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Bruce Springsteen – ‘Letter To You’ review: a powerful synthesis of past and present

The Boss' triumphant 20th album is also his best work in 20 years

Leonie Cooper - 21st October 2020

LATEST NEWS

Skepta, Julie Adenuga and JME’s mum Ify on her legendary kids and new memoir ‘Endless Fortune’

Michael Eavis says “there could be massive coronavirus testing arrangements” at Glastonbury 2021

Tegan and Sara’s memoir, ‘High School’, to be adapted into TV series

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda says metal felt “too white” before nu metal

Kanye West is polling at just 2 per cent ahead of US election next month

Yaeji shares new track ‘When In Summer, I Forget About The Winter’

ALBUM REVIEWS

James Blake – ‘Before’ EP review: loved-up ballads and club bangers come together in harmony

14th October 2020

Adrianne Lenker – ‘Songs’ and ‘Instrumentals’ review: Big Thief singer’s double release is a soothing balm

21st October 2020

Ghostemane – ‘ANTI-ICON’ review: like Nine Inch Nails and Three 6 Mafia albums thrown in a meat grinder

14th October 2020

Kevin Morby – ‘Sundowner’ review: intimate, lo-fi musings on love and isolation

16th October 2020

FEATURES

Beabadoobee’s success is a sign that the bedroom pop revolution is in full swing

Trailblazers: the quietly influential Black artists who changed music forever

Save Our Scene is a two-wheeled London protest on a mission to save UK music

Why Fleetwood Mac’s ’70s pop hit ‘Dreams’ keeps resurfacing almost every decade

The most memorable episodes of ‘MTV Cribs’ – ever!

The three-tier system explained in terms of things you care about (drinking and dating, basically)

GIG REVIEWS

Glass Animals – ‘Live In The Internet’: indie-pop dons re-define the potential of virtual gigs

16th October 2020

Arlo Parks live in London: kindness and kismet with the country’s most empathetic pop star

12th October 2020

Future Islands live in Maryland: Samuel T. Herring pours a year’s worth of passion into one show

12th October 2020

Working Men’s Club live in London: an unpredictable gut-punch you just don’t get from Zoom

9th October 2020

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Skepta, Julie Adenuga and JME’s mum Ify on her legendary kids and new memoir ‘Endless Fortune’

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – John Cooper Clarke

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Becky Hill

Bea Miller: political pop to inspire millennial masses

Enny’s ‘Peng Black Girls’ is a joyous celebration of individuality

Blondie’s Debbie Harry on their 2021 UK tour with Garbage and how she wishes she’d written ‘WAP’

THE BIG READ

Beabadoobee: “I wear my heart on my sleeve with this album”

Kelly Lee Owens: “I genuinely feel magic around me at all times”

Boy Pablo: “I’m just a normal dude that got lucky”

Dizzee Rascal: “This album is making a statement – I’m a fucking serious rapper”

MORE NEWS

FINNEAS drops new single ‘Can’t Wait To Be Dead’

SZA says unreleased song at end of ‘Hit Different’ video is “in clearance” for release

Julien Baker announces new album ‘Little Oblivions’, shares first single ‘Faith Healer’

The Velvet Underground to be subject of new Todd Haynes documentary

Watch Lindsey Buckingham recreate viral ‘Dreams’ TikTok video

The Damned to reunite original line-up for 2021 UK tour

Jared Leto to play The Joker in ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’

‘Fortnite’ Halloween update adds new modes, challenges and J Balvin

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Bea Miller: political pop to inspire millennial masses

Nilüfer Yanya shares new song ‘Crash’ from forthcoming EP ‘Feeling Lucky?’

Arlo Parks announces debut album and shares dreamy new song ‘Green Eyes’

Wallows – ‘Remote’ EP review: LA trio wear heartbreak well on slick lockdown collection

20th October 2020

FILM & TV NEWS

Jared Leto to play The Joker in ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’

Every season of ‘Dawson’s Creek’ is coming to Netflix

Nicolas Cage tells Marilyn Manson that he turned $200 into $20,000 gambling and gave it to charity

‘New Girl’ cast reunites to encourage fans to vote in the election

The official Netflix trailer for David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ is here

‘Spitting Image’ confirms US election double episode special

Sigourney Weaver filmed parts of ‘Avatar 2’ underwater

Jonny Greenwood picks the Paul Thomas Anderson score he loves most

FILM REVIEWS

‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ review: how the controversial Kazakh journalist got woke

21st October 2020

‘Possessor’ review: Brandon Cronenberg’s brutal slice of Orwellian body horror

20th October 2020

‘Herself’ review: Clare Dunne shines in an urgent drama about domestic violence

17th October 2020

‘Ammonite’ review: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan find love in a hopeless place

17th October 2020

GAMING NEWS

Bethesda sabotaged the launch of ‘Rune II’, Ragnarok Game claims

New ‘Fortnite’ patch reduces the game’s size by over 60GB on PC

Devolver Digital acquires ‘Serious Sam’ developer Croteam

‘Minecraft’ Java Edition will require Microsoft accounts beginning in 2021

Here’s a closer look at two new ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ suits

Amazon kicks off early access for cloud gaming service Luna

‘Fortnite’ Halloween update adds new modes, challenges and J Balvin

Ubisoft to allow game saves to be shared between different platforms

GAME REVIEWS

‘Amnesia: Rebirth’ review: an opulent horror sequel that continually reverberates within the mind

19th October 2020

‘HoloVista’ review: an intoxicating journey to another world

19th October 2020

‘Vigil: The Longest Night’ review: an extraordinary 2D action RPG full of mystery and horror

15th October 2020

‘Genshin Impact’ review: it does more than just ride on the coattails of ‘Breath Of The Wild’

15th October 2020