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Angel Olsen: “I’m just as lost as everybody else”

The darkly funny musician on her latest release, ‘Whole New Mess’, which peels back the layers of her songwriting process and mysterious persona

El Hunt - 14th August 2020

LATEST NEWS

Corey Taylor guests on Tech N9ne’s new single ‘Bitch Slap’

Snoop Dogg shares Nipsey Hussle tribute song, ‘Nipsey Blue’

Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway To Heaven’ copyright case may go back to court

Watch Jason Momoa jam Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Higher Ground’ on his new bass

Nas disses Doja Cat on new song ‘Ultra Black’

Beck reflects on 2015 Kanye West GRAMMYs moment: “He was disappointed”

ALBUM REVIEWS

Biffy Clyro – ‘A Celebration Of Endings’ review: a bright and bombastic ode to starting again

13th August 2020

Orville Peck – ‘Show Pony’ EP review: the lone ranger’s second great release on the trot

12th August 2020

The Japanese House – ‘Chewing Cotton Wool’ EP: Bon Iver appears on lush and radio-ready collection

12th August 2020

Burna Boy – ‘Twice As Tall’ review: global giant continues compelling bid for world domination

14th August 2020

FEATURES

“We might not re-open”: on the scene at Manchester’s #WeMakeEvents march

Every AC/DC song with “rock” in the title – ranked in order of how much they rock

How Cardi B squashed the concept of the female rap beef

10 years on, ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ is still the best comic book movie

Martin Birch’s best songs, from Black Sabbath to Fleetwood Mac and Iron Maiden

“Normal wasn’t good enough”: why gig-going needs to change after lockdown

GIG REVIEWS

Sam Fender live in Newcastle: hometown hero lifts gloom with life-affirming, groundbreaking show

14th August 2020

bdrmm live in Hull: Shoegazers trigger all the senses in sweaty homecoming showcase

14th August 2020

Charli XCX live in Los Angeles: star’s beleaguered Boiler Room set is all too fitting for 2020

14th August 2020

Biig Piig live in London: up-and-coming Irish talent eats up the stage at socially distanced charity gig

10th August 2020

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

“I hope it brings change”: Jade Anouka on her powerful new short film ‘Her & Her’

Soundtrack Of My Life: Robert Webb

Angel Olsen: “I’m just as lost as everybody else”

Incubus’ Brandon Boyd on lockdown life, new solo material and the time he met Prince

Glasvegas on their new single, album and tour dates: “I didn’t intend to take this long”

UB40’s Ali Campbell: “There will never be a reunion between me and my brother”

THE BIG READ

Angel Olsen: “I’m just as lost as everybody else”

Burna Boy: “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it”

Dominic Fike: “My music is crazy – it blends, it’s weird and it’s all different types of shit”

Arlo Parks: “I feel like I’m 10 and 100 at once”

MORE NEWS

Billie Eilish has been announced to play at the 2020 Democratic Convention

Check out RZA’s new ice cream truck jingle for Good Humor

Taylor Swift stays at Number One in the UK album chart for a third week with ‘Folklore’

Socially distanced gigs “won’t work in around two thirds of UK music venues”

Angel Olsen says she predicted 2020 “would be the year of burning trash”

Daniel Kaluuya joins Netflix’s ‘The Upper World’, a “time-bending” south London sci-fi

Cardi B says more male rappers should be fighting for Breonna Taylor

Dennis Quaid adopts cat named after him: “I’m out to save all the Dennis Quaids”

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

bdrmm live in Hull: Shoegazers trigger all the senses in sweaty homecoming showcase

14th August 2020

Radar Roundup – August 14, 2020: The killer new music you need to hear this week

14th August 2020

Sea Girls – ‘Open Up Your Head’ review: introspective indie anthems for anxious times

13th August 2020

Listen to Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu’s new single ‘Renegade Breakdown’

12th August 2020

FILM & TV NEWS

Watch Jason Momoa jam Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Higher Ground’ on his new bass

Daniel Kaluuya joins Netflix’s ‘The Upper World’, a “time-bending” south London sci-fi

Dennis Quaid adopts cat named after him: “I’m out to save all the Dennis Quaids”

Vue in final talks to secure £100m debt package to face coronavirus crisis

Cuba Gooding Jr faces groping accusation from 30 women, court hears

‘Succession’ star Brian Cox reveals coronavirus diagnosis

‘Sex Education’ is looking for extras for season three

‘Chernobyl’ creators to make new HBO horror series ‘The Baby’

FILM REVIEWS

‘Spree’ review: Joe Keery’s taxi-based horror is a fun, blood-soaked ride

14th August 2020

‘Project Power’ review: pills, thrills and mixtapes in Netflix’s drug-fuelled superhero romp

14th August 2020

‘Babyteeth’ review: terminally-ill teen in class-crossed romance down under

13th August 2020

‘Boys State’ review: Gen Z politicos scrap for the future of democracy

11th August 2020

GAMING NEWS

Watch the first 15 eerie minutes of the ‘Alan Wake’ expansion for ‘Control’

Warner Bros. Games Montreal to announce new game at DC FanDome

‘WWE 2K Battlegrounds’ game modes explained

2K Games details new ‘NBA 2K21’ gameplay changes

New ‘Star Wars Squadrons’ loadout customisation details revealed

Miles Morales will be getting a “full arc” in upcoming ‘Spider-Man’ game

EA Sports outline changes made in ‘FIFA 21’ career mode

Xbox head on ‘Halo Infinite’ delay: “It’s disappointing to us”

GAME REVIEWS

‘Skully’ review: a classic platform game with a weak and predictable plot line

12th August 2020

‘Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout’ review: a hilarious, non-violent battle royale alternative

5th August 2020

‘Skater XL’ review: the closest gaming has gotten to the real thing

30th July 2020

‘Carrion’ review: a blood-soaked sci-fi horror that loses its way

29th July 2020