And The World Is A Little Darker

"i suppose it was the interview with clint boon that started it all off hed asked me for a few words on perry farrells satellite party single dogstar [which he thought was great] so i went on and lo and behold mentioned the N>O> split so i suppose because it was me sayin it it was out at last. im relieved really hated carryin on as normal with an awful secret so lets move on shall we? played the openin of rios in leeds on friday great crowd and considerin theyd been through 5 local bands already had an amazin resilience/ some kid came up and gave me a hug and said "sorry to hear about new order hooky" i was really touched its like your budgie dyin!"

Peter Hook confirms that New Order broke up on his Myspace blog. You can listen to the radio interview that he mentions here (The interview is pretty funny. My favorite part is when he says the project came together when two different Welsh musicians "bumped into each other surfing in Santa Monica, as you do."). You can listen to the song Peter Hook plays on here (it's the first track: Wish Upon A Dog Star).

Thanks to the website NewOrderOnline for letting us all know about the post and the interview.

Today's playlist, then, will be a tribute (dirge?) for one of my favorite bands:

on CD:
Power, Corruption & Lies
Technique
Brotherhood
Republic
(the best of) New Order

on tape:
Low-Life
Substance 1987
(and more -- I just can't find them right now)
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On The Roq

This is Rodney's Day!! Today he gets a star on Hollywood Blvd, and a concert in his honor (at the Henry Fonda Theatre -- don't miss it!)

So take a look at his myspace page, comb through his playlists from the last year to see a great mix of old favorites and new ideas, and then listen to him here on Sunday nights, 12am to 3am (yeah, technically Monday morning..)

We love you Rodney! Congratulations!

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My Hunt For Blogs Worth Returning To, Part III

If you're in the mood for some musical exploration and some nostalgia, this is a good blog for it:

Post Punk Junk

It has commentary, reminiscing, and lots of files and links (As a rule, I avoid zip files, so I cannot vouch for the safety of those, but I haven't had any trouble with the podcast links)

UPDATE: This page does not seem to exist anymore, but they have a YouTube account. See their regular "broadcasts" here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/postpunkjunk

My Hunt For Blogs Worth Returning To, Part II

Is It Nepotism If It's My Own Alter Ego?

It loses points for not being updated as often as it should be (I have a rather large backload of articles waiting to be read, commented on, and posted), but "the auther" promises to catch up sometime soon. Stay tuned for that.

Blog number 2 has to be Ember's Light. It's my rational & happier side, so it's full of articles on sociology, psychology, & gender issues; environmentalism & civil liberties; news and politics; science and discoveries; theory & philosophy; and a little playful pop culture. Or, at least, that's what it is supposed to be filled with. It's still a work in progress (or a dream I don't really have time for). But give it a chance -- there might be a few gems hidden in it every once in a while.

Ember's Light

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My Hunt For Blogs Worth Returning To, Part I

This is the start of a new series exploring the blogging world, looking for the ones worth checking on again and again. My first entry is no big surprise -- there's a permanent link to it on the left. It's the blog maintained by the Late Adopter. His blog covers a range of topics: history & historiography, music & pop culture, politics & current events, and anything else the author wishes to post. It's mostly a collection of great links to interesting articles from all kinds of online publications, with little biased commentary getting in the way. That makes it a good resource of interesting topics that have been popping up amongst the online intellectual community.

You might cry foul over my top choice because I happen to be related to the author of this blog, but frankly, I find myself drawn back to this blog on a regular basis independently of that -- I happen to actually want to read most of the articles he posts. That's pretty cool. This shared interest might be the product of a biological or common experience link, but that cannot be helped. It's still a great blog. Check it out:

The Late Adopter

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