Category: Music Interview

Joan Jett: “Ted Nugent’s criticism? It’s what I’ve dealt with my whole life – being written off”

Joan Jett: “Ted Nugent’s criticism? It’s what I’ve dealt with my whole life – being written off”

The beach is deserted, waves crashing hypnotically into the surf. It’s a reassuring sight: steady, calming. The skyline melts into…

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HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland

HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland

The story of HAAi, aka Teneil Throssell, is peppered with moments of serendipitous timing, but it’s taken her ten years…

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MILLI talks NME through her ‘Firsts’

MILLI talks NME through her ‘Firsts’

Thai rapper MILLI is making her mark on the world right now. The handful of singles she’s released over the…

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Friends Like These: Mac DeMarco and Vicky Farewell

Friends Like These: Mac DeMarco and Vicky Farewell

Mac DeMarco remembers being impressed the first time he met Vicky Farewell, the newest signee to his own label imprint,…

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Kwon Eun-bi reflects on her career in K-pop: “I might have taken a different path and not become a singer”

Kwon Eun-bi reflects on her career in K-pop: “I might have taken a different path and not become a singer”

“Up and down, left and right / I might appear anywhere / Stay on your toes / I’m everywhere now,”…

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Wallice: future alt-pop hero with dark wit and cinematic ambition

Wallice: future alt-pop hero with dark wit and cinematic ambition

Wallice found inspiration for her forthcoming EP, ‘90s American Superstar’ (due May 6), in a treasure chest filled with artefacts…

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Onew talks subverting expectations on ‘Dice’: “I wanted to completely break out”

Onew talks subverting expectations on ‘Dice’: “I wanted to completely break out”

It takes Onew around seven minutes to start looking at the Zoom call screen more freely. Until then, the main…

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The Big Pink return after a decade with ‘No Angels’: “It’s true to what we stand for”

The Big Pink return after a decade with ‘No Angels’: “It’s true to what we stand for”

The Big Pink have returned with their first proper single in a decade. Check out ‘No Angels’ below, along with…

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Bob Vylan: “Resistance is expected when you’re talking about the things we talk about”

Bob Vylan: “Resistance is expected when you’re talking about the things we talk about”

Main image credit: Eva Pentel for NME at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 “Let’s get this on record,” starts Bobby…

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Five things we learnt from our In Conversation video chat with Blxst

Five things we learnt from our In Conversation video chat with Blxst

Hailing from South Central, 29-year-old Blxst – real name Matthew Burdette – comes from a place full of rich hip-hop history…

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