#in memory of andy rourke

[thecreativemillennial]

We lost so many legends this year

[csadag]

Ez a fenti videó volt talán az első, amit ide posztoltam (most nem nézem vissza, de biztos a legelsők között volt), és még mindig fent van, és még mindig imádom. Andy Rourke lesütött szemmel eleresztett, hamiskás mosolya vagyok. Nyugodjon, úgy ahogy azt kell.

Egyébként megint a Red Hand Files miatt kerültem emelkedett hangulatba, ezt írta a kérdező, és aztán rá a válasz:

I just heard that Andy Rourke, the bassist of the Smiths, has died. I’m not sure why I’m mentioning this to you… it just makes me sad. I don’t really have anyone else to mention it to. I love the Smiths. I find it profoundly amazing how many lives music can touch—how many personal experiences and memories are created through it. I’m not sure I’m putting that into words right. It makes me think, did he know that years after his band’s prime, people like me would still be so immensely affected by the songs he helped create? To really listen—and I mean really listen, to be absorbed by the senses—is quite the experience, and every instrument and part played is integral to that experience, helping to heighten and elevate it. Andy will be missed. I have no idea how terrible his family and friends must feel. I do, however, know the experience of a listener, and I hope that he knows, wherever he is, that his music will continue out past him and continue to help people both cope with—and more vibrantly experience—this very strange thing that we call life. I suppose I’m partially sending this to you as a way to thank you for your music, as well, and I wish that I could thank everyone else who has made music that I enjoy. I feel like enjoy isn’t the right word… it merely serves as shorthand. Something a little more like “affected me profoundly throughout pivotal periods of my life” might be more accurate. I hope you understand. Thank you, Nick Cave, and thank you, Andy Rourke.A.S.Y, HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA

Dear A.S.Y,

I know I said I’d be off the grid for a couple of weeks while I’m in the studio, but I was very moved by your beautifully articulated response to the sad passing of Andy Rourke. I think we can all benefit from reading your letter — to understand that the business of making music is no trivial matter, and that what is created indeed reaches out long past all of us. God bless Andy Rourke, God bless the Smiths and God bless you all.

Love Nick

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The Smiths Drummer Mike Joyce Remembers Andy Rourke in New Interview: Watch

After paying tribute to bassist Andy Rourke on social media last week, the Smiths drummer Mike Joyce remembered his late friend and bandmate in a new interview with BBC Breakfast. Joyce sat down with correspondent Colin Paterson to discuss his memories of playing with Rourke in the Smiths, as well as their friendship outside of the band. “I don’t think Andy realized just how good a bass player he…

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not to be selfish but the death of andy rourke has reminded me of one of my fav trips into the city with izzy @mossycoat because we went to a second hand record shop on brunswick st and i bought a bootleg cd of a smiths gig and it's just probably my most wholesome memory of being a teenager because i loved spending days out with izzy and pretending we were old enough/cool enough to be in the places we wanted to go

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🥀

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I ordered this COVID-19 charity record by ReMission International in August (it finally showed up yesterday) and while it’s a Who’s Who of 80s Goth and New Wave artists covering one of my favorite songs of the era, more importantly, proceeds go to charities around the world, including Crew Nation, which gives financial support to concert and event professionals who have been out of work since March. All the other charities are equally valid and known, from Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis to the UK’s NHS Charities and more. 
So—nice record. The song? I will always love “Tower of Strength;” the original by The Mission UK is an epic eight-minute tour de force that was everything Goth wanted to be but rarely achieved—a hopeful, egoless, hypnotic, majestic, bellowing track that finds a hit-or-miss band playing wildly above its level, hitting every single mark perfectly for one glorious song. It’s musical equivalent of the high school kid hitting that finals-winning ¾ court basket at the buzzer and just as exhilarating. 
So take that song and remake it with (deep breath) The Cure co-founder Lol Tolhurst, Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, Gary Numan, Andy Rourke of The Smiths, All About Eve’s Julianne Regan, Midge Ure, Budgie of Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Creatures, The Cult’s Billy Duffy, Kevin Haskins of Bauhaus, Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets, Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, Richard Fortus and Robin Finck of Guns N’ Roses, The Wonder Stuff’s Miles Hunt and more — plus a reunion of Gene Loves Jezebel’s Jay and Michael Aston. Not shabby!
The record serves up four different, equally sprawling mixes, but my favorite is the first (Beholden To The Front Line Workers Of The World mix), which devolves into a full-on guitar solo meltdown. When you add that the record was all recorded remotely and it’s for excellent causes, the context makes it even better. This record is very recommended.


