{"name":"Joy Division","title":"Joy Division","id":3085,"slug":"joy-division","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/3085/?format=json","bio_short":"Joy Division were a <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/post-punk\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">post-punk</a> band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The band dissolved in May 1980 after the suicide of its lead singer, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ian+Curtis\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Ian Curtis</a>. Much of their popularity/reputation arguably resulted from frequent playings on air by iconic DJ John Peel, but it is easy now to overlook the impact that the first album, <a title=\"Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Joy+Division/Unknown+Pleasures\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Unknown Pleasures</a>, had on post-punk music at the time, as reference the number of prominent bands that cited this album as an influence.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/JoyDivisionJoyDi.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":3103,"title":"Love Will Tear Us Apart","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/love-will-tear-us-apart-2/"}]}