The Collapse Board Interview: Peter Hook (2026)
Peter Hook is an English musician, songwriter, and bassist best known as a founding member of the bands Joy Division and New Order. After leaving New Order in 2007, he formed Peter Hook & The Light, a band that performs the music of Joy Division and New Order. Ahead of an Australian tour where the […]
The Collapse Board Interview: Mick Turner
Back in 2010, Mess+Noise interviewed Mick Turner as part of its ‘Icons’ series of interviews with significant Australian musicians. Since receiving that accolade, Turner hasn’t rested on his laurels and continued to balance his work with Dirty Three with a solo career, his work as an artist, and a number of new music projects. The […]
The Collapse Board Interview: Lydia Lunch (2026)
When we spoke to Lydia Lunch ahead of her 2024 Australian tour, we came away informed, educated and enlightened. It was a scheduled standard 20 minute interview that went for an easy 35 minutes and could have gone for much longer. When we were offered an interview ahead of her 2026 Australian and New Zealand […]
The Collapse Board Interview: Lloyd Cole
Born in Buxton, Derbyshire in 1961, Lloyd Cole became one of the voices and faces of the 1980s as the frontman of the Commotions, the band he formed while studying at the University of Glasgow. The band’s debut album, Rattlesnakes (1984), received critical acclaim for its witty, reference-filled songwriting and jangly guitar sound. Follow-up albums […]
