E! Online - Jul 5, 2008
Ian Curtis wasn't around long but he left quite an impression. Someone has stolen the memorial gravestone that marks the late Joy Division singer's final resting place in a West England cemetery...
More »Reuters - Jun 27, 2008
New Order: Live in Glasgow is the seminal post-punk band's first release since bassist Peter Hook confirmed the group's split in January. The two-disc retrospective offers insight into why...
More »AP - Oct 4, 2007
It was a handshake deal. Twenty-eight years later, it s led to Control, the feature film about the life and suicide of Ian Curtis, front man for the legendary Joy Division. It was 1979 at a London...
More »Reuters - Sep 11, 2007
Arriving at the best possible moment, this documentary about groundbreaking postpunk band Joy Division is playing festivals alongside Control, music-video master Anton Corbijn's well-received feature...
More »Reuters - Aug 10, 2007
Anthony Wilson, who managed Manchester bands Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays, has died, British media reported on Friday. The Manchester Evening News reported that the 57-year-old, who also...
More »Yahoo! Music - Jun 29, 2007
Former Joy Division members Peter Hook and Stephen Morris have claimed the forthcoming Ian Curtis biopic is inaccurate. Although the pair gave the Anton Corbijn movie Control a huge thumbs up, Morris...
More »Yahoo! Music - Jun 7, 2007
A pair of sneakers inspired by Joy Division are set for production, it has been confirmed. The manufacturer, New Balance, isawaiting final clearance on making the shoes, which are based on the artwork...
More »Yahoo! Music - Jan 16, 2007
The Killers have covered a Joy Division song, which will feature on the soundtrack to the forthcoming movie about late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, it has been confirmed. The Las Vegas rockers have...
More »Yahoo! Music - Jul 13, 2006
Filming on the new movie about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis began this week, with the film expected to hit theaters next year, according to reports. The movie, entitled Control, is based on the 1995...
More »USRN - Jul 15, 2001
(7/15/01, 10 a.m. ET) -- Legendary British gloom-and-doom rockers Joy Division will get the boxed-set treatment with the four-CD HEARTANDSOUL, due from Rhino Entertainment August 7. The group is perhaps...
More »USRN - Feb 28, 2001
(2/28/01, 12 p.m. ET) -- Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and bassist Flea have joined with Bicycle Thief s Josh Klinghoffer to form a Joy Division cover band. The outfit has played one...
More »USRN - May 17, 1999
(5/17/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Factory Records has assembled tapes of a Joy Division gig and the label plans to release the album, Fractured Music Archive Preston, in England on May 31. It s the first legal...
More »USRN - Oct 22, 1997
(9/11/97) - The double-platinum Trainspotting soundtrack is about to spawn a sequel LP, Trainspotting #2, which will feature more original music from Trainspotting plus the ever-popular music that inspired...
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