Check out Ike Yard's new Virtual 7" with 2 new tracks from their upcoming album online at Everything Is Chemical. We hope you will enjoy.

Labels: Ike_Yard

After something of a hiatus (yep, I think 3 years counts), work has resumed on The Factory Records Catalogue, a project to present the catalogues of Factory Communications Ltd and all subsidiaries in a definitive, fully cross-referenced format has well and truly resumed. The UK (Factory Records) section is nearly finished and after that we will deal with Factory Too, Once, F4, Factory Benelux, Factory US, Factory America, Factory Australasia and last but not least, Ikon.

It's taken 3 years to get this far so it won't be completed overnight (and there are no images at all yet) but it should be worth waiting for.

To coincide with celebrated ex-FAC band Minny Pops playing their first UK dates in 30 years we are proud to launch a competition to win a copy of the LTM live retrospective album, Standstill To Motion: Live at the Melkweg 19.03.1981. This is a deluxe package including a 16-track bonus DVD, Live in Amsterdam and New York, featuring highlights drawn from performances at Amsterdam's Oktopus club and Film Akademie between 1979 and 1982, as well as legendary New York clubs Hurrah and the Peppermint Lounge. The CD album set has been newly mixed and mastered by Reinier Rietveld (ex-Quando Quango).

In order to get your hands on one of these album all you have to do is answer the following question. What was the first 7" single release on the LTM label in 1984?

Normal Cerysmatic competition rules apply: one entry per person by email with the winner being picked at random out of the Cerysmatic hat. Closing date for entries is Friday 27 January 2012.

Don't forget that the UK tour starts this Thursday 19 January in Sheffield, continuing to Leeds, Manchester and London. There are also a couple of other dates in March and April in Amsterdam. The full itinerary is:

January

19 - Sheffield, The Plug (only six quid + £1 booking fee)
20 - Leeds, The Brudenell Social Club (only six quid + £1 booking fee)
21 - Manchester, Gulliver's
23 - London, Upstairs at the Garage / DJ set by Tim Burgess; very special guest Viv Albertine

Buy tickets at MusicGlue.net

Beyond

11 Mar - Amsterdam, Dansmakers / suite performance of Drastic Measures, Drastic Movement
7 Apr - Amsterdam, Melkweg / ULTRA2012-EINDE: Minny Pops, The Tapes, Truus de Groot & Liesbeth Esselink (Plus Instruments) and Toon Bressers (ex-Nasmak). Buy tickets

Labels: competition, gigs, Minny_Pops

After a brilliant response to the recent Section 25 competition for secret gig tickets and signed CDs/DVDs, the band are happy to announce the following 6 winners to the competition:

Kieran Byrne
George Overton
James Williams

... were the first 3 with correct answers.

Sean Connors
Anthony Kay
Andy Scarlett

... had their correct answers picked from a lucky draw on 15/01/2012. One of Vin's old Premier Tom Toms used to record the original songs was used for the draw. The prizes will be posted out next week. Thanks to all those who entered.

Labels: competition, Section_25

Section 25 will play the Wroclaw Industrial Festival in Poland on the weekend of 8-11 November 2012. According to Vin Cassiday this represents the furthest east the band have penetrated (the previous record being held by the then West Berlin) so this is very welcome 'pastures new'.

More info: Facebook Group / Event | Last.fm Poland

Labels: gigs, Section_25

With thanks to Chris here is a selection of YouTube clips of Section 25 playing at the recent BimFest:

Looking From A Hilltop

Process

Inner Drive

Dirty Disco

Labels: Section_25, video

Due to unusually high response to the recent secret gig competition and to give everyone a chance, Section 25 will now pick an extra 3 entrants with the correct answer out of a hat on 14 Jan 2012 in addition to the first 3 correct answers previously announced.

Labels: competition, Section_25

Following a packed programme of UK and international dates during 2011, most recently at The Lowry, Salford, Peter Hook and The Light have announced a new UK tour for May/June 2012. Mostly the gigs will feature the full in-sequence performance of Unknown Pleasures but there will be a London gig featuring Closer. In addition the band will play both Unknown Pleasures and Closer at Buxton Opera House on Saturday 25 February 2012.

Tickets for all shows go on sale from 9am on Friday 16 December 2011.

May

Fri 25 - Liverpool, O2 Academy (UP)
Sat 26 - Glasgow, Oran Mor (UP)
Sun 27 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (UP)
Tue 29 - Sheffield, Leadmill (UP)
Wed 30 - Birmingham, O2 Academy (UP)

June

Fri 1 - London, O2 Academy Islington (C)
Sat 2 - Oxford, O2 Academy (UP)

More info at www.peterhook.co.uk and Facebook

Labels: gigs, Peter_Hook, The_Light

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