Their shared history was formed in a crucible of loss, as singer Ian Curtis' suicide left his former Joy Division bandmates to carry on with New Order. At first, they were more directly influenced by ...
“What the f— is going on?” Bernard Sumner says jokingly. After crashing on both Zoom and WhatsApp, the founding member of New Order decided to give FaceTime a shot. He materializes, sitting on a couch ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Bernard Sumner of New Order, performing True Faith at The Roxy TV ...
Bernard Sumner of New Order, performing True Faith at The Roxy TV Show, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 7/21/87. New Order fills five spaces—owning exactly 5%—on a U.K. chart as a number of their fan-favorite ...
New Order‘s essential 1987 12″ singles collection Substance is getting a deluxe CD box set edition as well as its first-ever vinyl reissue (preorder). There’s a cassette edition as well and they’re ...
New Order are one of the most unlikely success stories. When Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis committed suicide on May 18, 1980 on the eve of their first U.S. tour, the three remaining members of the ...
Hook formed New Order in 1980 with Joy Division bandmates Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris after the death of Ian Curtis, but left in 2007 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at ...