Their shared history was formed in a crucible of loss, as singer Ian Curtis' suicide left his former Joy Division bandmates to carry on with New Order. At first, they were more directly ...

He can, however, hear the influence on other bands. The same goes for New Order. “To me, most bands sound like Joy Division or they sound like New Order,” he says. “New Order’s mix of ...

The legendary bassist of Joy Division and New Order revisits his life’s work in Peter Hook & The Light, who are touring the ...

Speaking in 2011 about the New Order/Joy Division joint singles compilation Total, bassist Peter Hook declared, “We did actually do something wonderful. And not just with one group, but with two.” ...

Hook formed New Order in 1980 with Joy Division bandmates Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris after the death of Ian Curtis, but left in 2007 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at ...

Someone else chimed in with: "Took me forever to realise that Joy Division/New Order were the same band, less the lead singer. Totally different sounds." A third also said: "A lot of New Wave acts ...

New Order were still underneath the shadow of Joy Division in 1981, a hard shackle to shake. Unsure how to progress after the death of Ian Curtis, both guitarist Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook sing ...

Peter Hook & The Light, led by former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook, have revealed plans for a 2025 North American tour, where they will perform New Order’s 2001 album “Get ...

The post Peter Hook & The Light to Play Joy Division’s and New Order’s Substance Albums on 2024 Tour appeared first on Consequence. Peter Hook & The Light have announced a massive 2024 tour ...

The first was the mighty Joy Division, the seminal English post ... went on to form the vastly influential synth-pop act New Order and release an impressive string of hits, including the iconic ...

So, fans were definitely in for a treat as the legendary bassist revisited the mighty songbooks of his two prior bands — Joy Division and New Order — in amazing fashion at the Warfield in San ...