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Biffy Clyro: “We’re doing our version of ‘American Idiot’ – it’s called ‘Scottish knob!’

How life, death, freedom, togetherness, an unlucky Japanese racehorse and a whole lot of spare time led them to accidentally create their most complete album so far with ‘The Myth Of The Happily After’

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LATEST NEWS

The War On Drugs share ‘Change’, the final preview of their new album

Carl Barât reveals he’s been working on new music with Jamie T

Led Zeppelin have officially joined TikTok

‘Passion of the Christ’ star Jim Caviezel quotes ‘Braveheart’ at QAnon conference

Listen to Gillian Gilbert’s first ever non-New Order remix

Yungblud announces North American ‘Life On Mars’ tour for 2022

ALBUM REVIEWS

Self Esteem – ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ review: pophead skewers the path to self-acceptance

Parquet Courts: ‘Sympathy For Life’ review: Brooklyn indie-punks at their adventurous best

Elton John – ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ review: the Rocketman remains in orbit

Biffy Clyro – ‘The Myth Of The Happily Ever After’ review: a happy accident

FEATURES

The rise of creative titans 88rising: “Asian people have wanted this for a long time”

Everything we know so far about Adele’s new album ‘30’

Strike a pose: a brief history of ballroom culture in 10 joyous songs

10 brilliant Black films to watch on Netflix

With Coldplay’s eco-friendly tour, music is again at the forefront of progressive ideas

Denis Villeneuve on ‘Dune’: “I stayed away from the David Lynch movie”

GIG REVIEWS

Charli XCX live in London: isolation anthems finally get their special airing

BTS live in Seoul: a dynamic dance through poignancy and party-starting power

Måneskin live in London: embrace the Eurovision winners’ rock’n’roll circus

For Those I Love live in London: an intense exorcism turning grief into celebration

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

‘Donnie Darko’ at 20: “We were scared it was going to go in the straight-to-DVD wastebasket”

KEG: muscular art-punk statements from Brighton upstarts

Biffy Clyro: “We’re doing our version of ‘American Idiot’ – it’s called ‘Scottish knob!’

Edgar Wright on ‘Last Night In Soho’: “I’ve spent more time in pubs on film sets than I have in reality”

bugAboo: “We want to become somebody else’s role model someday, and inspire them to reach for their dreams”

Incubus’ Brandon Boyd on 20 years of ‘Morning View’: “We wanted to change our environment dramatically”

THE BIG READ

Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”

Coldplay: “This is our period of having no fear”

Snail Mail: “It’s awesome seeing lots of women and queer people in music”

Finneas: “I don’t know anything as strong as mine and Billie’s creative bond”

MORE NEWS

Watch Kelly Clarkson sing a powerful cover of The Weeknd’s ‘Call Out My Name’

Wilco share covers of The Beatles’ ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ and ‘Dig A Pony’

Watch JoJo Siwa dress up as Pennywise on ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Brendan Fraser to play supervillain Firefly in ‘Batgirl’

Bob Vylan are supporting Biffy Clyro on their intimate ‘Fingers Crossed’ UK tour

‘Squid Game’ creator responds to LeBron James criticising series ending

Check out Conan Gray’s new 2022 world tour dates

Viral ‘Tipping Point’ contestant confuses Greek poet with ‘The Simpsons’

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

KEG: muscular art-punk statements from Brighton upstarts

Elton John praises Yard Act as one of his favourite new bands: “I wonder how they do it”

Måneskin live in London: embrace the Eurovision winners’ rock’n’roll circus

For Those I Love live in London: an intense exorcism turning grief into celebration

FILM & TV NEWS

‘Passion of the Christ’ star Jim Caviezel quotes ‘Braveheart’ at QAnon conference

Watch JoJo Siwa dress up as Pennywise on ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Brendan Fraser to play supervillain Firefly in ‘Batgirl’

‘Squid Game’ creator responds to LeBron James criticising series ending

Viral ‘Tipping Point’ contestant confuses Greek poet with ‘The Simpsons’

Matt Berry responds to transphobic ‘IT Crowd’ episode

‘Squid Game’’s Heo Sung-tae says he learned how to act by watching comedy shows

Dave Chappelle responds to backlash after being called ‘anti-trans’ over Netflix special

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘The Nowhere Inn’ review: a St. Vincent rockumentary with a twist

‘Dune’ review: desert-based blockbuster will scorch your senses

‘Night Teeth’ review: ‘Collateral’ meets ‘Blade’ in messy vampire thriller

‘Fear The Walking Dead’ season seven review: a radioactive waste of time

GAMING NEWS

New ‘Romance Of The Three Kingdoms’ game in development

‘Returnal’ 2.0 update adds saves and photo mode

‘World of Warcraft’ teases improved weather effects in next update

Physical copies of ‘Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy’ on Switch need an add-on download

‘Pokémon Unite’ hides points mid-match to prevent players quitting

‘Final Fantasy’ Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi can’t stop playing ‘Final Fantasy 14’

‘Metroid Dread’ speedrunners push time under 90 minutes

‘Ocarina Of Time’ and ‘Mario Kart 64’ launch with major issues on Switch

GAME REVIEWS

‘Moonglow Bay’ review: full of heart, but a little lost at sea

‘Age Of Empires 4’ review: an outstanding masterclass on waging costly warfare

‘The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes’ review: a dark descent to the series’ peak

‘Tandem: A Tale Of Shadows’ review: pleasing puzzles but short on character