7. “Shadowplay” (from Unknown Pleasures, 1979) Even in the more operatively post-punk sound of their first release, Joy Division’s gothic rock tinges were unmistakable with songs like ...

‘This is the best band,’ ” said Brian Aubert, singer-guitarist of Silver Lake indie-rock group the Silversun Pickups, which covered Joy Division’s “Shadowplay” on an early demo tape.

This symbiotic story, it seems, is not done yet. For now, here is MOJO's pick of the best albums from both New Order and Joy Division... These nine tracks recorded live in Paris – just months before ...

Bumby Ave., 407-228-1220, plazaliveorlando.org, $25-$40 Do you remember that incredible bassline in Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart," the one that sounds like a lead guitar, the one that ...

Their most famous single, Love Will Tear Us Apart, only reached number 13 a month after Curtis died yet it was among five finalists in the Brit Awards poll this year to find the best British song of ...

Their shared history was formed in a crucible of loss, as singer Ian Curtis' suicide left his former Joy Division bandmates to carry on with New Order. At first, they were more directly ...

One of New Order’s best tunes is “Confusion,” one of Joy Division’s best tunes is “Disorder,” and that seems to be the case here. As Ian Curtis used to sing, “Where will it ennnnd?

Joy Division formed in Salford nearly 50 years ago, but it has taken decades for some fans to realise what the band's name actually means. It's left some people floored ...

Joy Division is one of those rare bands that doesn’t really sound like anything that came before it — a true original. Joy Division recorded 53 songs between 1976 and 1980 before breaking up ...

It’s incredible how quickly facts that were once common knowledge become obscure tidbits, and it seems that the meaning behind the English rock band Joy Division’s name is no exception.