Peter Hook

Patrick Wolf to Lecture at Oxford 11/02/2009

Peter Hook Doesn't See Rivalry With Bernard Sumner 10/20/2009

Peter Hook Revives Rivalry With Morrissey 10/13/2009

Ian Brown Wants to Finish Rihanna Track + More 09/24/2009

Echo and the Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch on Epic Songs, New LP 08/31/2009

The pioneering sounds of the highly influential English bands Joy Division and New Order were dominated by the droning basslines of Peter Hook. In the late '70s, Hook's ominous bass enabled Joy Division to carve portraits of profound despair. Although the late Ian Curtis' harrowing lyrics and downcast vocals are often credited for Joy Division's bleak beauty, many of the group's songs were driven ...more