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25.08.09

A look at the fashion we're loving this week, plus beauty box and a pair of highly expensive shoes... more

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Julian Plenti isn't skyscraper at all, Frankmusic gets juvenile at times and Two Dancers prove they can scratch.... more

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You can’t have too much joy

01.05.08

Joy Division illustrates that some of the best songs of the latter half of the 20th century were made by rock bands.... more

There will be blood

28.04.08

The Minotaur is the operatic equivalent of Joy Division or Scott Walker at their bleakest, says Richard Godwin.... more

Indy’s going to Cannes – but where are all the Brits?

24.04.08

Among the 19 names revealed for the 62nd Cannes Film Festival only two directors are flying Union Jacks.... more

Awards success for Atonement and Bourne

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Atonement led the way at the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards, scooping three prizes while The Bourne Ultimatum was named Best Film.... more

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A magical feast for the eyes in Ratatouille, the award-winning Control, and Jodie Foster wastes her talent in The Brave One.... more

CDs of the week

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Craig David shows signs of interest again with a new album, while Duran Duran continue to churn out their funky brand of dance pop.... more

CDs of the week

02.11.07

This weeks new CD releases include Leona Lewis, quirky icelandic band Sigur Ross and The Raveonettes.... more

Brick Lane star up for best actress award

24.10.07

The young star of Brick Lane is to go head to head with Dame Judi Dench for the honour of best actress in the British Independent Film awards.... more

'Idol' Kylie honoured at Q Awards

08.10.07

Kylie Minogue was honoured as a music idol at the Q Awards. The star showed off a new Marilyn Monroe-esque hair do and a figure-hugging black frock at the ceremony.... more

Joy Division adds up to classic cinema

04.10.07

Musically, Control is exceptional and one of the most impressive, least pretentious films about rock that has been made.... more

CDs of the week

06.07.07

The third album from Interpol, gipsy rebel-rockers Gogol Bordello and the Smashing Pumpkins feature in the CDs of the week... more

Ike Turner finds his Mojo at the grand age of 75

19.06.07

Ike Turner was crowned a living "legend" last night at the Mojo music awards held at the Brewery in east London.... more

Abortion pic tops Cannes prizes

29.05.07

Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days won the Palme d'Or at Cannes - but Brit flick Control, about Joy Division's Ian Curtis, got a special mention.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 gigs

25.05.07

David Smyth picks the weekend's best gigs. Amy Winehouse - if she turns up - and Rufus Wainwright in non-Judy Garland mode are among them.... more

Sam's the man taking Control

18.05.07

A warehouse worker is being tipped for stardom after winning rave reviews for his portrayal of Ian Curtis in a new biopic of the troubled Joy Division singer.... more

Who will we fall in love with this year at Cannes?

10.05.07

There may be no Brits in competition, but there's plenty else to watch out for in the most important festival of the film calendar... more

Surf's up this summer

27.04.07

Music matters this week include Britain's answer to surfer-folky Jack Johnson, another insight into Bob Dylan and a quick listen to Editors' epic new record.... more

Curtis biopic to open Directors' Fortnight at Cannes

26.04.07

A biopic on the late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis has been selected to open a prestigious section at the Cannes Film Festival.... more

Killers try out big stage for size

26.02.07

Last night the second of The Killers' two Wembley Arena shows marked the band's arrival on the big stage, and how well it suited them, says John Aizlewood.... more

Chiefs still fuelled by rage within

19.02.07

The Kaiser Chiefs second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, is good, but lacks the invention and elegance to make it great, says Paul Connolly.... more

Pumped-up performance for old ravers

30.10.06

It said New Order on the ticket, but the first part of the evening was all about the band that came before them. "Tonight, for you, we are Joy Division," announced singer Bernard Sumner.... more