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New Order – Live at Bestival 2012

Tom

I have written a few times about Peter Hook now. What about his ex New Order band mates? Whilst Hooky may have gone Gillian has returned to the band and this apparently coincides with the band returning to a more electronic based sound after a decade of lad rock and the totally unnecessary release of Lost Sirens. So what is happening while we are waiting for new material? Last year the band headline Bestival on the Isle of Wight and by all accounts it was an outstanding performance. I have been enjoying some of it on you tube. They also … Continue reading New Order – Live at Bestival 2012

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Peter Hook and The Light – Everything’s Gone Green

Tom

Peter Hook & The Light are currently touring and performing New Order’s Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies albums. This version of Everything’s Gone Green was recorded at the inaugural performance which took place at Manchester Cathedral earlier this year and can be downloaded for nowt. You can buy the full concert from Play Concert. Peter Hook Homepage Continue reading Peter Hook and The Light – Everything’s Gone Green

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Spacemen 3 Reissues

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Fire Records will be re-reissuing the Spacemen 3 discography on 180g vinyl. The first part of this exercise sees the bands’ first three albums re-released next Monday with the original track listings – no extra tracks here. These are, with the year of original release in brackets Sound Of Confusion (1986), The Perfect Prescription (1987) and the live album Performance (1988). Continue reading Spacemen 3 Reissues