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NEW ORDER CONFIRMED FOR O2 MUSIC WIRELESS FESTIVAL 2005

The four day O2 Music Wireless Festival 2005, taking place in Hyde Park, London this summer and featuring New Order, Keane, Kasabian and Basement Jaxx. The brand new festival was announced today (March 8) during a press conference at the Islington Academy just hours before Keane took the stage to play their exclusive Xfm Jameson Live Session in front of Xfm competition winners. The four day event will take place in two parts Friday June 24 / Saturday June 25 and Wednesday June 29 / Thursday June 30, and take place in Hyde Park in London - the first time a festival themed event will have taken place there. The legendary New Order will kick off the event in spectacular style on the first Friday (June 24) followed by Basement Jaxx who headline the Saturday night party (June 25). Then two of the UK’s biggest new bands Keane and Kasabian will take to the main stage on Wednesday June 29 and Thursday 30 June respectively. All tickets can be purchased through O2 Active on O2 handsets and O2 customers can also benefit from purchasing tickets from March 8 2005 four days before they go on sale to the general public by texting the word FESTIVAL to an O2 shortcode 81145.

Source: XFM

NEW ORDER DITCH ARTWORK

British rockers NEW ORDER have been forced to ditch the artwork for their forthcoming album - over fears the disc would be offensive to victim's of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The BLUE MONDAY stars' latest offering, WAITING FOR THE SIREN'S CALL, originally featured an Asian woman standing beneath a waterfall. After last December's (04) horrific tidal wave, which left thousands of people dead in Asia, frontman BERNARD SUMMER and his bandmates switched the design to simple lettering against a white background.

Source: contactmusic.com

NEW ORDER CONFIRMED FOR HYDE PARK ON JUNE 24TH

NEW ORDER, BASEMENT JAXX, KEANE and KASABIAN are all set to headline a new festival taking place in LONDON’s HYDE PARK. The 02 Music Wireless festival will take place in the capital in June and features a host of acts across several stages over four nights. The bands announced are headlining on the following dates: New Order (June 24) Basement Jaxx (25) Keane (29) Kasabian (30) More acts are expected to be announced soon.

Source: Concerts in the park & NME

Krafty now available on iTunes (USA)

You can download the Album Version and the Single Edit directly from the iTunes Music Store. Here are the direct links: New Order - Krafty (Album Version) </a>http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=GTerNG3idRI&bids=78941.396789181&type=10&subid= New Order - Krafty (Single Edit) http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=GTerNG3idRI&bids=78941.396787645&type=10&subid= Krafty should be released as a single in the USA, however the tracklisting is not decided yet. Meanwhile you can enjoy this legal digital copy.

Source: iTunes Music Store

NEW ORDER & CHEMICAL BROTHERS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 13TH

The show is in Oakland, California at the Henry J. Kaiser Arena on Friday, April 29th • 7:00PM. Tickets will be on sale Sunday, March 13th at 10AM PST.

Source: Bill Graham Presents

Interview with Peter Hook in today's London Metro edition

Legs akimbo and driving riffs, bass slung so low it almost scrapes the ground, it could only be the God-like genius of New Order's Peter Hook. In the 28 years since they began as Joy Division, they've gone through love and hate and boom and bust as Factory's Tony Wilson spent their cash. But the band's appetite remains fierce, with a new single, Krafty, out today and an album on the way. There was a time when it looked like you'd never do more New Order. Now we've had two albums in a couple of years. What changed? It's funny - it's a bit like a family at Christmas. You don't see them for ages and then you get there and just click back into things. While we were apart, we went through some pretty bad stuff and we were finished. But we sorted out all the problems with what happened with Factory and the Hacienda and were suddenly free of it. It enabled us to look at things more calmly. We all met up when our manager, Rob Gretton, was sick - God rest his soul. When we got together, we realised we'd healed.

