Today In Music News: Peter Hook Turns To Forgery, The Emo Haircut Is Dead and Jay Reatard Is A Quitter

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 7, 2009...Peter Hook admitted he's forged Ian Curtis' signature on Joy Division memorabilia he sold. He says it was partly as a "joke." Not funny Hooky. Not funny.The "emo haircut" is dead?Jay Reatard's band has quit. Wow, how much of...

By Lance Lester

October 7, 2009

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Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 7, 2009...

Peter Hook admitted he's forged Ian Curtis' signature on Joy Division memorabilia he sold. He says it was partly as a "joke." Not funny Hooky. Not funny.
The "emo haircut" is dead?
Jay Reatard's band has quit. Wow, how much of a mess do you have to be for your entire band to quit on you in the middle of a tour? I guess that's fewer shows he'll be too drunk to play, now...

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