Alas, if Peter Hook is to be believed, last time I checked, New Order are no longer together. Funny thing seems to be that it was Anton Corbjin's suggestions about the Control soundtrack that helped bring the band to it's knees. Ironic that the man who took some of the most iconic shots of the band, and did their most iconic video (for "Atmosphere"), somehow accidentally helped "off" the band...
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I guess the peer pressure got to me so I am going to give this little story about me thing a whirl. Geez, hard to put 35 years of living onto one page but I will do my best. Was born in Chicago, guess that is where my love of Chicago sports teams comes from. At an early age my parents moved to Shoreview, Minnesota for the sole reason of not having my brother and I growing up in the harsh reali...
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Who?Formed from the ashes of Joy Division after singer Ian Curtis killed himself, New Order went on to become one of the most celebrated bands of the '80s. Taking cues from New York's dance scene, kraut rock, and their previous band's post-punk roots, New Order's brand of synth-heavy dance rock has made a major impact on both dance music and the rock world.And I Care Because?- They had the mo...
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'Songbook' is a UK TV program where various musicians explain and demonstrate how they wrote famous songs in their career. Last week it was the turn of Bernard Sumner.Along the course of a 30 year career there were some interesting insights (Joy Division's distinctive bass sound happened because Bernard had his cheap amp turned up loud to get distortion and Peter Hook moved to the top strings ...
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Well, I'm down. I think it's been minutes since I've listened to the most awesome slice of music the 12-inch format ever transmitted.(OK, so it's the '88 version, it still kills.)
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Earlier this week I found myself talking to fellow mogger Anna about covers of New Order and Joy Division tunes. We decided to each post a list of popular, or not so popular covers of each of these bands. I had to claim New Order as my own, seeing they have to be my all time favorite band. I made a post a while back on covers, and how they can be received poorly by fans of the original band. I hap
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Back in 2007, nobody was exactly sure whether synthpop gods New Order were broken up or not. Bassist Peter Hook said that they were; everyone else in the band said they weren't.Well, it's official now: New Order are broken up. The BBC reports that the non-Peter Hook members of the group have a new group with a new name: Bad Lieutenant. And they've also got themselves a new bassist. (via NME)Bad...
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...I landed another one of those editing gigs downtown and wrote this post on my way there this AM...what up MOG? I'm on my way to another gig downtown and thought I'd pull your coat on an album worth checking that I'd uncovered in my old iPod using that "iPod access" program over the weekend (it had about 2,000 songs that I thought I'd have to buy again but, amazingly after letting it die and ...
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You can read my review of the Collectors Edition of New Order's Technique atCollectors_Edition_.html" target="_blank">http://treblezine.com/reviews/2932-New_Order_TechniqueCollectors_Edition_.htmlNew OrderTechnique (Collectors Edition)Rhino2008 Oh, how I was looking forward to the reissue of one of my favorite New Order albums, Technique. Originally released in 1989, the year I graduated from W...
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Live broadcast from the BBC - 1984.If you are feeling a little down then you can take solace in the thought that things are unlikely to get any worse..Today, say experts, is the unhappiest day in the entire year..Unpaid Christmas bills, nasty weather, and failed New Year's resolutions combine to make January 22 the gloomiest in the calendar. MORE.What a load of bollocks; just another excuse to ...
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A while back I started going through my music collection to find my 10 favorite albums that I own. I took a hiatus from this, but had time today to put myself back in the mix. So far I have 5 categories covered:1. Favorite hip-hop – Tribe Called Quest – “Low End Theory”2. Favorite Foreign – Jean Leloup – “Le Dome”3. Favorite Classic Rock – Neil Young – “Harvest”4. Favorite
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There is a radio station here whose playlist focuses on 60's, 70's & 80's classics. Not a fav of mine as you can imagine, but it was playing in the background earlier today nevertheless. It's tagline is "songs that can't be written again, but which we'll listen to forever" (inaccurate, unofficial translation). So, the tagline airs & right after it, True Faith starts flowing through the speakers...
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cracking codes is one of my ultimate highs. literally, i grew up on cryptograms, anagrams, sudokus, whodunnits, Dell puzzles. (not mathematics; to my own dismay, words, not numbers, are my currency.) in a bigger way, i also mean cracking the popular clique's code, or the extreme sports buffs's, or my father's - that is to say, hacking into or deconstructing a system that was alien to me. there ...
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Seriously, has there ever been a more random interlude in the history of music video? Does anyone even get the point?I'm asking because I don't know.Beyond that, how cool is this song? Makes me want to peg my jeans and hop about in my loafers. WHEEEEE!
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My personal favourite New Order album.Below are two videos that show me how much I don't know about what I think I know most.(I always thought this was New Order)Secession - Touch(I never new this was Simple Minds)Simple Minds - Love Song
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