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Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”

The outlandish rapper has reinvented himself as a pop-punk star with the year’s biggest guitar record. And, he says, we have his girlfriend Megan Fox to thank

Kevin EG Perry - 23rd October 2020

LATEST NEWS

Wolfgang Van Halen calls rumours he’s replacing his father Eddie in a new band lineup “a shitty lie”

Hear Miley Cyrus join sister Noah on ‘I Got So High That I Saw Jesus’ live recording

Skrillex drops new track ‘Kliptown Empyrean’

Watch Shia LaBeouf and Margaret Qualley depict relationship highs and lows in artful video for Rainsford’s ‘Love Me Like You Hate Me’

Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s feeling “fantastic” after latest heart surgery

John Lydon threw out planned Public Image Ltd album to look after his wife

ALBUM REVIEWS

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

21st October 2020

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

21st October 2020

Boy Pablo – ‘Wachito Rico’ review: viral indie-pop star makes hay while the sun shines

22nd October 2020

D Double E – ‘Double Or Nothing’ review: your favourite rapper’s favourite rapper flexes his muscles

22nd October 2020

FEATURES

The White Stripes: every single album ranked and rated

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

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

In praise of Andy Burnham, the King of the North who told the Tories to fuck off (we’re paraphrasing)

When did Netflix become the bad guy? Making sense of the streamer’s brutal content strategy

The story of Hassle Records, an indie label surviving a pandemic

GIG REVIEWS

Billie Eilish live in LA: teen superstar builds a brave new world (and has a message for the real one)

25th October 2020

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

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

‘Summer of 85’: why you need to see the best teen drama of the autumn

‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’: star Amelia Eve tackles the horror series’ unanswered questions

Grandaddy share new version of ‘Underneath The Weeping Willow’ and tell us about 20 years of ‘The Sophtware Slump’

Soundtrack Of My Life: ‘Hamilton’ star Leslie Odom Jr.

Butch Vig returns with new 5 Billion In Diamonds album – and tells us about Garbage’s “dark, eclectic new record”

Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”

THE BIG READ

Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever”

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”

MORE NEWS

Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan biopic has been put on hold

Watch Iggy Pop and Laurie Anderson take part in Lou Reed Tai Chi Day livestream event

H.E.R. backs #EndSARS protests during ‘SNL’ performance

Stevie Nicks on being the only woman in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame twice: “I definitely broke a big rock’n’roll glass ceiling”

Brad Pitt says Joe Biden will be a “President for all Americans” in new campaign ad

T.I. and Jeezy to face off in next edition of ‘VERZUZ’

Bette Midler confirms original ‘Hocus Pocus’ cast members will reunite for sequel

Eddie Van Halen memorial planned in Pasadena to honour late musician

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Jack Harlow shares video for energetic new single ‘Tyler Herro’

Joe & The Shitboys – ‘The Reson For Hardcore Vibes’ review : no-frills, maximum-glee punk rock

23rd October 2020

Radar Roundup – October 23, 2020: The killer new music you need to hear this week

Biig Piig drops two new tracks, ‘Oh No’ and ‘Liahr’

FILM & TV NEWS

Watch Shia LaBeouf and Margaret Qualley depict relationship highs and lows in artful video for Rainsford’s ‘Love Me Like You Hate Me’

Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s feeling “fantastic” after latest heart surgery

Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan biopic has been put on hold

Brad Pitt says Joe Biden will be a “President for all Americans” in new campaign ad

Bette Midler confirms original ‘Hocus Pocus’ cast members will reunite for sequel

David Fincher says he wanted ‘Mank’ to look like it was found in Martin Scorsese’s basement

Kanye West thinks ‘Star Wars’ prequel trilogy is better than recent sequels

Donald Trump calls Sacha Baron Cohen “a creep” after Rudy Giuliani scene in ‘Borat’ sequel

FILM REVIEWS

‘Cadaver’ review: Scandi-horror’s body count outnumbers the actual scares

24th October 2020

‘Summer of 85’ review: enchanting, nostalgia-packed tragedy full of jumbled emotions

23rd October 2020

‘On The Rocks’ review: screwball comedy, freewheeling chaos and a perfectly on-form Bill Murray

23rd October 2020

‘Pixie’ review: convoluted Irish crime caper that’s saved by its star

23rd October 2020

GAMING NEWS

‘The Last Of Us Remastered’ patch significantly reduces load times

‘Valorant’ skins are “not meant to be cheap”, says Riot Games

New ‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ mode will be a PlayStation exclusive

‘Among Us’ developer scrambles to thwart recent hacks

Travis Scott teams up with Sony on “strategic creative partnership” for PS5

Watch Gorillaz and Beck perform inside ‘Animal Crossing’

‘Ghostrunner’ to receive free next-gen upgrade next year

‘Gears 5’ is adding Dave Bautista into its next-gen upgrade

GAME REVIEWS

‘Pumpkin Jack’ review: a spooktacular platforming delight that might save your Halloween

23rd October 2020

‘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