Joy Division

Joy Division - Ian Curtis - Love Will Tear Us Apart

The crushing lyrics inscribed on Ian Curtis’ gravestone

A moving tribute.

Dale Maplethorpe

Jan 11, 2026

Five albums from Factory Records that changed the world

Five albums from Factory Records that changed the world

Factory gems.

Jan 11, 2026

Keanu Reeves - Actor - 2025

The maestro who shaped Keanu Reeves’ bass playing: “That blew my mind”

One of us.

Callum MacHattie

Dec 26, 2025

George Michael - 1990s

The band George Michael said he could have never sounded like

Knowing his crowd.

Dec 14, 2025

Robert Smith - The Cure - 1980s

The band Robert Smith said was too hard to follow: “So powerful”

Cut from the same cloth.

Dec 10, 2025

Joy Division - Ian Curtis - Peter Hook - Bernard Sumner - Stephen Morris

‘Interzone’: The riff Joy Division stole from northern soul

An unlikely connection…

Nov 24, 2025

Jarvis Cocker - Pulp - Solo Artist - Author - Composer - Singer - 2023

The Joy Division song Jarvis Cocker couldn’t live without

Staple diet.

Nov 14, 2025

Joy Division - Ian Curtis - Peter Hook - Bernard Sumner - Stephen Morris

Australian Prime Minister slammed for Joy Division t-shirt

“Failure of judgement.”

Rachael Pimblett

Nov 2, 2025

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Joy Division - Split

How Joy Division inspired The Jesus and Mary Chain: “Jaws dropped”

A lasting legacy…

Oct 19, 2025

Atmosphere the Joy Division song that confirms Morrissey was the most misguided man in Manchester

‘Atmosphere’: the Joy Division song that confirms Morrissey was the most misguided man in Manchester

A battle of the working-class spirits.

Sep 11, 2025

Bernard Sumner - New Order - Joy Division - Electronic

The role improvisation played in Joy Division’s greatest hits: “He could spot it”

A good jam session.

Dale Maplethorpe

Jul 12, 2025

Has a punk song ever got to number one

The most critically acclaimed post-punk song of the 1980s, according to science

An unforgettable anthem.

Jul 5, 2025