New Order went on hiatus for a few years after their acrimonious 2007 split with longtime bassist Peter Hook. But they got back together in 2011 and kept touring under that name. They also started playing the new songs “Singularity” and “Plastic” last year. And now they’re just about done with a ...

Group's frontman says album will be finished by Spring

There was a not-entirely-common sight down around the Brooklyn Navy Yard last night. Dozens of cabs lined the street, because depending on where you’re coming from the Navy Yard can kind of be a pain to get to, and also because NYC’s been doing this thing where it’s decided to just rain constantly in December, [...]

Orange Cassettes have their roots in the ’00s NYC Rock Renaissance. Anton Harmony (Radio 4) and the Mod (Elefant) have combined forces and taken their punchy garage-rock influence in a new direction. Today we premiere “Go In The Light,” a busy, danceable track that nods to New Order in the chaos of its composition a...

More than 30 years ago, Afrika Bambaataa’s Arthur Baker-produced “Planet Rock” changed the music industry forever, thanks in part to its use of the revolutionary 808 drum machine. The 808 created a beat no one had ever experienced before, and eventually gave birth to genres such as EDM, synthpop, dubstep, and countl...