[thegnasticious]

Life is an act

"Yes, you can imitate everyone you know" John Lennon

When I read this I have to wonder if my evaluation is the same as everyone else's. What I see in this statement is a very bleak outlook on things, though it's a seemingly inspiring statement. The reason being is if you can imitate anyone you know than that would mean that everyone you meet, you've already more or less met. They are all aspects of your imagination, this may be taking a bit far, but you realize in both love and hate that there is an amount of expectation. Sometimes a mutual thing and sometimes more akin to to opposite running cars running into each other. There is also those that would work well together but there is a universe of 'sliding doors' keeping them apart. 

Ever since I was younger, I've had a fascination with acting and Hollywood in general. I love working on set, even in a minor function as a gopher and/or assistant. I've acted on supporting/extra roles here and there and I'm always trying to further my expertise with new work. I've never been much of a drama guy, my memory is not fit for that kind of work. But I love being on screen and I hope to be more projects in the future.

"Anybody can be an actor. Anyone in this room, everywhere, can be a good actor if you have a good director. Just tell them to be themselves and it’ll be brilliant” Harry Dean Stanton 

The recently departed Harry Dean Stanton is a great influence on why I want to act. Of all actors I have ever seen he was the most laid back, direct and concise with both his actions and words off/on set. In his own words, he would play Harry Dean Stanton as well as live as him. When he was given a role, he would approach it in a way that considered, how would Harry Dean as this character approach the role and not so much the character by itself. My method in acting is alike to this as well, I think of the character but along the way you let parts of yourself slip into the character and in that is usually the gold moments of the performance. For me I'd say Harry Dean's best performance was Paris, Texas. Most of the movie focuses on his character, Travis, regaining a sense of what he was after running away with supposed Amnesia. It's a heavy movie that delves much into also what I would label as American isolationism, where we ball out problems up and send them to a metaphorical France, instead of addressing the issues head on. 

"Everybody has their value and I don’t like to think of it as, 

who is the best of it” Marlon Brando

One who I would dare not compare myself to, but love to evaluate is Marlon Brando. If anyone was to mention the top actors of all time with a half-way decent recollection of what was/is, Marlon Brando would be at the top of their list. He was so in character that even his late interviews come off as extensions of his characters. Alike to method actors, I think he never really shut off. One thing that seems to define him above others was his stubbornness to the norm. Very much like the leather jackets he wore in his early career, his later personality was stubborn and unflinching; still a rebel without the jacket. He was one of the few who pulled it off too, some would bash him for his Connie Chung interview, but I feel that interview is amongst his best. You not only see a genuine frustration with the plastic of Hollywood, but a person so enveloped in the performance he wanted to literally climb out of the screen and yell/cry/or sit with you. He was very much a purveyor of the emotions he projected and there is very few like him left. Another note about both Harry Dean and Marlon Brando was that as well as being actors, they were both dog people.

 "I love you all too much, it's one of just of my problems” Herve Villechaize 

I feel obligated to give any sypnosis on acting what I would call the Herve treatment. Right here I almost want to stop and draw a picture of something so crude you couldn't help but be distracted from whatever you were doing before. A famous ghost of Hollywood, Herve Villechaize's career was cut short by fame to some degree. He is most known for his role on fantasy island as tattoo, a white suited sidekick to Rourke, the island's owner. Before and during his life in acting, he suffered from a form of Dwarfism which his Father tried many different experimental treatments to cure. He was left with a lot of suffering later in life and I think that it impacted him greatly. Despite his ailments, he loved strip clubs, illicit drugs and drinking. He did however seem to feel that sex was a particularly dangerous thing in Hollywood and to the ridicule of supporting actors, tried to organize a clinic addressing the sexual issues created by fame. Despite these efforts he ended up committing suicide at the age of 50. I rank him with some great actors, because I feel that though he was cut short, he had an ability in his timeline of work to speak to people. Despite all he dealt with he still found the ability to project a character one would welcome and like the others might even make you smile a bit along the way

