Category: Music Interview

Kang Daniel on vulnerable new mini-album ‘Yellow’: “All I have is myself and my story”

Kang Daniel on vulnerable new mini-album ‘Yellow’: “All I have is myself and my story”

Kang Daniel’s meteoric rise from obscurity to one of the most popular soloists in South Korea is the stuff of…

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Pop powerhouse Benny Blanco: “Do I consider myself a ‘hitmaker’? I think I’m a loser!”

Pop powerhouse Benny Blanco: “Do I consider myself a ‘hitmaker’? I think I’m a loser!”

Penning worldwide smashes that will live on in the hearts of millennials and gen-Zers for the rest of their lives,…

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Girl In Red: “Gen Z expect more honesty, intimacy and rawness”

Girl In Red: “Gen Z expect more honesty, intimacy and rawness”

“World domination. That’s what I want”. That was the bold mission statement from Marie Ulven, aka Girl In Red, when…

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Third Man signees Silver Synthetic: “If we’re making punks mad, we’re more punk than the punks!”

Third Man signees Silver Synthetic: “If we’re making punks mad, we’re more punk than the punks!”

The retro-sounding band with the futuristic sounding name, New Orleans’ Silver Synthetic are the latest signing to Jack White’s Third…

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Soundtrack Of My Life: Julie Adenuga

Soundtrack Of My Life: Julie Adenuga

The first song I remember hearing Elton John and Tim Rice, from The Lion King – ‘I Just Can’t Wait…

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Enter Shikari on their surprise new album, new book and post-COVID politics

Enter Shikari on their surprise new album, new book and post-COVID politics

Enter Shikari have surprised fans with the release of a new album, as well as announcing details of a new…

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No Rome on his new rock-inspired album: “It’s like this emo kid-turned-raver who’s always alone in the club”

No Rome on his new rock-inspired album: “It’s like this emo kid-turned-raver who’s always alone in the club”

No Rome’s been on a slow-burn setting for a few years now. Over the past two years, the Filipino artist…

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Bebe Rexha talks NME through her ‘Firsts’

Bebe Rexha talks NME through her ‘Firsts’

“The first thing I’m going to do after my album is released is take a trip and never come back,”…

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Skullcrusher: LA’s rising alt-folk star seeks shelter from the storm

Skullcrusher: LA’s rising alt-folk star seeks shelter from the storm

There is an intriguing juxtaposition of terror and beauty to be found within the music of Skullcrusher. The LA-based singer-songwriter…

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CJ talks NME through his ‘Firsts’

CJ talks NME through his ‘Firsts’

As children, most of us spend our time dressing up, colouring in, or generally being very small nuisances. For New…

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