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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

Man accused of supplying drugs that led to Mac Miller’s death agrees to guilty plea deal

Watch the slick new trailer for Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ live-action adaptation

Kid Cudi shares trailer for new documentary ‘A Man Named Scott’

Watch Ed Sheeran perform new track ‘Overpass Graffiti’ on NPR’s Tiny Desk

Sandra Bullock is an ex-con in first trailer for Netflix’s ‘The Unforgivable’

Listen to Joe Unknown’s frantic debut single, ‘Ride’

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

Parcels: “It’s almost a running joke for Australians to bring their problems everywhere they go around the globe”

Jamie Demetriou: “My focus is exclusively on making something that feels funny”

‘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”

THE BIG READ

Parcels: “It’s almost a running joke for Australians to bring their problems everywhere they go around the globe”

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”

MORE NEWS

‘Donnie Darko’ director has plans to “expand this universe”

Boosie Badazz responds to backlash over homophobic Lil Nas X comments

Metallica announce rescheduled South American tour dates: “Third time is the charm”

Watch Dave Grohl’s daughter Violet join X on stage to sing ‘Nausea’

Travis Scott announces line-up for Astroworld Fest 2021

‘Dune: Part Two’ officially announced for October 2023

Bring Me The Horizon announce intimate Los Angeles show

Kasabian tease first new single since departure of Tom Meighan

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

Watch the slick new trailer for Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ live-action adaptation

Kid Cudi shares trailer for new documentary ‘A Man Named Scott’

Sandra Bullock is an ex-con in first trailer for Netflix’s ‘The Unforgivable’

‘Donnie Darko’ director has plans to “expand this universe”

‘Dune: Part Two’ officially announced for October 2023

Prop master turned down ‘Rust’ because it was “an accident waiting to happen”

Alana Haim on “huge growing experience” of PTA movie role: “I had to hold my own”

‘Succession’ officially renewed for season four

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

Scottish shoot-em-up ‘Cygni’ to be published by Konami

BlizzCon 2022 cancelled to make it “safe, welcoming, and inclusive”

‘Gran Turismo 7’ will feature over 400 cars according to new video

‘Little Devil Inside’ to get “first in-depth look” at PlayStation State of Play

Most ‘New World’ perks are broken, according to Reddit users

Xbox users can now stream to Twitch from their console

‘A Quiet Place’ single-player horror game announced for 2022

Amazon’s Christoph Hartman admits company did “exactly the wrong thing” with ‘Crucible’

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