Joy Division and New Order are headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but don't expect a reunion

Bassist Peter Hook continues to make his feelings known about his former bandmates ahead of both Joy Division’s and its ...

Ian Curtis: The Tragic Life and Legacy of Joy Division's Influential Frontman

On May 18, 1980, 23-year-old Ian Curtis tragically took his own life. The singer of the English post-punk band Joy Division ...
American Songwriter

Henry Rollins Said What All of Us Were Thinking About Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ Back in 2017: “An Absolute Masterpiece”

Henry Rollins and Joy Division occupied different spectrums of rock's evolution and timeline, but the former still sang the ...
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Control: The Joy Division Biopic Is a Must Watch

There are not many between the age of 20 and 50 that don’t know the iconic motif of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division. However, it is, perhaps, unlikely that they will know any other of the ...
American Songwriter

Joy Division, “Atmosphere”

Those of you who are addicted to the Netflix original series Stranger Things are likely digging the 80’s-era musical gems that the producers sprinkled throughout the first season. Including Joy ...
Rolling Stone

Remembering Joy Division’s Ian Curtis 30 Years After His Death

Though Curtis died tragically at the young age of 23, his life and music continue to resonate 30 years later. As a songwriter, he helped inspire the melancholy post-punk revival of bands like Bloc ...
The Quietus

Joy Division

Because of the death of Ian Curtis and the nature of the band's last recordings, Joy Division's Closer is an album around which a stillness has settled. In truth, says Jonathan Wright as he talks to ...