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‘The Substance’ review: bombastic body horror with plenty to say

Demi Moore stars in a sickening satire of society’s obsession with youth and beauty

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Julian Casablancas sets the world to rights: “We always think we’re so special and beyond the old ways, but we’re not”

‘Agatha All Along’ review: witchy sequel helps Marvel regain its lost powers

Jamie xx – ‘In Waves’ review: star-studded meditations on the dancefloor

ATARASHII GAKKO!: irrepressible and invincible

How Chrissy Costanza became video games’ go-to soundtrack queen

Kylie Minogue announces ‘Tension’ 2025 UK tour

Are The Cure teasing a ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ event in Blackpool?

Courtney Love reflects on 33 years of Hole’s ‘Pretty On The Inside: “I’m still battling Kurt’s damned demons – when do I get to...

Watch Wonder Girls reunite to perform ‘Nobody’, ‘Tell Me’ and ‘So Hot’ for the first time in years

‘Starfield: Shattered Space’ expansion details teased

Watch Bob Dylan perform ‘Desolation Row’ with tiny wrench

ALBUM REVIEWS

Jamie xx – ‘In Waves’ review: star-studded meditations on the dancefloor

Miranda Lambert – ‘Postcards from Texas’ review: feisty, funny and free

Nilüfer Yanya – ‘My Method Actor’: carefully considered, creative songwriting

Mermaid Chunky – ‘Slif Slaf Slof’ review: brilliantly eccentric, funny and inventive avant-pop

FEATURES

Julian Casablancas sets the world to rights: “We always think we’re so special and beyond the old ways, but we’re not”

Colde on his burgeoning career and upcoming English album: “It took six years, but I’m finally here”

American Football: “We fell into this thing totally backwards 25 years ago”

New Beatles play ‘Two Of Us’ explores John and Paul’s final meeting: “Stuff’s gone under the bridge”

Inside the sinister world of Gia Ford

Can Aegon return to the throne in ‘House Of The Dragon’ season three?

GIG REVIEWS

Reading Festival 2024: the most magical moments of summer’s last big blowout

Catfish And The Bottlemen at Reading Festival 2024: soon-to-be stadium band lay their claim

Liam Gallagher live at Reading Festival 2024: the start of a new chapter for Oasis?

Lana Del Rey live at Reading Festival 2024: a classic in the making – despite the “techno”

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Julian Casablancas sets the world to rights: “We always think we’re so special and beyond the old ways, but we’re not”

The WAEVE on how their family life and “the horrors of the world” shaped new album ‘City Lights’

Nigy Boy: this “miracle boy” is the new-gen dancehall artist you need to know

Colde on his burgeoning career and upcoming English album: “It took six years, but I’m finally here”

Madison Beer on support for Chappell Roan: “We forget that our favourite artists are human beings”

Bright Eyes on new album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’, and why “Elon Musk is one of the biggest pieces of shit”

THE COVER

ATARASHII GAKKO!: irrepressible and invincible

Nick Ward sings his truth: “Making music is an act of becoming a better person”

Dora Jar faced her shadow self and remembered how to play

MORE NEWS

Kyle MacLachlan goes Brat in Charli xcx Instagram post: “This feels like a Twin Peaks episode”

Charli XCX was the first person to reach out to Chappell Roan about pressures of fame: “This is about to get really hard”

Coldplay’s Hull shows lead to call for city-wide festival

Stevie Wonder announces surprise last-minute US arena tour

Ricky Gervais accused of bullying by touring partner Robin Ince

Sabrina Carpenter announces ‘A Nonsense Christmas’ special on Netflix

LCD Soundsystem announce winter 2024 NYC ‘Winter Function’ residency

‘Black Mirror’ season seven announced featuring Peter Capaldi, Rashida Jones and more

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Inside the sinister world of Gia Ford

SamRecks: “I’ve got something to prove”

Fat Dog – ‘Woof.’ review: unserious, unhinged and sensational

SHEIVA – ‘Heech’ review: Fiercely political and fearlessly unpredictable

FILM & TV NEWS

‘The Passion Of The Christ’ sequel confuses internet: “Didn’t he die at the end?”

John Cleese and Eric Idle’s relationship “over” as pair trade barbs on Twitter

Kyle MacLachlan goes Brat in Charli xcx Instagram post: “This feels like a Twin Peaks episode”

Ricky Gervais accused of bullying by touring partner Robin Ince

‘Black Mirror’ season seven announced featuring Peter Capaldi, Rashida Jones and more

Marlon Wayans criticises Elon Musk for disowning transgender daughter Vivian

Here’s every song in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story’

PJ Harvey shares new track ‘Holloway’ from ‘London Tide’ play soundtrack

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘The Penguin’ review: a compulsive and complex follow-up to ‘The Batman’

‘Agatha All Along’ review: witchy sequel helps Marvel regain its lost powers

‘The Substance’ review: bombastic body horror with plenty to say

‘Speak No Evil’ review: James McAvoy is back in nightmare mode

GAMING NEWS

‘Palworld’ responds to “truly unfortunate” Nintendo lawsuit

YouTuber climbs into bear’s cave and waits for it to return in viral stunt

This new game is being compared to a Studio Ghibli movie

Ralph Ineson on becoming an unlikely sex symbol thanks to ‘Final Fantasy 16’ role

Is this what the Nintendo Switch 2 looks like?

‘Pokémon’ is suing ‘Palworld’ for copyright infringement

Critics praise “complex, compelling” city-builder ‘Frostpunk 2’

‘The Sims 5’ isn’t happening

GAME REVIEWS

‘The Casting Of Frank Stone’ review: plodding horror mystery makes for a long night

‘Star Wars Outlaws’ review: a criminally good intergalactic experience

‘Black Myth: Wukong’ review: a mind-bogglingly beautiful action adventure

‘Once Human’ review: a moreish sci-fi survival game that lacks depth