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Joy Division

Factory Records - The Haçienda - Manchester - Record Label - Nightclub - Tony Wilson

What was Factory Records’ first number one single?

A poignant turning point.

Kelly Murphy
Dec 24, 2024
10 songs that define post-punk

10 songs that define post-punk

Tough to define.

Dale Maplethorpe
Dec 19, 2024
Sex Pistols - Johnny Rotten - John Lydon - 1977

Sex Pistols at Lesser Free Trade Hall, 1976: Every band or artist who witnessed the pivotal concert

The night that changed everything.

Tom Taylor
Dec 11, 2024
Joy Division - Ian Curtis - Peter Hook - Bernard Sumner - Stephen Morris

When Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis opened up about the beauty of Factory Records

“Everyone knows each other.”

Kelly Murphy
Dec 1, 2024
Anton Corbijn - Far Out Magazine

In the name of artistic nihilism: Anton Corbijn’s favourite lyric of all time

“In awe of them.”

Kelly Murphy
Nov 23, 2024
Joy Division - Ian Curtis - Peter Hook - Bernard Sumner - Stephen Morris

“Absolutely heartbroken”: Why Joy Division initially hated ‘Unknown Pleasures’

“The first time we heard it was when it was finished.” 

Ben Forrest
Nov 20, 2024
PJ Harvey - 2023

PJ Harvey shares cover of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’

For the ‘Bad Sisters’ soundtrack.

Aimee Ferrier
Nov 18, 2024
Joy Division - Ian Curtis - Peter Hook - Bernard Sumner - Stephen Morris

‘Atmosphere’: how Joy Division’s masterpiece was assembled

Unforgettably iconic…

Liam Casci
Nov 16, 2024
Robert Smith - The Cure - Singer - Musician - Songwriter

‘The Scream’: the album Robert Smith called the “forerunner” of the Joy Division sound

Overlooked classic.

Arun Starkey
Nov 15, 2024
The Beatles - Led Zeppelin - Split

Five awful songs that inspired great ones

The happiest of accidents.

Tim Coffman
Nov 2, 2024
'Unknown Pleasures'- did Joy Division capture the sound of today in 1979?

‘Unknown Pleasures’: did Joy Division capture the sound of today in 1979?

The most perceptive debut of all time.

Arun Starkey
Oct 22, 2024
Joy Division - Ian Curtis - Peter Hook - Bernard Sumner - Stephen Morris

‘Transmission’: The song that saw Joy Division find their sound

“Everyone in the whole place stopped.”

Elle Palmer
Oct 7, 2024

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