Stereogum — Danny Brown’s forthcoming album will be titled Atrocity Exhibition, and yes, it does appear to be named after the Joy Division song. “Atrocity Exhibition” was included on the post-punk band’s 1980 sophomore LP Closer, which was released sever... more info

Core News — “Mary Anne celebrates what would have been Ian Curtis’ 60th Birthday with Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris, the band’s graphic designer Peter Saville, and fandom expert Jennifer Otter Bickerdike. This special broadcast looks at the journey o... more info

Guardian Music — Photo highlights from our photographer Jonny Weeks at the Sydney Opera House as New Order performed live for the first time with the Australian Chamber Orchestra as part of the 2016 Vivid Festival. Lead singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner fronted a c... more info

Nialler9 — I love Steel band covers. Esso Trinidad Steel Band covering MJ’s ‘I Want You Back’? Check. Trinidad Steel Band covering The Meters’ ‘Cissy Strut’? Check Steel Harmony covering Joy Division’s ‘Transmission’? more info

Guardian Music — James Murphy’s pioneering dance-punk project began with him singing about midlife crises. Yet they were always ready to fill the dancefloor, too“I’m losing my edge / the kids are coming up from behind,” half-mutters James Mu... more info

Guardian Music — (Sacred Bones) Related: John Carpenter: 'I’m just this old-school person who made a score for a movie' Given that director-composer John Carpenter’s electronic scores were so integral to his classic 70s and 80s horror movies, from The Fog to Hall... more info

Rolling Stone — Earlier this month, we posted our list of the 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time. Needless to say, not everyone agreed with the selections. Some felt that groups like Devo and Joy Division weren't truly punk, while others scoffed at the inclusion of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Rob Sperry-Fromm photo: Sannhet at MHOW in August (more by PSquared) Local industrial metal artists Sannhet (who were recently named "Best Metal Band in NYC" by the Village Voice) have released a cover of Joy Division's "The Eternal." The... more info

Stereogum — Usually it’s sad songs, not happy songs, that you listen to when you’re blue. Listening to sorrowful music is cathartic, and you usually feel better when you can immerse yourself in the obvious pain and ache of a band like Joy Division and wallow... more info

Stereogum — Two years ago Ian Curtis’ family was aghast to see the late Joy Division singer’s kitchen table, which was in the room when Curtis committed suicide, selling for about $13,000 on eBay. That buyer must have fallen through because Terry Harrop, the... more info