When Brooklyn’s dub experimental tribute to Joy Division, Jah Division, released “Dub Will Tear Us Apart” in 2004, they flipped the colors of “Unknown Pleasures” to green and gold and red.

Joy Division fans and astronomy nerds might already know that album cover depicts radio pulses from the first pulsar ever discover, CP1919. And the album’s designer, Peter Saville, has said the ...

The cover to Joy Division’s 1979 album Unknown Pleasures is as stark and enigmatic as the music itself: a series of jagged white lines against a black background that’s been recreated in ...

It’s impossible to overstate how influential Joy Division was on popular music, particularly their first album, Unknown Pleasures. As NME puts it: ‘There can’t be many people left in the ...

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 ...

The band celebrates the music of Joy Division on Sept. 10 at the Warfield in San Francisco. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets are $25-$37.50, axs.com. Here’s my interview with Hook, who joined ...

Joy Division’s influence far outweighs its commercial success as the band’s only two studio albums, Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980), have influenced everyone from U2 to The Cure ...

Over 30 years ago, designer Peter Saville crafted the album cover for Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures.It’s a somewhat stark set of packaging, but in the middle sits a mysterious series of ...

Myriam Santos. The first person to show me Joy Division was Trent [Reznor]. Trent turned me onto two bands that completely changed my life. One was Pantera, and the other was Joy Division.

Joy Division will mark the 40th anniversary of their landmark 1980 album Closer with a new vinyl reissue, as well as the rerelease of three rare 12″ singles.. The Closer reissue, pressed on ...