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Joy Division story to become film

The life of late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis is to be made into a film, it has been announced. The Manchester-based production is called Touching From A Distance, after a book by Curtis's widow Deborah which forms the basis for the film. Music mogul Tony Wilson, who headed the record company Joy Division were signed to, will be co-executive producer. The musician committed suicide in 1980 aged 23, shortly before the band were due to go on tour in the US.

Source: BBC

Anton Corbijn to direct "Control"

Full details have emerged about the much-awaited biopic of former JOY DIVISION frontman IAN CURTIS. Celebrated rock photographer Anton Corbijn – most renowned for his work with U2 - has been confirmed as the director of the movie. It is his first time as a film director. Deborah Curtis, the widow of Ian Curtis, and former Factory Records boss Anthony Wilson will both have executive producer roles on the film. The film’s working title is ‘Control’ and is based on Deborah Curtis’ touching book account of Ian’s life ‘Touching From A Distance’. A film documenting Curtis’ life had been planned for a number of years, but Curtis’ family had never been happy with the proposals until now.

Source: New Musical Express

Lee Coombs, producer?

According to the website 4clubbers.net, Lee Coombs has been busy in the studio remixing for the likes of Paul Oakenfold and producing a new track by New Order. And they say that if anyone has listened to his mixes of Crystal, you'll know what to expect.

Source: 4Clubbers.net

Waiting For New Order's Call

2005 is a big year for New Order. Promotional copies of their upcoming single, titled Krafty will be sent to radio stations on January 24th. The single is scheduled to be released on March 7th. Their upcoming album, Waiting For The Sirens Call is scheduled to be released on March 28th in the UK. Phil Cunningham is also reported to be a full time member of New Order from now on, replacing Gillian Gilbert.

First single: Krafty

According to Warner Musique France, the first single will be titled Krafty, and it will be sent to radio on January 24th 2005. They also confirm that the album will be called Waiting For The Sirens Call, except that they did add the apostrophe in "Siren's".

Source: Warner Music France

New Album: Waiting For The Sirens Call

It has been confirmed to us by somebody from Teletext that New Order's publicist confirmed that the new album will be called Waiting For The Sirens Call. The first single will be released on March 14th 2005, but they still don't want to tell us which song it is. The band confirmed that Peter Saville is doing the artwork for the album. It's been rumoured that the reason why there is no apostrophe in "Sirens" is because the band couldn't agree where it should go, and Saville decided that there wouldn't be any. A promotional listening is scheduled in London next Tuesday for the press.

Woman vs. Machine

The track "The Real Thing" opens with a subtle evocation of Cyndi Lauper’s "Time After Time" before shifting gears to ’80s-style Brit synth-pop, summoning the ghosts of New Order, Pet Shop Boys and countless now-forgotten one-hit wonders who were once the staples of KROQ’s playlist. Easily one of L.A.M.B.’s best moments, "The Real Thing" is a potent snapshot of days gone by. It’s also the cut with the greatest cast of cool supporting players — producer: Nellee Hooper (Massive Attack, Björk); background vocals: Bernard Sumner (New Order); keyboards: Lisa Coleman (the Revolution, Wendy & Lisa); guitar: Wendy Melvoin (Wendy & Lisa, the Revolution); bass: Peter Hook (New Order). It’s a mercifully irony-free nod to the synth confections once sneered at by critics and fans of "real" rock music. The chilled outlines of those songs were warmed from the inside by chords of melancholy. They linger in the memories of former (and likely, still) misfits, lonely kids and freaks because the poignant, naked ache in the grooves — almost defiant for being so pointed — spoke not just to the bearer’s isolation but to a yearning for transcendence that almost couldn’t be spoken for fear it might never be realized or fully understood by anyone else.

