Daily entertainment news covering New Order en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/30/music_review_yeah_yeah_yeahs_return_with Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:31:33 EST Entertainment News 116063@http://www.starpulse.com/news "It's Blitz!," the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' third full-length album, follows up from the punkish stylings of 2003's "Fever to Tell" and 2006's meaty rock "Show Your Bones" with synthesizer, not guitar, at the forefront.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/13/celebrity_birthdays_february_71 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 109459@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to English singer Robbie Williams (1974), actress Kelly Hu (1968), Star Wars Episode I and II actress Pernilla August (1958), New Order bassist Peter Hook (1956), former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/12/rhino_reissues_a_decade_of_new_order Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 103418@http://www.starpulse.com/news After forming in 1980, New Order went on to develop a groundbreaking sound that mixed synthesizer-driven pop with electronic dance beats on a series of acclaimed and influential albums.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/16/dido_crowned_songwriter_of_the_year_in_l Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:00:00 EST Entertainment News 100929@http://www.starpulse.com/news British singer Dido has been named Songwriter of The Year at the 28th annual ASCAP Awards in London. The Wednesday night American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards also honored "Solid"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/31/music_review_moby_s_love_affair_with_new Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:40:30 EST Entertainment News 82763@http://www.starpulse.com/news Moby, ''Last Night'' (Mute) Activist. Faithful. Blogger. Vegan. Let's not forget DJ. Moby's beliefs may turn off some (he's been called a ''Jesus Freak'' in Britain), but he remains a DJ at heart, and his sixth studio effort, ''Last Night,'' is free of politicizing and serves as a joyous ode to his love affair with the New York club scene.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/10/the_b_52s_launch_special_club_tour_in_ap Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:42:57 EST Entertainment News 80473@http://www.starpulse.com/news The B-52s have announced a special tour of select clubs and theaters to celebrate the release of their much-anticipated new album, 'Funplex' (3/25, Astralwerks).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/13/celebrity_birthdays_february_41 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 72994@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to English singer Robbie Williams (1974), Swedish hockey player Mats Sundin (1971), actress Kelly Hu (1968), Star Wars Episode I and II actress Pernilla August (1958), New Order bassist Peter Hook (1956), former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel (1950), actress Stockard Channing (1944),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/18/manic_street_preachers_given_godlike_gen Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:10:42 EST Entertainment News 71730@http://www.starpulse.com/news Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers are to be honored with British music magazine NME's highest accolade - the Godlike Genius Award.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/18/the_brit_box_features_uk_indie_shoegaze_ Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:30:00 EST Entertainment News 67574@http://www.starpulse.com/news The king's ransom of influential and diverse U.K.-based indie pop & rock acts that emerged from Great Britain in the broad wake of '80s post-punk has never been chronicled with serious attention -- until now, and Rhino's vast 4-CD retrospective The Brit Box: U.K. Indie, Shoegaze, And Brit-Pop Gems Of The Last Millennium does just that.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/04/the_b_52_s_to_release_first_studio_album_2008 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 66169@http://www.starpulse.com/news The B-52's, pioneering dance-rock stars, are exploding on the scene once again with the February 26th, 2008 release of 'Funplex', the band's first studio album in 16 years and the first with the Astralwerks label.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/19/peter_hook_to_revive_monaco_for_one_gig Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:48:29 EST Entertainment News 64481@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former New Order bassist Peter Hook is set to reform his band Monaco for a one-off charity concert. Hook, 51, will revive his group with David Potts for an Oxfam show in Manchester, England on October 28.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/04/joy_division_honored_at_london_music_awa Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:51:52 EST Entertainment News 62435@http://www.starpulse.com/news English rockers Joy Division have been honored at London's Diesel:U:Music Awards for their contributions to the pop industry. The surviving members of the band - Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner - accepted the 4Music Icon Award at the ceremony at Camden's Koko club on Wednesday night.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/02/oasis_to_release_double_dvd_lord_don_t_s Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:13:10 EST Entertainment News 62185@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oasis will release their first ever digital only single on October 21, when 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' becomes available to download.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/13/new_order_to_reunite_for_tony_wilson_tri Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:22:44 EST Entertainment News 59726@http://www.starpulse.com/news New Order will reunite for a one-off concert in memory of Tony Wilson, according to former bassist Peter Hook. The rocker quit the band in May citing front man Bernard Sumner's work with dance act Electronic as the reason for the disbandment.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/12/up_and_coming_music_zerobridge Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:19:01 EST Entertainment News 59678@http://www.starpulse.com/news New York, NY - It's not often you hear about a band like zerobridge. Lead singer/guitarist and songwriter Mubashir "Din" Mohi-ud-Din and drummer Mohsin "Mo" Mohi-ud-Din are two brothers whose parents are from the disputed territory of Kashmir,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/14/a_cavalcade_of_stars_to_judge_songwritin Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:39:39 EST Entertainment News 55736@http://www.starpulse.com/news A galaxy of legendary musicians including Brian Wilson, Tom Waits, Ray Davies, Nelly Furtado, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn and Frank Black are the judges of this year's International Songwriting Competition.