Music store: Joy Division

We just came back from the cinema, went to watch Control. It's a biopic of Ian Curtis, the lead singer of Joy Division, the late 70's band from Manchester that did so much for the Manchester scene in that period (together with bands like the Happy Mondays). The poor guy was so messed up that committed suicide at the age of 23. A pity really. The movie is pretty good, although you are left a little bit confused at the end as to why he committed suicide, since the only problem he had was that he didn't love his wife anymore, not the most uncommon of problems. The movie does not explore the effects of his epileptic condition and the medication he needed to take on his mental health and ultimate suicide. However it went, he killed both himself and Joy Division on the 18th of May, 1980.

Let this be a little homage to the band, creators of raw and simple musical landscapes to surround Ian's deep, emotional poems. This is Transmission, one of their most famous songs. A pure gem. Don't miss the geeky dance of Mr. Curtis, for which he's famous:

But not everything is sadness and mourning. From the ashes of Joy Division another band was born: New Order. But that's a different story...