Music News New Order and Fontaines D.C. set to takeover Sydney Opera House forecourt in 2025 by Tammy Moir The Sydney Opera House is gearing up for a 2025 concert series that promises to shake its iconic Forecourt Two of the most pivotal bands of their eras, New Order and…
Music News Neuw Denim and New Order unite for a fashion-music collab by Happy Denim enthusiasts and music lovers, rejoice! Neuw Denim and iconic musical group New Order have teamed up to release a clothing capsule inspired by the band’s iconic music and style….
Features Pro Audio 8 iconic tracks that showcase the melodica in all its glory by Dave Stano It might look like a toy, but as these tracks show us, the humble melodica has made a sizeable contribution to music around the world. The first time you saw…
Music LISTEN: New Order – ‘Be a Rebel’ by Claudia Schmidt New Wave icons New Order have released their first new music in five years, a track named Be A Rebel. Originally slated to drop at the same time as their now-postponed North…
Music WATCH: From The Archive, ’80s indie music by Emily Elvish Here’s some playlist inspo for you! Check out indie stars from the era like Nick Cave and New Order reflecting on the state of the industry. Check out some of…
News Pro Audio New waveTracing SP 950 plugin dishes up iconic sampler sounds by Dave Stano waveTracing has just released its new SP 950 plugin, which delivers old-school sounds based on classic samplers. The software aims to faithfully emulate the classic sound of the E-MU SP-1200…
Features Pro Audio Madchester and the sounds of the Second Summer of Love by Max Mahood Even though electronic music and synthesisers were becoming more popular throughout the 1980s, there was still a healthy guitar-based strain of alternative-rock music on both sides of the Atlantic. If…
Features Pro Audio The Oberheim DMX drum machine: the heartbeat of hip hop by Dan Shaw In many ways, the sonic style of the ’80s was characterised by the embrace of new technology, without necessarily complying with the notion of realism. Digital technology approached maturity, studios…
Features Lists From Bowie to Slash: Iggy Pop’s 12 finest collaborations by Luke Saunders The godfather of punk has created a hell of a lot of quality music throughout his life. He’s also frequently flirting with death and insanity like they are his most…
News ‘80s legends New Order are coming to Australia in 2020 by Claudia Schmidt Iconic ’80s band New Order have just announced an Australian tour in 2020, for the first time since their Opera House performance in 2016. The band will be visiting the…
Exclusives Pro Audio The 80s Part I: experimentation, cutting edge tech and breaking into the mainstream by Max Mahood If the 1970s was the decade that began the revolution of electronic music, the 1980s was the decade that improved it. The 80s also added new cultural and technological features…
News New Order have announced an epic new live album by Charlie Young New Order are set to release a new live album in collaboration with visual artist Liam Gillick on July 12th. The album has the most obscure of titles, ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order…
News Vinyl New Order to reissue their 1981 debut album Movement with previously unreleased music by Joanna Panagopoulos Movement was the first transition, or movement if you will, of the band Joy Division to their new New Order. Now you can relive it all again with the reissue…
