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Amazon apologise after iconic Ian Curtis mural painted over to promote new Aitch album

"Our apologies to all who are justifiably upset"

Manchester Evening News

Peter Hook calls for permanent memorial to Ian Curtis and Tony Wilson after mural outcry

The Manchester music legend has spoken out after a mural of Ian Curtis was painted over this week

Manchester Evening News

‘It was sacrilegious’: why the destruction of Manchester’s Ian Curtis mural struck a nerve

The public outcry – and outpouring of affection – after the mural was defaced shows just how deeply rooted a piece of public art can become in a community

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'Thrilling' Joy Division stage show returns to Liverpool Epstein Theatre

The show visited The Epstein back in 2015

Liverpool Echo

Aitch apologises as Ian Curtis mural covered with album advert

The painting of the late Joy Division singer was unveiled in Manchester in 2020

Liverpool Echo

Mural of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis painted over with advert

Rapper Aitch has vowed to remove advert for his new album and restore the painting of ‘local hero’ in Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Aitch responds to mural of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis being painted over for album ad: ‘Getting fixed pronto’

‘No way on earth would I want to disrespect a local hero like Ian’

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Outrage after iconic Ian Curtis mural is painted over with new advert for Aitch the rapper

"This should have been a tribute to a legend for as long as that building remained."

Manchester Evening News

Lost underground Manchester club with six dancefloors 'like Aliens movie lair'

Basement nightclub Pips was an iconic venue for Manchester's goth, new wave and new romantic music fans

Manchester Evening News

Review: Peter Hook and The Light celebrate Joy Division at Manchester Apollo

There was a tribute to Happy Mondays star Paul Ryder amid a night of spine-tingling classics from the Joy Division and New Order bassist

Manchester Evening News

Ghosts of My Life by Mark Fisher – ferociously intelligent cultural insights

The late writer and academic has become a hero of leftwing criticism and this reissued essay collection amply demonstrates why

The Guardian - UK

We just lost Paul Ryder. And all these other Manchester music legends were taken far too soon

We look back at some of pivotal figures from the city's illustrious musical history who we lost prematurely

Manchester Evening News

Dave Baguley obituary

Other lives: Audiology specialist who carried out research into hearing loss and tinnitus

The Guardian - UK

Factory Records legend Tony Wilson is still turning heads and raising money for good causes

The Hacienda nightclub boss introduced Joy Division, New Order and Happy Mondays

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Daily Mirror

Birmingham named best music city - as UB40 legend explains why it's so special

Cities like Liverpool and Manchester have long-reigned supreme when it comes to musicality but now Birmingham is fighting for a place of the table with bands like Duran Duran and Black Sabbath seeing some claim it is the "best music city" in the UK

Liverpool Echo

Music collection of DJ who helped launch Nirvana and Queen goes to auction

John Peel died when he was 65 but his incredible collection will live on

Manchester Evening News

The vast Granada TV archive is returning to Manchester after 30 years in a warehouse in Yorkshire

Researchers will catalogue the huge archive before opening it to the public

The Guardian - UK

New Order singer criticises ‘ludicrous’ NHS mental health waiting lists

People in crisis can’t wait 18 months, says Bernard Sumner at suicide prevention event in parliament

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The Independent UK

Joy Division stars reflect on Ian Curtis’ suicide during 42nd anniversary event

Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris spoke during the panel session attended by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

Daily Mirror

Joy Division call for better mental health services 40 years on from Ian Curtis' death

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reflected on Ian Curtis' death on Wednesday, as the late star's former Joy Division bandmates lobbied MPs at the Houses of Parliament during Mental Health Week - calling for better mental health services

The Independent UK

Joy Division joins call for suicide to become public health emergency, 42 years after Ian Curtis death

‘Mental health needs to be treated on a par with physical health,’ say band members Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris

Manchester Evening News

The striking 'last ever' photo of Ian Curtis taken just days before his death

The passport picture of the iconic Joy Division frontman has sold for thousands of pounds at auction

Manchester Evening News

Pop culture archive to open in Manchester with treasures from Joy Division and Granada TV

The archive will open at the John Rylands Library next month

The Independent UK

Exhibition celebrating British pop culture to launch in Manchester

The British Pop Archive will include items from different aspects of Manchester’s highly recognisable pop scene.

Manchester Evening News

The forgotten Salford music hall which played host to Paul McCartney, U2, Blondie and a legendary gig by The Smiths

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