By Paul V.

Joy Division begat New Order after the death of singer Ian Curtis, but New Order are now revisiting Joy Division. NME reports that the band has been tapped to contribute songs to the upcoming film, Control, which is a biopic based on Curtis' short life. New Order has worked in Joy Division songs during their tour this past year, and they might try playing a full Joy Division set at some point ... The Coachella Music Festival now comes to celluloid as documentary film will hit theaters Jan. 24. It feature performances from Arcade Fire, Beck, Bjork, Bright Eyes, Chemical Brothers, Fischerspooner, Flaming Lips, Iggy & The Stooges, Morrissey, Oasis, Pixies, Prodigy, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, White Stripes, and many more. The 2006 Coachella event is slated for April 29-30 at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, but no acts have been confirmed as of yet ... Fiona Apple and Richard Ashcroft will join Coldplay on tour starting in January, and they'll hit L.A.'s Forum and Arrowhead Pond on Feb. 4 and 6, respectively. ... Before she died, did Princess Diana do the dirty deed with George Michael? No, but the gay pop star claims she tried. The singer hinted his relationship with the beautiful royal was never the same since he turned her down. Michael, who was left devastated when the princess was killed in a car crash, revealed: "There were certain things that happened that made it clear she was very attracted to me. It's that non-threatening attraction thing that draws women to gay men." ... James Brown apparently has an interesting -- if not creepy -- request on his tour rider: "Two girls under the age of 21 who are willing to spend the night with the Godfather of Soul." ... Whitney Houston and hubby Bobby Brown were named the Tackiest Couple of 2005 by Star magazine, which conducted a poll of more than 35,000 readers. They placed the ghetto couple at the top mainly because of antics on their train wreck of a reality show -- especially the "constipation" episode.