With a recorded legacy once founded almost exclusively on two studio albums, the last couple of years has seen the basis of Joy Division's stature as one of rock and roll's greatest bands shift to a ...

Curtis killed himself just eight months after this taping. At the time the group were on the verge of heading to America for their first stateside tour. “On Sunday morning I was turning my trousers up ...

In 1979, for even the most avid NME reader living outside Britain’s big cities, it wasn’t easy to get to see new bands. Sure, you could hear them on John Peel, but that didn’t tell you anything about ...

Continuing the theme from this April's Oasis list, we're looking at ten of the best songs from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 ...

A treasure trove of rare photographs, handwritten lyrics and other intimate artifacts from the archives of Ian Curtis – the ...

A few months into 1980, the British post-punk group Joy Division were ready to take the next steps in their promising career. Led by their compelling lead singer Ian Curtis, the emerging quartet from ...

Dark star: The final days of Ian Curtis by his Joy Division bandmates Married at 19, the brightest star of the post-punk scene at 22, dead at 23. The life of Joy Division's Ian Curtis is the stuff of ...