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Peter Hook's Joy Division covers tour postponed

by grattan, 27th March, 2012

We'll have to wait until late 2012 or early 2013 to see Peter Hook and co plodding through a set of Joy Division covers.

International News

Hooky denies knowledge of Joy Divison 'Mickey Mouse' t-shirt

by sarahanne, 25th January, 2012

Hooky may be happy to drag the corpse of Joy Division around the globe, but he certainly didn't approve a Mickey Mouse t-shirt.

Local News

New Order to tour Australia

by sarahanne, 30th November, 2011

New Order have revealed they will be back in Australia very soon!

Local News

Peter Hook must be broke

by grattan, 11th November, 2011

Can Peter Hook milk the Joy Division tribute market in Australia again?

Release

Freebass - It's A Beautiful Life

by nat_salvo, 31st December, 2010

No longer out with the old, three Mancunian bass players walk into a bar and play music for their influences and true loves with a lack of apparent originality.

Reviews

Peter Hook @ Astor Theatre, Perth (30/09/10)

by carlosrockets, 1st October, 2010

To say it was like watching a Joy Division cover band is being generous, the performance was an exercise in utter sacrilege.

International News

Mani really hates Peter Hook

by daverh, 13th September, 2010

Fire up the microwave, this one needs a popcorn accompaniment.

News

Peter Hook extends his Joy Division tour

by grattan, 9th August, 2010

With East Coast shows reportedly “selling fast” Peter Hook’s 'Unknown Pleasures' tour has expanded to include shows in Adelaide and Perth.

News

Peter Hook bringing 'Joy Division' down under

by sarahanne, 21st June, 2010

Founding member of Joy Division and part-time DJ Peter Hook is bringing the commemorative 'Unknown Pleasures' tour down under this September.

International News

Hook’s “living hell”

by grattan, 7th April, 2010

Freebass – the super group of Manchester bassists – will showcase a less than super line up of singers with the stars bailing on the project.

International News

Hook's morbid Joy Division tour

by daverh, 6th April, 2010

After being blocked from the New Order legacy by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook is dusting off the remains of his other legendary Manchester band.

International News

Freebass: the bass supergroup

by daverh, 31st July, 2009

With bass-slinging royalty from The Stone Roses, The Smiths and New Order, Freebass almost has a debut album in the bag.

International News

Liam Gallagher to front new "super-group"

by JackT, 8th January, 2008

Ex-Stone Roses singer Ian Brown and cad-for-hire Liam Gallagher will join a bass guitar - œsuper-group' for a star-studded charity concert.

International News

Peter Hook's fake DJing exposed

by JackT, 18th December, 2007

After his less-than-competent sets on the 2006 Parklife tour, we weren't holding very high hopes for the DJ career of former New Order bassist Peter Hook. Now a video has turned up that reveals the ol' boy has been pretend-DJing all along.