New Order Kaput?

It's official, for now anyways. New Order have finally decided to split up, two against one. Speaking about the break up to NME, lead singer Bernard Sumner states, "We split into two factions, there's me Steve and Phil. The other is Peter Hook."

Sumner along with drummer Stephen Morris and guitarist Phil Cunningham have joined forces with Blur's Alex James for a new project called Bad Lieutenant. Apparently, the split isn't on the best of terms as Hook no longer has anything to do with the rest of the band.

One would think, after all the years they've been playing together, why side projects aren't a necessity. I really can't understand why they take it so personally? At any rate, the BBC said that Bad Lieutenant has recorded an album and it's due in October.

Très bon

If you're in love with the French language, like I am, then you'll find the music of Quebec's Coeur De Pirate sweet and creative. Singer-songwriter Béatrice Martin, who performs under the stage name Cœur de pirate, carries a little bit of Feist and a little bit Francoise Hardy in her vocals.

Her debut self-titled album was released in 2008, which was nominated for Francophone Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. She's now starting to catch on here in the states. Take a listen...