Ongoing History Daily: Joy Division’s “suicide note”
The most famous Joy Division song is one of the last they recorded. Love Will Tear Us Apart was recorded in March 1980, about two months before singer Ian Curtis took his own life,
Read More
Joy Division
Random music news for Saturday, September 28, 2024
A Gordon Ramsey AI cooking series? Yes. Moving to music news for September 28, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: GPS before GPS. (Via Christopher) BONUS BONUS: Mimes. Bloody goddamn mimes. (Via
Read More
Random music news for Friday, September 13, 2024
I’ve tried Apple’s Vision Pro and it’s pretty awesome tech. No surprise, then, that cops are finding ways to use it. Let’s see what you can use for music news for September 13,
Read More
Random music news for Friday, August 30, 2024
If you know how to use any of these things from the 90s, you’re old. Sorry. Now for some music news for August 30, 2024. BONUS: This metal drummer had never heard Led
Read More
Ongoing History Daily: The wandering gravestone of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis was the mythical, doomed singer for Joy Division, one of the most influential British indie bands of all time. He hung himself in his kitchen in May 1980 at the age
Read More
Ongoing History Daily: The first album without any kind of ID on the cover
Here’s a question: what was the first album to feature absolutely no printed mention of whom the record was by? In other words, there’s nothing to identify who did the record. All we
Read More
Tuesday timesuck: A BBC documentary on Factory Records
Factory Records, founded by Tony Wilson back in late 70s, became one of the most important indie record labels in UK history. Tony brought us Joy Division/New Order, Happy Mondays, The Hacienda Club,
Read More
Noel Gallagher’s version of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” is causing so much discussion. Thoughts?
Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds showed up for a BBC session during which they covered Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” People have feelings about this performance, including little brother
Read More
Here’s the latest update on the production of the CFNY Spirit of Radio documentary.
In case you haven’t heard, there’s finally going to be a definitive big-budget documentary about CFNY/Toronto’s Spirit of Radio years (1978-1992). A group of us–including some former staffers along with some high-powered (an
Read More
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 963: Musicians battling disease, part 1
The human body is a wonderful thing, a marvel of evolution, biology, and chemistry along with a few bits, like consciousness, that we still don’t understand. And for the most part, this meatbag
Read More
Can Fonzie dance to Joy Division?
Yes. Yes, he can. Fonzie can do anything, including being ahead of his time by about 20 years. (Via Andrew)
Read More