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December
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David Potts (ex Revenge / Monaco) New Album & Free Single 4.99 from The David Potts eBay Store
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/davidpottsmusic
We're offering the album 'Coming Up For Air' and ANY single for just 5 including the limited edition 7" white vinyl version of 'I'm the Greatest' and the Ram EP 'Songs on Page One' or 'Monkey in the Rain', the new double A-side single which is out now for download and as a limited edition CD EP.
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November
22th, 2007 |
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HOOKY HEADLINES SALFORD FILM FESTIVAL
After the incredible success of the Ian Curtis biopic movie, Control, the Salford Film Festival is pleased to announce the first north west screening of
Joy Division: The Documentary
Tues 27th November 8:30pm
Vue Cinema, Lowry Outlet Mall, Salford Quays
Tickets 6.25 Box Office: 08712 240 240
(get there early Man U are playing at home!)
The feature film length documentary will be introduced by Joy Division and New Order legend Peter Hook, with a Q&A session afterwards.
Written by author and original Joy Division fan/friend, Jon Savage, the doc is a factual account of actual events surrounding the band almost three decades ago. It includes interviews with all the surviving band members and an exclusive chat with Ian Curtiss mistress Annik Honore, who speaks about Ian for the first time.
The doc also has lots of archive footage of Manchester
and Salford, plus extracts from many filmed concerts that have never been seen before.
Says Peter Hook:
Control is a cinematic version of events, it doesnt provide all the answers.
But the documentary is in our own words, the people who were there, talking about it.
The Documentary did really well when it was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival four sell out nights just by word of mouth - so it really is on the crest of a wave this Joy Division thing, it absolutely amazes me.
When I saw it I was like `Wow this is pretty good this, I was quite surprised. I thought Id be Joy Divisioned out and yet if Im interested in it
Further details on everything at www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk
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November
21th, 2007 |
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guardian.co.uk
Tony Wilson - officially a national treasure
 It was only fitting and proper that the wealth of glowing tributes which followed the sad passing of Tony Wilson, co-founder and director of Factory Records and the Hacienda, in August of this year, treated him as a national treasure. The National Portrait Gallery have now followed suit, as Abba to Zappa learns that they will be hanging this image of Tony Wilson by Kevin Cummins, as Portrait of the Month for December, after which it will be added to the national collection. The shot was taken on the dancefloor of the Hacienda on 10 May 1985.
'We don't have any pictures of Tony Wilson in the collection at the moment and we consider that he has made a significant contribution to British culture and life.'
Terence Pepper, Curator of the National Portrait Gallery, told us today.
'We were offered a number of different portraits of Tony and we thought that this portrait by Kevin Cummins was the most iconic.'
With the blessing of Wilson's partner Yvette Livesey, Kevin Cummins is producing a limited edition of signed prints that will be sold with proceeds going to Manchester Royal Infirmary (Kidneys for Life charity) and Christie's Hospital (which was were Wilson himself was treated).
The prints are handmade 16 x 20 inch gelatin silver archive photographic prints in an edition of 30, signed by Kevin Cummins. The prints cost 450 (incl VAT) each plus 10 P&P (in the EU).
Anyone interested should email kevin@kevincummins.co.uk
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November
16th, 2007 |
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CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary
Film Festival
2007
Sound & Vision
Award 2007
Joy Division
(Director: Grant Gee, UK 2007)
Motivation:
"Great selection of footage, a deep
engagement with the subject and intimate
interviews combines to make a restless
and engaging documentary. The background
material gives a good sense of the
psychogeography of Manchester at the
time, and the effects create a tension
and energy which mirrors the evolving
epilepsy of lead singer Ian Curtis."
http://www.cphdox.dk/d1/fa.lasso?n=815&e=1
To be released in North
America via The Weinstein Company on March
25 and in the UK by the Works/Universal
National theatrical release in UK
early April.
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November
15th, 2007 |
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Hook: New Order Archival
Projects On Hold
www.billboard.com
With Joy Division
successfully memorialized on CD and the big
screen, bassist Peter Hook would like to see the
same done for its successor, New Order. But, he
says, there are issues.
"Since New Order has split up, we ... aren't
really friends yet," says Hook. Therefore, plans
for a New Order box set and expanded reissues --
similar to Rhino's recent treatment of Joy
Division's three initial Factory releases -- are
on hold. "Because of our relationship," Hook
notes, "we're struggling to find a way of moving
it forward. Everybody is busy doing their next
project."
