"Billy Corgan is a massive Joy Division fan - and he repaid me by stealing my son!" Peter Hook, left, and his son Jack Bates performing with James Iha and Billy Corgan of Smashing PumpkinsPeter Hook has spoken of what it means to have his son Jack Bates performing in the current touring line-up of Smashing Pumpkins – as well as teasing...

"It’s very difficult for some people to understand what Ian went through without going through it themselves, but the idea of encouraging people to talk as soon as possible and not be embarrassed or ashamed is the most important message"Peter Hook and Ian Curtis, Joy DivisionPeter Hook has looked back on the death of his late Joy Division band...

"There’s a hell of a lot of responsibility to work with something that’s so cherished"Peter HookPeter Hook has defended his upcoming concert to perform Joy Division classics with the Manchester Camerata orchestra at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Check out ticket details and our interview with Hook below. Following his previous work o...

'This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division – The Oral History' is out in spring 2019Former NME journalist and England’s Dreaming author Jon Savage has collected an extensive oral history of Joy Division, to be released in spring 2019. This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division – The Oral Histor...

The 400-capacity venue hosted the iconic bandThe high security show did not allow phones Smashing Pumpkins played a tiny show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles last night (June 27). Read more: Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘1979’ is still the greatest music video of all time The venue has a capacity of 400 and fans were told to leave their phones and ...