Source: Lodon Metro

NEW ORDER - KRAFTY - RELEASED TODAY IN UNITED KINGDOM

Today, March 7th, the new single from New Order, Krafty is released. If you want to help New Order to achieve the best place in the UK singles chart, you should buy both singles one at the time so it counts for 2 sales. The UK release of Krafty is available in 3 formats: Krafty - 12" Single Tracks: 1.Single Edit 2.Glimmers 12" Extended Mix 3.Phones Reality Mix 4.Glimmers Dub Mix. Krafty - CD (2 versions) - NUOCD13 Tracks: 1.Single Edit 2.Album Version Buy at Amazon.co.uk Krafty - CD (4 versions) - NUCDP13 Tracks: 1.Glimmers 12" Extended Mix 2.Phones Reality Mix 3.Andy Green Mix 4.Album Version Re-Edit. Buy at Amazon.co.uk And please visit our forums to review Krafty and its mixes.

MOBY TALKS ABOUT NEW ORDER

In his tour diary, Moby talks about New Order today: New Order 3/5/2005 - London hi, not much to report. i'm just travelling around being a narcissist and talking about myself to nice journalists(and, the truth be told, the occasionally not-so-nice journalist. eh, it's not so bad). we did top of the pops tonight and new order were on, as well. and new order were on the 2nd time that i did top of the pops, in 1993. and they were also on when i did top of the pops one time in 2000, i think. and, as many of you know, i love new order, and i consider it one of my career highlights to have played a joy division song with them in california(this recording appears on the fantastic '24 hour party people' soundtrack). now it's late. i'd write more but i'm tired and my spartan hotel bed is calling to me. moby

Source: Moby's Website

PRINTABLE VERSION & NEWS SENDER NOW AVAILABLE

You can now see a printable version of any news on the site, as well as send a news article to anybody. Those links are available directly on a news page.

'We are living legends'

UNLIKELY AS IT SOUNDS, JERRY LEE LEWIS almost appeared on New Order’s latest album. Sadly, we will never get to hear this musical meeting between 1980s electronic pop legends and a 1950s rock’n’roll legend, because Lewis told New Order he wouldn’t do it for less than £10,000. "We weren’t going to shell out that kind of cash for anyone, so we dumped the track and told his people to f*** off," explains New Order’s bassist, Peter Hook, with characteristic bluntness. It’s mid-February, and Hook, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and new member Phil Cunningham (not the accordion-playing former Silly Wizard, but a guitarist who joined the band in 2003) have gathered to talk about their comeback. With or without Jerry Lee Lewis, Waiting for the Siren’s Call sounds like the strongest New Order album in years. Nothing quite as sublime as Temptation or Bizarre Love Triangle, but Working Overtime is a wonderful slab of accelerated rock, and both the title track and the first single, Krafty, are catchy pop tunes with sugary hooks.

Source: Scotsman.com

OUT OF ORDER - PETER HOOK LOOKS BACK AT 25 YEARS OF ROCKING MAYHEM WITH NEW ORDER

They are undoubtedly one of the most influential and innovative UK groups of the past 25 years. Yet it seems that New Order are always destined to be haunted by their past. Their 2001 comeback album, Get Ready, coincided with the release of the film 24 Hour Party People which showed how the Manchester band was born – formed by the remaining members of Joy Division after frontman Ian Curtis hanged himself in May 1980. Now, their new single, Krafty, and album, Waiting For The Siren’s Call, coincide with plans for rock photographer Anton Corbijn to make an Ian Curtis biopic. “I was apprehensive at first,” admits New Order’s jovial bassist Peter Hook. “I didn’t know how Debbie (Curtis’s widow) would react, but I think the right people are involved.

Source: Daily Mirror

Remix New Order on your mobile

New Order have made 3 songs from their forthcoming album, Waiting For The Sirens' Call, available on Orange's mobile remixer Fireplayer. New single Krafty is available right now, with the album's title track and Jetstream being made available in time for the album release on March 28th. The classic Blue Monday should also be released in the coming weeks. Fireplayer uses samples from the actual studio recordings, allowing users to create their own truetone remixes of hit songs. It's available for a list of phones including Smartphones, Nokia and Sony Ericsson devices. Fireplayer won Best Use of Mobile at last year's Digital Music awards. It's currently only available to UK customers on the Orange network, and can be downloaded exclusively from the Music section on Orange World. But the service will soon be available online and to other networks. More info on the mobile version of Fireplayer is available here.

