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Origin Sacramento, California, United States
Genre(s) Dance-punk
Indie Rock
Post-punk Revival
Years active 1996—present
Label(s) Warp Records
Touch and Go Records
Gold Standard Laboratories
Associated acts LCD Soundsystem
Out Hud
The Juan Maclean
Maserati
Turing Machine
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Tyler Pope
Nic Offer
Allan Wilson
Mario Andreoni
Dan Gorman
Sean McGahan
Shannon Funchess
Paul Quattrone
Former members
John Pugh
Mikel Gius
Jason Racine
Justin Van Der Volgen
Jerry Fuchs



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Joy Division's Ian Curtis Gravestone Stolen

July 3, 2008
Joy Division's Ian Curtis Gravestone StolenThe gravestone of Ian Curtis, the former frontman of Joy Division, has been stolen from a cemetery in Cheshire.

Police have launched an appeal for possible witnesses to the theft, which took place between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning.

The gravestone is inscribed with the words 'Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80' and the song lyric 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'.

Curtis hung himself at the age of 23 shortly before the band were due to embark on their first tour of the United States.

A spokesperson for the Police said that the there is no CCTV in the area and there are no apparent leads in the investigation.

"This is a very unusual theft and I am confident that someone locally will have knowledge about who is responsible or where the memorial stone is at present,” the spokesperson added.

(by Jason Gregory)



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