New Order are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980 by vocalist and guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris. Their integration of post-punk with electronic and dance music made them one of the most acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s. The members regrouped after the disbandment of their previous band Joy Division due to the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. They were joined by keyboardist Gillian Gilbert later that year. They were the flagship band for Manchester-based independent record label Factory Records and its nightclub The Haçienda, and they worked in long-term collaboration with graphic designer Peter Saville.
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.
Peter Hook is an English musician, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division and its successor New Order. He often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings with a signature heavy chorus effect. In New Order, he would do this, leaving the actual basslines to keyboards or sequencers.
Gary "Mani" Mounfield is an English rock bassist, best known for being a member of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream.
Monaco are an English rock band, originally formed in 1995 as a side project of New Order bassist Peter Hook, together with David Potts, the only remaining member of Hook's previous New Order side project, Revenge. The group is best known for the 1997 single "What Do You Want from Me?" and the album from which it was taken, Music for Pleasure, which sold over half a million copies. Hook and Potts currently perform together in Peter Hook and the Light.
Timothy Allan Burgess is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record label owner, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Charlatans.
Andrew Michael Rourke was an English musician best known as the bassist of the 1980s indie rock band the Smiths. Regarded as one of the greatest bassists of his generation, he was known for his melodic and funk-inspired approach to bass playing.
Haven were an English indie rock band, formed in Cornwall in 1996. The band consisted of singer Gary Briggs, guitarist Nathan Wason, bassist Iwan Gronow and drummer Tom Lewis. Originally called Blew, their new name was taken from a local Haven Holidays resort.
Kevin Hewick is an English singer-songwriter who was an early member of the Factory Records roster. Today he is known for his recordings on Sorted, Pink Box and his own Botheration label, and his work with Venetian collective Unfolk.
Rowetta Idah, also known as Rowetta or Rowetta Satchell, is a British singer. She is best known for her work with the Happy Mondays, recording and touring with the band from 1990 and recently reforming with the original lineup. Her 1989 track "Reach Out" with Sweet Mercy has been sampled by Steve Angello, Laidback Luke, Todd Terry, and the Black Eyed Peas. She was also the last woman standing and was the sixth contestant eliminated, in the first series of The X Factor in 2004.
Freebass were an English rock supergroup consisting of, originally, three bassists - Andy Rourke, Peter Hook and Gary "Mani" Mounfield - and singer Gary Briggs. Rourke subsequently left the line-up.
Reax Music Magazine is a Tampa-based music and art magazine first published by Joel Cook in 2006. Reax's distribution reaches nearly twenty markets throughout the state of Florida, including Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Miami, and Pensacola. Recurring columns in the magazine cover music and product reviews, local events, and personal interest columns like "Dear Gloffy" and "Dancing About Architecture".
The Beauvilles were an American indie rock band based in Ybor City, Florida, United States. Their music includes overtones of Americana, British Invasion, and Vintage R&B along with more experimental musical elements and time signatures. Prominent members include principal songwriter Shawn Kyle "Beauville", Max Norton, and Jason Dudney As of 2012 the band has stated that it is on indefinite hiatus.
Funkghost is an American hip-hop artist/producer from Tampa, Florida.
Detachments are a London-based, post-punk influenced art rock/electronic group led by Blackpool native Bastien Marshal. They were signed by Thisisnotanexit Records in 2008. Their sound has been compared to that of New Wave music of the late 1970s and early 1980s, such as New Order and Joy Division.
Jonah Timothy Cordy, known professionally as Kites With Lights, is an American musician. He is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is based in Athens, Georgia. Since 2005, a number of EPs, singles, and remixes have been released. His debut studio album Cosmonauts was released in 2011 on 24 Hour Service Station.
Ceremony – A New Order Tribute is a collection of New Order covers by independent acts from the United States and Europe, compiled into a double CD Digi-pack and two additional digital albums. Produced by Sonshine Ward and Marshall Dickson, it was released in February 2010 by 24 Hour Service Station, with contributions from artists such as Peter Hook, Kites With Lights, and Rabbit in the Moon. The album is dedicated to the founder of Factory Records, Tony Wilson, and it benefits the Salford Foundation Trust's Tony Wilson Award.
Fritz von Runte is a British DJ and Producer based in Manchester, England. He is most known for his work remixing other artists, particularly with work such as The Beatles Hell and The Beatles Hate, Lily Allen Remixed and Bowie 2001, which incorporates samples from Stanley Kubrick's 2001 in the remixing of David Bowie's catalogue. He is also known for a series of mashups titled Lycantropii, begun in 2003. In 2020 Fritz released the first new original album of songs after 11 years. It features Leslie Winer, Beca, Peter Barakan and long time collaborators Graham Massey and Gary Asquith.
It's a Beautiful Life is the only studio album by English supergroup Freebass, featuring bassists Peter Hook, Gary Mounfield, Andy Rourke and vocalist Gary Briggs (Haven). It was released on 20 September 2010 through Hook's Haçienda Records label. The band broke up before the album's release.
