To mark what would have been the birthday of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, here are a handful of the finest covers of his ...

Purposefully noisier than their album counterparts, the Joy Division songs reflected the band’s punk roots. (Hook and Sumner decided to form a band after seeing a 1976 Sex Pistols concert.) ...

The story goes Joy Divison wasn't actually the band's first name. Before that, they were known was "Warsaw", which was said to be inspired by a David Bowie song that featured on his album Low.