Category: Music Interview

Bree Runway: Hackney hero mastering the art of the quarantine music video

Bree Runway: Hackney hero mastering the art of the quarantine music video

Despite, y’know, all of this, Hackney’s Bree Runway has found a way to push through in the year 2020. She’s…

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In Conversation with Biffy Clyro: “We’ve already got a sprawling new sister record coming”

In Conversation with Biffy Clyro: “We’ve already got a sprawling new sister record coming”

A lot has been written about how Biffy Clyro‘s opulent ninth album ‘A Celebration Of Endings‘, with its theme of…

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FRITZ: Sticky-sweet grunge-pop turning teenage boredom into a rallying cry

FRITZ: Sticky-sweet grunge-pop turning teenage boredom into a rallying cry

Hailing from the Newcastle halfway round the world, Tilly Murphy is making a bold racket the Toon would love to…

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Bright Eyes: “I hope our music makes people feel less alone”

Bright Eyes: “I hope our music makes people feel less alone”

“I feel like this has happened to me way too often these days, but rest in power,” a slightly weary…

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Sam Fender on his groundbreaking Newcastle arena gigs: “I’m proud that Geordies are the trailblazers”

Sam Fender on his groundbreaking Newcastle arena gigs: “I’m proud that Geordies are the trailblazers”

Happiest when nursing a cold pint at his local pub, The Low Lights Tavern in North Shields, Sam Fender is…

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Nubya Garcia: Saxophonist embodies capital’s jazz community on spectacular solo debut

Nubya Garcia: Saxophonist embodies capital’s jazz community on spectacular solo debut

For London-based saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia, her community is everything. That physical connection is the undercurrent which swirls throughout…

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In Conversation with Glass Animals: “We feel very lucky to be able to make another record”

In Conversation with Glass Animals: “We feel very lucky to be able to make another record”

Dave Bayley of Glass Animals is showing NME a toy ray gun – a piece of “naff” paraphernalia, he says…

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Fraser T Smith on his ambitious debut ‘12 Questions’, producing a Foo Fighters mega-cover and helping launch Stormzy and Dave into stardom

Fraser T Smith on his ambitious debut ‘12 Questions’, producing a Foo Fighters mega-cover and helping launch Stormzy and Dave into stardom

Award-winning producer, songwriter and musician Fraser T Smith — renowned for producing hit records and critically acclaimed albums by the likes…

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Incubus’ Brandon Boyd on lockdown life, new solo material and the time he met Prince

Incubus’ Brandon Boyd on lockdown life, new solo material and the time he met Prince

Like many artists during the coronavirus pandemic, Incubus have been making the most of their time in lockdown. They’ve released…

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Glasvegas on their new single, album and tour dates: “I didn’t intend to take this long”

Glasvegas on their new single, album and tour dates: “I didn’t intend to take this long”

“This has taken so long, it’s getting into ‘Smile’ territory,” says James Allan, Glasvegas’ crooner king of the crumbling tenement…

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