Setting to play live, again, his Joy Division second masterpiece, “Closer” (1980),  after the work on the first album, “Unknown Pleasures”, bassist Peter Hook will be on stage for starting his new tour on May 18, at The Factory, Manchester, with his band, The Light. Adding, a four-song Ep, “1101/2011” will be firstly released on  [ Read More ]

Nine Inch Nails frontman and Atticus Ross have already won the Academy Award as Best Original Soundtrack for their work in David Fincher’s “The Social Network” movie. Not a surprise, for music addicted. Trent Reznor, born in Mercer 1965, after forming in 1988 the post industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, mixing dark mood with  [ Read More ]

Peter Hook, JD’s bassist, will spread offer up some Joy Division, performing that band’s classic 1979 debut album, ‘Unknown Pleasures,’ in cities across Italy and America. As if this weren’t gift enough, Hook is giving hope to fans that would like to see New Order — the group that rose from the ashes of Joy  [ Read More ]

“Closer” JOY DIVISION Il 18 luglio di esattamente trent’anni fa usciva Closer, il secondo e ultimo album dei Joy Division. Il disco, registrato ai Britannia Row di Londra nel marzo 1980, fu pubblicato due mesi dopo il tragico gesto di Ian Curtis di impiccarsi nella sua casa di Macclesfield. Inutile fingere che questo sia un  [ Read More ]