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LATEST NEWS

Bonnaroo Festival has been postponed for a third time

Whitney Houston hologram used without permission from estate

Cardi B and Chance The Rapper lead reactions to Trump and Biden’s presidential debate

Camp Bestival to return in 2021 with line-up led by Fatboy Slim and Kelis

Jorja Smith and Popcaan tease new single ‘Come Over’

The War On Drugs hint at release of new live project

ALBUM REVIEWS

Róisín Murphy – ‘Róisín Machine’ review: euphoric disco anthems to transport you to better times

28th 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 icons’ finest effort in decades

23rd September 2020

Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ review: rap devil proves that pop-punk ain’t dead

28th September 2020

FEATURES

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

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

“You don’t need a crew on a virtual set”: how VFX is helping Hollywood cope with COVID restrictions

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

After Michael Kiwanuka’s surprise Mercury Prize win, stealth award shows should be the future

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

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

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

Joel McHale: “We would do a ‘Community’ movie in a heartbeat”

“It felt like we were changing the world”: inside New Order’s seminal ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’

Guy Garvey on his ‘gnarly’ new solo single, Elbow’s next album and his ‘gothic and theatrical’ new band

Tiwa Savage on the global success of afrobeats: “I’m so proud of the whole spotlight on Africa”

David Attenborough: “Humanity is at a crossroads”

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

Frank Ocean encourages fans to vote in new website initiative

Taylor Swift praises Yungblud’s ‘Cardigan’ mashup: “This took my breath away”

Tame Impala reschedule North American tour dates to July 2021

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever perform ‘Falling Thunder’ from home

Kid Cudi on Kanye West’s support of Donald Trump: “I totally disagree with it”

Zendaya is in talks to play The Ronettes’ Ronnie Spector in forthcoming biopic

Australian music legend Helen Reddy has died, age 78

Kelly Clarkson sued by management firm over alleged unpaid commissions

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Alfie Templeman shares new single ‘Forever Isn’t Long Enough’

Omar Apollo releases new track ‘Dos Uno Nueve’

Pillow Queens: Dublin indie buoyed with messages of much-needed positivity

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

25th September 2020

FILM & TV NEWS

Zendaya is in talks to play The Ronettes’ Ronnie Spector in forthcoming biopic

‘Borat 2’ to be released on Amazon Prime ahead of US presidential election

Netflix rejects criticism of ‘Game Of Thrones’ bosses’ new TV show

‘Moonlight’ director Barry Jenkins tapped to helm ‘Lion King’ prequel

First look teaser at Ewen Bremner’s Alan McGee biopic ‘Creation Stories’ is here

‘Spitting Image’ creator says reboot will parody both right and left-wing figures

Jim Parsons says he didn’t realise he had coronavirus

Robert Pattinson says he might “mess it up” when playing Batman

FILM REVIEWS

‘David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet’ review: the most important film of the year

28th September 2020

‘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

GAMING NEWS

‘Valorant’ patch 1.09 finally nerfs the Operator sniper rifle

‘NBA 2K21’ will be a launch title for both PS5 and Xbox Series X

‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ will allow transfer of save files from PS4 to PS5

Activision is investigating ‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ Season 6 crashes

Watch the new story trailer for ‘Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla’

Nintendo warns Switch owners to ensure consoles are regularly charged

EA Play to join Xbox Game Pass this November, PC in December

Activision has outlined Season 6 for ‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’

GAME REVIEWS

‘Spelunky 2’ review: chaotic new elements and strange new worlds freshen up an all-time classic

29th September 2020

‘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