
Bono recalls the "very special moment" he met Ian Curtis for the first time
The U2 frontman recounted the meeting on the ongoing Joy Division and New Order podcast, 'Transmissions: The Definitive Story'

Damon Albarn on Joy Division: "There’s nothing like it, no one else sounds like them"
The Blur and Gorillaz frontman was speaking on the new Joy Division and New Order podcast 'Transmissions: The Definitive Story'

'Here Are The Young Men' review: euphoric teen adventure loaded with indie bangers
A gang of Irish school leavers drop pills and go raving to the sounds of Joy Division, Primal Scream and The Chemical Brothers

Peter Hook remembers his first impression of Ian Curtis: "I thought… this is the guy"
Hook was speaking on the first episode of new Joy Division and New Order podcast 'Transmissions: The Definitive Story'

Sam Riley reflects on "pure fear" of playing Ian Curtis in 'Control'
"It was a rollercoaster"

Ian Curtis mural unveiled in Manchester by Peter Hook
The artwork was revealed to mark World Mental Health Day and the start of Headstock Weekender festival

New podcast telling the story of Joy Division and New Order launching this month
'Transmissions: The Definitive Story' will feature interviews with the band as well as Damon Albarn, Liam Gallagher and more famous guests

"Had Joy Division continued, we would have gone in more of a Radiohead direction," says drummer
"It would have been atmospheric, but rhythmic I suppose," drummer Stephen Morris tells NME

“It felt like we were changing the world”: inside New Order's seminal ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’
How four Mancs escaped the shadow of Joy Division and set the course of electronic music

Ian Curtis' 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' guitar sells for £162k at auction
Curtis' pentagonal-shaped guitar was expected to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000