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nojaramaHappy anniversary to Joy Division’s single “Love Will Tear Us Apart”. Released this week in 1980. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/joydivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#joydivision</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lovewilltearusapart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lovewilltearusapart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/substance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#substance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factoryrecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#factoryrecords</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/petersaville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#petersaville</a>

100D"It’s getting closer, closer to the heart." — Ian Curtis, "Heart and Soul"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivision</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoyDivisionForever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivisionForever</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IanCurtis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo7lt0lLOvg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo7lt0lLOvg</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_UKhRlN47I" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_UKhRlN47I</a>DECEMBER 26: Members of English rock band Joy Division are photographed for OOR Magazine on December 26, 1979 in London, England. (Photo by Anton Corbijn/Contour by Getty Images)

Mike RiversdaleEver since I've been in Wellington (1996) this mural has been there. A testament to what Ian Curtis' music meant to some at the time of his suicide.It's gone now.This makes me disappointed, but I sort of get why the artist painted over it.<a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/mural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mural</a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IanCurtis</a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/TeWhanganuiATara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TeWhanganuiATara</a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/Wellington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wellington</a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Punkrock History45 years ago today Ian Curtis of Joy Division at Lataren Club in Rotterdam on January 16, 1980.Photo by Rob Verhorst.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punk</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punks</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/postpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postpunk</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punkrock</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/joydivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#joydivision</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/postpunkhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postpunkhistory</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#otd</a>

William KretschmerIan Curtis of Joy Division <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IanCurtis</a>

Long Live Rock N RollJoy Division <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivision</a> 📸 Paul Slattery

50+ Music"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by English <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rock</a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivision</a>, released in June 1980 as a non-album single. Its lyrics were inspired by lead singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IanCurtis</a>'s marital problems and struggles with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/epilepsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epilepsy</a>. The single was released the month after his suicide. The song was certified <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doublePlatinum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doublePlatinum</a> in the UK, selling and streaming over 1,200,000 units, and has an ongoing legacy as a defining song of the era. In 2002. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-2i2SR_OsU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-2i2SR_OsU</a>

Punkrock HistoryComposed 45 years ago Handwritten lyrics to "Love Will Tear Us Apart", written by Ian Curtis in August 1979<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/postpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postpunk</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punkrock</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/joydivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#joydivision</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/postpunkhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postpunkhistory</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrockhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punkrockhistory</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/lovewilltearusapart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lovewilltearusapart</a>

50+ Music"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by English <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rock</a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivision</a>, released in June 1980 as a non-album single. Its lyrics were inspired by lead singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IanCurtis</a>'s marital problems and struggles with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/epilepsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epilepsy</a>. The single was released the month after his suicide. The song was certified <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doublePlatinum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doublePlatinum</a> in the UK, selling and streaming over 1,200,000 units, and has an ongoing legacy as a defining song of the era. In 2002. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=674KGKRQBPE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=674KGKRQBPE</a>

nojaramaHappy anniversary to Joy Division's 'Closer' album. Released this week in 1980. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/joydivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#joydivision</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/closer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transmission</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/petersaville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#petersaville</a>

Punkrock History44 years ago today Closer is the second and final studio album by English postpunk band Joy Division, released on this day in 1980 and two months after the suicide of the band's lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis.<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/postpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postpunk</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/closer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closer</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/joydivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#joydivision</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#otd</a>

nojaramaRemembering Ian Curtis of Joy Division on his birthday. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/joydivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#joydivision</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unknownpleasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unknownpleasures</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/closer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closer</a>

Long Live Rock N Roll"Reality is only a term, based on values and well worn principles, whereas the dream goes on forever."Remembering Ian Curtis, was born today 15th July 1956 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photooftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photooftheday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> 📸 Lex Van Rossen

Dustsailor<a href="https://norden.social/tags/GutenMorgen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GutenMorgen</a>, heute, <a href="https://norden.social/tags/onthisday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#onthisday</a>, vor 68 Jahren am 15.07.1956 wurde Ian Curtis, Sänger und Songwriter von Joy Division, in Stretford, Manchester geboren."To the centre of the city where all roads meet, waiting for you To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank, searching for you I was moving through the silence without motion, waiting for you In a room with a window in the corner I found truth" (Shadowplay)<a href="https://norden.social/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IanCurtis</a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JoyDivision</a>

Punkrock HistoryIn memory Ian Kevin Curtis, lead singer, lyricist and occasional guitarist of the post-punk band Joy Division, born on this day in 1956, Stretford, Lancashire, England.Photo by Kevin Cummins<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punkrock</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/postpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postpunk</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/joydivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#joydivision</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/punkrockhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punkrockhistory</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#otd</a>

Great_AlbumsHere is my feature article on Joy Division's album Unknown Pleasures (1979). Published by PopMatters.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivision</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnknownPleasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnknownPleasures</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IanCurtis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeterThomasWebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeterThomasWebb</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GreatRockAlbums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreatRockAlbums</a><a href="https://www.popmatters.com/joy-division-unknown-pleasures-atr45" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/joy-division-unknown-pleasures-atr45</a>

Great_AlbumsHere is my Joy Division annotated discography, including EPs, LPs, compilations, and live recordings. Published by Classic Rock History.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PeterThomasWebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeterThomasWebb</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivision</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnknownPleasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnknownPleasures</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Closer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Closer</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IanCurtis</a> <a href="https://www.classicrockhistory.com/complete-list-of-joy-division-albums-and-discography/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.classicrockhistory.com/complete-list-of-joy-division-albums-and-discography/</a>

Long Live Rock N RollIan Kevin Curtis<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/iancurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iancurtis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photooftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photooftheday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivision</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> 📸 Rob Verhorst

Dr. Cornelius JamesRemembering <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IanCurtis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivision</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/UnknownPleasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnknownPleasures</a>

darkufoIan Curtis Born 15 July 1956 Died 18 May 1980RIP<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoyDivision</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IanCurtis</a>

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