Brooklyn Vegan — Tony Wilson, who founded Factory Records (home to Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays and more), died on this day (August 10) in 2007 and in tribute, poet Mike Garry and musician Joe Duddell have recorded a single titled... more info

Stereogum — Joy Division’s iconic single “Love Will Tear Us Apart” turned 35 last month and, to honor the special occasion, both of the band’s studio albums — 1979’s Unknown Pleasures and 1980’s Closer — and two compilation albums — 1981’s St... more info

Stereogum — If the cover art of Summertime ’06, the first proper album from the Long Beach rapper Vince Staples, looks familiar to you, that’s not an accident. That Summertime ’06 cover is, of course, the cover of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures, tweake... more info

Stereogum — The former home of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis was up for sale earlier this year, and fans began an Indiegogo campaign to purchase it and turn it into a museum. The campaign didn’t get very far — it raised £2,001, 1 percent of the anti... more info

Core News — “Iggy continues in his new Friday night slot serving you up a sonic cocktail to start the weekend off including Joy Division, Beck, Thelonius Monk and Julie London. Iggy’s musical legacy has inspired and energised rock and roll’s alternative sp... more info

Stereogum — Shadow Age hail from Virginia, but their breed of hollowed-out post-punk sounds like it could’ve emerged from the UK around the time Joy Division were on the up-and-up. This isn’t a comparison to the Manchester greats, but rather, a compliment to... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Rare Oasis tapes are to go under the hammer.The two cassettes include the band’s first-ever demo from late 1991 and January 1992.Both have a listed price of £1,000 to £1,500 and are owned by broadcaster and TV presenter Terry Christian.One, descr... more info

Stereogum — Well I for one am pretty happy to see that the collective rage of the internet has shifted to Brunchgate after a solid half-week of The Koztroversy (eh? no?). Obviously I did my part to help fan the flames of the latter, which sort of came into sharp... more info

Stereogum — The former Joy Division and New Order bandmates Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner have been publicly feuding ever since 2007, when Hook left New Order and effectively broke up the band. New Order have been touring without Sumner lately, and Hook has been... more info

NME — The former Joy Division and New Order member opens up in a new interview in this week's NME magazine more info