New order

Poster for Fact 177 'Pumped Full of Drugs' New Order live in Tokyo #FontSunday @DesignMuseum @BFI

May 2, Civic Auditorium

Most bands end by breaking up. Not many carry on as two separate acts and land themselves in a bitter dispute about which is the ‘real’ group

“The artwork, done by Peter Saville, is based on a poster by Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero for the 1932 exposition Futurismo Trentino. Saville adapted it so that the ‘F’ stands for Factory and the ‘L’ (Roman numeral) for 50. The album colour in the UK was blue with

A look back at how Factory Records’ designer Peter Saville captured the shape-shifting visual identity of New Order. This week New Order release their first collection of new music in a decade. It’s also the first without founding bassist Peter Hook, who rancorously walked out in 2007. Hooky or no Hooky, one thing that’s always […]

Sarah Walters looks at a collection of candid pictures of Manchester band New Order by celebrated photographer Kevin Cummins

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The Shirt I’m wearing today. Public Image Limited came from the SEX PISTOLS , BJORK came from The Sugar Cubes and JOY DIVISION begat New Order, son.

In Jon Savage's new Joy Division oral history, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner and others recount the band's genesis.