Tag Archives: New Order

Postmodern Jukebox – Bizarre Love Triangle [VIDEO]

Here’s a lovely break from Trump TV. Postmodern Jukebox today posted a “Burt Backarach-style” take on New Order’s 1986 dance classic, Bizarre Love Triangle. Vocals are by acclaimed Chicago-based jazz singer Sarah Marie Young. I kept waiting for her to break into Jodi Long’s rant about reincarnation, which made New Order’s video for the track especially memorable. Watch below.

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New Order – Restless

Two weeks ago we got the audio clip and today we get the production video. The Guardian reviews: Directed by Spanish filmmakers NYSU, whose past credits include work with Wild Beasts and Philip Selway of Radiohead, the video centres on a 21st-century revamp of the legend of Excalibur. The ancient tale’s sword remains, but its medieval theme is threaded through …

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New Order – Restless

Via Pop Matters: “Restless” takes me back to Club Paradiso in Amsterdam, a church converted into a dance club. There is a reason why New Order never grow old or fade. Their sound has become archetypal of not only an era, but also of specific nighttime emotions. New Order has become synonymous with that eloquent longing that only comes at …

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TRAILER: New Order’s Music Complete

Rolling Stone reports: New Order will release their first album in 10 years when the dance icons return with their new LP Music Complete on September 25th. The band’s 10th studio album, their first since 2005’s Waiting for the Sirens’ Call, will also mark New Order’s first full-length release without longtime bassist Peter Hook, who left the group in 2007. …

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New Order On Jimmy Fallon

It’s always going to be strange to see them without Peter Hook, but they sounded great last night.

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New Order Plays Jimmy Kimmel Show

Bizarre Love Triangle was released 27 years ago.

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Stop Modernists – Subculture

For a total 80’s mashup, here’s a cover of my favorite New Order classic with vocals by Pet Shop Boys’ Chris Lowe.(Tipped by JMG reader Jeb)

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George Michael – True Faith

I posted the audio of this last week, here’s the trippy production video. It’s been pointed out that this isn’t actually auto-tuned, he uses a vocoder, which is not to be confused with the Talk Box.

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George Michael – True Faith

I like George Michael. I like New Order. I do not like this.(Via – Pop In Stereo)

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of Rhino.com, today’s Swag Tuesday booty is a special package of four fantastic items specially selected by Rhino.com for JMG readers: 1) Total Pop! – A four-disc box set from Erasure, 2) Break-Up, a musical collaboration between Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson, 3) $50 in Hi-Def Digital Downloads, and 4) Four classic New Order albums reissued on deluxe vinyl. …

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80’s Flashback

New Order, Confusion, 1983. After the global success of Blue Monday, some New Order fans were dismayed by this foray into hip-hop/electro, but I loved it. In this clip, legendary producer Arthur Baker takes the band to Chelsea’s notorious Funhouse Disco so they can watch the b-boys react to his mix. (The Funhouse was two blocks from where the Eagle …

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