Fame comes to us all at a certain point and as Andy Warhol said, we are all obligated to at least 15 minutes of stardom at some point or another. What we do with that 15 minutes can last a lifetime or just a few seconds. It's all in our behaviors and how we live, the people we choose to be around and especially what we buy and do with that power/privilege. The thing is performance, true performance, comes from within and without. A true actor is no longer there, because what they are is on the screen. But when it's all said and done what is the person underneath the role? I think that with time and quality an actor realizes that it's not the character that made them, but they who made the character. 

 The timeline is just an illusion

“The void, the concept of nothingness, 

is terrifying to most people on the planet. 

And I get anxiety attacks myself. I know the fear of that void. You have to learn to die before you die. You give up, surrender to the void, to nothingness”

Harry Dean Stanton

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THE MISSION veröffentlichen “Tower Of Strength” neu

Ein absoluter Klassiker-Song wird neu erschaffen. Unter dem Deckmantel eines Charity-Projekts mit dem Namen ReMission International wird Tower Of Strength der Band The Mission als TOS2020 von über 20 musikalischen Gästen zusammen mit Wayne Hussey neu aufgelegt. Mit darunter sind Musikergrößen wie Martin L. Gore von Depeche Mode, Lol Tolhurst von The Cure, Midge Ure von Ultravox, Gary Numan, Andy Rourke, Billy Duffy, Budgie, Evi Vine, James Alexander Graham, Jay Aston, Julianne Regan, Kevin Haskins, Kirk Brandon, Michael Aston, Michael Ciravolo, Miles Hunt, Rachel Goswell, Richard Fortus, Robin Finck, Steve Clarke und Trentemöller. Für das Abmischen sorgt Tim Palmer, der schon David Bowie und andere Hochkaräter produziert hat.

Lass Dir den Beitrag vorlesen:

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Veröffentlichungsdatum ist der 28.08.2020 für die digitale Version und alle Harddisk-Freunde können die Schallplatte oder CD ab dem 02.10.2020 käuflich erwerben. Der Erlös dient zur Unterstützung aller Key Worker, die weltweit mit COVID-19 zu tun haben. Die Gelder gehen dann an wohltätige Organisationen, die von allen Beteiligten persönlich ausgewählt wurden.

Wayne Hussey: “Als Covid-19 zuschlug, erhielt ich viele Nachrichten, in denen ich gefragt wurde: “Warum veröffentlichst du Tower Of Strength für all die Arbeiter an der Front nicht neu? Das Lied war anscheinend von einigen National-Health-Service-Mitarbeitern als ihre Hymne angenommen worden, und es brachte mich auf den Gedanken, dass ich in dieser beispiellosen Zeit etwas für die größere Sache beitragen könnte – und das Einzige, was ich wirklich beitragen kann, ist Musik. So kam ich zusammen mit meinem guten Freund Michael Ciravolo auf die Idee, eine neue Version von Tower Of Strength für wohltätige Zwecke aufzunehmen, indem ich die Hilfe von Musikerfreunden und -bekannten in Anspruch nahm. Tower Of Strength wurde erstmals 1988 und dann 1994 von The Mission als Single veröffentlicht. Die Single schaffte es zweimal in die britischen Top 40 und erwies sich als unser wahrscheinlich größter Song und es ist dieser Song, mit dem wir im Allgemeinen unsere Shows abschließen. Es ist eine Hymne. Ich fragte mich, ob die Neuaufnahme eines bekannteren Liedes vielleicht eine größere Reichweite hätte, aber weder Michael noch ich konnten Vorschläge machen, die textlich zu passen schienen, ohne zu kitschig zu wirken. Also wurde es ‚Tower Of Strength‘.”

