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  Peter Hook to Tour New Order Albums Without New Order

  May 17, 2013 – To put it lightly, former New Order bassist Peter Hook doesn't have the friendliest relationship with his ex-bandmates. In the acknowledgements section of his 2012 memoir, Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, Hook swiped at his onetime comrades by writing "In memoriam, rest in peace . . . New Order," despite the fact that New Order are still very much active without him. …
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  The Cure's Ex-Drummer Calls 'Bollocks' on Peter Hook's Memoir

  February 1, 2013 – A war of words has broken out between members of two iconic post-punk bands.Peter Hook, former bassist for Joy Division and New Order, accuses fellow late-'70s English rockers the Cure of "selling out" in his recent memoir, Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division. …
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  Ian Curtis's Jiggly Boobs, the Cure Sell Out, and More From Peter Hook's 'Unknown Pleasures'

  January 24, 2013 – The last quarter of 2012 brought an onslaught of music memoirs loaded with memorable revelations. Who can forget Rod Stewart's cocaine confessions, Wyclef Jean's romantic trysts, or Neil Young's tireless proselytizing for high quality audio? …
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  New Order's 'Lost Sirens' Likely to Be Band's Last Album With Peter Hook

  December 17, 2012 – Even though the breakup between New Order and longtime bassist Peter Hook was, to put it nicely, acrimonious, new music is on the way from the band fully intact. The Lost Sirens compiles eight unreleased tracks recorded during the sessions for New Order's last album, 2005's Waiting for the Sirens' Call. …
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  Peter Hook Revives Joy Division Live -- and Wow!

  December 2, 2010 – Thirty years after Ian Curtis' suicide and Joy Division's subsequent break-up, the band's legacy stillmeans both magic and misery for its three living members. Most of the magic comes from how their art has been remembered: the Manchester, England-bred group's ominous, stirring songs set the blueprint for morose post-punk, and their thin discography continues to be prized by critics. …
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  Peter Hook Talks Controversial Joy Division Tour

  November 18, 2010 – Next month bassist Peter Hook will put his career and the legacy of his first band, the iconic post-punk quartet Joy Division, on the line. The 54-year-old Manchester native will head to the U.S. for a nine-date tour performing 1979's Unknown Pleasures, Joy Division's landmark debut, in its entirety. …
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