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Joy Division's frontman Ian Curtis died on May 18, 1980, before the band's then-new album release and supposed first U.S. tour. #IanCurtis #JoyDivision -
Strangers for Way Too Long: Ian Curtis, Joy Division Remembered on 36th Anniversary of the Venerated English Singer's Death
Yesterday marked the 36th anniversary of the death of legendary musician Ian Curtis, acclaimed singer and songwriter of infuential English post-punk band Joy Division. The anguished frontman committed suicide on May 18, 1980 at 23. -
Hadar Goldman was Inspired by an IndieGogo Compaign to Buy the Joy Division Frontman's Home
One Joy Division super fan is in the process of purchasing the Macclesfield, England home that frontman Ian Curtis committed suicide in with plans of transforming it into a museum. -
Doors Fans Campaign to Preserve Jim Morrison's Childhood Home in New Mexico
Jim Morrison's childhood home in Albuquerque, NM is the latest musician's residence to gather the attention of fans who have the hopes of preserving it as a piece of history. Fans of The Doors are pushing for the city to designate the home a historic site and turn it into a tourist attraction for the city. -
Joy Division Vocalist Ian Curtis's Home Should Become Band Museum, According to Fan Campaign to Buy Property
A group of Joy Division fans are attempting to raise funds required to buy former vocalist Ian Curtis's former residence and convert in into a museum centered around the band. The property has gone up for sale and Zak Davies, the fan who started the campaign, hopes to acquire the home before developers get other ideas. -
7 Bands That Broke Up After The Death Of A Member
Out of all the problems a band can face, the death of a member seems like it would be one of the most difficult to overcome. Here are seven bands who broke up after the death of a member. -
10 Bands Whose Lead Singers Have Died
Today marks the 35th anniversary of AC/DC's Highway To Hell, a hard rock classic that would be the band's last album with lead vocalist Bon Scott, who died after a night of heavy drinking seven months after the album's release. Here are ten more bands that have suffered the loss of a lead vocalist. -
6 Great Alt-Rock Musicians Who Can't Sing
One of the greatest things about punk and alternative music is its embrace of imperfection. Even though most alt-rock singers couldn't pass the first round of American Idol, their voices are often uniquely powerful and captivating. However, these six singers have voices that are too rough even for some alt-rock fans. -
7 Songs Written About Ex-Bandmates
Being in a band can be stressful work. Sometimes this can lead to vicious disputes between bandmates or untimely departures from the band, and because these are musicians we're talking about, songs are inevitably written about these tensions. These seven songs were written about estranged or long lost bandmates. -
Joy Division Fan? Sound Engineer Puts Rumored Original "Unknown Pleasures" Master Tape Up For Sale
If you keep to the new world methods of listening to music, mp3s and CDs and whatnot, you might not realize what amounts some are willing to pay for out-of-print vinyl records, cassette tapes and 8-tracks. It's a lot. If the recordings are by a cult band like Joy Division, that only amplifies how much people are willing to pay just to own what's become a form of memorabilia. Considering all these facts, Julia Adamson, a sound engineer and head of Invisible Girl Records, may have a lot of money on her hands.
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