“Normalerweise verabscheue ich Dinge, die für wohltätige Zwecke getan werden, die gleichzeitig auch selbstsüchtig sind, aber ich habe mir einen Plan ausgedacht, der mein Gewissen befriedigt hat. Ich sprach mit meinen Bandkollegen von The Mission, die den Song mitgeschrieben haben – Craig Adams, Mick Brown und Simon Hinkler – und wir kamen überein, alle durch die neue Version erzielten Verlagseinnahmen an nominierte Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen abzutreten, einschließlich mechanischer und Aufführungslizenzen sowie 100% aller Einnahmen aus Verkäufen. Der Song wurde in ‚TOS2020‘ umbenannt, um diese Gelder von der ursprünglichen Version abkoppeln zu können – und die Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen wurden alle persönlich von den an Aufnahme und Veröffentlichung beteiligten Personen nominiert. Da es sich bei den musikalischen Beiträgen um globale Spenden handelt, gehen wir davon aus, dass die Einnahmen gleichmäßig unter allen Begünstigten aufgeteilt und verteilt werden.”

Die Mitwirkenden über TOS2020:

“Being given the chance to do some good to raise money for people and animals struggling in these frightening times by singing one of the best songs ever written was such an easy thing to say yes to. An absolute honour to be involved.” Gary Numan

“Today as we face an unprecedented crisis with COVID 19, we have to be united in purpose to help humanity and especially the disenfranchised and impoverished among us, survive. Music can be a powerful way to join us all together and help those that need it most now.” Lol Tolhurst

“I’ve seen and heard Tower of Strength played often and I’ve experienced its effect and the impact it has on others. It’s an anthemic song of hope, comfort and joy, with a message that now seems more relevant than ever. I hope this project, in which I am privileged to be involved, brings a little light into the shade, and allows us all to, albeit momentarily, focus on an ‘afterwards’.” Julianne Regan

“You get a message from Wayne Hussey asking if you can put a vocal (alongside a great list of singers, musicians and friends) on a reworking of a massive track in the repertoire of The Mission to aid COVID-19 charities around the globe – you say yes and get it done as well as you can.” Kirk Brandon

“I did it coz Wayne asked me to and I love Wayne.” Billy Duffy

“Being asked to contribute to making a piece of music isn’t overly taxing for a musician. I’m just pleased Wayne didn’t ask me to perform brain surgery or fly a jumbo jet, something which takes some form of skill.” Midge Ure

“My positive of the pandemic has been connecting to kindred spirits. Honoured to lend a hand.” Budgie

“I would like it known that, if asked, I would do absolutely anything for Wayne Hussey. Tower Of Strength is utter perfection: it is daring in its intent and supremely executed in both its original recording and every single time I have seen it performed live. To be asked to contribute to this new version was a very emotional experience for me. So many intense memories came flooding back as I sang, there were tears, I can assure you of that.” Miles Hunt

“Direct Relief is an organisation that helps people in times of emergency like natural disasters or in times of poverty by getting medical equipment and supplies to where they are needed most. At the moment they are obviously heavily focused on Covid-19.” Martin Gore (on Direct Relief, his nominated charity)

“Love and gratitude.” Robin Finck

“I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of this project – I always loved this song and asked Wayne if I could take a crack at John Paul Jones’ string arrangement, which I have always admired. Hopefully my take on it does it justice.” Richard Fortus

“The power we have collectively is transformative … I love and admire Wayne and the band and the warmth and intention behind this release. I know the power of this song and I feel so honoured to have been invited to join so many celebrated artists, this is a beautiful star in the darkest of times and I know the difference it will make.” Evi Vine

“To be amongst these amazing artists that I’m a huge fan of and have so much respect for is a true honour, especially for such an important cause. The sacrifice that all the amazing NHS staff and key workers have made is truly humbling and inspiring. To be part of an incredible group of people that want to give something back and show their gratitude is something I’m extremely proud of.” James Alexander Graham

“When I was asked by Wayne to be part of this fantastic charity project, I immediately said yes! If I could contribute to supporting the hard work fighting Covid 19 by making a remix of Tower Of Strength, that was a way for me to make a small difference. I’m very honoured to be a part of this.” Trentemøller

