September 17, 2011 - In the time-honored traditions of classic bands, two things are inevitable--album tribute shows and skirmishes that send one camp touring as their former selves, albeit with missing members. Peter Hook is playing out both story lines this summer.
November 17, 2005 - System of a Down celebrates the Nov. 22 release of "Hypnotize," the band's second album this year, by making a 6 p.m. ET in-store appearance on that date at the Virgin Megastore in New York City's Times Square.
April 13, 2005 - Dance-rock trailblazers New Order return April 26 with a new album titled "Waiting for the Sirens' Call"--the group's first collection of new material in four years--and will back the set with a handful of U.S. dates.
January 31, 2005 - The typically eclectic lineup for this year's edition of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival includes Coldplay, Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus, New Order, Weezer, Bright Eyes, Cocteau Twins, Wilco and many others.
August 2, 2001 - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--On paper, the inaugural Area: One Festival appeared to be the strongest package tour of the summer. The headline acts--including Moby, Incubus, OutKast, Roots, Nelly Furtado and New Order--were diverse and intriguing.
April 6, 2001 - OutKast and New Order are among the diverse acts slated to be a part of Moby’s travelling all-day music festival, Area: One, which runs from July 11 to Aug. 5.
March 22, 2001 - Damon Gough, the Mercury Music Prize winner who performs as Badly Drawn Boy, toned down the title of a single from his new album to increase its chances of receiving airplay. "Pissing in the Wind," was changed to "Spitting in the Wind, " and will be released at the end of April as a single--at the same time Gough starts his North American tour.
In the time-honored traditions of classic bands, two things are inevitable--album tribute shows and skirmishes that send one camp touring as their former selves, albeit with missing members. Peter Hook is playing out both story lines this summer.
