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It’s incredible how quickly facts that were once common knowledge become obscure tidbits, and it seems that the meaning behind the English rock band Joy Division’s name is no exception. Formed in 1976 ...

Joy Division’s influence far outweighs its commercial success as the band’s only two studio albums, Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980), have influenced everyone from U2 to The Cure. Much of ...

Joy Division and New Order‘s interconnected histories will be shared in a new podcast called Transmissions: The Definitive Story. The first eight episodes of the series will go through Joy Division’s ...

Peter Hook had planned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Joy Division’s Closer — an LP that, due to the death of singer Ian Curtis two months before its release, the band never performed live — ...