Source: LA Weekly

Jacques Lu Cont is currently remixing tracks for the upcoming album

According to New Musical Express, Jacques Lu Cont is currently remixing tracks from New Order's forthcoming new album, due in March. When asked about the best thing he has heard recently, Sumner immediately said the Jacques Lu Cont remix of Gwen Stefani's single 'What You Waiting For?'. "I was really knocked out by it," he said: "And I know it sounds like New Order, but it's like seeing yourself in a mirror and someone's re-interpreted. That's the most recent thing I've heard that I've been impressed by. Loved it, absolutely loved it." Jacques Lu Cont is the founder of the group Les Rhytmes Digitales. On the official website of LRD, it is stated that despite his tender age, Lu Cont feels a particularly strong fascination with the synthpop explosion of the early 80's, alongside Arthur Baker, Mantronix and Todd Terry, he lists the Human League and New Order as his primary influences.

Source: New Musical Express

Waiting For A Silent Call

Unconfirmed news, but apparently, in the upcoming issue of MOJO Magazine, there is a bit of information about the upcoming New Order album. New Order - "Waiting For A Silent Call", due in February, produced by Tore Johansson, Stephen Street, John Leckie. Songs include "Waiting For A Silent Call" and "Jetstream". Guitarist Phil Cunningham is now a full member of the band. "It's very guitary and quite diverse" said a spokesman. Anybody can confirm this news, don't hesitate to send us a feedback!

Source: Mojo Magazine January 2005

New Order's new album will be released on March 28th 2005

The yet untitled album has now an official release date, Monday, March 28th 2005. The first single off the album will be released very soon according to Warner Music.

Source: Warner Music

Artwork for the upcoming Revenge live album revealed

This is the artwork for the upcoming live album No Pain No Gain that will be released in february 2005.

Source: LTM

Spend the new year with Bernard and Peter

Both Peter and Bernard will be doing a DJ set at the Arc Club in Brigthon (UK) on New Year's Eve. The night is called Holdup!, Peter Hook has been a DJ there last March. The night will start at 9om and end at 4am. Tickets are £25 and can be obtained from www.ticketweb.co.uk or by phone on 08700600100.

Order In

According to Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Star, the best song on Gwen Stefani's new solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. -- released this past Tuesday -- is appropriately called The Great Thing. (Editor's note: it's called The Real Thing) Although it was co-written with Linda Perry, it sounds like vintage New Order with Peter Hook on bass and Bernard Sumner on backing vocals. Sadly, Stefani never even got to even meet the '80s music legends. "That song was a song I had written with Linda, and the version that we did was like cheese-central," the No Doubt singer told the Sun recently. "But it was based on early Madonna, New Order-y, inspiration. It was my favourite song and when I played it for (producer Nellee Hooper) I was embarrassed. That's how nerdy I thought the song was. But I knew there was a great song in it. We ended up saying, 'Wow, we can't find a home for this, production-wise.' And we went through all these different loops, and then we ended up saying, 'Well, let's go to the source. Let's see if New Order will play.' And I'd been kind of stalking those guys 'cause I wanted to write with them, but they were doing their own record and we never hooked up. But then they said they would do it. They were going to play it and then give it back to us and they would work from there (England)."

Source: Toronto Star

Miami (USA) and Shetland (UK) DJ sets cancelled

Peter Hook is unable to perform at those date due to an emergency surgury to one of his hand. We don't have any details about the severity of his injury, but on behalf of NewOrderOnline, rest well Peter!

Sugarcane, first name of a New Order song coming out

It was revealed that one song off New Order's upcoming album will be titled Sugarcane, it's been produced and mixed by Tore Johansson.

Preview Bernard & Peter's new collaboration

You can hear The Real Thing off MTV's website. Click the following link: http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/gwen_stefani/love_angel_music_baby/

Source: MTV

New album confirmed for February 2005

According to Channel 4's teletext, New Order's new album will be released in February. The follow up to 2001's Get Ready is mostly produced by Stephen Street, with other song done by John Leckie and Franz Ferdinand cohort Tore Johansson. Planet Sound understands the band also worked with Kylie and Girls Aloud producer Brian Higgins on some songs, but that these weren't finished in time for the as-yet-untitled album. Meanwhile, Moby has covered Temptation for his new LP.

