Joy Division Archives — Page 7 of 13

Post-Punk street-art has been appearing in Manchester featuring song lyrics from The Smiths, Joy Division, and The Stone Roses

“I’m not bloody Banksy, am I? He’s making a mint, I’m making nothing.” About 2 weeks ago a street artist going by only his instagram user name alshepmcr was interviewed by the…

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Iggy Pop and New Order perform Joy Division’s ‘She’s Lost Control’ at Carnegie Hall

Last night Iggy Pop and New Order performed together on stage with their Music Complete collaboration track Stray Dog along with a rendition of Joy Division’s ‘She’s Lost Control’. The gig was once again…

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Nine Inch Nails | The Downward Spiral

On March 8th, 1994, Nine Inch Nails released their second studio album The Downward Spiral. The album wast the long awaited follow-up to 1989’s debut LP Pretty Hate Machine, and…

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When Joy Division Opened for The Cure

On March 4th, 1979, The Cure selected Joy Division to open for them during a series of Sunday gigs at The Marquee Club in London. Another band selected by Robert…

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Classic Bands

Post-Punk bassists Peter Hook and Andy Rourke talk Manchester, New Order, The Smiths, and more

Two Post-Punk bassists have appeared in a recent Talkhouse podcast. Old friends and Fellow Mancunians Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order and Andy Rourke of The Smiths have a 25-minute conversation…

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News

Stephen Morris is working on a memoir chronicling his time in Joy Division and New Order

[dropcap]New[/dropcap] Order drummer Stephen Morris is working on his own memoir after signing a book deal with Constable (an imprint of Little, Brown) and will release this autobiography in sometime…

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Joy Division | Still

On October 8th, 1981, Factory Records released the posthumous compilation album Still from Joy Division—a band that ceased to exist nearly 17 months prior when frontman Ian Curtis took his…

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Peter Hook’s Substance: An Interview

Peter Hook, who we all know and love as the formidable and influential bassist in post-punk’s history, didn’t let his dramatic 2007 departure from New Order phase him. Since 2010,…

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Ian Curtis on a Rollercoaster

[dropcap]Yes[/dropcap]…yet another Joy Division mashup…but this is actually kinda funny—and not creepy like that Teletubbies one from last year. But if you are looking for something of more substance, you…

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An interview with photographer Kevin Cummins on Joy Division, Morrissey, The Happy Mondays, and more!

Mancunian photographer Kevin Cummins started his career with a amateur shot of David Bowie (wouldn’t be his last), and right out of university took some of the most iconic pictures…

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