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Dizzee Rascal: “This album is making a statement – I’m a fucking serious rapper”

Following chart success and a globe-trotting career, the rapper finds inspiration in his east London locality Bow for album seven

Dhruva Balram - 25th September 2020

LATEST NEWS

One man’s old TV has been blocking this Welsh village’s broadband for 18 months

Samuel L. Jackson to play Nick Fury in new Marvel series coming to Disney+

Listen to two new songs by Jessie Reyez, ‘Sugar At Night’ and ‘No One’s In The Room’

Grimes and BloodPop’s manager launches app to help artists understand record deals

Travis Scott says M.I.A. is “the illest of all time” following collaboration release

The Doobie Brothers’ lawyer writes glib letter to Bill Murray accusing him of copyright infringement

ALBUM REVIEWS

Deftones – ‘Ohms’ review: filthy metal anthems packing serious emotional clout

22nd September 2020

IDLES – ‘Ultra Mono’ review: a blistering attempt to calcify the faithful

21st September 2020

Public Enemy – ‘What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?’ review: the rap icons’ finest, most fearless effort in decades

23rd September 2020

Sufjan Stevens – ‘The Ascension’: a sprawling and powerful dissection of modern humanity

23rd September 2020

FEATURES

Where are all the female headliners? Festival bookers, bands and fans weigh in on how to change the narrative

Deftones: “Even in our worst moments, we persevere”

Ian Brown’s ‘red pill rock’ is the dumbest protest genre ever

Your next night out, sponsored by Boris Johnson’s rulebook

‘The Boys’ season two episode six recap: Stromfront’s Nazi past is uncovered

Gillian Jacobs: “A time-leap season of ‘Love’ would be fascinating”

GIG REVIEWS

“It’s brilliant!”: on the scene at Wild Fields, one of the UK’s only socially distanced music festivals

Sleaford Mods live in London: a rallying cry for the swelling ranks of angry pandemic jobseekers

14th September 2020

Margo Price live in Nashville: conservative-baiting country queen rocks harder than ever

10th September 2020

Declan McKenna live in London: baby Bowie skips through glam-pop for the pandemic age

7th September 2020

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Woody Harrelson: “Actors can be needy – I try not to be a burden”

Chuck D: “Public Enemy, Run DMC and Beastie Boys on one track was a utopian moment for me”

Judas Priest’s Rob Halford on his brutally honest autobiography – and encouraging a dialogue around abuse

Soundtrack Of My Life: Oscar Isaac

Leah Weller on new music and finding her voice: “My dad wasn’t super thrilled with my Marilyn Manson era”

Sløtface share new single ‘Doctor’ and tell us about their new acoustic album and covering Sophie-Ellis Bextor

THE BIG READ

Dizzee Rascal: “This album is making a statement – I’m a fucking serious rapper”

IDLES: “Loads of people don’t fucking like us”

Rico Nasty: “I definitely resonate with being a pop-punk princess”

Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now”

MORE NEWS

Sam Claflin is ready to return for ‘Peaky Blinders’ season six: “I’m growing the tache out now”

Filter’s Richard Patrick says he quit Nine Inch Nails after Trent Reznor told him to deliver pizza

‘Sound of Metal’: Riz Ahmed plays a heavy metal drummer losing his hearing

Listen to Machine Gun Kelly and Halsey’s pop-punk collaboration, ‘Forget Me Too’

Nigerian producer closes Netflix’s first multi-title African deal

Sufjan Stevens says performing at 2018 Oscars was “traumatising”

Lizzo on the future of body-positivity: “I owe it to the people who started this to not just stop here”

Taio Cruz quits TikTok after having ”suicidal thoughts”

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Pillow Queens – ‘In Waiting’ review: debut that takes you right to the heart of modern Ireland

25th September 2020

Grandson announces details of his debut album, ‘Death of an Optimist’

Oklou – ‘Galore’ review: an avant-garde mixtape that hints at the future of pop

24th September 2020

Ruby Fields shares gritty new single ‘Pretty Grim’

FILM & TV NEWS

One man’s old TV has been blocking this Welsh village’s broadband for 18 months

Samuel L. Jackson to play Nick Fury in new Marvel series coming to Disney+

The Doobie Brothers’ lawyer writes glib letter to Bill Murray accusing him of copyright infringement

Sam Claflin is ready to return for ‘Peaky Blinders’ season six: “I’m growing the tache out now”

‘Sound of Metal’: Riz Ahmed plays a heavy metal drummer losing his hearing

Nigerian producer closes Netflix’s first multi-title African deal

Sufjan Stevens says performing at 2018 Oscars was “traumatising”

Carole Baskin’s husband says Joe Exotic “belongs in jail”

FILM REVIEWS

‘Schemers’ review: upstart gig promoter bets it all on a rock and roll dream

25th September 2020

‘Monsoon’ review: soul-searching in Saigon with Henry Golding

25th September 2020

‘Enola Holmes’ review: Sherlock’s cooler, smarter kid sister is on the case

23rd September 2020

‘All In: The Fight For Democracy’ review: lifting the lid on America’s murky electoral past

18th September 2020

GAMING NEWS

‘Metal Gear Solid’ and more Konami games are out now on PC

‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Halloween update arrives next week

Here’s a look at the new ‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ subway system

Nintendo surprise releases brand-new ‘Kirby Fighters’ game

‘Rocket League’ passes 1million concurrent players after going free-to-play

Hideo Kojima, Geoff Keighley join new Tribeca Film Festival gaming advisory board

Sega is reportedly developing a live-action ‘Yakuza’ film

Check out two new local multiplayer modes for ‘Crash Bandicoot 4’

GAME REVIEWS

‘Serious Sam 4’ review: dumb fun that gets old quick

25th September 2020

‘Mafia: Definitive Edition’ review: a gorgeous remake bogged down by dated gameplay

24th September 2020

‘Pendragon’ review: chess and Arthurian legend collide to generate stories both beautiful and tragic

24th September 2020

‘WWE 2K Battlegrounds’ review: a fun arcade game with too many loose ends

22nd September 2020