Hook says there's a wealth of rarities to
populate any New Order sets -- particularly a
large passel of live recordings that includes
the fledgling group's very first concert in
1980. Also around is a selection of songs left
over from sessions for New Order's final album,
2005's "Waiting for the Sirens' Call."
"We had seven or eight tracks left over," Hook
recalls. "Our idea was to bring them out very
quickly after 'Sirens," but because we fell out
and weren't enjoying working together, that idea
was just pushed further and further back. Those
tracks are still there, still unfinished. And
they're as good as 'Sirens,' funnily enough."
Hook says Bernard Sumner is particularly
resistant to moving forward on any archival
projects. "Bernard sort of dislikes the past;
he's quite open about that. And he dislikes our
live past even more," Hook explains. "It's quite
sad, really. As I've gotten older, I think
there's a lot more value to your history being
judged."
Hook
isn't just living in the past, however. He's
moving forward with Freebass, his bass
guitar-celebrating group with Smiths alumnus
Andy Rourke and Stone Roses/Primal Scream vet
Gary "Mani" Mounfield. The group has recently
cut tracks with the Charlatans' Tim Burgess and
rapper Howard Marx and is putting together a
schedule for 2008 summer European festivals.
"It's really coming on and we're very, very
pleased," Hook says. "As nice as looking back
is, musicians of my ilk are really interested in
looking forward. I feel very positive about
Freebass right now."
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November
14th, 2007 |
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Sam Riley among Variety's
Oscars tips
 He
was working in a warehouse in Leeds folding
shirts when he was cast to star in a film about
the life, loves and brief musical reign of Joy
Division's ill-fated frontman, Ian Curtis.
Today Sam Riley found himself being tipped
for Oscars glory alongside 30 international
stars of the screen singled out by the industry
bible, Variety, whose predictions are
regarded as a barometer of the film world.
With the Golden Globes nominations to be
announced next month, before the Baftas in
January, the film world is already gripped by
awards fever, before the ultimate prize awarded
by the American Academy.
In his first role as a leading man, Riley
found widespread acclaim this year at the Cannes
Film Festival, with the premiere of Control,
in which he portrayed the post-punk icon who
committed suicide 27 years ago at the age of 23.
The brooding charisma of Riley's performance
did not go unnoticed. While the debut film
director Anton Corbijn said that the newcomer
had brought an innocence and freshness that I
was hoping for but never thought I would find,
Variety said that Riley was as
mesmerising onstage as he is while engaged in
rocking his daughter to sleep, working for
social services and other such punk rocker
incongruities.
Other British hopefuls on the list include
the actor Daniel Day-Lewis and the screenwriter
Ronald Harwood, who are no strangers to the
Oscars red carpet, having won for My Left
Foot and The Pianist respectively.
timesonline.co.uk
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November
8th, 2007 |
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www.nme.com
The Joy Division bassist speaks at premiere of new documentary
Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook has revealed that Ian Curtis' widow, Deborah Curtis, "fucking hated" 'Control'".
Speaking after the premiere of new Joy Division documentary 'Joy Division' at the Sheffield DOC/FEST film festival last night ( November 7), the bassist praised the film's director Grant Gee
"The fact that you did this before 'Control' made this work," explained Hook, adding that the documentary was "the perfect answer" to to Anton Corbijn's recent biopic 'Control'.
He told Gee, who has previously worked with Radiohead on their tour documentary 'Meeting People Is Easy', that: "If you'd done it after 'Control' we wouldn't have talked to you about it, to be honest. You got the story before we all went through it over and over and over again. I was a little worried to say the least and thought 'how is it going to work together?', but it's the perfect answer to 'Control'."
He added that Ian Curtis' widow Deborah was not fond of the film based on her book 'Touching From A Distance'.
'Joy Division''s producer Jacqui Edenbrow told the audience that she had received an email from Deborah saying how much she liked the documentary, to which Hook responded: "That's good because she fucking hated 'Control'. So well done."
The documentary, written by music journalist Jon Savage, has been criticized for not featuring Deborah Curtis, despite heavily utilizing interviews with Annick Honore, who Ian Curtis had an affair with.
Hook added that the film reminded him how good his band were, saying: "When I see things like that it makes me think how fucking good we were. Tell that to the Arctic Monkeys!"