Source: C4 Teletext

Peter Hook in Miami (USA)

According to a source close to the band, Peter Hook will be doing a DJ set in Miami in December. According to WorldInMotion.net, it will be December 5th, 2004 at the Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave., Miami. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.

Source: World In Motion

International version of Gwen Stefani's album will include a remix of New Order's collaboration

The remix is titled "Slow Jam Mix", with a name like that, it might be a remix done by New Order, nothing confirmed though.

John Leckie interview at Poptones

Johm Leckie, New Order's new album's producer, is answering Poptones' question of doom this week, and here is what he had to say about New Order: How are the studio sessions for New Order coming along? They are going really well. They have done some of the tracks with me and Stephen Street and some by themselves. All-in-all about twenty tracks. What can I say about New Order? They are great. Same as they ever were. How did you get asked to produce New Order? They just asked me. They phoned me up and asked me and that was it. I went up to see them at Realworld studios.

Source: Poptones

Legendary radio DJ John Peel dies

Veteran BBC broadcaster John Peel has died at the age of 65, while on holiday in Peru. Peel, whose radio career spanned 40 years, was on a working holiday in the city of Cuzco with his wife Sheila when he suffered a heart attack. John Peel played a huge part in Joy Division and New Order's career, hence why the band participated in his radio aniversary 2 years ago and played Transmission for him. He will be missed. Bernard Sumner said it was a "dreadful shock". "If it wasn't for John Peel, there would be no Joy Division and no New Order. "He was one of the few people to give bands that played alternative music a chance to get heard, and he continued to be a champion of cutting-edge music throughout his life. "He will be genuinely missed by millions of music fans all over the world, both inside and outside the music industry. Our thoughts are with his family." Peter Hook from New Order has also been in touch and told us that without John he doesn't think they would have made it: "It was funny because he actually helped our career from nothing." "We didn't meet him for a long, long time and one of our warmest memories is that he was just as nervous as we were about meeting him and as soon as you got together it was like meeting old friends." "I mean the guy really was somebody who looked after you - he had a love of music and helped people who made music." "He was the only support we had in the beginning - they were very cold and lonely days, and I've got an awful feeling that there'll be a lot of very lonely, cold, days without him ." "It's a really sad moment - for music, for radio, for groups in general. I'd hate to be in a new group starting out without John Peel."

Source: BBC

Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook featured on Gwen Stefani's upcoming solo album

No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani gets a lift from members of New Order and OutKast, rapper Eve and superstar producer Dr. Dre on her Interscope solo debut, "Love, Angel, Music, Baby." As previously reported, the 12-track set is led by the single "What You Waiting For?," which jumps 81-67 in its third week on the Billboard Hot 100. New Order vocalist Bernard Sumner and bassist Peter Hook guest on "Real Thing," which featured an intro provided by former Prince backing musicians Wendy and Lisa. Dr. Dre produced "Rich Girl" featuring Eve, who previously teamed with Stefani for the 2001 No. 2 Hot 100 hit "Let Me Blow Ya Mind."

Source: Billboard

Moby's temptation

Moby's upcoming album, to be released in March 2005, will feature a cover of New Order's Temptation. Actually Moby didn't clearly state if was Temptation, but judge for yourself: "i don't often cover other peoples songs. but cd1 will contain a cover. and the hint is...i bought a 7" single in the early 80's and it was very difficult to determine the artist because the artwork looked like blue flecked linoleum on the 7" sleeve. eh, you'll figure it out soon enough. it's very pretty, if i do say so myself."

Source: Moby

Added musical news to the main page

A little redesign of the front page has been done, musical general news have also been added to the page, so people can read generic news as well as New Order news.

Vote for Joy Division's induction into the UK Music Hall of Fame

Joy Division will be one of the 10 nominees from the 80's who will go up for a public vote to be inducted into the U.K Music Hall Of Fame. The show will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 9PM on Sunday night. Whoever has the most votes (votes can only be made by phone not on the internet) will automatically be inducted.