Joy Division

If Your Mother Says “Here, I Got You Something Autographed By Ian Curtis,” Check It Out

noah | October 6, 2009 9:45 am
noah | October 6, 2009 9:45 am

handtekening_ian_en_peter Former Joy Division bassist Peter Hook has admitted to basically running a forgery business involving the purported autograph of the band’s late frontman Ian Curtis, although he blames his scheme working on fans who didn’t fact-check Curtis’ date of death: “I did have a reputation for doing Ian Curtis’ autograph for a long time… There’s some guy who had [the Joy Division EP] An Ideal For Living and it was signed by all four members of the band and dated. I went in and said, ‘Have you not noticed that the date is after Ian died?’ It was me, I did them as a joke!” If you’re a record collector who has an “autographed” copy of a Joy Division album (and you’ve just had a mini-anxiety attack), now would be a good time to compare the signature above, which was apparently obtained in 1978, with your personal copy. Sorry to burst any record-collecting bubbles! [Clash Music via The Daily Swarm / Allegedly real autograph of Ian Curtis via Joy Division History] More »


Paul McCartney Is Being Very Charitable To Duffy

noah | September 22, 2008 3:00 am
noah | September 22, 2008 3:00 am

Come November, the UK charity War Child will… More »


Ian Curtis’ Memorial Stone Stolen

anthonyjmiccio | July 2, 2008 4:30 am
anthonyjmiccio | July 2, 2008 4:30 am

The memorial stone at Ian Curtis’ grave, which features the phrase “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” has been stolen from Macclesfield Cemetery in Cheshire, England. More »



anthonyjmiccio | July 2, 2008 4:30 am
anthonyjmiccio | July 2, 2008 4:30 am

The memorial stone at Ian Curtis’ grave, which features the phrase “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” has been stolen from Macclesfield Cemetery in Cheshire, England. More »


Malcolm McLaren To Unite Captain, Tennille, And Curtis In Times Square

noah | June 26, 2008 2:30 am
noah | June 26, 2008 2:30 am

lovewill.jpgThe New York Daily News‘ item on Malcolm McLaren’s current art installation on the MTV building focuses on its porny aspects: “What you see is not people having sex but people about to have it…. I was interested in the body language of nonactors, how they communicated their longing,” McLaren tells the News‘ Rush and/or Molloy of his piece, which uses clips culled from stag movies of days gone by. But of interest to me is the music accompanying it, which passerby can hear if they call a phone number running across the screen: McLaren is scoring the film with his stunning blend of the Captain & Tennille’s “Love Will Keep Us Together” and Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” which I first heard when Peter Hook spun it at an otherwise awful afterparty* for a New Order show a few years back and which is still spine-chilling to listen to. A stream of the track is after the jump.

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Limited Edition Joy Division Zunes

anthonyjmiccio | June 4, 2008 1:45 am
anthonyjmiccio | June 4, 2008 1:45 am

Joy Division rocked futilely in the face of a cold, uncaring world before its leader could take it no longer. The good people at Zune can relate to that tragic spirit, and are celebrating the band with a limited edition Zune player that reuses the artwork Peter Saville created for Unknown Pleasures. More »



anthonyjmiccio | June 4, 2008 1:45 am
anthonyjmiccio | June 4, 2008 1:45 am

Joy Division rocked futilely in the face of a cold, uncaring world before its leader could take it no longer. The good people at Zune can relate to that tragic spirit, and are celebrating the band with a limited edition Zune player that reuses the artwork Peter Saville created for Unknown Pleasures. More »


jharv | November 7, 2007 5:05 am
jharv | November 7, 2007 5:05 am

Today’s “Extreme Bravery In The Face Of Imminent Flaming” Award: “This also happened when I recently heard Joy Division for the first time, and honestly thought, ‘wow, they really are just like Interpol–only not as good.’ More »


11 Best Joy Division Songs

jharv | October 25, 2007 2:35 am
jharv | October 25, 2007 2:35 am

I do not agree with this list of the “11 Best Joy Division Songs,” but hey, it does have audio for three of my favorites. (If you have anything other than “Transmission” at No. 1, then you mad.) Did I mention the one thing I wanted to do while in NYC for CMJ was see Control? More »



jharv | October 25, 2007 2:35 am
jharv | October 25, 2007 2:35 am

I do not agree with this list of the “11 Best Joy Division Songs,” but hey, it does have audio for three of my favorites. (If you have anything other than “Transmission” at No. 1, then you mad.) Did I mention the one thing I wanted to do while in NYC for CMJ was see Control? More »


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