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October
31th, 2007 |
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To celebrate Joy Division and "Control", Worldinmotion and Rhino Records are pleased to be giving away
www.rhino.com/flashcards/joydivision/
Joy Division prize:
Oct 311. 2007
She's Lost Control / Dead Souls 7" Vinyl Promo
Nov 1
2. Control Full Size Movie Poster
Nov 2
3. Set of 4 Joy Division Pins
Nov 3
4. Custom Joy Division Earplugs
Nov 4
4. Vinyl Reissues of
Unknown Pleasures, Closer and
Still
Nov 5
5. Deluxe 2CD Reissues
of Unknown Pleasures,
Closer and Still
Nov 6
6. CD
of
Control
Nov 7
7.
Control T-Shirt
Winners as
follow
Oct 31
1. Jeffrey
Diamond
Nov 1
2. Paul Moore
Nov 2
3. Rachel Long
Nov 3
4. David Shana
Nov 4
4. Aline Rasolli
Nov 5
5. Andrew Perst
Nov 6
6. Kenley
George
Nov 7
7. Jack Shelton
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October
31th, 2007 |
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www.nme.com
New Order remix Nine Inch
Nails
Trent Reznor and co get remix
treatment
Members of
New Order
have remixed Nine Inch Nails for a forthcoming
remix album.
Nine Inch Nails are set to release a remix of
their 'Year Zero' album entitled
'Y34RZ3ROR3M1X3D' on
November 21.
New Order's
Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert have
remixed the tracks 'God Given' and 'Zero Sum'.
Ladytron have remixed 'The Beginning Of The
End', while The Knife's Olof Dreijer has remixed
'Me, I'm Not'.
People who buy the album are also able to make
their own remixes. The CD will include a
DVD-Rom.
Remix.nin.com will launch the day of the
release and fans will be able to post their
versions online at the site.
Trent Reznor told Alternative Press: "Remix
records can be disposable garbage (of which I
myself have been guilty to some extent) but this
collection feels good to me."
The tracklisting and
remixers are:
'Gunshots By Computer' - Saul Williams
'The Great Destroyer' - Modwheelmood
'My Violent Heart' - Pirate Robot Midget
'The Beginning Of The End' - Ladytron
'Survivalism' - Saul Williams
'Capital G' - Epworth Phones
'Vessel' - Bill Laswell
'The Warning' - Stefan Goodchild featuring
Doudou n'Diaye Rose
'Meet Your Master' - The Faint
'God Given' -
Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert
'Me, I'm Not' - Olof Dreijer
'Another Version Of The Truth' - Kronos Quartet
& Enrique Gonzalez Mller
'In This Twilight' - Fennesz
'Zero Sum' - Stephen
Morris & Gillian Gilbert
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October
24th, 2007 |
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Control leads nominations list
JOY Division biopic Control leads the field at the British Independent Film Awards with 10 nominations.
Its star, the unknown Sam Riley (pictured), is a contender for best actor and most promising newcomer with his performance as tragic singer Ian Curtis.
Control's other nominations include best film, best director for Anton Corbijn and best supporting actress for Samantha Morton.
The annual awards honour the best in independent British cinema.
Best actor
And When Did You Last See Your Father?, an adaptation of Blake Morrison's best-selling book, has seven nominations including best actor for Jim Broadbent and best supporting actor for Colin Firth.
Among the other films vying for awards are Eastern Promises, Notes On A Scandal, Hallam Foe and the forthcoming Brick Lane.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on November 28.
James Bond star Daniel Craig will receive the Variety Award for his work in "bringing the international spotlight to the British film industry".
Ray Winstone will be honoured with an outstanding contribution award.
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October
24th, 2007 |
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For the
first time ever
in the US
Joy Division ringtones.
Search JOY DIVISION
on your mobile phone for official Joy Division
ringtones!
Text JOYD1 to 74466
for "Transmission"
Text JOYD2 to 74466
for "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
*Requires
compatible handset and service through
participating carriers. Standard text messaging
rates apply.See your contract for details.
