Category: Music Interview

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Yxng Bane

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Yxng Bane

Oscillating between Afrobeats, Afroswing, R&B and dancehall, London’s Yxng Bane’s music has provided a perfect antidote to the wintry gloom…

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Fousheé: “Black women have been the workhorses of the music industry since time began”

Fousheé: “Black women have been the workhorses of the music industry since time began”

When Brittany Fousheé wrote the opening lyrics to her song ‘Deep End’ in 2018, little did she know how prescient…

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Courtney Love: “I feel like the luckiest motherfucker in the history of rock’n’roll”

Courtney Love: “I feel like the luckiest motherfucker in the history of rock’n’roll”

Courtney Love is a hard woman to pin down. Since picking up the Icon Award at the 2020 NME Awards…

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Hannah Georgas tells us about teaming up with Matt Berninger on new single ‘Pray It Away’

Hannah Georgas tells us about teaming up with Matt Berninger on new single ‘Pray It Away’

Hannah Georgas has today released a new version of one of her standout album tracks, ‘Pray It Away’. With her…

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The Cribs on surviving implosion: “Dave Grohl told us, ‘Make a fucking album’”

The Cribs on surviving implosion: “Dave Grohl told us, ‘Make a fucking album’”

Gary Jarman glares out from his Portland basement, straight down his laptop camera, with the defiant thousand-yard-stare of a war…

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Lord Buckethead: “I give President Troubled Dump 10 out of 10 for the transparent pursuit of a dictatorship”

Lord Buckethead: “I give President Troubled Dump 10 out of 10 for the transparent pursuit of a dictatorship”

If you’re looking for someone to make sense of the chaos on Earth in 2020, then look no further than…

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Baby Queen: pop newcomer offering support in difficult, digital world

Baby Queen: pop newcomer offering support in difficult, digital world

Listening to Baby Queen’s Bella Latham talk, it seems impossible that there might be an alternate reality where she isn’t…

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DJ Plugsy’s complete history of masked DJs

DJ Plugsy’s complete history of masked DJs

Thanks to the mega-success of Deadmau5, Daft Punk and Marshmello, we’re all familiar with the masked DJ trope. But there…

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Davido on his song ‘FEM’ becoming an #ENDSARS anthem: “It’s amazing to see”

Davido on his song ‘FEM’ becoming an #ENDSARS anthem: “It’s amazing to see”

The first thing Davido says down the line when NME gets through to him in the Nigerian capital Abuja is:…

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DJ Plugsy interview: grounded – what’s it like for an EDM DJ in lockdown?

DJ Plugsy interview: grounded – what’s it like for an EDM DJ in lockdown?

Forthcoming NME Instazine cover star/NME Instazine guest editor/documentary star DJ Plugsy speaks to electronic music specialist, Arthur Pinger, about life…

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