Wednesday, November 9 2011
Up, Down, Turn Around: The 15 Best New Order Songs of All Time
New Order's debut album, Movement, celebrates its 30th birthday this month. To celebrate, we're counting down the classic group's 15 best tracks.
Thursday, July 21 2011
Daft Punk Is Playing at Your House: 10 Essential Dance-Rock Albums
Today, the intersection of dance music and rock music seems only natural. However, the process has been in the making for decades, and this list provides an introduction to ten of the best albums this genre combination has to offer.
Friday, October 1 2010
Freebass: You Don’t Know This About Me - The Arthur Baker Remixes EP
Freebass: You Don’t Know This About Me presents five remixes of a song by a group featuring three bassists from some of Manchester's greatest bands.
Thursday, June 10 2010
Touched by the Hand of God: Paying Tribute to the Birth of New Order
If the singer in your band suddenly died, would you call it quits? New Order did the opposite, proving in an endless stream of brilliant music that Joy Division was merely a warm-up on the path to pop greatness.
Friday, April 2 2010
“Maybe You Do Want to Grow Up After All”: An Interview with Bernard Sumner
When asked about how he feels about the term "icon", Bernard Sumner tells PopMatters that "I don't think I'm a legend. I think I've just got an interesting history." This, his time with Joy Division, New Order, and new band Bad Lieutenant are all a part of this epic interview ...
Friday, October 30 2009
Bad Lieutenant: Never Cry Another Tear
A new, guitar-based band from these Manchester vets. It's New Order minus Peter Hook! Or 1/2 The Other Two + Bernard Sumner!
Thursday, September 24 2009
Various Artists: Factory Records: Communications 1978-92
Factory Records was as influential in design, sound production, and defining what a label could be as it was in music.
Thursday, February 12 2009
From Safety to Where: The Factory Years of New Order
The full sweep and glory of New Order's accomplishment -- from the static gloom of Movement and “In a Lonely Place" to the happy, confident likes of Technique and “Run” -- cannot be underestimated.
