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Yungblud: “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’”

Doncaster’s pop-punk rebel with a cause comes back down to earth with his theatrical second album, ‘Weird!’

Thomas Smith - 4th December 2020

LATEST NEWS

Pinegrove share updated version of ‘Morningtime’ for new film ‘Amperland, NY’

Ty Dolla $ign declares Eminem “the greatest rapper of all time”

Belle & Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch says the “door’s open” for Anitta collaboration

Slash names new Gibson “Victoria” guitar after person who stole his old ones

Listen to The Hu’s Mongolian cover of Metallica’s ‘Sad But True’

Placebo are donating Brian Molko’s guitar to raise funds for struggling live crew

ALBUM REVIEWS

Arctic Monkeys – ‘Live At The Royal Albert Hall’ review: a reminder of the cathartic joy of gigs

4th December 2020

Sigur Rós – ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’ review: Icelandic post-rockers narrate the apocalypse

3rd December 2020

Yungblud – ‘weird!’ review: Gen-Z rock star channels the greats on his most vital dispatch yet

4th December 2020

Miley Cyrus – ‘Plastic Hearts’ review: pop superstar reborn as a freewheeling rock’n’roller

27th November 2020

FEATURES

The 20 best music books of 2020

“We look for artists who have something different”: Relentless Records turns 21

Taylor Swift’s infamous ‘track fives’ – ranked in order of greatness

The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan on being a reformed control freak: “I drove myself with my insecurities”

Cartoons, cannibalism and The Clash: inside Julien Temple’s new Shane MacGowan doc

Pornhub has released a Christmas album called ‘XXXmas’. Does it suck, or does it bang?

GIG REVIEWS

Blossoms live in London: indie heroes get up close and personal with virtual reality gig

4th December 2020

Dua Lipa live at Studio 2054: a big night in with a pop great who excels at escapism

30th November 2020

Architects live in London: beleaguered Brighton band showcase stellar new material

23rd November 2020

The Cribs live in Liverpool: the Jarmania is palpable even through a screen

23rd November 2020

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Soundtrack Of My Life: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ winner The Vivienne

Viggo Mortensen: “I feel like ‘Green Book’ is more timely than ever”

War Child talk new Arctic Monkeys live album: “The band left that show on a massive high”

Yungblud: “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’”

“These boys are really messed up”: the heartbreaking true story behind ‘County Lines’

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch

THE BIG READ

Yungblud: “I wanted to write my ‘Urban Hymns’ or ‘Back To Black’”

King Princess: “When Harry Styles tweeted about me, it was a huge deal”

The Avalanches: “Now we’re just a regular band instead of the band who made an amazing debut”

Pale Waves: “I’ve been hiding who I am for so long now. I don’t wanna do that any more”

MORE NEWS

Vera Farmiga and Florence Pugh join cast of Disney+ series ‘Hawkeye’

Listen to Iggy Pop’s French language cover of Elvis Costello’s ‘No Flag’

Bastille surprise fans with new ‘Goosebumps’ EP

‘Scream’ reboot gave cast members fake scripts to keep them guessing

Nadine Shah on “paltry” streaming revenue for musicians: “I temporarily had to move back in with my parents”

‘Logan’ star Dafne Keen reveals there were plans for a sequel

100 gecs share new Christmas ska song ‘sympathy 4 the grinch’

George Lucas explains “painful” decision to sell ‘Star Wars’ to Disney

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

The Lounge Society: Yorkshire teens making political punk for the dancefloor

Caro – ‘Burrows’ review: mischievous and meticulous art-pop on Leeds trio’s debut

3rd December 2020

Jorja Smith teams up with Enny for new ‘Peng Black Girls’ remix

Flohio: pummelling electro-rap from Bermondsey-based Streets collaborator

FILM & TV NEWS

Pinegrove share updated version of ‘Morningtime’ for new film ‘Amperland, NY’

Vera Farmiga and Florence Pugh join cast of Disney+ series ‘Hawkeye’

‘Scream’ reboot gave cast members fake scripts to keep them guessing

‘Logan’ star Dafne Keen reveals there were plans for a sequel

George Lucas explains “painful” decision to sell ‘Star Wars’ to Disney

‘Fear The Walking Dead’ renewed for season seven

‘The End Of The F***ing World’ season three could happen “in a few years’ time”

‘The Godfather 4’ could still happen, says Paramount

FILM REVIEWS

‘The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone’ review: Coppola trims the fat on his prize turkey

2nd December 2020

‘Finding Agnes’ review: unfussy Filipino drama buried by the Netflix algorithm

1st December 2020

‘Red, White and Blue’ review: John Boyega’s brave policeman is his best work yet

29th November 2020

‘The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two’ review: lumps of coal wrapped up in a sparkly stocking

27th November 2020

GAMING NEWS

‘Tales Of’ series to host 25th anniversary stream later this month

‘Persona 5 Scramble’ to be released in the West early next year

‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ is getting its first new map later this month

Eight-year-old ‘Fortnite’ player signed to esports organization, Team 33

Mysterious, unfinished skin appears on ‘Fortnite’ Season Five

Fully scaled RTX 3070 gaming PC built in ‘Minecraft’ took 45 hours

ComplexCon becomes ComplexLand in new virtual festival

The official ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ strategy guide is 464 pages long

GAME REVIEWS

‘Haven’ review: a spry and stylish RPG adventure held together by love

3rd December 2020

‘Empire Of Sin’ review: slick strategy mired by sloppy execution

30th November 2020

‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ review: top-notch production can’t mask its problematic politics

23rd November 2020

‘Demon’s Souls’ review: a cult classic reborn

18th November 2020