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LATEST NEWS

Lil Nas X reportedly facing lawsuit over his ‘Montero’ ‘Gives Birth’ video

Damon Albarn: “Taylor Swift doesn’t write her own songs – co-writing is very different”

Tom Hanks video endorsing Joe Biden mocked for copying ‘The Simpsons’

UK live music sector calls for government help after quarter of 2022 shows cancelled

Eurovision’s ‘American Song Contest’ spin-off has been delayed

Carole Baskin responds to new Joe Exotic ‘Tiger King’ drama series

ALBUM REVIEWS

Yard Act – ‘The Overload’ review: a wonderfully wacky debut

AURORA – ‘The Gods We Can Touch’ review: a seductive mix of bangers and class

FKA twigs – ‘Caprisongs’ mixtape review: the brightest, poppiest music of her career

Miles Kane – ‘Change The Show’ review: indie king plays it safe

FEATURES

When I met Meat Loaf, he was everything I’d always wanted him to be: a showman to the bone

‘Yellowjackets’ is the TV show that tells the truth about the ’90s

Ricky Gervais: “The people in ‘After Life’ aren’t freaks. Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp – they’re freaks!”

Is hypnosis the future of cinema?

All of these classic albums turn 50 this year

Ronnie Spector, 1943 – 2022: an indelible icon with a voice like a tiger slurping cocktails

GIG REVIEWS

The Umlauts live in London: dry humour and glorious chaos

IDLES live in London: Bristol rockers gaze into the broken mirror that is modern Britain

Little Simz live in London: record-busting rapper shines brighter than ever

Enter Shikari live in Southampton: their final euphoric display of 2021

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Los Bitchos: toasting a sonic cocktail to sunshine psych

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Abby Roberts

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Heather Small

Yuju on her rebirth as a soloist: “Obviously, I’m really worried about doing this alone”

Pete Doherty and Frédéric Lo on how French serenity and being drug-free shaped their new album

Soundtrack Of My Life: Rupert Grint

THE BIG READ

Years & Years: “Going solo was like a break-up”

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Bree Runway: “There’s no one else out there like me. My time is now”

Mariah Carey: “You know what? I love Christmas!”

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Years & Years’ Olly Alexander says Lil Nas X “has completely changed the game”

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Netflix could be set to lose 750,000 UK subscribers to Disney+

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Betty Boo returns with ‘Get Me To The Weekend’, her first solo single in 30 years

‘Ozark’ star Alfonso Herrera on midseason finale cliffhanger: “I was in shock”

The Kid LAROI announces rescheduled 2022 UK/European tour dates

Sky Ferreira’s mother says her daughter’s new album is coming in March

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Los Bitchos: toasting a sonic cocktail to sunshine psych

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Nemahsis: the TikTok phenomenon looking to inspire and educate

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FILM & TV NEWS

Tom Hanks video endorsing Joe Biden mocked for copying ‘The Simpsons’

Eurovision’s ‘American Song Contest’ spin-off has been delayed

Carole Baskin responds to new Joe Exotic ‘Tiger King’ drama series

Netflix could be set to lose 750,000 UK subscribers to Disney+

‘Ozark’ star Alfonso Herrera on midseason finale cliffhanger: “I was in shock”

‘Full House’ creator Jeff Franklin is selling the mansion where the Manson murders took place

John Malkovich denied entry to Venice hotel after COVID pass expires

Noel Gallagher claims Harvey Weinstein once stared at his wife Sara for hours in a restaurant

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Ozark’ season four part one review: the beginning of the end for the Byrdes

‘Nightmare Alley’ review: horror histrionics in a gritty noir wonderland

‘Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road’ review: inside the mind of a quiet genius

‘After Life’ season three review: Ricky Gervais’ humanist hit goes out on a high

GAMING NEWS

‘Minecraft’ tournament DDoS attack takes down Andorra’s internet

‘Apex Legends’ confirms next playable character, “Mad Maggie”

‘Stardew Valley’ Farmtronics mod gives players a programmable farm robot

‘Elden Ring’ can be beaten in 30 hours, says developer FromSoftware

IO Interactive addresses ‘Hitman 3’ issues with VR hotfix

You can now pet a dog in ‘Valheim’ with “Goodest Boy” mod

‘The Witcher 3’ mod dresses Geralt in Henry Cavill’s Netflix armour

PlatinumGames’ arcade shooter ‘Sol Cresta’ set for February release

GAME REVIEWS

‘Startup Panic’ review: a steady investment

‘Windjammers 2’ review: 90s arcade fun brought up to date

‘Rainbow Six Extraction’ review: a compelling alien shooter from the bones of ‘Siege’

‘Expeditions: Rome’ review: an attentive historical strategy that aims high