As I have indicated at various times in various articles published here, my favorite rock band is the Manchester quartet that rose from the ashes of Joy Division. Upon the suicide of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, the remaining members recruited keyboardist Gillian Gilbert and rechristened themselves New Order. What followed was the transformation ...
New Order began life as Joy Division, which was a band notorious for its dark music and dark lyrics. Then, on May 18, 1980, the singer of Joy Division, Ian Curtis, hanged himself. At the time of Curtis’ suicide Joy Division was about to embark on its first American tour and had released the song ...
New Order’s follow-up to their masterpiece Low-life album was Brotherhood. Brotherhood has the reputation for being the most schizophrenic of New Order’s albums. When it was first released on vinyl, side one featured more guitar heavy songs than were found on any of the previous three New Order albums. On the other hand, side two ...
Control is the story of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis. It chronicles his life from the end of high school until his suicide at age 23. The film is based on the memoir “Touching from a Distance” by his wife Debbie. Control portrays Ian Curtis as a depressed, confused and perpetually tormented young man ...
New Order was a major force in the early 1980’s dance/club scene. Born from the ashes from Joy Division, New Order has always done things their own way. While the band New Order is no longer together due to personal infighting amongst its members, still their legacy lives on. On March 9, 2010 there was ...
Joy Division is one of those unique bands that are unable to classify but also unable to distinguish whether they’re a cult- like legendary band or a precious indie secret. Considering that minimalist and epic are two words that come to mind when reviewing some of Joy Division’s work I would say they’re both. Most ...