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Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis yesterday (May 18), two of his surviving bandmates – Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris of New Order – appeared in Parliament to discuss mental health and suicide prevention.Curtis took his own life in May 1980 after battling depression and epilepsy in his final years. In an event that was originally due to take place in 2020 to mark 40 years since his passing, but was delayed due to the COVID pandemic, a special talk and panel titled Suicide Prevention: Breaking The Silence took place in the Speaker’s House in Parliament.NME were invited along to the event hosted by Kerry McCarthy MP that was chaired by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.

An original passport picture of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis is thought to have been the last picture taken before his death.

LIVE – Updated at 22:55Following a three-year interruption, Coachella finally makes its highly-anticipated return today (15 April). Located in Indio, California, the desert festival has gained popularity over the years for its glitzy Instagram-worthy dress code and major celebrity guest sightings.

BBC's Holby City is coming to an end tonight after 23 years on screen. The drama series, which follows the highs and lows of staff and patients on the wards of fictional Holby City hospital, will air its final ever episode on Tuesday night.

Police are appealing for information after three people in fancy dress masks attempted to rob a jeweller’s in Cheshire. Officers were called to reports of an attempted robbery at a shop on London Road in Alderley Edge at 9.03am on Friday morning (March 25).

Peter Hook helped unveil a new mural of Joy Division bandmate Ian Curtis in Macclesfield town centre this afternoon (March 26).The bassist and co-founder of New Order cut the ribbon alongside Akse, the Manchester-based street artist who painted the mural, telling those in attendance: “I am actually very honoured to be here, and to do this, because to me it’s about time Ian came home.”The mural, funded by Cheshire East Council, is based on an original photograph taken by Kevin Cummins at The Factory/Russell Club in Hulme, Manchester on 13 July 1979. It adorns a building on Mill Street opposite Macclesfield bus station.Ahead of the unveiling, Curtis said earlier in the week: “I’m watching all the people going down the street and every single one of them is drawn to it.“Some young kids walking down had no idea who he was but now they do. Hopefully they’ll listen to the music and get the gist of what we were trying to do as kids.”Some of Akse’s other recent works include murals of the late British army officer and fundraiser Captain Tom Moore and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford.He said it was an honour to paint the portrait of Curtis and hoped local people were excited about it.“Although I’ve been working on murals most of my life, it’s still always an incredible feeling to get to the end of the journey – well the end of my journey at least,” Akse said.

Peter Hook has discussed the Joy Division biopic Control in an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, calling it “TOO accurate”.The film was directed by Anton Corbijn, who worked closely with the band as a photographer, and was released in 2007.A fan on the Joy Division subreddit asked Hook what he thought about the movie and whether he thought it gave an accurate portrayal of his former band. “To be honest it was TOO accurate!” the bassist replied.“I recognised my ex-bandmates very well in the film. Anton knew us very well and schooled the actors religiously to capture all of our little quirks.

Joy Division’s ‘Still’ is getting a 40th anniversary re-issue.The record will be released on February 11 2022 and follows on from previous anniversary releases, ‘Unknown Pleasures’ and ‘Closer’.‘Still’ will be a limited edition release with a ruby red sleeve and pressed on crystal clear vinyl.

Peter Hook has shared a new version of Joy Division‘s classic track ‘Ceremony’, featuring his son Jack Bates and Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder.With drummer Shane Graham completing the line-up, the foursome recorded their parts remotely and stitched them together for a new video, which you can see below.

1980 was a tumultuous year for pop music. While exciting moments included Kate Bush becoming the first British female artist to score a Number 1 album, and Ozzy Osbourne released his breakthrough debut Blizzard Of Ozz, the year also saw the tragic deaths of Joy Division's Ian Curtis and John Lennon.

Ticketmaster or See Tickets. Here we look back on the New Order concerts which have added to the band's legend.Credited as the first-ever New Order show - just months after the passing of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis - the band came together for the Printed Noises benefit.

Bono has recalled his first meeting with the late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis during a guest appearance on the Joy Division and New Order podcast Transmissions: The Definitive Story.The U2 frontman features on the latest episode of the eight-part series, which includes interviews with members of the two bands and a number of special guests, such as Johnny Marr, Liam Gallagher and Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood.The new episode of Transmissions focuses largely on the writing and recording of Joy

Joy Division bandmate Peter Hook.The artwork was revealed today (October 9) to mark World Mental Health Day and the start of this weekend’s Headstock Weekender festival (10-11).Hook attended the unveiling of the mural, which was created by street artist Aske and was commissioned by Headstock.

Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris has told NME that he imagines that the band would have gone on to sound like Radiohead, were it not for the death of frontman Ian Curtis.The surviving members of Joy Division went on to form New Order following Ian Curtis taking his own life in 1980.

United We Stream on October 10 and 11, coinciding with World Mental Health Day on Saturday.

Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in the band’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart‘ music video is going on auction.Curtis’ pentagonal-shaped Vox Phantom VI Special Guitar is expected to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000 at Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Sale on October 13.The guitar was given to Curtis’ daughter, Natalie, by Joy Division guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner (now in New Order) when she came of age.

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Hook is marking the anniversary of Curtis's death by streaming a gig

Peter Hook is streaming a mammoth three hour-long gig next week, in which he performs every single Joy Division song.

Hook tells NME: “It was tough, it was completely stupid and ridiculous, but in the end we did it and it felt absolutely wonderful to play the whole library of my absolutely favourite band.” 

Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris will take part in the online event next week