Ode to Joy

With the new movie Control opening across the country, here is a round-up of recent Joy Division-related articles:

Chris Lee surveys the influence of the band in the Los Angeles Times.

In The New York Times, Simon Reynolds explains why that influence has lasted, and Dennis Lim considers the band in films both fictional and documentary.

Stephanie Zacharek interviews Control director Anton Corbijn in Salon.

And in The Observer, Ian Curtis's daughter Natalie discusses her reactions to watching Control.

In the LA Weekly, Shelly Leopold and Siran Babayan add a couple of more articles.