Savages (No 1276) The Guardian The background: Husbands, the B-side of the first single by Savages, makes us dream of what it must have been like to have been around to hear, in real time, the debut releases by Public Image Ltd, Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Joy Division, ...
Flashback Fridays: Joy Division, a Soundtrack to Awkward Inner Monologues Phoenix New Times (blog) Although Curtis never got to witness it firsthand, Joy Division influenced a wide range of genres and their songs continue to resonate in the music community today. They've been covered by Trent Reznor, Nouvelle Vague, and The Killers.
Music: Peter Hook and The Light perform Unknown Pleasures - A Joy Division... Birmingham Mail by Chris Henwood, Birmingham Mail A FAULTY sound system wasn't the only notable misfortune to hit Joy Division on a fateful Birmingham gig on Friday, May 2, 1980. Fans of the hugely influential Manchester four-piece will also tell you it was their last ...
Rave marks Hacienda anniversary BBC News Fans still have "very intense" feelings for the club, said Joy Division bassist Peter Hook, who organised the party. The club became legendary for its place at the heart of the acid house scene in the late 1980s and '90s - as well as for its drug ...
Hooked on the Joy - but not lasers The Star He's in fine form with a first UK tour that has Joy Division's debut album Unknown Pleasures played in full. The Light also features Peter's bass-player son Jack who, at 22, is the same age as his dad when said seminal album was recorded.
