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Fashion round-up

2009-08-25T11:21:05Z

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

Peaches teaches

2009-08-13T10:59:08Z

Peaches Geldof on the landlady from hell, a messy ménage à trois - and how to party in an alien suit...

CDs of the week

2009-07-31T09:27:31Z

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

Moby finds the natural blues

2009-06-16T23:00:00Z

It was Moby's public debut of new record Wait For Me at the the Meltdown festival and he admitted to feeling nervous.

Kristin has ticket to ride as Lennon aunt homas stars as Lennon's aunt

2009-03-11T14:52:51Z

The teenage years of John Lennon are being recreated in a film in which Kristin Scott Thomas plays the woman who raised him

You can whistle to Airborne Toxic Event

2009-02-05T00:00:00Z

The Airborne Toxic Event, a Los Angeles quintet, are unashamedly a pop group, brimming with instantly hummable, unashamed pop songs.

Off the record

2009-01-09T10:37:10Z

More creativity is needed if modern album covers are to match up to the icons of the past, says David Smyth.

The next big thing: WHITE LIES

2008-05-29T23:50:32Z

WHO ARE THEY?

You can�t have too much joy

2008-04-30T23:00:00Z

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

There will be blood

2008-04-27T23:00:00Z

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

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

2008-04-24T10:27:49Z

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

Awards success for Atonement and Bourne

2008-03-10T09:37:02Z

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

DVDs of the week

2008-02-12T00:00:00Z

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

CDs of the week

2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

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

CDs of the week

2007-11-02T14:36:51Z

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

Brick Lane star up for best actress award

2007-10-24T07:47:01Z

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.

'Idol' Kylie honoured at Q Awards

2007-10-08T15:18:12Z

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.

Joy Division adds up to classic cinema

2007-10-03T23:00:00Z

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

CDs of the week

2007-07-05T23:00:00Z

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

Ike Turner finds his Mojo at the grand age of 75

2007-06-19T10:23:04Z

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

Abortion pic tops Cannes prizes

2007-05-29T14:36:27Z

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.

Critic's choice: top 5 gigs

2007-05-25T10:03:33Z

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.

Sam's the man taking Control

2007-05-18T08:08:15Z

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.

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

2007-05-10T15:08:36Z

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

Surf's up this summer

2007-04-27T10:51:50Z

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.

Curtis biopic to open Directors' Fortnight at Cannes

2007-04-26T07:26:21Z

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

Killers try out big stage for size

2007-02-26T00:00:00Z

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.

Chiefs still fuelled by rage within

2007-02-19T13:38:08Z

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

Pumped-up performance for old ravers

2006-10-30T00:00:00Z

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.

Arctic Monkeys hit is top student anthem

2006-10-02T09:38:13Z

Arctic Monkeys' I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor has been named the favourite student anthem of all time.