Bad Lieutenant, the new band formed by frontman Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order), guest drummer Stephen Morris (Joy Division, New Order), guitarist Phil Cunningham (New Order), and guest Alex James (Blur) has released "Sink or Swim," the first single off of Never Cry Another Tear on their MySpace page.

The song will be made available as a free download beginning August 28th and if you sign up as a member of the Bad Lieutenant mailing list at www.badlieutenant.net, you will receive the track as part of a mass mailing. The download will only be available for a limited time, and the album will not be released until October, so act quickly if you like it and you want continued access to it.

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This divorce is getting ugly faster than Brit and K-Fed ...

The New Order breakup/reunion/breakup saga continues!

Peter Hook issued a statement on his myspace page saying that he will take Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris to court if they try to use the name "New Order" for a band that doesn't feature Peter Hook. Sounds like he's none too pleased with the other 2/3rds of New Order saying they will continue on without his basslines and he ain't taking it anymore!

And just to remind us of better days, here's a "live" performance of "Regret" by New Order featuring the cast of Baywatch!

 

{Hat tip to NME for this news order}

 

New Order break up... for real this time?

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KEXP uber-DJ John in the Morning just completed a wondrous feat: an hour and a half of music all straight outta 1987. At first I thought myself caught in a timewarp, and then I wondered aloud, "who died?"

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Tales from a Brave Ulysses is a traveling epic through modern art, music, and culture. This week's installment: Power, Corruption, Lies, and Urine in Chicago.

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