52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 39: Substance
September 24th, 2017 | by Brent Chittenden
When a band breaks up or changes, there is a good chance that there are going to be differences between
Browsing the "Ian Curtis" Tag
The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 791: The Last Hours of…
September 7th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
At some point, all of us will shuffle off this mortal coil and join the choir invisible. It doesn’t matter
Ian Curtis Crosses the Street (Part of a New Internet Meme?)
October 4th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
There’s a burgeoning meme movement to apply Ian Curtis’ singing with Joy Division to real-life situations. In case you missed
Dumbest Post of the Day: Ian Curtis on a Roller Coaster
September 9th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Poor miserable Ian Curtis. If only he had taken more time away from Joy Division to enjoy himself at the
The Man Who Bought Ian Curtis’ House Will Open Up the Kitchen to the Public
October 5th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Sometime in the early morning hours of Monday, May 18, 1980, Ian Curtis, singer of Joy Division, decided he’d had
The Economist Writes About Joy Division. Yes, Really.
July 18th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Although I am an unabashed Joy Division fan, I’m forever trying to make up for lost time. Even though I
The Former Home of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis May Become a Museum
May 24th, 2015 | by Larry Lootsteen
So you’re a huge fan of Joy Division. You see the house where he committed suicide is up for sale.
The Video for Joy Division’s “Love Will Tears Us Apart” Filmed 35 Year Ago This Week
April 29th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Yesterday (April 28), actually. Less than three weeks later, Ian Curtis would be dead. (Via Alan)
Random Music News for Tuesday, March 3, 2015
March 3rd, 2015 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1991 that cameras caught cops beating up Rodney King. Just to prove that not
The Home of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis is Up for Sale
February 14th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Yes, THAT house. The home where Ian hanged himself in the kitchen sometime in the evening of May 18, 1980.
A New Cache of Joy Division Lyrics to be Published This Week
October 13th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Even though Ian Curtis has been dead for 34 years (taking his band down with him), the fascination with Joy
Ian Curtis’ Former Lover, Annik Honoré, Has Died
July 3rd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Anyone who knows the story of Joy Division is well are of Annik Honoré, the Belgian journalist who became the mistress
Cool! Handwritten Lyrics for “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
June 13th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
From the hand of Ian Curtis hisself. (Via Boing Boing)
What If Alt-Rock Stars Were Reimagined as Superheroes?
January 3rd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Well, then you might get the Cure’s Robert Smith as Plasticman. More here
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