People are only just realising the meaning behind Joy Division's name
People are only just realising the meaning behind Joy Division's name
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MetroBrooke Ivey Johnson
An Australian news clip has resurfaced explaining the origin of the band name “Joy Division.” The name is not abstract or benign, it comes directly from the “Joy Divisions” of Nazi concentration camps, where Jewish women were forced into sexual slavery for the SS during the Holocaust. This is not obscure history. It is well-documented, real, and utterly horrifying. That’s why it’s deeply troubling that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was photographed wearing a Joy Division T-shirt whi
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An Australian news clip has resurfaced explaining the origin of the band name “Joy Division.” The name is not abstract or benign, it comes directly from the “Joy Divisions” of Nazi concentration camps, where Jewish women were forced into sexual slavery for the SS during the Holocaust. This is not obscure history. It is well-documented, real, and utterly horrifying. That’s why it’s deeply troubling that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was photographed wearing a Joy Division T-shirt whi
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On this day in 1978, JOY DIVISION released their debut EP, AN IDEAL FOR LIVING (Jun 3, 1978). Originally formed under the name Warsaw, the band's four-track EP marked a significant departure from conventional rock. Recorded at Pennine Sound Studios in Oldham on December 14, 1977, the sessions were entirely self-financed by the band with a modest budget of £400. The initial release, a seven-inch record with questionable sound quality, was later improved and reissued as a 12-inch version. The musi
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