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

The funny-as-fuck actor on his favourite art form – and its big night at the Royal Albert Hall

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

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

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

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

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

IDLES’ Joe Talbot on which song is “like a bad haircut”: “That’s why we don’t play it – it’s not me”

Dozens more artists join Great Escape 2024 boycott, as half the line-up demands festival drop Barclays sponsor in solidarity with Palestine

Glastonbury 2024: how to get tickets in the re-sale and everything you need to know

Newcastle United goalie Loris Karius and fiancée reportedly denied entry to Berghain due to fashion choices

LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura on the group’s Coachella debut: “No one is perfect”

‘Grand Theft Auto’ publisher Take-Two lays-off hundreds of staff and cancels games

ALBUM REVIEWS

Lucy Rose – ‘This Ain’t The Way You Go Out’ review: a roaring comeback

Pearl Jam – ‘Dark Matter’ review: some of their strongest work in recent memory

Girl In Red – ‘I’m Doing It Again Baby!’ review: fun, free but too few risks

Nia Archives – ‘Silence Is Loud’ review: reflective jungle from an essential new star

FEATURES

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”

Mdou Moctar: one of the world’s most exciting and important rock bands

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

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis tells us about The Yaw and his record with Tony Allen: “Our spirits got on”

Perrie on going solo: ‘I knew I could sing, obviously. But I didn’t know if I could write music from scratch’

GIG REVIEWS

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

LE SSERAFIM live at Coachella 2024: K-pop girl group get raw and loose

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

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

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

Late Night Drive Home are speeding out of smalltown Texas and into the big league

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis tells us about The Yaw and his record with Tony Allen: “Our spirits got on”

The Beatles’ 1970 ‘Let It Be’ documentary to be re-released on Disney+

Huey Morgan: “Reggie Kray wanted to collaborate on music with me”

THE COVER

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”

Nemzzz, UK rap’s hardest-working new star: “Manchester builds you differently”

MORE NEWS

Taylor Swift’s ‘Fortnight’ with Post Malone to be album’s lead single, video to premiere on Friday

‘Taylor Swift leak’ banned from search on Twitter/X ahead of ‘Tortured Poets Department’ release

Allman Brothers co-founder and guitarist Dickey Betts dies, age 80

Been Stellar share mesmerising new single ‘Sweet’

Fans react as Glastonbury 2024 ticket and coach re-sale tickets sell out in 18 minutes

Terry Jones threw typewriter at John Cleese during Monty Python row, says Sir Michael Palin

Netflix confirms ‘The Witcher’ will end with season 5

Glastonbury 2024: how to get tickets in the re-sale and everything you need to know

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

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

Late Night Drive Home are speeding out of smalltown Texas and into the big league

FILM & TV NEWS

Frequent Cillian Murphy collaborator Stephen Rea reveals why ‘Oppenheimer’ star is so “special”

Terry Jones threw typewriter at John Cleese during Monty Python row, says Sir Michael Palin

Netflix confirms ‘The Witcher’ will end with season 5

Donald Trump mixes up Jimmy Kimmel and Al Pacino in weird rant

Sydney Sweeney hits back at producer who said she “can’t act”

Watch Timothée Chalamet sing as Bob Dylan in first biopic footage

Warwick Davis pays tribute to wife Samantha, who has died aged 53

Park Chan-wook is developing an English-language ‘Oldboy’ TV series

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

‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’ has been revealed – and it’s launching this year

These are the most-visited gaming sites in the UK

‘Stardew Valley’ fans have a new queer anthem

‘Life By You’ director says modders can “monetise all you want”

Todd Howard clarifies ‘Fallout’ timeline confusion

Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase featured lots of cosy games and cats

‘Hades 2’ confirms public technical test will begin “shortly”

Hasbro wants a sequel to ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ even if Larian aren’t involved