The members of Joy Division allowed their favourite works of literature to shape their music, mirroring their own attitudes towards despair and disillusionment.

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 ...

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 ...

Thirty-eight years ago, JOY DIVISION arrived in London. Their mission: to escape Manchester, have a laugh and make a classic second album. BERNARD SUMNER, PETER HOOK, STEPHEN MORRIS and those ...

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 ...

"Well I could call out when the going gets tough, the things that we have learned are no longer enough, dance, dance, dance, ...

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 ...

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered radio pulsars, one of the most important astronomical discoveries of the 20th ...

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 ...

The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 are in – and the list includes Mariah Carey, Phish, Outkast, Oasis, Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper, Joy Division/New Order ...

A critically acclaimed tribute act, officially endorsed by a member of the original band, is will aim to bring an authentic post-punk experience to fans this autumn. Shadowplay, the officially ...