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/12/stars_pay_tribute_to_tony_wilson Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:05:18 EST Entertainment News 55506@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music stars have paid tribute to Tony Wilson, who died on Friday. The Factory Records co-founder, who managed groups like Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays, had been battling kidney cancer.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/10/music_mastermind_tony_wilson_dead_at_57 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:14:05 EST Entertainment News 55482@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tony Wilson, the man behind Manchester, England's musical heyday, has died following a heart attack. He was 57. The Factory Records co-founder, who managed groups like Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays, had been battling kidney cancer.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/20/new_order_rocker_not_qualified_for_anoth Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:30:00 EST Entertainment News 48024@http://www.starpulse.com/news New Order rocker Stephen Morris has been unemployed since the band split last year, because he isn't qualified to do anything else. The 49-year-old keyboardist fears he has been left on the employment scrap heap, because he has been a musician all his life.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/20/new_order_bassist_says_the_group_split_f Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:45:27 EST Entertainment News 48044@http://www.starpulse.com/news New Order's split was due to personal reasons - according to the band's former bassist Peter Hook. The legendary musician announced the split last month, but it's only now that he has given the first hint for the band's demise - personal problems within the group.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/07/notable_quotables_114 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:30:00 EST Entertainment News 46040@http://www.starpulse.com/news "This one's about a heist." George Clooney ruins the premise of new sequel Ocean's Thirteen on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. "I do have a lot of interests, and retiring isn't one of them." Paul McCartney has no plans to quit the music industry.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/17/british_unknown_makes_big_impression_at Thu, 17 May 2007 16:15:46 EST Entertainment News 43064@http://www.starpulse.com/news CANNES, France (AP) - A small film about a short-lived rock star is making a big splash at Cannes. ''Control'' - the story of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, who committed suicide at 23 - marks the feature-film directing debut of rock photographer Anton Corbijn and features a star-making performance from British unknown Sam Riley.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/10/peter_hook_is_relieved_the_new_order_spl Thu, 10 May 2007 14:43:52 EST Entertainment News 41948@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former New Order star Peter Hook is relieved the world knows about the band's split because he was finding the "awful secret" increasingly difficult to bear. Hook - who is now working on a solo project with Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell - made the admission during a radio interview earlier this month, citing Bernard Sumner's work with dance act Electronic as the reason for the disbandment.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/06/k_t_tunstall_returns_in_september_with_d Sun, 06 May 2007 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 40410@http://www.starpulse.com/news 2006 Grammy® nominee K.T. Tunstall became one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters in the world in one giant step, with the amazing two-year global journey of her multi-million selling debut album, 'Eye To The Telescope'. In September 2007, Virgin Records will release Tunstall's second album, 'Drastic Fantastic'.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/04/new_order_kaput Fri, 04 May 2007 14:26:14 EST Entertainment News 40977@http://www.starpulse.com/news British rock band New Order have split, according to bassist Peter Hook. Hook - who is now working on a solo project with Jane's Addiction front man Perry Farrell - made the admission during a radio interview.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/26/new_order_bono_depeche_mode_could_perfor Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:51:25 EST Entertainment News 39740@http://www.starpulse.com/news New Order, Bono and Depeche Mode are tipped to give next month's Cannes Film Festival in France a musical boost by performing at a party following the premiere of Ian Curtis biopic Control.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/03/bernard_sumner_to_be_revealed_in_new_boo Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:17:35 EST Entertainment News 36598@http://www.starpulse.com/news New Order frontman Bernard Sumner's life is about to be exposed in a new book by celebrated investigative journalist David Nolan. The music biographer has spent the past few years digging up information and photographs from Sumner's past for his new tome Bernard Sumner: Confusion, and he insists even the British singer's biggest fans won't know the truth.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/13/celebrity_birthdays_february_13 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 25904@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to English singer Robbie Williams (1974), Swedish hockey player Mats Sundin (1971), actress Kelly Hu (1968), Star Wars Episode I and II actress Pernilla August (1958), New Order bassist Peter Hook (1956), former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel (1950), actress Stockard Channing (1944), Monkee Peter Tork (1942), English acter Oliver Reed (1938; d. 1999), American actress Susan Oliver (1937; d. 1990), "Just Shoot Me" actor George Segal (1934), "Vertigo" actress Kim Novak (1933), country musician Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919; d. 1991), and 'American Gothic' artist Grant Wood (1892; d. 1942).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/02/primal_scream_named_godlike_geniuses Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:30:00 EST Entertainment News 27988@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rockers Primal Scream will be handed the Godlike Genius Award at next month's NME Music Awards. Previous recipients of the prize include The Clash, Ozzy Osbourne, New Order and Ian Brown - and Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie claims the accolade is well overdue.

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