Source: Orange

US EDITION OF WAITING FOR THE SIRENS' CALL TO INCLUDE AN EXCLUSIVE MIX

The US release of New Order's upcoming album Waiting For The Sirens' Call will contain an exclusive mix. The album will contain the Mac Quayle Vocal Mix of the track Guilt Is A Useless Emotion Here are the other information concerning the US release given to us from Reprise Records: 3/8/05 Digital Release Krafty (Radio Edit) Krafty (Album version) 3/22/05 Digital Exclusives Itunes Krafty (The Glimmers 12" Extended) Krafty (The Glimmers Dub Version) Yahoo Music Krafty (Phones Reality Remix) Napster Krafty (Bernard's Re-edit) Real/Rhapsody Krafty (Riton Re-Dub Remix) 3/29/05 Digital Release Waiting For The Sirens' Call UK version 4/26/05 CD Release Waiting For The Sirens' Call US version *Includes bonus track Guilt Is A Useless Emotion (Mac Quayle Vocal Mix)

Source: Reprise Records

MANCHESTER UNITED

NEW ORDER say they still feel the influence of JOY DIVISION frontman IAN CURTIS. Speaking to NME.COM bassist Peter Hook said “we don’t see Joy Division as a different group apart from not having Ian there physically. He’s still there mentally. Spiritually.” The full story of New Order is told in NME out now nationwide, while a documentary about the Godlike Geniuses will air on VH2 next week (March 7). Featuring live footage and videos the programme ‘From Joy Division To New Order’ is at 7pm on the music channel and charts the Manchester pioneers’ rise.

Source: New Musical Express

NEW ORDER & QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE are confirmed for OXEGEN 2005

New Order and Queens of the Stone Age are the latest bands announced for this year's OXEGEN festival in Co Kildare. They join headliners Green Day and the Foo Fighters and James Brown, the Frames, The Streets and The Killers on the bill for the festival, which takes place at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July 2005, subject to licence. Tickets for OXEGEN are priced €64.50 for one day, €120.00 for two days and €145.00 for two days including camping. Both New Order and Queens of the Stone Age will release their new albums, 'Waiting for the Sirens Call' and 'Lullabies To Paralyze' at the end of March.

Source: Oxegen

NEW ORDER TO PLAY 7 SONGS LIVE IN FRANCE

New Order will be recording 7 songs live for the show L'album de la semaine on March 21st. The show will be recorded at La plaine Saint-Denis. To reserve your place, call 33 1 42 28 88 88. The show will be broadcasted on Canal+ in France.

Source: Canal+

NewOrderOnline review of Waiting For The Sirens' Call

Waiting For The Sirens Call - God-Like Genius? Okay, I'm biased perhaps, because I've been a New Order fan since their first gig, but most of us 'old timers' can also be hugely critical - check out some of the messages people have posted on NewOrderOnline.com about 'Republic', 'World In Motion', 'Get Ready' and various other tracks/albums they've had personal gripes about. Believe me, if I don't like something, I'll say so - I'm now resigned to joining the ranks of the 'Grumpy Old Men'. Some bands release singles where new listeners think, 'Now, THAT was a good song!' Other bands release tracks where the listeners think, 'Oh, that was definitely So and So...' New Order are a band that consistently make listeners think both. For me, one of the most interesting things about 'Waiting For The Sirens' Call (is the apostrohe in the right place?) is that most tracks somehow contain hints of previous New Order releases - the whole thing seems like a combination of 'Brotherhood', 'Technique' and 'Get Ready' and that's certainly not a bad thing - this album is like most of its predecessors - a couple of tracks stand out from the start, then, once you hit the 'repeat' button, you start to appreciate the subleties of the rest. I know it's an overdone cliche, but this album really is a 'grower'. It has all the promising sparks of the side projects, but gels them together as a whole. One of the most pleasing aspects of this album is that Phil Cunningham seems to have slotted in seamlessly - he'll never be Gillian (beacuase she's irreplaceable) but he's certain to be accepted as the fifth member of New Order - and very welcome he is too, judging by the guitar work here! He lends the album a similar feel to the 'Electronic' albums with Johnny Marr of The Smiths. He also adds some surprising guitar parts that lift what may have originally been fairly 'ordinary' ideas - by New Order standards - to a whole new level. I've already heard people criticising tra

