“What the f— is going on?” Bernard Sumner says jokingly. After crashing on both Zoom and WhatsApp, the founding member of New Order decided to give FaceTime a shot. He materializes, sitting on a couch ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. But somewhat overlooked in the survey of Jones’ career is his record ...

There's nothing resembling a duff track here (a remarkable feat in today's supposedly post-album environment) but the guts of the matter are a cluster of pieces where the group dig deep and cut loose ...

Cruel World Fest is back for another year, and New Order and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will headline 2025’s festival. It’s scheduled to take place May 17 at the Rose Bowl’s Brookside in Pasadena, ...

Forgive New Order fans if they took the lyric “I used to think that the day would never come” from 1987’s “True Faith” and applied it to the chances of the band ever playing Pittsburgh again. It has ...

After spending 2024 performing both Joy Division and New Order’s Substance live, Peter Hook & The Light will return stateside in 2025 with a new tour focusing on New Order’s Get Ready. The former Joy ...

Drummer Stephen Morris has shared his memories of the “chaos” surrounding New Order’s 1983 performance on Top of the Pops. The band’s biggest hit, “Blue Monday,” had only been out for a couple of ...

Legendary alternative bands New Order and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will headline the 2025 Cruel World music festival, promoters Goldenvoice announced yesterday. Held on May 17 at Brookside at The ...