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 ...

As the respective legacies of Joy Division and New Order grow, year on year, Peter Hook continues to tread his individual ...

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 ...

that Joy Division was a blistering band, nothing like the one represented in the studio recordings. What’s more, the band was still on a roll when Curtis died. Much of its best music still hadn ...

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.

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 ...