Available content subject to change at any
time. Rhino Entertainment Company
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October
22th, 2007 |
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Viva Radio presents Complete Control Radio, an online radio series exploring the life and times of Ian Curtis and Joy Division
www.viva-radio.com/control
Viva Radio are now proud to announce the Joy Division-inspired Complete Control Radio. Starting Tues. October 23rd and continuing through the 30th, with extensive research and help from contributor and institutional pillar Dan Selzer, Viva excavates the post-punk vaults for classic and rare Joy Division / New Order / Factory Records material and brings exclusive interviews with band members and affiliates to the online arena. Check out the schedule below:
Tues. 10/23
Complete Control Radio Pt. 1
Known and Unknown Pleasures:
Joy Division & New Order
Thurs. 10/25
Complete Control Radio Pt. 2
Lust for Life:
Joy Division Influences, Peers, and Followers
Fri. 10/26
Complete Control Radio Pt. 3
Interviews w/ Jon Savage & Matthew Higgs
Tues. 10/30
Complete Control Radio Pt. 4
Interviews w/ Simon Reynolds & Peter Hook
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October
19th, 2007 |
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Monaco Reform to Headline 'Oxjam at the Ritz'
Sunday 28th October 2007
 Monaco are to headline a charity event for Oxfam at Manchester Ritz on
Sunday 28th October. David Potts and Peter Hook are re-uniting for a line-up of some Manchester favourites along with some new and upcoming talent as part of a month long series of events under the banner of Oxjam.
Peter Hook says: I had a great time in Monaco and thought wed written some top tunes. Were basically having some fun for a very good cause. Theres a lot I take for granted in this world and Im delighted to help other people in any way I can. I admire and respect Pottsy as a musician and a friend so Ill play with him any chance I get. I havent played the Ritz since Rob Grettons memorial and am very much looking forward to performing there again.
Other bands playing on the night are The Complete Stone Roses, Tom Hingley and the Lovers, Vinny Peculiar, Damian Morgan & Mike Doyle, freelovebabies, The Peoples Revolutionary Choir, The deBretts and The Rools. There will also be a dj set from legendary Specials frontman, Terry Hall.
Oxjam is a festival with a difference: thousands of events put on by music lovers from large-scale festivals to local sponsored busks during October will produce the equivalent of 500 days of continuous music, all raising money to fight poverty around the world.
Last year, around 20,000 music lovers took part in 1,100 music events, and the festival generated 500,000 for Oxfam. The target of 1 million from Oxjam this year would be enough to provide safe water for almost 1.4 million people, 20,000 emergency shelters or essential medicines for 10,000 villages.
Doors for the Manchester Ritz event open at 5.00pm with the first band on at 5.15pm and Monaco onstage at 10pm. Tickets are available from www.ticketline.co.uk.
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October
16th, 2007 |
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"Control" US Official release schedule so far
10/10
New York- Film Forum
10/19
Los Angeles- Landmark NuArt 500 seats
10/26
Los Angeles- The Landmark (moves over from NuArt)
Chicago- Music Box
Philadelphia- Landmark Ritz
San Francisco- Landmark Lumiere
Berkeley- Landmark Shattuck
Boston- Landmark Kendall Square
Detroit- Landmark Main Art
Seattle- Landmark Metro
Denver- Landmark Starz Filmcenter
St. Louis- Landmark Tivoli
11/2
Dallas- Landmark Inwood
Washington DC- Landmark E-Street
Atlanta- Landmark Midtown
Minneapolis- Landmark Lagoon
San Diego- Landmark Ken
Houston - Landmark
11/9
Pittsburgh - Squirrel Hill
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October
12th, 2007 |
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Widows Liverpool family tribute to tragic singer
www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk
by Vicky Anderson, Liverpool Daily Post
THE Liverpool-born widow of
Joy Division singer
Ian Curtis invited her extended family to a
special screening of a film about his life last
night.
Deborah Curtis wanted her relatives to see
Control, which she co-produced, to mark the end
of her involvement in the exhausting process.
Ian Curtis hanged himself in 1980, aged 23,
on the eve of his bands first American tour.
The surviving members of Joy Division, best
known for their single Love Will Tear Us Apart,
went on to become New Order.
Control, directed by photographer Anton
Corbijn, who shot some of the most iconic
pictures of the band, is based on Ms Curtiss
book about her husband, Touching from a
Distance.
Although Ms Curtis did not want to watch the
film alongside her family at Fact last night,
she took the opportunity to answer questions and
sign books for fans.
She told the Daily Post: Because I was born
here, it seemed like really a lovely way to
finish all the furore.
It is a chance to see family I havent seen
for years.
I wanted a family get together to make it a
happy occasion, because it is such a sad film.
And they were there at the beginning, they
were at our engagement party, so they will
remember.
I just hope it doesnt upset them.
