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Steven Knight on ‘This Town’ and his big-budget ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie

From Coventry's two-tone icons to the baddest gangsters in Brum

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The party never sleeps: Fat Dog unleashed in America

St. Vincent – ‘All Born Screaming’ review: life, death and Dave Grohl on drums

Nina Cobham: the bilingual singer shaking up Manchester’s pop scene

‘Sand Land’ review: a charming adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s legendary manga

Pet Shop Boys: “This is our queer album”

Watch The 1975’s Matty Healy respond to Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron on how he got a cease-and-desist letter from KISS as a teen: “We didn’t really think ahead there”

This underrated Cillian Murphy film is now a hit on Netflix

Glastonbury 2024: check out the full line-up and stage splits so far

ENHYPEN announce dates for 2024 ‘Fate Plus’ encore world tour

‘Fallout’ TV series causes music streams to double

ALBUM REVIEWS

Pet Shop Boys – ‘Nonetheless’ review: still setting pop’s benchmark

Justice – ‘Hyperdrama’ review: a blockbuster return from dominant dance duo

St. Vincent – ‘All Born Screaming’ review: life, death and Dave Grohl on drums

Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep

FEATURES

Taylor Swift: every single album ranked and rated

Pet Shop Boys: “This is our queer album”

Jack Antonoff: “I’ve always felt really misunderstood – it’s like a driving, pounding feeling in me”

Coachella 2024: surprises, technical difficulties and a distinct lack of vibes

Liam Gallagher and John Squire on their long-awaited collaboration: “After all the dust settles, it’s 10 great songs”

Fontaines D.C.’s daring comeback single ‘Starburster’ is their most experimental work yet

GIG REVIEWS

Good Neighbours live in London: TikTok stars spin obvious influences into heartfelt anthems

Doja Cat live at Coachella: an off-the-wall spectacular

The Hives live in London: precision-engineered for a good time

Tyler, The Creator live at Coachella: a brilliant reminder of a cult hero’s power

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Steven Knight on ‘This Town’ and his big-budget ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie

Nina Cobham: the bilingual singer shaking up Manchester’s pop scene

Pet Shop Boys: “This is our queer album”

Ryu Da-in on ‘Pyramid Game’: “School violence cannot be justified”

Jack Antonoff: “I’ve always felt really misunderstood – it’s like a driving, pounding feeling in me”

Ben Schwartz is on a mission to save improv: “So much comedy has been dying”

THE COVER

The party never sleeps: Fat Dog unleashed in America

Lana Lubany: “It never occurred to put elements of my culture in pop music”

Kanii: “I don’t hold back when I express how I feel”

MORE NEWS

Will Young remembers “awful” experience meeting Julia Roberts

ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin denies HYBE’s claims of takeover plans: “It’s HYBE that betrayed me”

Billie Eilish admits she “overreacted” in her reaction to being “outed” by Variety

Nilüfer Yanya returns with grungey new single ‘Like I Say (I Runaway)’

Billie Eilish shares advice John Mayer gave her at start of her career

This underrated Cillian Murphy film is now a hit on Netflix

Florence Welch talks Taylor Swift collaboration, hints at ‘Eras Tour’ appearance in London

Kanye West seemingly confirms ‘Yeezy Porn’ following rumours of adult film company

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Good Neighbours live in London: TikTok stars spin obvious influences into heartfelt anthems

Nxdia is making Arabic alt-pop to heal their inner child

English Teacher – ‘This Could Be Texas’ review: a band who dare to dream

Touring Luxembourg with Francis of Delirium, the indie star making big waves in a tiny country

FILM & TV NEWS

‘The Simpsons’ producer apologises for killing off popular character

Will Young remembers “awful” experience meeting Julia Roberts

This underrated Cillian Murphy film is now a hit on Netflix

Aaron Taylor-Johnson to reportedly star in ’28 Years Later’

‘Baby Reindeer’ creator Richard Gadd urges people to stop trying to work out identity of stalker

Ben Stiller says ‘Zoolander 2’ flop affected him “for a long time”

Ryan Gosling blames ‘Angry Birds’ for killing ‘The Nice Guys’ sequel with Russell Crowe

Quentin Tarantino wanted to bring back classic characters in scrapped final film

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Civil War’ review: Alex Garland glimpses a scary future in this American horror story

‘Back To Black’ review: Marisa Abela makes a worthy Amy Winehouse

‘Fallout’ review: learn to love the bomb in this fun yet flawed adaptation

Ryuichi Sakamoto – ‘Opus’ review: a man alone with a piano and his genius

GAMING NEWS

Fontaines D.C. add extra shows to 2024 ‘Romance’ UK and Ireland tour

Good Neighbours live in London: TikTok stars spin obvious influences into heartfelt anthems

Usher’s son stole his phone to slide into PinkPantheress’ DMs

‘The Simpsons’ producer apologises for killing off popular character

Moody Blues founder Mike Pinder dies, age 82

‘Stellar Blade’ Simple Puzzle answer – how to complete the quest

‘Stellar Blade’ Wisdom Puzzle answer and walkthrough

‘Stellar Blade’ cuts “unintentional” reference to racial slur

GAME REVIEWS

‘Sand Land’ review: a charming adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s legendary manga

‘Tales Of Kenzera: Zau’ review: a beautiful fusion of tragedy and adventure

‘Life Eater’ review: twisted kidnapping simulator strikes at the heart

‘Children Of The Sun’ review: brain-teasing shooter hits the mark