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Joy Division collaborator fights cancer

Joy Division collaborator fights cancer

Tony Wilson diagnosed with the disease

  • Feb 14, 2007
Factory Records legend has kidney removed

Factory Records legend has kidney removed

Tony Wilson is recovering in Manchester

  • Jan 12, 2007
Joy Division DVD set to be released

Joy Division DVD set to be released

Rare footage and interviews included

  • Sep 26, 2006
Bowie, Iggy join New Order

Bowie, Iggy join New Order

Stars set for Ian Curtis biopic soundtrack

  • Jun 26, 2006
Cast for Joy Division film announced

Cast for Joy Division film announced

Newcomer cast as Ian Curtis

  • Feb 10, 2006
PURE JOY

PURE JOY

A special screening in the city will mark the 25th anniversary of the Joy Division singer’s death…

  • May 9, 2005
GET CLOSER

GET CLOSER

A new photo exhibition opens at the site of a historic 1979 gig...

  • Apr 13, 2005
MANCHESTER UNITED

MANCHESTER UNITED

Peter Hook says New Order and Joy Division are one band…

  • Mar 3, 2005
SHEER JOY

SHEER JOY

The project was almost abandoned forever - but now it's all systems go, as NME.COM discovered...

  • Jan 19, 2005
JUMPING FOR JOY

JUMPING FOR JOY

A movie about the legendary Joy Division frontman is finally on the way...

  • Jan 7, 2005
JUDE'S JOY?

JUDE'S JOY?

Former bass player with the band Peter Hook reveals which famous star is likely to take the role...

  • Jul 29, 2004
CURTIS FILM MOVES CLOSER

CURTIS FILM MOVES CLOSER

A film about the tragic Joy Division singer is in the works...

  • May 19, 2004
NME'S 100 GREATEST SINGLES OF ALL TIME UNVEILED

NME'S 100 GREATEST SINGLES OF ALL TIME UNVEILED

And we want you to vote for the 101st....

  • Nov 12, 2002
IAN CURTIS DEATH HOUSE UP FOR SALE

IAN CURTIS DEATH HOUSE UP FOR SALE

The house where the Joy Division mainman took his own life is on the market...

  • Jan 22, 2002
BUNDLE OF JOY FOR USA

BUNDLE OF JOY FOR USA

'Heartandsoul' issued in the UK three years ago, finally makes it over the pond...

  • Jul 16, 2001
'TRANSMISSION' - STILL TOO EARLY TO HAVE TRANSMISSION DATE

'TRANSMISSION' - STILL TOO EARLY TO HAVE TRANSMISSION DATE

The film is set to be based on the Ian Curtis biography 'Touching From A Distance', written by the singer's widow, Deborah...

  • Mar 21, 2001
THEY'VE FOUND '..CONTROL'

THEY'VE FOUND '..CONTROL'

The tracks are to be released on a new compilation of [b]BBC[/b] radio recordings...

  • Jul 10, 2000
ROBERT LEO GRETTON, MANAGER, 1953 - 1999

ROBERT LEO GRETTON, MANAGER, 1953 - 1999

[B]Rob Gretton[/B], long time manager of [a]Joy Division[/a] and [B]New Order[/B] dies...

  • Apr 17, 1999
BACK FROM THE DEAD

BACK FROM THE DEAD

Classic, shambolic Preston gig will be first full [B]JD[/B] live album...

  • Apr 12, 1999
NEW ORDER REHEARSE JOY DIVISION SONGS FOR PHOENIX

NEW ORDER REHEARSE JOY DIVISION SONGS FOR PHOENIX

[B]NEW ORDER[/B] plan to perform a number of [a]Joy Division[/a] songs at Phoenix Festival on July 18...

  • Feb 28, 1998

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