A special 2CD + 2DVD version of Cabaret Voltaire's Johnny YesNo will soon be released by Mute [Amazon says October, Mute says November] after it was mooted last year reports Brainwashed.com.

Peter Care's controversial short film was made in 1979. Its original Cabs soundtrack was released as an album two years later [a VHS video was released on Of Factory New York video offshoot Doublevision as DV3].

The re-release comprises the original compilation , a re-imagining of the film, additional footage and bonus material, all featuring new remixes by Richard H. Kirk. This will also be a special presentation of some of the new work.

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More details at imdb.com

Labels: Cabaret_Voltaire

Peter Hook and the Light embark upon an extensive North American and Mexican tour this September (and October), playing a mixture of Unknown Pleasures and Closer shows.

The full itinerary is:

September

Tue 13 - Irving Plaza, New York [*]
Wed 14 - The Music Box, Los Angeles, California [*]
Fri 16 - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, California [~]
Sat 17 - Mezzanine, San Francisco, California [*]
Mon 19 - Bluebird Theatre, Denver, Colorado [~]
Tue 20 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, Massachusetts [*]
Wed 21 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC, Washington [*]
Fri 23 - Metro, Chicago, Illinois [*]
Sat 24 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Ontario [~]
Sun 25 - Club Soda, Montreal, Quebec [~]
Wed 28 - Black Box, Tijuana, Mexico [~]
Thu 29 - The Warehouse, Guadalajara, Mexico [~]

October

Sat 1 - Venue TBA, Mexico City, Mexico [~]

Key to performances

[~] - Unknown Pleasures
[*] - Closer

Labels: events, gigs, Joy_Division, Peter_Hook, The_Light

Obscurities, a collection of Stephin Merritt's hard-to-find recordings dating back to (and before) his time on Merge Records (1994-99) is out now. Find the new release at your local reseller or purchase it directly from the Merge Records Store, which offers free shipping on all US orders. The $17.98 vinyl edition includes a coupon redeemable for all tracks as downloadable 320kbps MP3 files.

via the House of Tomorrow Newsletter

Labels: Stephin_Merritt

We've been taking something of a summer break so apologies for the radio silence round these parts. We'll be catching up on a few things we've missed so please bear with us if it's old news to some of you.

ACR celebrate their 33 and a third birthday with a special gig at the Band on the Wall in Manchester on Friday 11 November 2011. The band will perform 2 sets featuring 4 decades of their music plus there's Q&A session and very special guests joining them live on stage. Tickets priced 17.50 are on sale now from Band on the Wall.

Ahead of then, the band play Hoochie Coochie in Newcastle on Saturday 24 September. Tickets, also priced at 17.50 GBP, are available from Skiddle.

More ACR on Facebook.

Labels: A_Certain_Ratio, events, gigs

Vini Reilly of The Durutti Column is selling his 1969 Juan Montero flamenco guitar.

"His flamenco guitars not only have the workmanship and beauty one expects in a quality handmade instrument, but also in tone richness, depth and balanced sound." - description of Juan Montero's famous Spanish guitars, less than one thousand of which have ever been made.

Serious offers only to Phil Kooky Cleaver - kookydiscs@btinternet.com

Labels: The_Durutti_Column, Vini_Reilly

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