In The Penal Colony presents the idea that a person's guilt is hard to determine conclusively. In doing so it casts doubt on the redemptive possibilities of the judicial system... more
X Factor runner-up Olly Murs has defended the talent show and host Simon Cowell after a string of leading musicians claimed it was “strangling” the music industry... more
Mother and daughter Pearl and Daisy Lowe showed off their shared passion for the past as they modelled their own designs at the inaugural Vintage at Goodwood Festival... more
Chapel Club are a bunch of boys from Essex, Swindon, London and Leeds who sound like the unlikely lovechild of Joy Division and My Bloody Valentine.... more
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
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
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
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
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
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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