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

The Texan band are blending garage-rock with electronica – and doing it so dynamically that they're playing Coachella

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

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

‘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

Nick Cave on making peace with the artists that have “disappointed” him

Fontaines D.C. share pummelling new single ‘Starburster’ and announce new album ‘ROMANCE’

After once calling her a “genius”, Courtney Love says Lana Del Rey “should really take seven years off”

‘Friends’ actor Olivia Williams describes “harrowing” experience as guest star

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

Square Enix to release 175 track ‘Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth’ soundtrack

ALBUM REVIEWS

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

Maggie Rogers – ‘Don’t Forget Me’ review: wistful road trip record acts as a sonic reboot

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

FEATURES

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

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

AURORA talks ‘What Happened To The Heart?’: “Apathy is the biggest enemy to progress”

Faye Webster is more than a sad girl indie star

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

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”

Palace talk “ferocious, beautiful” new album ‘Ultrasound’: “There is often great hope to be found in difficult times”

Soundtrack Of My Life: All Saints’ Shaznay Lewis

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

Melissa Barrera felt “lonely and scared” after ‘Scream’ firing

Steve Buscemi is going to be in ‘Wednesday’ season two

Jason Aalon Butler speaks out on the anniversary of Letlive. and teases reissue and reunion tour

Michael J. Fox says “amazing” Taylor Swift “changes the way the world works”

Pale Saints guitarist Graeme Naysmith has died, age 57

Zendaya weighs in on ‘Euphoria’ delay: “It’s beyond me”

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

Frank Sinatra biopic reportedly casting Leonardo DiCaprio, with Martin Scorsese to direct

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Bowling with Alessi Rose, defender of ultra-chaotic and confessional pop

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

Ugly – ‘Twice Around The Sun’ EP review: ambitious six-piece enter a brave new world

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

FILM & TV NEWS

Melissa Barrera felt “lonely and scared” after ‘Scream’ firing

Steve Buscemi is going to be in ‘Wednesday’ season two

Zendaya weighs in on ‘Euphoria’ delay: “It’s beyond me”

Frank Sinatra biopic reportedly casting Leonardo DiCaprio, with Martin Scorsese to direct

Hollywood producer Carol Baum hits out at Sydney Sweeney: “She can’t act”

Seth MacFarlane doesn’t see “a good reason” to end ‘Family Guy’

Quentin Tarantino’s final movie gets post-strikes update

‘Shōgun’ just released “the best TV episode of the year”, according to critics

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

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

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

‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ fans get ray of hope as game is rated in Australia