Watch: Joy Division Reimagined Video For "She's Lost Control"

Joy Division have shared a reimagined video version of their song "She's Lost Control".

Part of the collaborative project 'Unknown Pleasures: Reimagined' series to celebrate the album's 40th anniversary, helmed by the band’s visual coordinator, Warren Jackson, and Control’s producer Orion Williams, seeing 10 directors create a “filmic reimagining of the music in 2019” for every track on the record that was originally released 40 years ago on June 15th, 1979.

The video was directed American actress and director Lorraine Nicholson. Watch it below.

Watch: Venn Air Music Video For "Ceremony" (New Order Cover)

Washington DC-based shoegaze/dream pop band Venn have aired the video for their brand-new cover version of Joy Division/New Order's classic "Ceremony".

The song has been added to our current playlist and is out today (April 11), buy it here. All performance, recording, mixing, mastering, cinematography, and creative direction done independently by Venn.

Watch the clip below.

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New Entry: Moving Units Share "Disorder" (Joy Division Cover)

Los Angeles indie dance/punk/nu disco band Moving Units have shared their cover version of  Joy Division's classic "Disorder".

The track is taken from their upcoming a compilation album titled 'Collision With Joy Division', which will be out on February 17. Pre-order your copy here.

UPDATE 06/02:  "Disorder" is our new Single Of The Week!

About the song, band member Blake Miller told: "'Disorder' is the first song I remember really being haunted by when I bought the Unknown Pleasures album on cassette as a teenager. After producing four original albums and touring for 15 years, it felt exciting to delve into an album of songs by one of the bands that inspired our sound and vision over a decade ago.”

Stream it below.

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Ian Curtis' Personal Writings And Lyrics To Be Published Next Year

A collection of Ian Curtis' personal writings titled 'So This Is Permanence: Lyrics and Notebooks' will be published by Faber & Faber. 

The book, edited by author Jon Savage, comes accompanied with a foreword by his widow Deborah Curtis, and will featuere facsimile pages of the singer's notebooks alongside the lyrics for Joy Division classics like "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Atmosphere".

So This Is Permanence is described as "a collection of the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. Interspersed with the lyrics are previously unpublished facsimile pages of Ian’s notebooks, which throw his lyrics into relief and cast light on the creative process of this influential and legendary songwriter."

So This Is Permanence: Lyrics and Notebooks will be released next year.

New Order's Bernard Sumner To Publish Autobiography Next Year

Bernard Sumner will release his autobiography in 2014 telling stories of Joy Division and New Order.

According to The Bookseller, Sumner has signed a deal with Transworld to publish the as-yet-untitled book, which promises to "explore Sumner's formation of Joy Division alongside Ian Curtis, his relationship with bandmate Peter Hook, and the inspiration for ‘Blue Monday,’ the biggest selling 12-inch single of all time."

Sumner told the publication:

"Joy Division and New Order have both left quite a legacy but up until now I've been happy to let the music speak for itself. Somehow it feels like the right time to give my personal perspective both on my own life story and the many bands I've been in."

In related news, ex-bandmate Peter Hook's book Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division was published last year and he's planning a follow-up on New Order.

Single of the Week May 27/13 - Climbing Boys "Bone House"

Our new Single of the Week is "Bone House", another great track taken from Climbing Boys recently released debut EP 'Take The Floor'. 

Formed in late 2012, this London post-punk foursome are our featured band this month, take a look HERE. 

Bone House is one hundred percent post-punk, it begins with distinct riffs of bass and guitar that nods to influences from Joy Division (Transmission), blended with a strong driving beat and the distinctive voice of lead singer, Tom Salo.  It's excellent!

About the song, our friend Tom Salo told us:

"The original draft of the lyrics for 'Bone House' has actually been around since my teenage years and was lyrically intended to be a teenagers retort to the song 'Teenage Wildlife' by David Bowie. It deals with themes such as juvenile excess and disillusionment. Everybody has their ups and downs and I guess I wrote this one when I felt my chips were down."

Stream 'Bone House' below:



Get your copy of Climbing Boys debut EP 'Take The Floor' now on iTunes.

Watch: The Story Behind Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" Cover Art

The cover art for Joy Division's 1979 classic Unknown Pleasures has been featured in a new video series about the visualization of data and its cultural impact. 

The video features creator Peter Saville discussing the artwork, saying that Joy Division came to him with the original image, which is a signal from a pulsar that was lifted from the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy. 

Peter Saville worked on many album sleeves, including Joy Division's second and final album Closer, New Order's Power, Corruption And Lies, Peter Gabriel's So, Wham!'s Music From The Edge Of Heaven and Pulp's This Is Hardcore.

Watch the video below.