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The Big Read

Pale Waves: “We’ve become the most resilient band we know”

How the Manchester four-piece pulled through trials and trauma to craft ‘Unwanted’, a bright and breezy album that serves as a paean to their enduring friendship

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Joe Keery: “I want my stage persona to surprise people”

Danger Mouse & Black Thought: “You can’t name a classic song that’s not sad”

How ‘The Rap Game UK’ became TV’s most important music show

From the arcades to the Battlefield: David Goldfarb talks about his life in games

Ryan Castro: globetrotting superstar on a mission to “bring reggaetón back to its roots”

LATEST NEWS

Reading & Leeds 2022: The 1975 replace Rage Against The Machine as headliners

Lisa Kudrow says ‘Friends’ creators had “no business” writing stories about people of colour

The Game drops 10-minute diss against Eminem, ‘The Black Slim Shady’

BLACKPINK’s Rosé on her “empowering” solo music: “It is still in the process of defining itself”

Musical Youth drummer Frederick Waite Jr. has died, aged 55

‘Splatoon 3’ players will receive bonus for transferring ‘Splatoon 2’ data

ALBUM REVIEWS

Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joy

Sylvan Esso – ‘No Rules Sandy’ review: indie electro-poppers chuck out the rulebook

Danger Mouse & Black Thought – ‘Cheat Codes’ review: producer and MC are on killer form

Maggie Rogers – ‘Surrender’ review: burning intensity from returning indie darling

FEATURES

Olivia Newton-John – 1948-2022: girl-next-door who lived her best life to the end

Now Beyoncé’s pruned ‘Renaissance’ post-release, here are the albums I’d like to be updated too

‘Event Horizon’ at 25: how ‘Titanic’ sunk Paul W.S. Anderson’s cult horror

The 50 greatest teen shows of all time

Skullcrusher: LA folk star with a sparkling gift for vivid, purposeful songwriting

Sports Team: “We’ve got to the point where we’re just inevitable”

GIG REVIEWS

Lollapalooza 2022 review: the global festival transforms its hometown into a music utopia

Deer Shed Festival 2022 review: Yard Act and Self Esteem lead the New Yorkshire revolution

J-hope live at Lollapalooza 2022: BTS rapper arrives as true solo great in history-making headline set

Dylan live in New York: pop of this calibre deserves to be heard in arenas

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Soundtrack Of My Life: DJ Premier

‘Event Horizon’ at 25: how ‘Titanic’ sunk Paul W.S. Anderson’s cult horror

Wolf Alice’s Joff Oddie on post-Brexit touring: “We could lose this world-leading position if we don’t act now”

Pale Waves: “We’ve become the most resilient band we know”

How ‘The Rap Game UK’ became TV’s most important music show

Gary Powell on The Libertines’ new album: “We’re not going to reinvent the wheel, but we can push the boat out a little more”

THE BIG READ

Pale Waves: “We’ve become the most resilient band we know”

Beabadoobee: “I have so much more art to share with the world. I’m not going to stop”

Maggie Rogers: “Choice is the greatest sense of freedom”

Mabel: “I didn’t really feel like I deserved a lot of my success”

MORE NEWS

Michelle Branch arrested for domestic assault following Patrick Carney split

Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie still carries “real guilt” over near-fatal bus accident

Wet Leg on hearing Harry Styles’ “beautiful” cover of ‘Wet Dream’: “It felt like we were in a parallel universe”

Vended say they didn’t get help from their dads in Slipknot: “We learned this shit by ourselves”

‘Rick and Morty’: Watch the action-packed new trailer for season six

Danger Mouse & Black Thought share dizzying new ‘Strangers’ video

Liam Gallagher shares hip-hop-infused ‘Diamond In The Dark’ remix by DJ Premier

The Mars Volta say they’re not afraid of “losing fans” with their new style

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

KOKOROKO: “If we don’t play this music, then a piece of our culture is lost”

Ryan Castro: globetrotting superstar on a mission to “bring reggaetón back to its roots”

Miloe: Minnesota-based indie-pop star paying tribute to his Congolese heritage – and Coldplay

Doechii – ‘she / her / black bitch’ EP review: rising star is well on the way to perfecting her sound

FILM & TV NEWS

Millie Bobby Brown, Brian Cox, and more star in ‘The Electric State’

Mark Ruffalo defends Marvel, calls out ‘Star Wars’ for repetition

Emma Thompson hits back at Sean Bean intimacy coordinator comments

Robin Williams’ children share tributes on eighth anniversary of his death

Actor Anne Heche dies following car crash, aged 53

‘Rick and Morty’: Watch the action-packed new trailer for season six

‘Decision To Leave’ to represent South Korea at the Oscars in Best International Feature Film category

Lisa Kudrow says ‘Friends’ creators had “no business” writing stories about people of colour

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Nope’ review: say yes to Jordan Peele’s genre-hopping comedy-horror

‘The Sandman’ review: unfilmable fantasy epic becomes rip-roaring reality

‘Bullet Train’ review: Brad Pitt powers a pacy Tarantinoesque thriller

‘Secret Headquarters’ review: ‘Home Alone’ meets ‘Spy Kids’ in the Batcave

GAMING NEWS

Here’s the ‘Moviedle’ answer and hints for today (August 13)

‘Gotham Knights’ developers share details on “unique” open-world

‘Destiny 2’ buffs several “under-utilised” weapons in latest update

‘League Of Legends’ is making jungle easier – and adding pets

‘Diablo Immortal’ bug is causing randomly reduced XP rewards

‘Nightingale’ delayed until 2023 to upgrade to Unreal Engine 5

‘Splatoon 3’ players will receive bonus for transferring ‘Splatoon 2’ data

‘Final Fantasy 14’ patch 6.2 to introduce new dungeons, quests and Island Sanctuary

GAME REVIEWS

‘Arcade Paradise’ review: A neon-dripped nostalgia trip

‘Cult Of The Lamb’ review: a gripping game grappling with its own depth

‘Hard West 2’ review: cowboy up

‘Two Point Campus’ review: well learned