New Order promos album with free ringtones

New Order take music mobileWarner Bros Records is teaming up with mobile marketing technology company Hypertag to promote the latest New Order album, offering fans free mobile content at HMV stores. Warner Bros will use Hypertag technology to promote the launch of "Waiting for the Sirens Call", the first studio album from New Order since 2001. The campaign will see Hypertag units installed into the New Order window displays of the HMV stores in London’s Oxford Street, and Market Steet in Manchester in the week running up to the launch of the album on 28 March. Consumers who interact with the tag will receive free music clips, ringtones or wallpaper, depending on their phone-capability. The campaign represents the first time such technology has been used by the music industry to promote an album release. New Order drummer, Stephen Morris, said: "Technology has always been a driving force for us and we want the promotion of our new album to reflect that." "The convergence of music and mobile is a hugely important development in the way that people consume music; being the first band to hand out free music clips direct to mobile means we are in the vanguard of this industry shift," Morris added. Hypertags are short-range wireless devices, which send information to mobile phones via infra-red or Bluetooth. A user activates the infra-red or Bluetooth on their phone, holds it up to the Hypertag and receives content such as vouchers, business cards, ringtones or games. Because Hypertags use short-range wireless technologies, rather than SMS, interactions are free to both brand and consumer.

Source: Net Imperative

New Order to play Hyde Park in June?

This is yet to be confirmed, but apparently the March 5th edition of Music Week contains a bit of useful information about New Order: New Order have confirmed a live date for London's Hyde Park on June 24th, the day before their Saturday night main stage slot at Glastonbury, where they are due to play second on the bill to expected headliners Coldplay New Order are to become the first act to utilise ground breaking interactive technology which allows consumers to sample music clips from interactive posters Warner Brothers has teamed up with HMV and Hypertag for the campaign behind the March 28 release of Waiting For The Sirens' Call A week prior to the album's release, window displays will be built into HMV's London Oxford St and Manchester flagship stores, which incorporate Hypertag technology transmitting data to mobile phones using infared and Bluetooth. Consumers who choose to interact with the technology will receive clips of tracks from the album as well as ringtones and wallpapers Warner Brothers domestic repertoire marketing director, Matt Thomas says, "We are always looking at new ways to promote artists and Hypertag's technology, together with HMV's participation, has created a unique way of getting exciting content into the hands of music fans Although it will be the first time the technology has been used to market a music release, it has previously been used as part of ad campaigns for Proctor & Gamble, O2 and Hewlett Packard. Again, this is NOT CONFIRMED.

Source: Music Week

New Order to be at T In The Park

DANCE pioneers New Order are to headline Stage 2 at T In The Park. The sold-out festival will take place at Balado in Perthshire on July 9 and 10 and will feature a host of acts including Green Day, Audioslave, Foo Fighters, The Prodigy, Travis and The Killers. Organisers have tried to attract New Order since the festival started and boss of DF Concerts Geoff Ellis has finally landed his favourite band. A spokesman said: "They will undoubtedly thrill the legendary Balado crowd with tracks both old and new, and never has the phrase 'not to be missed' meant so much!" The influential group were recently awarded the accolade of "Godlike Geniuses" for their services to music at the NME Awards and their live performance was a stunning highlight of the ceremony. Other acts added today include the Athlete and Queens of the Stone Age who will both play on the Sunday before headliners Green Day and Travis. Already announced to perform are Saturday headliners Foo Fighters, as well as Keane, The Killers, Embrace, Prodigy, Audioslave and Razorlight. DANCE pioneers New Order are to headline Stage 2 at T In The Park. The sold-out festival will take place at Balado in Perthshire on July 9 and 10 and will feature a host of acts including Green Day, Audioslave, Foo Fighters, The Prodigy, Travis and The Killers. Organisers have tried to attract New Order since the festival started and boss of DF Concerts Geoff Ellis has finally landed his favourite band. A spokesman said: "They will undoubtedly thrill the legendary Balado crowd with tracks both old and new, and never has the phrase 'not to be missed' meant so much!" The influential group were recently awarded the accolade of "Godlike Geniuses" for their services to music at the NME Awards and their live performance was a stunning highlight of the ceremony. Other acts added today include the Athlete and Queens of the Stone Age who will both play on the Sunday before headliners Green Day and Travi

