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46 years ago today
Ian Curtis of Joy Division at Lataren Club in Rotterdam on January 16, 1980.

Photo by Rob Verhorst.

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January 16, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Released 46 years ago today

Metal Box, the second studio album of Public Image Ltd, featuring the single "Death Disco (Swan Lake)"

Public Image Limited - Death Disco - Top of the Pops

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November 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
46 years ago today
Public Image Ltd released their second studio album, Metal Box, November 23, 1979. It features the singles "Death Disco (Swan Lake)" and "Memories

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November 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
46 years ago today
Joy Division at the Electric Ballroom, a great little venue.

Camden Town, London, on October 26, 1979.

Photos 1 and 2 by Chris Mills
Photo 3 by Michel Enkiri

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October 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Released 45 years ago today

The selftiteld debut studio album by Killing Joke, featuring the single 'Wardance'

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October 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
45 years ago today
Killing Joke is the debut studio album by English postpunk band Killing Joke, released on this day in 1980, featuring the singles 'Wardance', 'Change' and 'Requiem'.

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October 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
46 years ago today
Ian Curtis of Joy Division at The World's First Science Fiction Music Festival, Queen’s Hall, Leeds, September 8, 1979.

Photos by Kevin Cummins

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September 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
43 years ago
Peter Murphy from Bauhaus posed at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, during the filming of the Ziggy Stardust video in August 1982

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August 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Released 46 years ago today
Unknown Pleasures, the debut studio album by Joy Division

Joy Division - She's Lost Control (Live At Something Else Show)

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June 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
46 years ago today
Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by English post punk band Joy Division, released on this day in 1979 by Factory Records.

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June 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
45 years ago today
Joy Division have their last concert at the University of Birmingham, May 2, 1980, two weeks before the death of singer Ian Curtis

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May 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
46 years ago
Live at the Witch Trials is the debut studio album by The Fall, released in March 1979 and is not, despite its title, a live album.

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March 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
44 years ago - what a magical evening
Joy Division and Killing Joke at the Lyceum, London, February 29, 1980.

Photos by Frank Jenkinson

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February 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
5 years ago today
Andy Gill, guitarist and founding member of the legendary post-punk band Gang of Four, died of multiple organ failure and pneumonia, February 01, 2020.

Photo by Jason DeGrow

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February 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
45 years ago today
Ian Curtis of Joy Division at Lataren Club in Rotterdam on January 16, 1980.

Photo by Rob Verhorst.

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January 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Released 44 years ago today
Killing Joke, the debut studio album by Killing Joke, featuring the single 'Requiem'.

Killing Joke - Requiem (Live Rockpalast 18/08/85)

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Killing Joke - Requiem (Music Video)
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October 5, 2024 at 5:00 AM
44 years ago today
Killing Joke is the debut studio album by English postpunk band Killing Joke, released on this day in 1980, featuring the singles 'Wardance', 'Change' and 'Requiem'.

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October 5, 2024 at 4:21 AM
42 years ago
Peter Murphy from Bauhaus posed at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, during the filming of the Ziggy Stardust video in August 1982

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August 18, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Composed 45 years ago

Handwritten lyrics to "Love Will Tear Us Apart", written by Ian Curtis in August 1979

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August 7, 2024 at 2:21 AM
45 years ago today
Unknown Pleasures is the debut studio album by English post punk band Joy Division, released on this day in 1979 by Factory Records.

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June 15, 2024 at 4:54 AM
44 years ago today
Joy Division have their last concert at the University of Birmingham, May 2, 1980, two weeks before the death of singer Ian Curtis

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May 2, 2024 at 2:19 AM
44 years ago today
Joy Division filmed "Love Will Tear Us Apart" music video in Manchester, England on this day in 1980.

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April 28, 2024 at 3:39 AM
45 years ago today
Live at the Witch Trials is the debut studio album by The Fall, released on this day in 1979 and is not, despite its title, a live album.

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March 16, 2024 at 4:28 AM
44 years ago - what a magical evening
Joy Division and Killing Joke at the Lyceum, London, February 29, 1980.

Photos by Frank Jenkinson

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February 29, 2024 at 3:49 AM