Softly spoken and modest in nature, Ms Curtis
had deliberated whether to get involved with the
film but decided her input would ensure she had
some say in how the story was told something
she had not had with the making of 24 Hour Party
People, the first film to chart the rise of Joy
Division.
Before Touching from a Distance was published
in 1995, the public knew little of Curtiss
personal life and inner turmoil, and his widow
just started writing for my own peace of mind,
to get my thoughts down on paper and try and
sort out in my own mind what happened and what
went wrong.
Epileptic Curtis struggled with debilitating
fits, and at the time of his suicide was
conflicted between his loyalties to his wife and
their baby daughter Natalie at home in
Macclesfield, and his feelings for his lover,
Belgian journalist Annike Honore.
Ms Curtis, portrayed by Samantha Moreton in
Control, says she is happy with the end result.
It is a very powerful film, and Im glad
its been made because it puts someone else in
those roles.
It kind of helps me to get out of it and
distance myself from it, I think.
It all comes back to just how long ago it
was. The black and white helps that. Its like
looking at a photograph, it brings it all home.
Harder to watch, she says, is a new
documentary, just called Joy Division, that
interviews many people who were close to Curtis.
It is a question his widow must be asked
wherever she goes, but Ms Curtis knows why the
appeal of her husband lives on more than 25
years after his death.
Its got to be the music. The lyrics and his
voice are just timeless. There are a lot of
artists who have gone on who are still going and
people are interested. If the music can stand
up, thats all you need.
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October
12th, 2007 |
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www.digitalspy.co.uk
Former New Order bassist Peter Hook
has told Gigwise that he plans to work with Liam
Gallagher and Ian Brown in the near future.
Since he called time on
New Order, Hook has been working
alongside Primal Scream bass player Mani and
former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke on a new
project under the name, Freebass.
Hook told Gigwise this week that The
Charlatans Tim Burgess has just turned in the
first vocal for the outfit and that the momentum
behind the band is building quickly.
Describing Burgess contribution as fucking
great, he went on to reveals the impressive
list of other artists who are scheduled to
contribute guest vocals for the band.
Weve got other people working on it, Hook
revealed. Ian Brown is doing one for us, Howard
Marks is doing one for us, Pete Wiley, Ian
McCulloch, Liam Gallagher.
Explaining the trios motivation for forming
Freebass, Hook explained: Weve just called
friends in really which has been nice.
I think its always good to give something
back and weve helped them in the past all of
us, me and Mani have helped a lot of people and
so has Andy Rourke, so its been nice to do it.
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October
10th, 2007 |
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www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Wilson to be 'freeman'
 MUSIC
mogul Tony Wilson is to become the first
posthumous freeman of the city of Manchester, it
has been announced.
Wilson, who died earlier this year aged 57, will
have his name inscribed on the roll of honour in
Manchester Town Hall.
It is an honour usually reserved for those who
have been given freedom of the city, which has
only been awarded to 75 people and six military
regiments.
Councillors unanimously agreed to the move after
holding a minute's silence in honour of the late
impresario at the opening of a council meeting.
The motion was proposed by the Lord Mayor of
Manchester, Councillor Glyn Evans, in
recognition of Wilson's "outstanding
contribution to the life, music and culture of
the city over many years".
Councillor Evans had wanted to make Wilson an
honorary freeman but a spokeswoman explained
this was not possible due to council rules.
She said: "One of the key criteria for honorary
freemen is that they are alive. But had Tony
lived, he would almost certainly have been given
freeman status so councillors agreed they would
make an exception and his name will be placed
alongside those who have been given the status."
The last person to be given freedom of the city
was Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson,
in 1999. A life-long United supporter, Wilson's
name will be inscribed alongside Sir Alex's and
on the same row as former manager Sir Matt
Busby.
Wilson, the former broadcaster, record label
boss and owner of the Hacienda nightclub, died
on August 10 after a battle with cancer.
During his life he became synonymous with
Manchester's thriving music scene, launching the
bands New Order, Joy Division and Happy Mondays
alongside his day job as a television reporter.
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October
9th, 2007 |
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The Q Awards 2007 took place on 8 October at the Grosvenor, Park Lane, London
02:04 PM
On the edge of tears Hooky presents an award to Tony Wilson's son and daughter. Cue standing ovation. An emotional moment.
The Q Hero is...
