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 ...

A new Joy Division box set, described as the band's "first-ever official collection of live concert recordings," has been announced.The compilation, titled Eternal, is due out Sept. 25. It consists ...

A genius gone too soon.

Ian Curtis was born. The haunting lyricist and unmistakable voice of Joy Division left an indelible mark on post-punk despite a tragically short career. Struggling with epilepsy and depression, Curtis ...

The career of Joy Division - the greatest band of the post-punk era of the late 1970s and early ‘80s - was tragically short, ended by the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis at the age of just 23: Not ...

Fifty years after forming in Manchester, Joy Division has maintained a distinct sound, their pulsating bass lines, propulsive drums, high-fret guitar melodies, and baritone vocals continuing to ...

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 ...

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 ...