In 1952, experimental composer John Cage released the conceptual composition 4'33", which instructed performers to not play their instrument for the allotted amount of time and hone in on the environmental sounds that are happening around them. It's become a landmark work for those who like to nerd out about music, and later this year…

Back in 2015, Los Angeles-based noise rockers HEALTH broke a long silence with Death Magic, the first proper album we’d heard from them in almost six years, only to retreat quickly back out of the spotlight. They resurfaced in 2017 with their third collection of remixes, DISCO3, a New Order cover for the Charlize Theron…

Drummer Stephen Morris is the third member of the band to pen his memoirsNew Order drummer Stephen MorrisNew Order drummer Stephen Morris is publishing his autobiography in May 2019, becoming the third member of the Manchester veterans to pen his memoirs. Record Play Pause will be published by Constable on May 9, and follows books by singer Bern...

New Order are one of the great singles band of all time: ‘Blue Monday’, ‘Temptation’, ‘Ceremony’ and ‘True Faith’ are all stone-cold classics despite never featuring on a studio album proper (sorry, the ‘Substance’ compilation doesn't count here). But fans will know that the Manchester group had quite the pedigree as an album...

"Billy Corgan is a massive Joy Division fan - and he repaid me by stealing my son!" Peter Hook, left, and his son Jack Bates performing with James Iha and Billy Corgan of Smashing PumpkinsPeter Hook has spoken of what it means to have his son Jack Bates performing in the current touring line-up of Smashing Pumpkins – as well as teasing...