There is no set formula to write a great song, but people might be surprised how important improvisation played a part in Joy ...

More than three decades have passed since Joy Division emerged from the cultural rubble of post-industrial Manchester, England to rechannel punk rock’s sound and fury into something more sublime ...

It has been 42 years since Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the legendary post-punk rock band Joy Division, took his own life. After battling epilepsy and depression, Curtis died on May 18, 1980.

We’ve pored over Joy Division’s discography to take a look at some of those moments. In honor of what would be frontman Ian Curtis’ 56th birthday, ...

Asking the world of science to deliver the most critically-acclaimed post-punk song of the 1980s, which comes in the form of ...

Joy Division's second and final alum, 'Closer,' celebrated its 40th anniversary on July 18. "I really do feel like this LP is Ian [Curtis]'s masterpiece," Hook said.

Still, judging from the Joy Division book, you still got to be pretty proud of the musical history that you were a part of. Joy Division is a great story and New Order is a great story.

Ian Curtis was aged just 23 when he committed suicide on 18 May 1980, on the eve of Joy Division’s first American tour, causing the band to dissolve and reform as New Order.

Last Friday's performance at The Vagabond by 3 One G, the Winter Haven-based Joy Division tribute band, was jammed to the rafters. Surprisingly high-energy and weirdly thrilling, it also raised a ...

Also: “I do wish I’d done the Joy Division oven gloves.” And when told the shirts are now selling on eBay for over $200, he cracks up. It’s a complicated situation for Hook.