Lugs Will Tear Us Apart: Deaf choir sign Joy Division
In a truly "WTF, is this art?" moment, a new project slash installation sees a deaf choir signing a Joy Division song. Yeah, it seems pretty ambitious...»
Joy Division News
Grant Gee Joy Division DVD gets release date
Joy Division - the Grant Gee-helmed documentary about the seminal Manchester band - will be released on DVD on August 25 via Universal Pictures UK»
Ian Curtis' memorial stone stolen
Sad news. BBC Manchester is reporting that the gravestone of the late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis has been stolen»
Zune's lost control; Joy Division media player on the way
"It's a tribute to deep respect for... artists like Peter Saville, and to independent film-makers that believe in more than just commercial success. Ultimately it's a tribute to the self-belief and self-expression that inspires true authentic art," say Zune, of their new, £200, Joy Division media player»
Revealed: 'the most iconic album covers of all time'
The cover of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures has been voted the most iconic album cover of all time»
Tony Wilson Way: Manchester street set to be re-named
It looks likely that late Factory Records founder Tony Wilson will have a street in central Manchester named after him in memoriam of the work he did for culture in the city.»
Losing Control: America forgets Ian Curtis is rather R.I.P.
Shortlist magazine has revealed that distributors in the US, working the new Anton Corbijn film Control, asked if Joy Division could perform live at the US premiere...»
Hot wax: LCD and Arcade Fire release joint 7"
LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire have joined considerable forces to record a split 7" - each covering a song of high renown.»
RIP: Tony Wilson dead
Manchester music mogul Anthony Wilson has died tonight of a heart attack.»
A Means To An End: Joy Division re-release catalogue
Joy Division are to re-issue their back catalogue...»
UPDATED: Mojo Awards '07: dementia sets in
Why do they call them 'gongs'? Some people won 'gongs' at this year's Mojo Awards.»
Dead soles: Joy Division trainers, obviously
There are some things you just don't - or can't, really - put together. The soul-shattering post-punk of Ian Curtis's Joy Division and trainers are two such things, to my mind.»
Someone SHOULD slap a tax on these polls...
Q magazine - the number-one mag for rockin' dads everywhere - has published another top-100 poll. This time, they've focused their decaying ears on the best 100 songs of all time, as voted for (of course) by their readers...»
Beeb announces Ian Curtis day
Digital station, BBC Radio 6, has announced an Ian Curtis day on Wednesday, 18th May. There will also be a screening of a documentary and footage on the day in Manchester.»
The best 25 British songs of the last 25 years: easy
On the 25th birthday of the Brit Awards, the ‘legendary’ institution is launching a search to find the public's all time favourite 'British' single.»
Curtis film on the Cannes cards
Cannes 2004 may be memorable for some British film with spunk in it, but the festival has also exposed talk of a film documenting the life of Ian Curtis.»
Why we love… Joy Division
For all their darkness, Joy Division’s records were never a parade of egotistical self-aggrandisements, and the roster of artists who could learn from their example is endless... Here, DiS considers Curtis as an empathetic lyricist, and Joy Division as a rock band, first and foremost.»
The Best Of Joy Division
Closer (reissue)
Unknown Pleasures
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