Category: Music Interview

Connie Constance: Watford hero’s indie-rock bangers soundtrack uncomfortable conversations

Connie Constance: Watford hero’s indie-rock bangers soundtrack uncomfortable conversations

Caught in the middle of dying her hair, Connie Constance answers the phone to NME with an apologetic laugh as…

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Willie J Healey: “When I was dropped I remember thinking, ‘You idiots – I’m the next Paul McCartney’”

Willie J Healey: “When I was dropped I remember thinking, ‘You idiots – I’m the next Paul McCartney’”

Willie J Healey’s 2017 debut album came out via major label Columbia Records (home of Adele, Tyler, The Creator, Arcade…

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100 Gecs: “People think we’ve staked our entire career on the fact that we can be ironic”

100 Gecs: “People think we’ve staked our entire career on the fact that we can be ironic”

Over the past four months of lockdown, the internet has become a second home for many of us. It’s served…

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The Academic: “There’s always room for a bit of rock’n’roll

The Academic: “There’s always room for a bit of rock’n’roll

Having supported the likes of Noel Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, The Kooks and The Rolling Stones as well as…

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Rufus Wainwright: “It’s impossible to minimise the ineptitude and pure evil of the Trump administration”

Rufus Wainwright: “It’s impossible to minimise the ineptitude and pure evil of the Trump administration”

“I am an optimist, for better or worse,” Rufus Wainwright tells NME of his mindset after four months in lockdown….

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The Wombats’ Murph talks new “turbo-personal” Love Fame Tragedy album and the future of the band

The Wombats’ Murph talks new “turbo-personal” Love Fame Tragedy album and the future of the band

Through the pre-gig nerves, the natural self-deprecation and the meticulously constructed barriers against outsider opinion, Matthew ‘Murph’ Murphy can’t help…

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Jords on the catharsis of Black Lives Matter-supporting track ‘Black & Ready’

Jords on the catharsis of Black Lives Matter-supporting track ‘Black & Ready’

Jords is a triple threat. The singer, songwriter and rapper born Jordan Edwards-Wilks first began turning heads in 2016 with…

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Mike Shinoda on writing an album on Twitch, 20 years of ‘Hybrid Theory’ and Chester Bennington’s voice

Mike Shinoda on writing an album on Twitch, 20 years of ‘Hybrid Theory’ and Chester Bennington’s voice

“My livestreaming thing and the music that’s come from it have really helped me to stay sane through this whole…

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Pure X: “People are bonding all over the world as victims of oppression”

Pure X: “People are bonding all over the world as victims of oppression”

The first thing Pure X want to say about their fourth album is that it’s not important. It may well…

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