Stephen Morris

New Wave Pop Synth Techno 

New Order In Flux

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments (the best of) New Order, (the rest of) New Order, 1994, 1995, 2026, Armand Van Helden, Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Joy Division, New Order, Paul Oakenfold, Peter Hook, Richie Hawtin, Stephen Morris

Founding members step away as expanded ‘Best Of’ emerges  

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Dance Rock Electronic New Wave Pop 

Thieves Like Us: New Order Expands Substance 1987

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bernard Sumner, Bizarre Love Triangle, expanded edition, Gillian Gilbert, New Order, Peter Hook, Rhino, Stephen Morris, Substance, Substance 1987, The Perfect Kiss, True Faith, Warner Records

Four-disc deluxe edition of classic singles collection amended with rare B-sides and live material

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Alternative Rock Dance Dance Rock New Wave Post-Punk Rock 

We All Stand: New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies at 40

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Age of Consent, Bernard Sumner, Depeche Mode, Gillian Gilbert, Ian Curtis, Interpol, Joy Division, LCD Soundsystem, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Hook, Power Corruption & Lies, Stephen Morris, The Cure, The Killers

Looking back on the Manchester greats’ transitional second album

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Dance Dance Rock Electronic New Wave Pop Synth 

The Perfect Kiss: New Order’s Substance at 35

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1987, Bernard Sumner, Bizarre Love Triangle, Blue Monday, Ceremony, Factory Records, Gillian Gilbert, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Substance, Temptation, The Perfect Kiss, True Faith

Looking back on the anthology that chronicled the group’s ascent from despair to dancefloor greatness

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Art Pop Glam New Wave Rock 

Sparks Fly High In Boston

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alex Kapranos, Andy Bell, Beck, Boston, Duran Duran, Erasure, FFS, Flea, Franz Ferdinand, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

The Brothers Mael continue their late career victory lap at the Shubert Theatre

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New Wave Post-Punk 

Ian Curtis and the Emotion of Joy Division

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bernard Sumner, Closer, Gillian Gilbert, Ian Curtis, Iggy Pop, Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart, New Order, Stephen Morris, Unknown Pleasures

Reminiscing about the enigmatic frontman on what would have been his 65th birthday

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Glam New Wave Power Pop 

It’s Never Too Late To Experience Sparks

June 15, 2021March 24, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Andy Bell, Beck, Duran Duran, Erasure, Flea, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, The Sparks Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

A new documentary from director Edgar Wright brings the brilliance of the Brothers Mael to a new generation

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New Wave Post-Punk Remembrance Rock 

One Will Burn: Closer by Joy Division Turns 40

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1980, Bernard Sumner, Closer, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris

On the 40th anniversary of Ian Curtis’s sudden, self-inflicted departure, we look back at his band’s greatest album

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