Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures is being reimagined song-by-song for its 40th anniversary
June 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was 40 years ago this past weekend that Joy Division released Unknown Pleasures, one of the most influential post-punk
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Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the release of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures. A radio astronomer celebrated by doing this.
June 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When Joy Division released Unknown Pleasures on June 15, 1979, people were a little confused by the packaging. There was
A list of cool music news items you may have missed when this website was down
May 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault
Jäh Division: Reggae Joy Division
January 20th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Back in 2004, a reggae project called Jäh Division emerged with an EP called Dub Will Tear Us Apart. Behind
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 832: Groups that changed frontpersons and survived
October 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Building and maintaining a band is a lot like building and maintain a sports team. You struggle and wheel-and-deal and
Random music news for Thursday, September 27, 2018
September 27th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Google says that today is the anniversary of its founding in 1998. Interesting how they retroactively made that declaration. I
Random music news for Monday, September 24, 2018
September 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Winging home from Las Vegas today, so an entire day is lost to travel. But before I boarded my Air Canada
If you’re a fan of Joy Division, you’ll want to watch this fascinating animated history of the Unknown Pleasures artwork
August 3rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Post-punk.com has started releasing a series of music-related animations, starting with the story of the artwork for Unknown Pleasures from
Peter Hook from Joy Division/New Order is auctioning off his stuff
July 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Come December 8, Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order will hold a garage sale of sorts. He’s looking
Joy Division boots? Yes, please
July 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
As someone with something of an interest in cool footwear (even my wife makes fun of my shoe collection, which
Random music news for June 11, 2018
June 11th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1982 that ET: The Extraterrestrial debuted in theatres. Now in music news for June 11,
Disney shows double standard on copyrighted images with a Joy Division t-shirt
February 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Mickey Mouse first appeared in a short film called Steamboat Willy in 1928. Under copyright rules of the day, Mickey’s
This is an Important Astronomical Anniversary for Joy Division Fans
November 28th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
On November 28, 1967–fifty years ago today–Jocelyn Bell and Anthony Hewish were on duty at the Interplanetary Scintillation Array of
Peter Hook Talks About the Genius of Producer Martin Hannett
October 30th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Martin Hannett, the producer behind records for Joy Division, the Stone Roses and so many others, was a genius. A
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
Random Music News for Tuesday, August 15, 2017
August 15th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1965, the Beatles played Shea Stadium in New York. This was pretty much the birth of
Pivot Time: 10 Artists Who Successfully Pulled Off Radical Changes in Sound
June 26th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
There isn’t a musician in the world who doesn’t want to grow and evolve as an artist. This sometimes leads
Random Music News for Saturday, February 11, 2017
February 11th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
MCing a wedding in Singapore today. A dry wedding. This should be interesting. Now, the music news. Daniel Ek, the
The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 777: Radio Stories
February 10th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
The first thing I’d like to do with this week’s show is to thank you for listening to the radio.
52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations) Chapter 5: Substance
January 29th, 2017 | by Brent Chittenden
I am a nerd in a great many things. I love comics, I love film, I love to read fantasy
Fun Stats: Which Big Manchester Bands Found Love in Canada?
January 17th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored was curious as to which Manchester bands were embraced by Canadians (and vice-versa), so he
The Time George Michael Debated Morrissey About Joy Division on TV
December 28th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
I’m sorry I missed this episode of Eight Days a Week. A full explanation at the
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