Here's how to get yours Joy Division's Ian CurtisFree Joy Division ‘Unknown Pleasures’ 40 t0-shirts are being handed out in Manchester today – both to celebrate the 40th anniversary release of the band’s seminal debut and to raise money for charity. Read More: Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ at 40...

Joy Division's iconic debut album Unknown Pleasures turns 40 years old on Saturday. To celebrate the anniversary, the band has announced Unknown Pleasures: Reimagined, a project in which 10 different directors create new music videos for each of the tracks on the album.

As the iconic album celebrates its 40th anniversary – we dig out some key nuggets on information about the game-changing debutThe post Joy Division – 20 things you didn’t know about ‘Unknown Pleasures’ appeared first on NME.

"People understand it"Stephen Morris and Ian Curtis in Joy DivisionJoy Division and New Order drummer Stephen Morris has discussed the progress in the conversation around mental health in the decades following the death of Ian Curtis. Curtis took his own life in 1980, after battling depression and epilepsy in his final years. Now, in a new inter...

New Order and former Joy Division sticksman Stephen Morris finally releases his memoir 'Record Play Pause: Confessions Of A Post-Punk Percussionist – Volume 1' this week. He talks to Damian Jones about Joy Division's early days, fighting on dancefloors, their legacy, New Order and that John Barnes rapNew Order drummer Stephen MorrisNew Order a...