Category: Music Interview

The Smiths’ Mike Joyce on raffling off a one-of-a-kind platinum record for ‘The Queen Is Dead’ listening party

The Smiths’ Mike Joyce on raffling off a one-of-a-kind platinum record for ‘The Queen Is Dead’ listening party

Later this month, the phenomenon that is Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess’ Twitter Listening Parties will feature The Smiths’ 1986 classic…

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Lars Ulrich talks creativity in lockdown and new Metallica material

Lars Ulrich talks creativity in lockdown and new Metallica material

“Obviously it’s been a surreal five months and it’s been devastating for the whole world,” Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich tells…

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Hot Chip cover Velvet Underground’s ‘Candy Says’ and tell us about their new ‘Late Night Tales’ album

Hot Chip cover Velvet Underground’s ‘Candy Says’ and tell us about their new ‘Late Night Tales’ album

“The idea of late night music is appealing to me,” Hot Chip‘s Alexis Taylor tells NME. “I need music all…

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Baby Queen: Sharp, satirical and infectious bangers from one of pop’s most essential new voices

Baby Queen: Sharp, satirical and infectious bangers from one of pop’s most essential new voices

Although she’s only three singles into her journey, Baby Queen — aka South Africa-born, London-based musician Bella Latham — has…

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Bartees Strange: The Washington, D.C. artist bending genres to build his own uncompromising world

Bartees Strange: The Washington, D.C. artist bending genres to build his own uncompromising world

Bartees Cox, Jr — better known as Bartees Strange — is telling NME about his forthcoming debut record ‘Live Forever’….

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In Conversation with Internet Money: “We’ve accomplished so much in such little time”

In Conversation with Internet Money: “We’ve accomplished so much in such little time”

In a new world where producers are just as important as shiny, iced-out rappers, the LA-based collective Internet Money are…

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Samia: New Yorker’s debut is the summer’s defining indie album

Samia: New Yorker’s debut is the summer’s defining indie album

Summer wouldn’t feel like summer without a defining indie record. But this, of course, hasn’t been a typical one. As…

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The National’s Bryan Devendorf tells us about his surprise album as Royal Green

The National’s Bryan Devendorf tells us about his surprise album as Royal Green

Considering that The National are taking some time off, you’ve probably seen their name mentioned a lot lately – what…

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Soundtrack Of My Life: Margo Price

Soundtrack Of My Life: Margo Price

The first song I remember hearing The Statler Brothers – ‘Flowers on the Wall’ “The chorus [goes]: “Smoking cigarettes and…

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Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn: “Next year we’ll have two main stages and six headliners”

Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn: “Next year we’ll have two main stages and six headliners”

“This would normally be when scores of enthusiastic youngsters are on site for the best weekend of their lives,” Reading…

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