Joy
Division
influence??
Always, me
Deborah and Nathalie (wife,
daughter
of Ian Curtis)
are
very
proud.
What is the
best song you wrote?
Atmosphere
(Thanks Maxi for the link :www.neworderargentina.com.ar
)
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February 05,
2004 |
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More info on
Peter Hook new
project:
A new
band!!! featuring Mani
(Primal Scream and ex Stone Roses) and Andy
Rourke (ex The Smiths)
More news soon!!!!
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January 29,
2004 |
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Got the news from the bass god
himself at Peter Saville opening party in
Manchester (Jan 21,
2003),
Peter Hook new
project:
A new
band!!!
More news soon!!!!
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January 25,
2004 |
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More great news for the site. I
got the privilege to meet with A. H. Wilson
before the opening party (January
21) in Manchester at the Fat Cat Bar
(Very close to the Hacienda site). To keep the
Factory spirit, I got the honor to receive an
official Factory Catalogue Number for the
website:
FAC441
would like 2 thank
everyone who have been supporting this site,
visiting it day after day. It is a great
pleasure 2 be able to share my passion. More
great things 2 come.
DAVID SULTAN
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January 18,
2004 |
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Hooky was on Saturday
January 18 in Thessaloniki
(Greece). He was the DJ with
Clint Boon .
(Thanks N.
Nikolaidis for
the flyer)
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January 14,
2004 |
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 REVENGE
One True Passion v 2.0 2xcd
LTM (UK)
1/14/04
LTM are pleased to announce a deluxe 2xCD
reissue of the sole album by Revenge, the
electro/hard rock hybrid fronted by
New Order bass player
Peter Hook between 1989 and 1992.
Tracklist Disc 1 (OTP
V2.0): Televive, The Wilding,
Deadbeat, State of Shock, Little Pig, Cloud 9,
Jesus I Love You, Pineapple Face, Big Bang,
Slave, 14K, Bleachman, Surf Nazi, 7 Reasons
(demo), Amsterdam, It's Quiet.
Tracklist Disc 2 (BCWYWF):
Underworld, Deadbeat (Gary Clail dub), State of
Shock (US edit), Pineapple Face's Big Day (US
remix), Pineapple Face (Pickering & Park remix),
The Trouble With Girls, Wende, Slave (Joe Smooth
edit), I'm Not Your Slave (US remix), Hot Nights
/ Cool City, Surf Bass, Bleach Boy, Soul, Kiss
the Chrome, Fag Hag, Precious Moments, Pumpkin.
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January 04,
2004 |
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Paul Stolper
Update:
A
new show at my gallery, of new Peter Saville
works, a new print, 'End of Day'and his new
cloth-bound, slip-case book?
Details are:
DESIGNED BY PETER
SAVILLE
Slip-case edition published by frieze
END OF DAY
Iris print, edition of 200
published by Paul Stolper
£ 200 inc vat exclusive of packing and shipping.
A beautiful new 'Waste Painting' made up of one
seminal work chosen from each of the last twenty
five years..
RELATED WORKS
January 9th - January 18th
Wednesday - Saturday 10:30 - 6:00pm
Paul Stolper
Ltd.
78 Luke Street
London EC2A
4PY
England
tel/fax 0044
(0)20 7739 6504
E mail
Info@paulstolper.com
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