“I signed on for this project because I felt that it would be a great way to raise a lot of funds for those in need at this time. When I heard all the names of artists who were collaborating, I knew that it would turn out very special. I’m very grateful to be given the opportunity to contribute to this marvellous project.” Kevin Haskins

“When Wayne emailed me with the idea of contributing vocals to this project I jumped at the chance. Tower of Strength is such an anthemic song it’s only fitting that this has been done to support the various charities. It’s an honour for me to be a small part of the process and what a stellar line up of people involved.” Rachel Goswell

“Not every day do you get the chance to play on one of your favourite songs with some of your favourite artists, and to have it be for all the right reasons and for an amazing cause.” Michael Ciravolo

“So honoured to be part of this wonderful project. It’s also interesting that three of the original performers on our – Gene Loves Jezebel – very first recording, ‘Shaving My Neck’ are reunited by chance some 37 years later: Julianne Regan, J.P, and myself. Hats off to Wayne and the Mission for giving this rendition for charity during this pandemic.” Michael Aston

“Absolutely buzzed and honestly flattered to be asked to not only add my voice to this wonderful recording, but also give something back to our much loved and beleaguered NHS. The perfect song for these difficult and challenging days.” Jay Aston

Zu den nominierten Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen gehören derzeit:

NHS UK St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Memphis Music Venue Trust UK Covenant House New Orleans Disasters Emergency Committee MusiCares Plan International Direct Relief Alzheimer’s Scotland Liberty Hill Foundation The Shrewsbury Ark Memorial Sloan Kettering Center NYC Prostate Cancer UK The Teddy Bear Clinic For Abused Children The Anthony Walker Foundation Crew Nation Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MSK Kids Venice Family Clinic

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INTERVIEW: MICHAEL CIRAVOLO OF BEAUTY IN CHAOS

Senior journalist Anabel DFlux had the continued pleasure of interviewing Michael Ciravolo once more, from a safe distance amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Curious as to what the founder of Beauty in Chaos had been up to during the lockdowns, the two had the opportunity to catch up on all of this year’s happenings. The most important of which is the Tower of Strength 2020 release, one of The Mission’s classic songs re-envisioned to raise money for essential workers. 

A bit of a refresher for those who may be unaware, Michael Ciravolo happens to be no stranger to the world of music- he has played guitar in Human Drama for the past 30 years. Perhaps best known as President of Schecter Guitar Research, he has also played live and recorded with Michael Ashton’s Gene Loves Jezebel since 1998. Michael has stepped deep into a musical endeavor known as Beauty in Chaos, Beauty in Chaos is a collaborative project featuring the talents of musicians such as Curse Mackey, Ashton Nyte, Wayne Hussey, Al Jourgensen, Johnny Indovina, Curse Mackey, Ice T, Evi Vine, Tish Ciravolo, and so, so, so many more across several albums and remix releases.

Listen to the Full Interview Below

Michael Ciravolo Interview by Anabel DFlux

The interview begins with jumping directly into the Tower of Strength project. “That is another one of those surreal moments that seem to just happen with me and Beauty in chaos and all those around it, but the credit totally goes to Wayne Hussey [of The Mission]. As Covid started happening I kind of got an idea and wanted to maybe do something with [the song] Storm because I thought Ashton’s [Nyte] lyrics set up this real positive message. I reached out to Wayne [Hussey] first to see if he’d be up for doing a verse or some lines, to which he said he had been thinking about doing something as well. Wayne said that maybe we should go look at a song that has greater appeal, you know, a song that people gravitate towards and the idea of doing it for the charities. So the money goes to the charity. We kicked around some ideas to see if we could come up with something that had the sentiment. The Tower of Strength was a pretty big song for The Mission in the mid-to-late eighties and it turned out that it was getting some renewed air play in the UK. It became line an unofficial anthem to the front line and healthcare workers. The lyrics are perfect.” Michael tells us. The Tower of Strenth 2020 features a slew of absolutely incredible artists, some familiar faces in the Beauty in Chaos history and others major players in music history itself. Some of the collaborators include Andy Rourke, Billy Duffy, Budgie, Evi Vine, Gary Numan, James Alexander Graham, Jay Aston, Julianne Regan, Kevin Haskins, Kirk Brandon, Lol Tolhurst, Martin Gore, Michael Aston, Midge Ure, Miles Hunt, Rachel Goswell, Richard Fortus, Robin Finck, Steve Clarke, Tim Palmer, and Trentemøller.

