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The best albums of 2023
Here are 50 records from 2023 that encapsulated the full human experience and are worth treasuring and holding tightly.
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The 50 best songs of 2023
The 20 best games of 2023
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Queens Of The Stone Age: “I was trying to write my way out of my troubles”
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Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer reunite in ‘Painting Birds’ Christmas special
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ATEEZ announce 2024 world tour ‘Towards the Light: Will to Power’
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ALBUM REVIEWS
Nicki Minaj – ‘Pink Friday 2’ review: blockbuster sequel lives up to the hype
Dolly Parton – ‘Rockstar’ review: Queen of Country throws up the Devil horns
Red Velvet – ‘Chill Kill’ review: deliciously dark, delightfully macabre
PinkPantheress – ‘Heaven Knows’ review: the blueprint for the future of British pop
FEATURES
Shane MacGowan, 1957-2023: an uncompromising, chaotic one of a kind
‘Napoleon’ review: swords, sex and musket fire in an unmissable historical epic
Simu Liu: “Opportunities don’t grow on trees for people who look like me”
Emerald Fennell is well aware of her own privilege: “Class is such a fixation in this country”
‘Persona 5 Tactica’ review: a cutesy strategy with surprising emotional depth
G Flip on their new album ‘Drummer’, their six ARIA nominations and becoming the queer non-binary rolemodel they always wanted
GIG REVIEWS
Johnny Marr live in Manchester: a stirring homecoming for one of the city’s proudest sons
21 Savage live in London: a fiery, long-overdue homecoming
Heartworms live in London: British rock’s newest cult heroes go to war
Jessie Ware live in London: a ray of light in an increasingly gloomy world
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
Queens Of The Stone Age: “I was trying to write my way out of my troubles”
Kurt Cobain “made a huge difference to how the LGBTQ+ community was perceived,” says writer of new play
Soundtrack Of My Life: Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett
Elmiene: a trailblazing artist in full command of their sound
Cash Cobain talks working with PinkPantheress and pioneering drill rap
Kasabian talk “insane” 2024 homecoming show and “psychedelic” new album ‘Happenings’
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The Last Dinner Party: the newly-coronated monarchs of baroque-pop
Lola Brooke: the small but mighty MC making big moves
Wasia Project: jazz-pop ballads to make your heart skip a beat
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Nicki Minaj teases the upcoming release of four more ‘Pink Friday 2’ songs
Ryan Gosling told Greta Gerwig ‘I’m Just Ken’ “speaks to him very deeply”
Watch The Pogues reunite to sing ‘The Parting Glass’ at Shane MacGowan’s funeral
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first to ever gross $1billion
Glen Hansard and Lisa O’Neill perform ‘Fairytale of New York’ at Shane MacGowan’s funeral
RADAR - NEW MUSIC
Elmiene: a trailblazing artist in full command of their sound
Antony Szmierek: Mancunian’s joyful ‘pop poetry’ cuts through the noise
O. – ‘Slice’ EP review: two artists with an undeniable synergy
Lifesize Teddy: the formidable new talent revolutionising the sound of Afrobeats
FILM & TV NEWS
Ryan O’Neal, 70s Hollywood icon, dies at 82
Tom Cruise is sending out hundreds of Christmas cakes as presents
Keanu Reeves’ Hollywood mansion burgled by men in ski masks
These are the best anime movies of all time according to critics
‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ winner still hasn’t received any money 10 months later
Johnny Depp salutes “maestro” Shane MacGowan during funeral reading
‘Yellowstone’ star Cole Hauser reportedly got into fight with creator Taylor Sheridan
Exclusive: Watch a new clip from ‘John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial’
FILM & TV REVIEWS
‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ review: anime adaptation can’t meet sky-high expectations
‘The Marvels’ review: a quirky cosmic caper that lacks punch
‘Robbie Williams’ review: Netflix doc makes clear the perils of pop stardom
‘How To Have Sex’ review: a post-GCSEs blowout gone bad
GAMING NEWS
‘Skull & Bones’ gets another release date at The Game Awards
Meet ‘Pine Hearts’, the cosy indie game set in a “Souls-like” caravan park
Sega reveals new ‘Jet Set Radio’ and ‘Crazy Taxi’ games are in the works
Loren Allred reveals what it’s like to sing as Aerith in the ‘Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’ theme song
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ surprise launches on Xbox after winning Game Of The Year
There’s a new ‘Blade’ game on the way
Abubakar Salim talks exploring grief and Bantu culture with ‘Tales Of Kenzera: Zau’
The Game Awards 2023: see the full list of winners
GAME REVIEWS
‘Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora’ review: a stunning world let down by lacklustre action
‘Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader’ review: a sci-fi epic for ‘Baldur’s Gate’ fans
‘Super Mario RPG’ review: a fantastic remake of Mario’s ‘Final Fantasy’-style adventure
‘Persona 5 Tactica’ review: a cutesy strategy with surprising emotional depth