At the point in their career when they recorded Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division were one of the most vital new bands in the country. Fronted by charismatic singer Ian Curtis, their charged and ...

Lately, the former Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook has been touring with a new band, the Light, and playing Joy Division's classic album Unknown Pleasures in full at every show. Hook and his ...

Joy Division released only two albums during their brief four years together. But they've had a massive impact on scores of other bands that emerged after their demise, including the band they became ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Exactly 36 years since Ian Curtis, the frontman of post-punk band Joy ...

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 ...

No one’s questioning the fact that Joy Division’s catalog isn’t exactly the most positive, uplifting group of songs out there. Although the band’s time together was eye-blink fast, they left behind a ...

In the seemingly infinite discussion of influence, Joy Division's place in the halls of music's most revered is just as sure as the band's equally esteemed mythos. Generations of fans old enough to ...

An NFT celebrating Joy Division‘s wavy Unknown Pleasures artwork will include previously unheard vocal samples from the band. The new piece renders the pulsar from the cover as audio, which is then ...

More than 30 years after the suicide of their compelling lead singer, Ian Curtis, and their transformation into New Order, the Manchester post-punk band Joy Division continues to grow in legend. Now ...