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LATEST NEWS

Shygirl announces UK and European tour

Elton John praises Blackpool footballer Jake Daniels after coming out: “A courageous and game-changing statement”

‘Game Of Thrones’ star Kit Harington cast in Mary Shelley film ‘Mary’s Monster’

Witch Fever announce debut album ‘Congregation’ and share its title track

‘Succession’ fans praise “spot-on” parody in ‘The Simpsons’

Flume on “nervous” stint working with Damon Albarn and how SOPHIE helped him make new album

ALBUM REVIEWS

Kendrick Lamar – ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ review: a cathartic, soul-baring autobiography

Kevin Morby – ‘This Is A Photograph’ review: heart-bursting, life-affirming beauty

The Smile – ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’: free and easy Radiohead side-project

Florence + The Machine – ‘Dance Fever’ review: the triumphant sound of a singer reborn

FEATURES

Joan Jett: “Ted Nugent’s criticism? It’s what I’ve dealt with my whole life – being written off”

A new study says music fans care the most about climate change. Now we need an anthem

Warpaint on their healing new album: “We’re a family – I feel like these are my sisters”

Warren Ellis on nearly 30 years with Nick Cave: “I’m there for him, whatever he wants”

‘Heartstopper’ stars Kit Connor and Joe Locke answer your burning questions

“It’s the ultimate battle of the bands!” – why Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition is more vital than ever

GIG REVIEWS

My Chemical Romance live in Cornwall: giddy rock’n’roll from returning emo heroes

KPOP.FLEX Frankfurt 2022 review: witnessing K-pop artists live will never not be worth it

Piri and Tommy Villiers live at The Great Escape: banging bedroom beats from a couple in perfect harmony

ArrDee live at The Great Escape: euphoric homecoming for Brighton’s boy wonder

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Rachel Chinouriri: “It’s important to define who I am, as someone that is Black and involved in indie”

Rosie Perez: “I would’ve killed to work with someone like Beyoncé”

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Flume

Abby Roberts: “People think they know the full picture of my life from a 15-second TikTok”

Finn Askew on playing his first-ever international gigs: “To be shown love in a country that is not mine is so beautiful”

Crawlers at The Great Escape 2022: “I made unintelligible noises when I found out we’d be supporting My Chemical Romance”

THE BIG READ

Tomorrow X Together: “Our fans are always there by our side. That’s why they’re our heroes”

Arcade Fire: “‘WE’ connects the dots between everything we’ve ever done”

Kehlani: “I’m really in a lighter, more mature, happy, fun space”

Fontaines D.C.: “People are looking to me for answers. What the fuck do I know?”

MORE NEWS

Listen to Nia Archives and Watch The Ride’s new single ‘Mash Up The Dance’

Taylor Hawkins’ friends claim he was uncomfortable with Foo Fighters’ touring schedule before his death

Neil Patrick Harris apologises for Amy Winehouse corpse joke after photo resurfaces

Nina Kraviz dropped from Clone Distribution over alleged “pro-Putin” views

Kehlani announces UK, European and North American tour

The Killers to headline Poland’s Open’er Festival 2022

N-Dubz announce their reunion, new single and UK arena tour

Chris Rock mocks Johnny Depp trial during stand-up set: “Believe all women except Amber Heard”

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

The 10 best acts we saw at The Great Escape 2022

ArrDee live at The Great Escape: euphoric homecoming for Brighton’s boy wonder

Priya Ragu live at The Great Escape: a floor-shaking party starter

Piri and Tommy Villiers live at The Great Escape: banging bedroom beats from a couple in perfect harmony

FILM & TV NEWS

‘Game Of Thrones’ star Kit Harington cast in Mary Shelley film ‘Mary’s Monster’

‘Succession’ fans praise “spot-on” parody in ‘The Simpsons’

Neil Patrick Harris apologises for Amy Winehouse corpse joke after photo resurfaces

Chris Rock mocks Johnny Depp trial during stand-up set: “Believe all women except Amber Heard”

Watch the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming K-drama ‘Welcome To Wedding Hell’

‘Predator’ prequel film ‘Prey’ gets thrilling first teaser and release date

‘Ted Lasso’ star teases season three release date

‘The Boys’ season three trailer introduces Soldier Boy

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Men’ review: bloodthirsty folk-horror oddity that’s not for the squeamish

‘This Much I Know To Be True’ review: an engrossing and intimate portrait of Nick Cave

‘Our Father’ review: real-life tragedy is reduced to a salacious bit of bin-juice bingeing

‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ review: a head-spinning, high-energy adventure

GAMING NEWS

‘Kerbal Space Program 2’ delayed to early 2023

‘FIFA’ is a “great brand” following its split from EA says Take-Two

THQ Nordic reveals medieval action-strategy ‘The Valiant’

‘Scavengers’ console release scrapped after developer sold to Behaviour Interactive

Sony and Insomniac will donate to reproductive rights charity amid internal dispute

Draknek launches New Voices Puzzle Grant to tackle under-representation

‘Fall Guys’ is going free-to-play for all platforms

‘Salt And Sacrifice’ PlayStation prices forced to rise in some regions

GAME REVIEWS

‘Stellaris: Overlord’ review: an exciting, if unessential expansion for the sci-fi strategy masterpiece

‘Soundfall’ review: a musical celebration

‘Rogue Legacy 2’ review: a triumph of procedural game design

‘Trek To Yomi’ review: a stylish, spiritual slice of samurai action