But prior to this aid to the incredible front line workers, Beauty in Chaos managed to release a brand new album titled “The Storm Before the Calm”. The album was originally set to release in February, but was ultimately delayed due to a technical issue that caused the production programs to cease working. Amidst this struggle, Michael Ciravolo and producer Michael Rozon (Ministry) were able to save the record and continue forth with an upcoming release. Finally presented to the world on World Goth Day (unintentionally), the album was first heard right in the thick of the pandemic. “Beauty in Chaos was never about the money. People are isolated and stuck in their homes, not working, we just felt that having the record come out was our way of doing something and giving people some new music to enjoy. Hopefully it made the day a little better or something. A bad business decision but a great personal decision. The thing that is so special about Beauty in Chaos is that the singers that come on board are just fantastic lyricists that are sort of open ended in that you can read multiple ways into it. They don’t write in a literal sense. It’s very open.”

Music videos are a major part of Beauty in Chaos, as the project itself is not a ‘live’ band setup in any capacity. Beauty in Chaos is made up of a tremendous amount of incredibly talented musicians and producers, with each song featuring a different collaboration. As such, music videos become a very important part of the project, it’s the only visual aspect to the band itself. “A Kind Cruelty” with Curse Mackey [Pigface, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult] released on the original album’s release date, but after the album’s thrust into the public world, one more video was filmed and released: “Stranger” featuring Kat Leon [Holy Wars]. “Strangers was the last song we wrote for the record. The video is a bit different, which was done purposely as I think it sort of leads into what I see as the evolution of Beauty in Chaos. I love the way [Kat] writes from the heart and it just seemed like the perfect song to end the album. I wanted to do a video for that really bad. It kind of got delayed with covid-19, but as soon as Tiger Lab opened we were able to jump in! I can’t say it was a conceptual video, but the phrase that kept running through my head, in telling Kat and also Leslie the director, was ‘cinematic’. I just wanted it to be slow-moving just have this vibe. On the complete opposite side of the spectrum from “A Kind Cruelty”. I really love the pendulum to swing completely to the opposite side after we do one, so probably the next one after this will go back to being something dark.”

In Beauty in Chaos tradition, fans can anticipate a remix album to come on Halloween of 2020, with details featured in the above audio interview. 

PRE ORDER TOWER OF STRENGTH HERE

The digital release is August 28th, CD & Vinyl release is October 2nd The Tower of Strength 2020 nominated charities currently include: NHS UK St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Memphis Music Venue Trust UK Covenant House, New Orleans Disasters Emergency Committee MusiCares Plan International Direct Relief Alzheimer’s Scotland Liberty Hill Foundation The Shrewsbury Ark Memorial Sloan Kettering Center, NYC Prostate Cancer UK The Teddy Bear Clinic Red Rover Help Musicians UK Crew Nation Venice Family Clinic The Anthony Walker Foundation Projeto Cáo Communitári

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INTERVIEW: MICHAEL CIRAVOLO OF BEAUTY IN CHAOS was originally published on RockRevolt Mag

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LISTEN: PETER HOOK AND ANDY ROURKE TALK NEW ORDER, THE SMITHS, MANCHESTER AND MORE.

LISTEN: PETER HOOK AND ANDY ROURKE TALK NEW ORDER, THE SMITHS, MANCHESTER AND MORE.

  The latest episode of the Talkhouse podcast — which features musicians interviewing musicians — finds old friends, bassists and fellow Mancuinans Andy Rourke of The Smiths and Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order talking a walk down memory lane in a 25-minute chat that finds the two reminiscing about how they met, their respective legal messes and more.

Hook’s appearance is in promotion…