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Articles tagged "ian curtis" Sound AffectsMusical Genius & Its Discontents (ii): British-styleby G E Light[29.Jul.09] :. Part 2 of our video venture through lost musical geniuses discovers an unhappier tradition in The UK, where comebacks are not de rigeur! Exemplars include Joe Meek, Brian Jones, Syd Barrett, and Ian Curtis.  Column: The Box Office BelletristHe’s Lost Controlby Jennifer Makowsky[25.Aug.08] :. The kids who grew up in the '90s had the haunted Kurt Cobain; my generation had the tormented Ian Curtis.  Short Ends and LeaderOde to Joy: Joy Division / Control (2007)by Bill Gibron[1.Jun.08] :. The most revolutionary thing about punk wasn’t the music, though it’s hard to imagine that ‘70s listeners were ready for the Ramones/Sex Pistols style of cacophonous crash and burn....  Film ReviewControlby Matt Mazur[12.Nov.07] :. What could have easily ended up as a humorless exercise in hipster excess turns out warm and snappy.  Film ReviewControlby Cynthia Fuchs[7.Nov.07] :. Despite occasional strange and impossibly intimate reveries, the film lapses frequently into biopickish shorthand. NewsAnton Corbijn’s ‘Control’ is a joyby Jim Harrington [The Oakland Tribune (MCT)][26.Oct.07] :. “Control” is a joy. It’s one of the best music biopics in years, as good as the Johnny Cash film “Walk the Line” and the Ray Charles saga “Ray.” Of course,... Tragic rocker Ian Curtis the subject of two new moviesby Rafer Guzman [Newsday (MCT)][11.Oct.07] :. When Ian Curtis hanged himself at his suburban home outside Manchester, England, the 23-year-old singer ended a short career. But he was about to embark on a second life as one of rock’s most... Closer, Still: Reflections on Joy Divisionby Chris Catania[12.Jun.07] :. To some, Joy Division's music is depressing. To others, who've trailed along where the music takes them, it's cathartic. |
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