Source: Evening Times

Joy Division featured on a new compilation

On April 4, Sanctuary Records will re-release the original ‘Teenage Kicks EP’ by The Undertones as a limited 4-track 7”. Limited to just 1000 copies, the record originally released on Irish independent label Good Vibrations features the tracks ‘Teenage Kicks’, ‘Smarter Than U’, ‘True Confessions’ and ‘Emergency Cases’. The 42-track double album compilation, also called ‘Teenage Kicks’ and released on April 4, will feature tracks from The Jam, Blondie, The Clash, The Stranglers, Joy Division, The Damned and Sham 69.

Source: XFM

New Order Enlist The Help of Scissor Sisters

Legendary British band New Order are getting some help on their latest album from the Scissor Sisters. Ana Matronic, who co-fronts glitzy New York band Scissor Sisters, is supplying the Manchester band with her incomparable vocals for a song on their upcoming 'Waiting For The Sirens Call'. Scissor Sisters had the biggest selling album in the UK last year with their self-titled debut. The track Matronic is featured on is called 'Jetstream', with her vocals appearing alongside New Order lead singer Bernard Sumners. The track is being considered for release as the second single from the new album, with a track called 'Krafty' being the lead off. The album is set for release in April.

Source: Stereoboard

NEW ORDER COME TO T

NEW ORDER are to play this year’s sold-out T IN THE PARK festival in Scotland. This year’s event takes place over the weekend of July 9-10 at Balado. New Order were the recipients of the Godlike Genius gong at this year’s NME Awards, and release new album ’Waiting For The Sirens Call’ on March 28. A host of other bands have also been confirmed, including headliners Foo Fighters and Green Day, plus The Killers, Ian Brown, Kasabian, Prodigy, Audioslave, Embrace, Keane, Razorlight, Biffy Clyro, The Streets, Beautiful South and The Coral

Source: NME

GET READY FOR THE SIRENS' TOUR

At NewOrderOnline, we're a big bunch of sellouts ;) , so we decided to offer our members the opportunity to buy derived products from the website. This is a time limited offer, you can now order your very own T-Shirt (in various colors) as well as other items, just in time for the upcoming New Order concerts. This way, you'll be able to spot easily members from the website and get in touch. So if you are interested, simply click the SHOP item in the menu above, then select Clothes. Or use this Direct Link.

Standing In The Shadow Of New Order

You can't get the question right. You're fumbling for the right words but all you can hear are the lyrics to "Age of Consent" over and over and over again in your brain ... It's almost too easy to toss the word "influential" in front of a band to hype up its place in the pop-music pantheon. Few acts deserve it, and the word is so damn relative. But the culture mill spits out thousands of new bands each year and inevitably even the most wanly creative gets the "influential" stamp if it can hang in there long enough. So, then — what to call a band at the forefront of almost two and a half decades of pop, rock, punk and electronic music? All of your favorite records of the past decade owe patronage to this band in some way. What's the right word? Pick an adjective that's neither insulting (don't want them to feel like dinosaurs) nor sycophantic (the NME chose "godlike geniuses"). You want them to get it that you get it. You want them to take your questions seriously. You don't want to blow smoke in their collective asses. And, you've only got 20 minutes of their time.

Source: VH1