Their shared history was formed in a crucible of loss, as singer Ian Curtis' suicide left his former Joy Division bandmates to carry on with New Order. At first, they were more directly influenced by ...
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New Order are one of the most unlikely success stories. When Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis committed suicide on May 18, 1980 on the eve of their first U.S. tour, the three remaining members of the ...
New Order's Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Bernard Sumner, and Peter Hook in the 1980s. (Photo: Steve Rapport/Getty Images) New Order’s “Blue Monday” was released 40 years ago, on March 7, 1983, and ...
“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 ...
Hook formed New Order in 1980 with Joy Division bandmates Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris after the death of Ian Curtis, but left in 2007 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at ...
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 ...