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New Order
Introducing the pioneering devices that shaped the pop music of the 80s. Members of The Human League and Landscape reveal the true story behind the electronic revolution, from blowing up…
Interview: Peter Hook remembers Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures
In 2019, to mark the 40th anniversary of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures, Peter Hook talked to Jonathan Wright about the “wonderful out-of-control excitement” of making one of the best debut…
New Order announce release of Low-Life definitive edition
New Order have announced the release of the definitive edition of their 1985 studio album Low-Life. It’s scheduled for release on 27 January 2023. The collection includes an LP (180g),…
New Order interview: Power, Corruption & Lies
Power, Corruption & Lies marked the moment when New Order completed the transformation from Joy Division. In 2020, during lockdown, NO members Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert told Classic Pop…
The story of Factory Records
Thirty years after it closed, it’s still Manchester’s favourite factory. Classic Pop speaks to the key figures behind one of the world’s most iconic labels and reveals how Factory Records…
Peter Hook talks Joy Division, New Order
After the tragic death of Ian Curtis, the surviving members of Joy Division, including Peter Hook could have faded into obscurity – instead, 1981 saw them reborn as New Order,…
Making Electronic by Electronic
With Electronic, Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner shook off the shackles of being at the forefront of two of the most significant bands of the 80s and aimed straight for…
Making New Order: Technique
Conceived amid a summer of hedonism during Ibiza’s infancy as a party capital, New Order: Technique was a groundbreaking record that continues to inspire more than 30 years on… By Mark…
Major new Factory Records exhibition to open in Manchester
Manchester’s legendary Factory Records are to be celebrated in a major new exhibition in the city’s Science & Industry Museum. Running from 19 June to 3 January 2022, Use Hearing…
New Order Albums: The Complete Guide
New Order Albums – From 1981’s Movement to 2015’s Music Complete, this is your definitive guide… New Order Albums: Movement Released 1981 Label Factory Chart Position UK No.30 US –…