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AC/DC on their explosive comeback record ‘Power Up’: “This album is for Malcolm”

How the veteran rockers battled death and personal demons to kick 2020 into touch

Nick Reilly - 27th October 2020

LATEST NEWS

Architects’ Sam Carter on working with Biffy Clyro and Royal Blood on new record

Abbey Road Studios launches music scholarship programme for Black students

‘Assassin’s Creed’ live-action series headed to Netflix

Tim Curry to make rare public appearance during ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ livestream

Manic Street Preachers reveal they’ve been working on new album in lockdown

‘Crock Of Gold’: Johnny Depp’s Shane MacGowan doc releases trailer

ALBUM REVIEWS

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

21st October 2020

Junglepussy – ‘JP4’ review: rapper and alt-rocker is as wild as her moniker suggests

23rd October 2020

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

21st October 2020

Gorillaz – ‘Song Machine: Season One – Strange Timez’ review: bingeable brilliance from the pop oddballs

22nd October 2020

FEATURES

From Paul McCartney to Smashing Pumpkins, 2020 is crying out for sequel albums

The White Stripes: every single album ranked and rated

Adrianne Lenker: “Writing feels like a loving gesture towards myself”

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

Kanye West on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’: the big talking points, from coronavirus to running for President in 2024

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

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

This is what it’s like to have your house on ‘MTV Cribs’

Adrianne Lenker: “Writing feels like a loving gesture towards myself”

AC/DC on their explosive comeback record ‘Power Up’: “This album is for Malcolm”

In Conversation with O-T Fagbenle: “The new season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is explosive”

Coach Party: Confronting inner demons with dancefloor-filling indie bangers

‘Rebecca’ director Ben Wheatley: “Cinemas will return after COVID”

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

Paul McCartney on Peter Jackson’s Beatles documentary ‘Get Back’: “We loved each other and it shows in the film”

Ty Dolla $ign “honoured” to be hailed “the new Nate Dogg” by Snoop Dogg

Butch Vig: “If Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ came out this week, it would not have the same cultural impact”

Sacha Baron Cohen says he wore a bulletproof vest while filming ‘Borat 2’

Listen to Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard’s new single ‘30,000 Megabucks’

Post Malone teamed up with Taylor Hawkins, Metallica’s Rob Trujillo and more for epic jam session

Belle & Sebastian announce new live album ‘What To Look For In Summer’

Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and more to play David Bowie tribute livestream

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

April – ‘Luna’ EP review: Stirring musings on the what-ifs of life and love suited for these uncertain times

27th October 2020

Listen to Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard’s new single ‘30,000 Megabucks’

Jean Dawson – ‘Pixel Bath’ review: LA-based innovator comes good on an expansive expression of the self

27th October 2020

Coach Party: Confronting inner demons with dancefloor-filling indie bangers

FILM & TV NEWS

‘Assassin’s Creed’ live-action series headed to Netflix

Tim Curry to make rare public appearance during ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ livestream

‘Crock Of Gold’: Johnny Depp’s Shane MacGowan doc releases trailer

Sacha Baron Cohen says he wore a bulletproof vest while filming ‘Borat 2’

Oscar Isaac in talks to play Moon Knight in new Marvel series

Ben Wheatley on his COVID-19 horror film: “It’s terrifying”

‘Batwoman’ reveals first look at Javicia Leslie’s Batsuit

Kate Winslet learned to free-dive for “crazy” underwater scenes on ‘Avatar 2’

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

‘Assassin’s Creed’ live-action series headed to Netflix

CD Projekt Red has delayed ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ again

‘Ghostrunner’ reportedly has performance issues on the PS4 version

Sony PlayStation 5: Here’s everything included with the next-gen console

Sony PlayStation 5: release date, launch games, controller and everything you need to know

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ dev asks for “trust” over decision to cut content

Baby Yoda is headed to ‘Star Wars Squadrons’ in new DLC

‘Crash Bandicoot: On The Run!’ arrives on iOS and Android next year

GAME REVIEWS

‘Tenderfoot Tactics’ review: a solid tactical combat game with an absolutely enchanting overworld

27th October 2020

Oculus Quest 2 review: a powerful, affordable entry point for the VR-curious

27th October 2020

‘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