Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division

Joy Division are the godfathers of the enduring alternative scene. They reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a sound – dark, hypnotic, intense – that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead and many others.

This is the rollercoaster story of Joy Division – the friendships, fights, fall-outs; the rehearsals and recording sessions; the larger than life characters – told by the band’s legendary bassist, Peter Hook. Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale. Few pop music books manage that - Guardian.