Today's Guardian has reported that the film Control, which is about Ian Curtis of Joy Division, opened to acclaim at Cannes yesterday. The book was based on Deborah Curtis book Touching From A Distance.Which seems timely news now it seems that New Order have split following Peter Hooks revelations that he will never work with Bernard Sumner again. Hooky has a My Space page where he was written a bit more on the subject. However New Order Online writes that just because Hooky has left the band it does not mean the band has cease to exist and the current situation is just a spat.
Personally I hope they have split and they should have really called it a day after 2001's Get Ready album. The follow up Waiting For The Sirens Call was a work of a band in decline and devoid of ideas although it's one bright spot was the wonderful Krafty single.
The Guardian were also impressed with the three part New Order tribute from Coffesnorter.
EDIT: Another nice piece from earlier in the week courtesy of The Independent.
Goodness, Hooky is totally illiterate. His blog is impossible to decipher! Anyway, I agree with you, Tom - they should have split ages ago. They've been pointless for ages.
"Krafty" was like an indiepop song, all the New Order diehards hated it, which made me love it even more. They probably should've left the band to die in the 90s, or at least after Gillian left--just not the same without her! And yes, some people should just not be allowed to have their own MySpace page.
I consider myself a New Order die hard and I loved Krafty. Possibly one of their finest moments, certainly in my New Order top 10. Sadly the rest of the album, with the exception of the title track, was pants.