Substance: Inside New Order
In this final installment of his internationally bestselling three-part memoir—including The Hacienda and Unknown Pleasures—British rocker Peter Hook focuses on the 1980s New Wave and Dance Punk scene…
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Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division
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