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Peter Hook & The Light announce three-night ‘homecoming residency' at the Albert Hall

Hooky and crew will play seminal albums from Joy Division and New Order

Manchester Evening News

‘People were panicking over whether I could do the Ian Curtis dance’: how we made Control

‘The first time we played She’s Lost Control they had around 150 Joy Division fans there. I ran to my trailer and vomited. One guy said to me: “You had better be good!”’

The Guardian - UK

‘We had the foundation of a fantastic third album’: Peter Hook talks Joy Division, Ian Curtis, New Order

It’s noon on a Thursday, yet Peter Hook is still lying in his bed in a hotel room in Toronto as he joins our Zoom video call.

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The Mancunian Way: Why are barristers striking?

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Manchester Evening News

Aitch feels like ‘most hated person in Manchester’ after Ian Curtis mural drama

'I was fuming for Ian, and his people and what that mural stands for, and then I was fuming for myself'

Manchester Evening News

Amazon apologise after iconic Ian Curtis mural painted over to promote new Aitch album

"Our apologies to all who are justifiably upset"

Manchester Evening News

Peter Hook calls for permanent memorial to Ian Curtis and Tony Wilson after mural outcry

The Manchester music legend has spoken out after a mural of Ian Curtis was painted over this week

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‘It was sacrilegious’: why the destruction of Manchester’s Ian Curtis mural struck a nerve

The public outcry – and outpouring of affection – after the mural was defaced shows just how deeply rooted a piece of public art can become in a community

The Guardian - UK

'Thrilling' Joy Division stage show returns to Liverpool Epstein Theatre

The show visited The Epstein back in 2015

Liverpool Echo

Aitch apologises as Ian Curtis mural covered with album advert

The painting of the late Joy Division singer was unveiled in Manchester in 2020

Liverpool Echo

Mural of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis painted over with advert

Rapper Aitch has vowed to remove advert for his new album and restore the painting of ‘local hero’ in Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Aitch responds to mural of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis being painted over for album ad: ‘Getting fixed pronto’

‘No way on earth would I want to disrespect a local hero like Ian’

The Independent UK

Outrage after iconic Ian Curtis mural is painted over with new advert for Aitch the rapper

"This should have been a tribute to a legend for as long as that building remained."

Manchester Evening News

Lost underground Manchester club with six dancefloors 'like Aliens movie lair'

Basement nightclub Pips was an iconic venue for Manchester's goth, new wave and new romantic music fans

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Review: Peter Hook and The Light celebrate Joy Division at Manchester Apollo

There was a tribute to Happy Mondays star Paul Ryder amid a night of spine-tingling classics from the Joy Division and New Order bassist

The Guardian - UK

Ghosts of My Life by Mark Fisher – ferociously intelligent cultural insights

The late writer and academic has become a hero of leftwing criticism and this reissued essay collection amply demonstrates why

Manchester Evening News

We just lost Paul Ryder. And all these other Manchester music legends were taken far too soon

We look back at some of pivotal figures from the city's illustrious musical history who we lost prematurely

The Guardian - UK

Dave Baguley obituary

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Factory Records legend Tony Wilson is still turning heads and raising money for good causes

The Hacienda nightclub boss introduced Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays

Daily Mirror

Birmingham named best music city - as UB40 legend explains why it's so special

Cities like Liverpool and Manchester have long-reigned supreme when it comes to musicality but now Birmingham is fighting for a place of the table with bands like Duran Duran and Black Sabbath seeing some claim it is the "best music city" in the UK

Liverpool Echo

Music collection of DJ who helped launch Nirvana and Queen goes to auction

John Peel died when he was 65 but his incredible collection will live on

Manchester Evening News

The vast Granada TV archive is returning to Manchester after 30 years in a warehouse in Yorkshire

Researchers will catalogue the huge archive before opening it to the public

The Guardian - UK

New Order singer criticises ‘ludicrous’ NHS mental health waiting lists

People in crisis can’t wait 18 months, says Bernard Sumner at suicide prevention event in parliament

The Independent UK

Joy Division stars reflect on Ian Curtis’ suicide during 42nd anniversary event

Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris spoke during the panel session attended by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

Daily Mirror

Joy Division call for better mental health services 40 years on from Ian Curtis' death

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reflected on Ian Curtis' death on Wednesday, as the late star's former Joy Division bandmates lobbied MPs at the Houses of Parliament during Mental Health Week - calling for better mental health services

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