Anthony H. Wilson
(to collect on his behalf his children Oliver and Isobel)
Presenter: Peter Hook
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October
8th, 2007 |
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www.digitalspy.co.uk
Former
New Order star Peter Hook has confirmed
that there is no future for the band.
The bassist told Gigwise that he would
not reunite with drummer Stephen Morris and
guitarist Bernard Sumner because of their
"attitude".
Speaking before presenting a posthumous award to
the late Tony Wilson at the Q Awards, he said:
"There is no future for New Order. I mean, not
as it was anyway. If they [Morris and Sumner]
want to form a New Order
2 then thats what it should be viewed as."
Hook has blamed his bandmates for the group's
split in May after 27 years.
Talking about the reasons behind the break-up,
he said: "I couldnt carry on working the way
they were working and I didnt like the
attitude. Unless that attitude changes then its
of no interest to me."
He added: "I felt we had different ambitions
from what the group was supposed to be about and
it didnt make sense to me."
The 51-year-old spoke out to deny rumours that
the Manchester rockers may reform in an
interview last month.
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October
6th, 2007 |
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uk.news.yahoo.com
New day for New Order
 The members of New Order have dismissed rumours that they plan to reform.
Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner attended a screening of the new Joy Division film Control - but not as a happy trio.
"We've all been shouting at each other - now we're just arguing about who has custody of the children," joked Sumner.
Hook recently admitted that he's working on a new venture called Freebase with Gary 'Mani' Mounfield (Stone Roses, Primal Scream) and Andy Rourke (the Smiths).
Meanwhile, Sumner and Morris are putting together a project of their own.
Sumner said: "I'm working on some stuff at the moment. Steve is gonna be involved with it, and it's a project called Bad Lieutenant."
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October
5th, 2007 |
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Diesel:U:Music Awards 2007 Rock
The Diesel:U:Music awards 2007 - which took place October 3 at Camden's Koko - saw superb performances from CSS, Good Shoes and Wiley as some of the best unsigned acts in the country were recognised in a roomful of journalists, record company execs and music industry tastemakers.
This year's unsigned winners in the rock/indie category - as judged by Motley Crue's Nikki Six, producer Butch Walker and Joy Division's Peter Hook - were American rock outfit The Features.
Co-presented by Xfm's Alex Zane, the awards also saw post-punk legends Joy Division awarded the 4Music Icon Award whilst Factory Records founder Peter Savile picked up a Contribution To Music Award.
The full list of winners is:
- Rock/indie: The Features
- Electronic: Get Shakes
- Urban: Cool Kids
- Contribution To Music:
Peter Saville
4music Icon Award: Joy Division
Peter Saville, one of the founding members of Factory Records and the artist behind all of the Factory Records sleeves including Joy Divisions seminal album Unknown Pleasures and New Orders Blue Monday, received the Diesel:U:Music Contribution to Music Award. A major player in the graphic design revolution, Peter Savilles record sleeve designs changed the way people thought about pop music. Saville has also designed covers for PULP, Roxy Music, Wham and OMD. Peter Saville is now creative director for the city of Manchester.
Pioneering post-punk band Joy Division were awarded 4Music Icon Award at the Diesel:U:Music Awards. This Award recognises Joy Division as one of the most influential and inventive bands in British music history. Having released debut album Unknown Pleasures and completing second album Closer before the tragic suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis in May1980, Closer has been described 'as magnificent a memorial as any post-Presley popular musician could ever have' by the NME. Diesel:U:Music is proud to celebrate the works of such a great band.
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October
5th, 2007 |
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www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Stars come out for Control
premiere
IT was rock 'n' roll time at the
Cornerhouse last night, for the city's
premiere of Control, the new movie about the
life and untimely death of Joy Division frontman
Ian Curtis.
But it seems the occasion didn't persuade the
remaining members of the band, now New Order, to
kiss and make up.
Although Peter Hook and
Stephen Morris came out to
support the film, there was no sign of singer
Bernard Sumner.
Drummer Stephen admitted it was an emotional
experience to watch the movie: "The film is
excellent, but I suppose it's just a bit
draining for those of us who had been a part of
it all."
The movie has been winning rave reviews ever
since it won top prize at the Cannes Film
Festival. Bassist Peter Hook says: "It
amazes me, the power of music. Sometimes it
amazes me how knowledgeable young people are
about Joy Division.
"And I feel sorry for all these young bands
coming through because none of them seem to be
able to knock Joy Division off our pedestal."
