Peter Hook

New Order may record new material

Music Gossip

2 Feb 2012

New Order may record a new album. The pioneering indie-dance band have reformed without bass player Peter Hook for a series of live shows across the world and singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner hopes they eventually get to record new material.

Peter Hook wants to ''bury the hatchet'' with New Order

Music Gossip

24 Nov 2011

Peter Hook wants to "bury the hatchet" with his New Order bandmates. The bass player launched a venomous attack on Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert in October over them reforming their band without him to play two benefit shows in…

Peter Hook furious to be left out of New Order

Music Gossip

7 Oct 2011

Peter Hook is determined to "f**k New Order over in any way possible". The bassist is furious his former bandmates Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert are reforming to play two charity shows in Belgium and Paris without him this month…

New Order reform for benefit shows

Music Gossip

6 Sep 2011

New Order are set to play two live benefit shows in October. The 'True Faith' group - who last played live in 2006 and split up in 2007 - will perform at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, on October 17, and the La Bataclan in Paris on October 18…

Peter Hook regrets bitter ending

Music Gossip

26 Aug 2011

Peter Hook wishes New Order had split up in 1990. The 'Blue Monday' band went on hiatus in the early 90s before reconvening in 1998 and releasing a further two albums, but Peter now says he should have stayed with his side project, Monaco. He…

Peter Hook blasts Bernard Sumner

Music Gossip

16 Jul 2011

Peter Hook has branded Bernard Sumner "a t**t". The former bandmates have been engaged in a public feud since the bassist quit New Order in 2007 but Peter insists they have no plans to bury the hatchet any time soon. He said: "The truth is…

Peter Hook defends Unknown Pleasures tour

Music Gossip

8 Mar 2011

Joy Division bassist Peter Hook doesn't understand why he has been criticised for playing the group's famous tracks with his new band. The British musician has been performing the band's debut album 'Unknown Pleasures' around the world with his own…

Peter Hook re-recording Joy Division songs

Music Gossip

26 Nov 2010

Joy Division bassist Peter Hook is re-recording four of the band's songs. The British musician - who has recently been playing the group's 'Unknown Pleasures' album live in its entirety - is remaking the tracks with former Happy Mondays backing…

Peter Hook resisted Djing

Music Gossip

26 Apr 2010

Peter Hook took much convincing to become a DJ as he saw them as "arrogant, overpaid t***s". The Joy Division and New Order bassist "valiantly resisted" playing other people's records in clubs because he didn't understand why people would want to…

First Word - Peter Hook interview

24 Sep 2009

Founder of Joy Division, and bassist with New Order, Peter Hook lets off some steam about music piracy. First record you ever bought. ‘Ride a White Swan’ by T Rex. Now that was very, very long time ago. Last time you were chatted up. Tragically, I…

Various - Haçienda Acid House Classics

17 Sep 2009

It was the last great musical revolution in British life so it’s no surprise that after years of fondness from those who were there at the time that another generation (what is this Generation Z?) would arrive to adopt the aesthetics, if not the…

Music: also released

12 Aug 2009

The Xcerts: Live at King Tut’s. James Yorkston & the Big Eyes Family Players: Folk Songs, Squarepusher: Solo Electric Bass, The Crystal Method: Divided By Night. Richard Thompson: Walking on Wire.

Colours

2 Oct 2008

Ten years is considered pretty damn successful in this game and not many clubs have lasted anywhere near as long as Scotland’s own superclub Colours as they celebrate Streetrave’s 19th birthday. Starting way back in 1989 there’s plenty of reason to…

KT Tunstall and The Fall added to Wickerman Festival bill

28 Apr 2008

The line-up of this July's Wickerman Festival is almost complete, with the news that KT Tunstall and The Fall have been added to it. Over 100 other acts have already been confirmed for the Dumfriesshire festival, including Dodgy, The Hacienda Tour…

Joy Division

24 Apr 2008

DOCUMENTARY (15) 96mins After last year’s Control, Anton Corbijn’s considered and stylish dramatisation of Ian Curtis’ life, it would be easy to think that everything you need to know about the legend and legacy of English post-punk outfit Joy…