Ian Curtis Grave Stone Stolen

07/03/2008
. (punknews.org) With a documentary, feature film. MP3 player and two greatest hits packages out in the last six weeks, June and July are shaping up to be the months of Joy Division. Even Alkaline Trio's new album includes a tribute to Joy Division in the track, "Help Me."

Unfortunately, as the BBC reports, the headstone over the grave of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis was stolen earlier this week.

Detectives said the stone, which has the inscription "Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80" and the words "Love Will Tear Us Apart" was taken sometime between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. - more on this story

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