An incredibly detailed look at the rise and the messy fall of Factory Records, ideal reading for Manchester obsessed music fans and the casual reader alike.
New Order
Sennen – Destroy Us EP
Reasonably insipid blend of post-rock and shoegaze from Norwich, on stopgap inter-album EP featuring so-so New Order cover version.
Bad Lieutenant, the “New” New Order, stream first single
Bad Lieutenant is the new band formed from the ashes of the New Order break up. Their first single, called ‘Sink or Swim’, is streaming on the band’s MySpace now…
New Order – Technique (Collector’s Edition)
Dance album? Rock album? Pop album? The Ibiza-drenched fifth album from New Order, newly expanded.
New Order – Brotherhood (Collector’s Edition)
An album of two very distinct flavours – the fourth release by New Order, re-mastered and slightly extended.
New Order – Lowlife (Collector’s Edition)
Should someone be allowed to review their all-time favourite album? Simon Rueben fails to remain objective over the third album from New Order.
New Order – Power Corruption and Lies (Collector’s Edition)
The second album from New Order, the era of Blue Monday bringing in a new, electronic dawn.
New Order – Movement (Collector’s Edition)
To celebrate the repackaged collectors editions, Simon Rueben takes a look at the albums of New Order, starting with their debut from 1981.
Rob Gretton’s notes to be published
Rob Gretton, the New Order and Joy Division manager is to have his notes published in a new book, shedding light on alternative band names and debut album choices.
