California Wives may conjure images of bleached hair and augmented chests, but one spin of "Marianne" will have you doing the Molly Ringwald on a library table before you can say "Joy Division." The band is currently in the middle of finishing up their debut full-length, to be released on Vagrant Records at some point this year. The Chicago four-piece consists of Joe O'Connor, Jayson Kramer, Dan Zima, and Graham Masell. They released an EP in 2010, which gained the band enough momentum t

Daughn Gibson All Hell [White Denim; 2012] by Elliott Sharp Rating: I was recently listening to All Hell , the debut album by Daughn Gibson, and queued up right after it in iTunes was Lil B’s The Basedprint 2 . As the last track of All Hell segued into the opening track of The Basedprint 2 , I thought it was the same damn album. That’s ’cause All Hell has a somewhat similar cloud-rap sound — without the rapping, of course, but the music’s something like a Clams Casino instrumental. But as soon as B’s voice kicked in a few ...

This week is the 32nd anniversary of the death of JOY DIVISION singer Ian Curtis. Despite the groups small discography, their influence has been huge. The group were renowned for their live shows and Ian Curtis‘s ‘dead fly’ dance, which many have said is symbolic of his epileptic seizures. Many stresses in Curtis’s life overwhelmed [...]

"Dead Sailor," the first single from Bloomington, Ind. fraternal duo Stagnant Pools ' Polyvinyl debut Temporary Room , captures the spirit of forgotten indie rockers like Calla and Snowden that lorded over the first half of the last decade-- a tar-thick mix of Joy Division moroseness, Sonic Youth squall, and urbanite emotional torpor that projects a New York City vibe regardless from where it actually emanates. The band sounds ready to escape something here, as a bucking rhythm and Strokes -like melody peeks through a hovering coal-dust cloud of distorted guitar sustain and reverb. "You think I’m a failure/ I’m ...

By Nathan Hetherington A dark and twisted panic oozes from “Husbands”, the first recorded sounds from the Anglo-French Post Punk band Savages. Picture a more violent, sexual Joy Division as Jenny Beth Hisses and sheiks through a fierce performance that equals the buzz surrounding their recent live shows in London. Flying To Berlin/Husbands will be [...]

There's a fine line between melancholic and morbid, a light division between pulling at your heartstrings and simply going too far. Thankfully, Funeral Suits know how to tread this line. A Dublin oriented four piece, the band's output thus far has been epic in size, scale and construction with famed producer Stephen Street on hand to lend them a few tips. Not that they need it. Funeral Suits come buoyed with the confidence of a band who simply know where their limits are - and how to brush past them. Debut album 'Lily Of The Valley' is set to ...

I watched Control again on the weekend. Sam Riley is amazing, Joy Division’s music is amazing and the movie is amazing. On a brief anecdotal side note, Sam Riley’s band, 10000 Things, were given a 0/10 for their debut album by NME. Surely after NME saw Control they felt like fucking mugs. Even though Riley [...]

Caustic Casanova - Someday You Will Be Proven Correct An entirely savory amalgamation of stoner, post-punk, post metal, psychedelia, indy, and even a touch of space rock.  In fact, there's probably more mixed into the stew but my palate is too naive to detect it all.  What I can say is that the concoction works and tastes magnificent.  With a base stock of classic power-trio rock, the mad chefs of Caustic Casanova went wild in the kitchen mixing their cuisines, alternatingly adding some big chunks of meaty stoner riffs, some delicate flavorings of prog-esque space-rock passages, the occasional fire of ...

photos by Amanda Hatfield; words by Bill Pearis Looking more than a little like Joy Division, black-clad Seattlites Orca Team played Knitting Factory on Friday night (5/18) as part of NYC Popfest and were one of the highlights of the...

By Andy O'Connor (TX) Imagine if Joy Division, Sonic Youth, and Hüsker Dü got together for a jam session. Everyone wanted to stick around for some Akira, Broken Flowers, and a few episodes from Twin Peaks' first season afterwards. Make a run for beer before the store closes at midnight, order some pizza (from a local joint, not a chain), plop on the couches, and chill out. Philadelphia

This story is from the September 15th 1983 issue of Rolling Stone May 19th 1980 was no ordinary Monday for the members of Joy Division Bags were packed and goodbyes had been said They were ready to leave for America on their first rock & roll tour abroad They had finished...

Listen to 34 new tracks from around the world, as chosen by the Guardian and other bloggers in the Music Alliance Pact Click the play button to listen to individual songs, right click on the song title to download an MP3, or grab a zip file of the whole 34-track compilation through Ge.tt here . ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Prietto Viaja Al Cosmos Con Mariano - Ey, Esa No Es Forma De Decir Adiós PVACCM is a psychedelic rock duo (Mariano, drums and vocals; Prietto, guitar and vocals) from Buenos Aires. Their first recordings were kind of lo-fi experiments but in the past ...

32 years ago today marks the death of *Joy Division* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_division)'s frontman, Ian Curtis. Rest in peace.

Twitter erupted with tributes today to mark the 32nd anniversary of Joy Division frontman singer Ian Curtis' death. We asked our own followers to share their memories. The results were as heartfelt and moving as you'd expect - proving that the cult of Ian Curtis, far from diminishing over time, seems to be becoming more intense with every passing year. Photo: Getty [...] Read more!

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