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KATSEYE – ‘Wild’ EP review: global girl group struggle to find the sweet spot

Two years, three EPs and multiple hit songs in, and it’s still no clearer where the global girl group are taking their music

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Este Haim on scoring Bella Ramsey film ‘Sunny Dancer’ and Haim’s New York-inspired fifth album

Dominic Sessa on why Anthony Bourdain’s life “was not a tragedy” but “a symbol of hope”

How ‘Diablo’ continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrack

Nate Sib is finding peace and purpose in his pop mission

This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. It’s made Nate Amos an indie darling

Robbie Williams shares autism diagnosis

‘Elden Ring’ inspired a black metal solo album from Svalbard’s Serena Cherry

Brian May badly recreates iconic Queen album cover to prove dangers of AI: “So this is the kind of intelligence that will soon be...

‘Lord Of The Rings’ classic game gets surprise remaster – and more are on the way

Watch Matthew McConaughey cover Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin Texas’ on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’

‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’ sequel will launch in the next 19 months

ALBUM REVIEWS

Phoebe Bridgers – ‘Lost Weekend’ review: indie’s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus

Getdown Services – ‘Massive Champion’ review: an unlikely triumph of heart and humour

KATSEYE – ‘Wild’ EP review: global girl group struggle to find the sweet spot

Jorja Smith – ‘What Are The Odds’ review: embracing catharsis on the dancefloor

FEATURES

Growth, girlhood, and getting down: for FLO, ‘Therapy At The Club’ captures the spirit of life and love in your twenties

Finn Wolfhard on his first post-’Stranger Things’ album: “These songs are less personal and more about characters”

Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway have god-tier concert histories

‘Silent Hill’s unsettling soundtrack was always meant to give you nightmares

UK drill pioneer PS Hitsquad on his solo debut: “I feel like I’ve spent my whole life on license”

Jackson Connor’s ‘Tip Toe’ breakout has been a long time coming

GIG REVIEWS

Bring Me The Horizon and Rose Gray took Sziget Festival 2026 to new heights

Florence + The Machine and Fcukers kept the party going at Sziget 2026 day three

Twenty One Pilots and Ashnikko conjured their own worlds on day two at Sziget Festival 2026

Sombr and Dijon ripped up the rulebook on day one at Sziget Festival 2026

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Este Haim on scoring Bella Ramsey film ‘Sunny Dancer’ and Haim’s New York-inspired fifth album

GLU’s Michael Shuman on new ‘Pony Boy EP’, album plans and why Queens Of The Stone Age won’t headline stadiums

Dominic Sessa on why Anthony Bourdain’s life “was not a tragedy” but “a symbol of hope”

Meet KatzPascale, the chamber music duo putting audiences in a trance

This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. It’s made Nate Amos an indie darling

The cursed story of ‘The Wicker Man’ has a new tragic chapter

THE COVER

Nate Sib is finding peace and purpose in his pop mission

Sailor Honeymoon conjure up a world of defiant, irreverent imperfection

Chanel Beads: the stuff of waking dreams

MORE NEWS

Grammys may reconsider Asian Pop Award after BTS’ boycott: “Some artists feel this category isn’t representing the music they create”

Full credits to Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Lost Weekend’ show Alex G, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, Conor Oberst, and “Son-John Johnson” (believed to be Cameron Winter)

Johnny Marr shares “brilliant answer” he got from Paul McCartney about the break-up of The Smiths

Phoebe Bridgers leads fans around roller-skating rink at ‘Lost Weekend’ listening party

The Kinks’ Dave Davies clarifies comments on The Beatles, calling John Lennon “difficult”

Watch Hungarian singer join Bring Me the Horizon for brutal ‘Pray For Plagues’ at Sziget Festival 2026

Courtney Love says her new solo album is “done” and “really good”, as she shares how she “almost died” and “lost all my hair”...

See first look at newly-renamed The Simpsons movie

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

iKeda is building her own world full of bubbly electropop gold

Little Grandad: the alt-country band speeding towards stardom

NYC trio Chanpan make fresh, unpredictable alt-pop that plays by their own rules

Argentinian dance duo EQ are fighting for their right to party

FILM & TV NEWS

Marvel reveal new ‘X-Men’ cast, including Adam Driver as Mister Sinister

See first look at newly-renamed The Simpsons movie

‘Black Mirror’ director turns down offer to work on ‘Harry Potter’ series: “Absolutely fucking not”

Matthew McConaughey name-dropped Jennifer Lopez when he got pulled over by Mexican police

Footage shows Dave Chappelle protesting Fugees’ set being cut short at Lauryn Hill’s Diaspora Calling! festival: “You’re fucking up history”

‘The Office’ star Lucy Davis “in shock” from “overwhelming” response to cancer announcement

Immersive David Lynch and ‘Twin Peaks’ celebration event coming to London next month

Matthew McConaughey turned down ‘The Last Of Us’ TV show lead role

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Tony’ review: a mostly delicious taste of pre-fame Anthony Bourdain

‘Lanterns’ review: buddy-cop drama is worlds away from Ryan Reynolds’ comic book disaster

‘Alley Cats’ review: look what Ricky Gervais has dragged in

‘The Shards’ review: ‘American Psycho’ author’s stabby meta-memoir is an LA horror story

GAMING NEWS

‘Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy’ soundtrack is coming to streaming next week

‘Sonic’, ‘Tetris’ and more classic games are coming to ‘Fortnite’

‘Elden Ring’ inspired a black metal solo album from Svalbard’s Serena Cherry

Matthew McConaughey turned down ‘The Last Of Us’ TV show lead role

Pokémon fans are convinced ‘Ruby & Sapphire’ are coming to the Switch this year

‘Helldivers 2’ expanded soundtrack hits streaming

‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’ sequel will launch in the next 19 months

‘Hogwarts Legacy 2’ is officially in the works

GAME REVIEWS

‘Beast Of Reincarnation’ review: the most forgettable game of 2026

‘Halo: Campaign Evolved’ review: experience Xbox’s first masterpiece anew

‘Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’ review: a treasure chest of sea-faring adventures

Mixtape review: casual gamer’s dream with a killer soundtrack