Featuring Exclusive Band Interviews And Special Guests: Bono, Johnny Marr, Damon Albarn, Anna Calvi, Liam Gallagher And More
Narrated By Maxine Peake
The tale of Joy Division and New Order is being told like never before in Transmissions: The Definitive Story; the new podcast series capturing vivid moments and retelling the epic chronicles of the group from Joy Division’s inception onwards.
Beginning October 29, the eight part series features exclusive interviews with the band, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert and Peter Hook, plus contributions from iconic guests and narrated by Maxine Peake.
The first series of eight episodes, or "Transmissions," will cover the journey from Joy Division up until 1983’s Blue Monday. The Manchester group wrote a monumental chapter of music history and were integral to British culture over the past 40+ years, influencing some of the greatest musicians alive today.
The series features a hard to beat lineup of guests, each sharing their own account of a band that helped shape them, including Anna Calvi, Bobby Gillespie, Bono, Colin Greenwood, Damon Albarn, Hot Chip, Honey Dijon, Johnny Greenwood, Johnny Marr, Karen O, Krystal Klear, Liam Gallagher, Perry Farrell, Pet Shop Boys, Ben Kelly, Hewan Clarke, Lindsay Reade, Peter Saville, Shaun Ryder, Stereolab, Virgil Abloh, Veronica Vasicka and Thurston Moore.
Offering a glimpse into the series, Bernard Sumner says, “Nothing would’ve stopped us - nothing did stop us, did it? Ian’s death didn’t stop us, Martin’s death didn’t stop us, getting all the equipment stolen didn’t stop us…There was nothing to go back to. There was no plan B.”
“To be in one band with such a distinct identity is pretty bloody lucky but then to get into two bands was amazing!” says Peter Hook.
The new series was produced by Cup & Nuzzle, the team behind Robert Plant’s hugely successful podcast Digging Deep released earlier this year.
Transmissions The Definitive Story podcast is available to listen on October 29 via Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, Stitcher, and wherever you get your podcasts.
New Order’s first new music in five years was ecstatically received last month, as they shared single, "Be a Rebel." With a message to celebrate ourselves and appreciate what we have, even in hard Avenir, "Be A Rebel" is an uplifting, dreamy cut of New Order synth pop. Available now digitally, the 12” inch, CD and digital bundle featuring new remixes will be out on November 13.
New Order also just released the definitive collection of their 1983 studio album Power, Corruption & Lies via Warner Music. The boxed set is accompanied by individual releases of the four 12” vinyl singles from 1983/1984 that didn’t appear on the original album, beginning with the best-selling 12” of all time, Blue Monday, followed by Confusion, Thieves Like Us and Murder.