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October
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Street to be named after
Wilson
David Ottewell
 A
STREET in the heart of Manchester is set to be
re-named in honour of music mogul Tony Wilson.
Whitworth Street West - which was home to the
legendary Hacienda nightclub - could become Tony
Wilson Way, Anthony H Wilson Way or Wilson
Street West.
The plans have been drawn up by the city council
as a fitting tribute to the man known as `Mr
Manchester'.
He died of a heart attack in August aged 57,
following a battle with cancer.
Whitworth Street West is the official address of
the Hacienda building, the site of the former
nightclub that Wilson used to put Manchester
music on the map.
The name change would have to be approved by two
thirds of the residents of the street.
The idea was put forward by Mr Wilson's son,
Oliver, and daughter, Isobel.
Celebrate
The re-naming could happen as early as next
spring. A street party would be held to
celebrate.
The council is likely to throw the shortlist of
names over to residents to help choose a
favourite.
Pat Karney, the council's city centre spokesman,
said he was confident that the move would go
ahead.
"We need two thirds of people to agree but I
have gone round all the blocks and I am
confident people will want to make history on
that street," he said.
In a separate move Peter Saville, the designer
behind some of the city's most famous record
sleeves, is at the heart of plans to set up a
"Wilson Academy", possibly in Urbis. The academy
would work with local children on arts and music
projects and would involve many of Mr Saville's
well-known contacts in the media world.
The M.E.N. disclosed on Wednesday that the
council is already due to pass a unanimous
motion next week in honour of Mr Wilson.
Councillors will agree to etch his name in the
town hall alongside 75 individuals granted
honorary freeman of the city status.
Technically that status can only be given to
people while they are alive - but the council
has decided to take the action to reflect Mr
Wilson's importance to the city.
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Control - the podcast of the movie by anton corbijn
icast
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Originals 0:06
A Door Opening In a Darkened Room 1:29
Transmission (iTunes
Originals Version) 3:42
The First Album "Movement" Was Very Tentative
1:00
Dreams Never End 3:15
That's One of the Legends Anyway 1:17
Blue Monday 7:24
Another One of Our Dance Rock Things 0:56
Bizarre Love Triangle
(iTunes Originals Version) 4:46
It's Most Notable for the Quality of Its Sleeve
0:17
The Perfect Kiss 4:50
There Was No Great Plan 0:18
Love Vigilantes (iTunes
Originals Version) 4:13
We Don't Really Know What We're Doing 0:31
True Faith 5:50
Then It All Started Going Wrong 1:17
Round and Round 4:32
"Run Wild" Is a Very Personal Track 1:34
Run Wild (iTunes Originals
Version) 4:20
A Total Shock 1:31
Regret 4:08
People Like the New Numbers 0:47
Waiting for the Sirens'
Call (iTunes Originals Version) 5:23
I Find It Very Pleasurable 1:01
Love Will Tear Us Apart
(iTunes Originals Version) 4:02
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Joy Division movie premieres in New York
Dave Gahan, Sonic Youth and more turn out
for Ian Curtis film
The Ian
Curtis biopic
'Control'
made its US debut at the
Chelsea West
Cinema in
Manhattan last night (September
25).
The warmly received film was watched by an
audience that included
Dave Gahan
of Depeche Mode,
model Helena
Christensen, actor
Steve Buscemi
and members of Sonic Youth.
'Control'
follows the story of Joy
Division frontman
Ian Curtis
and is based on the book
'Touching From A
Distance' by his widow
Deborah.
The film was directed by
Joy Division photographer
Anton Corbijn,
who moved from his Netherlands home in order to
shoot the Manchester band in October 1979.
He subsequently became a regular
NME
photographer and went on to shoot iconic images
of bands such as U2,
Depeche Mode,
REM and
The Killers, among
others.
Speaking to
NME.COM at the screening,
Corbijn
explained that his emotional attachment and
relationship with the band made up for his
inexperience in film-making, and that
'Control'
was not intended to be a traditional music
biopic.
"It's an intense love story, and concerns a boy
who follows his dream but doesn't like where he
ends up," he explained. "I wanted to make sure
that Ian
was portrayed as normal, and so I felt it was
important to surround him with an everyday
background.
"A lot of people's lives are very mundane, but a
great deal of beauty can come from these kind of
environments too and Joy
Division's music was a great example of
this."
The film opens on October
5 in the UK, and from
October 10 in the
US on a limited release
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