Joy Division
New Order singer criticises ‘ludicrous’ NHS mental health waiting lists
People in crisis can’t wait 18 months, says Bernard Sumner at suicide prevention event in parliament
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
18, May, 2022 @6:35 PM
From Shakespeare to Ian Curtis: British pop archive to open in Manchester
Exclusive: John Rylands Research Institute and Library to house collection that will also include Granada TV treasures
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
06, Apr, 2022 @5:00 AM
From Factory Records to Oasis: a musical tour of Manchester
A new exhibition on the seminal Manchester label is the start of a musical homage taking in the roots of Joy Division, the Smiths et al
Gavin McOwan
18, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM
'You could call the show Love Will Tear Us Apart': Russell T Davies on the music of It's a Sin
The series creator and director Peter Hoar on the uncoolest anthems of the 80s, being given the nod by Kate Bush and how a soundtrack can make or break a story
Alim Kheraj
18, Feb, 2021 @3:00 PM
Being invited into my son’s music appreciation group was the best Father’s Day present | Paul Mitchell
We started chatting about deep stuff, things we normally wouldn’t find a way to discuss
Paul Mitchell
05, Sep, 2020 @8:00 PM
Joy Division: all of their songs, ranked!
It’s 40 years since the release of their final album, Closer. From flexidiscs to French magazine giveaways, which tracks match up to the Manchester band’s beautiful, brutal best?
Alexis Petridis
17, Jul, 2020 @8:50 AM
Joy Division is perfect for the Covid-19 crisis
Brief letters: JD Wetherspoon | Joy Division | Simon and Garfunkel | Shy and socially distant | Baby boom
Letters
25, Mar, 2020 @7:20 PM
Stone stolen from grave of Joy Division's Ian Curtis
This is the second time the singer’s grave has been vandalised, after an inscription stone was stolen in 2008
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
06, Aug, 2019 @8:23 AM
Peter Saville’s Blue Monday: a design prophecy
The English graphic designer began to explore computer-led design in the early 80s
Skye Sherwin
19, Jul, 2019 @9:00 AM
Hit Factories by Karl Whitney review – British cities and the music they produced
Why did synth-pop emerge in Sheffield and trip-hop in Bristol? A voyage through Britain and the bands who wrote the soundtrack to decades of change
John Harris
19, Jun, 2019 @6:30 AM
'Like the centre of a wheel': the eternal influence of Joy Division
Forty years after their debut album, the Manchester band continue to influence not just music, but graphic design, literature, film and more. Moby, the Killers, Jon Savage and others explain why
Dave Simpson
18, Jun, 2019 @10:00 AM
Jon Savage: ‘Something about Joy Division transcends their time and place’
The music writer explains the roots of his new oral history of the band
Tim Lewis
24, Mar, 2019 @9:30 AM
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