The members of Joy Division allowed their favourite works of literature to shape their music, mirroring their own attitudes towards despair and disillusionment.
Still sounding as fresh and inventive as it did when it was released in 1979, Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division is a startling record that delivers classic song after classic song throughout its ...
There was a trick to Joy Division. New listeners might think of vocalist Ian Curtis's death and believe the band was extremely bleak and dark. There was that element, for sure, but that was not ...
"Well I could call out when the going gets tough, the things that we have learned are no longer enough, dance, dance, dance, ...
February 12, 2025 • The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees on Wednesday. The shortlist includes groundbreaking Southern rap duo OutKast, Mexican ...
Joy Division's seminal album Unknown Pleasures celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2019, with 6 Music's Mary Anne Hobbs devoting an entire show to the classic LP and playing the record on vinyl and ...
Other artists up for the honor in 2025 are The White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, Mariah Carey, Soundgarden, Oasis, and both Joy Division and New Order, about whom the Hall details “created something ...