Category: Music Interview

Ian Curtis: why the enigmatic Joy Division frontman remains British indie’s greatest unknown pleasure

Ian Curtis: why the enigmatic Joy Division frontman remains British indie’s greatest unknown pleasure

This piece originally appeared in NME, May 22 2010 Every year, millions of fans shuffle up the Boulevard de Belleville…

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Sweet Whirl: Carole King and Jack Kerouac meet Beach House, as a Melbourne singer-songwriter turns to the world

Sweet Whirl: Carole King and Jack Kerouac meet Beach House, as a Melbourne singer-songwriter turns to the world

Sweet Whirl’s Esther Edquist never minded being the centre of a room – provided it wasn’t one she was expected…

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Moses Sumney on resisting definition and new album ‘græ’: “My identity is a kind of patchwork”

Moses Sumney on resisting definition and new album ‘græ’: “My identity is a kind of patchwork”

Moses Sumney was broke and hungry when he took to the stage for the second solo performance of his professional…

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Asking Alexandria: “Corey Taylor told us this record would piss people off”

Asking Alexandria: “Corey Taylor told us this record would piss people off”

“I saw a comment online the other day from someone who clearly didn’t like our new song,” Asking Alexandria guitarist…

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Hurts tell us about dark new single ‘Voices’: “We’ve gone back to the essence of who we are”

Hurts tell us about dark new single ‘Voices’: “We’ve gone back to the essence of who we are”

Hurts have marked their return with the slick new single ‘Voices’, which frontman Theo Hutchcraft said was driven by the…

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Matt Bellamy tells us about going solo, Muse’s next move and “embracing the simple life” of lockdown

Matt Bellamy tells us about going solo, Muse’s next move and “embracing the simple life” of lockdown

Matt Bellamy has been enjoying the quiet life. Yes, really. The eccentric Muse frontman, famed for his love of high…

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Alison Mosshart shares solo song ‘It Ain’t Water’ and tells us what’s next for The Kills

Alison Mosshart shares solo song ‘It Ain’t Water’ and tells us what’s next for The Kills

Life under lockdown isn’t so different for Alison Mosshart. The Kills‘ frontwoman – also of The Dead Weather – has…

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Metal behemoths Nightwish: “David Attenborough wrote to personally decline appearing on our album”

Metal behemoths Nightwish: “David Attenborough wrote to personally decline appearing on our album”

With the exception of maybe Rammstein – and we’re only quantifying this statement because they own flamethrowers and we do…

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Tkay Maidza on her infectious new single, ‘Shook’: “I’m starting to feel more confident in my skills”

Tkay Maidza on her infectious new single, ‘Shook’: “I’m starting to feel more confident in my skills”

Tkay Maidza has made a splashy return today (May 12) with the music video for her new single, ‘Shook’ –…

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Oliver Malcolm: Fired-up producer-turned-pop renegade ready to give “music a kick up the arse”

Oliver Malcolm: Fired-up producer-turned-pop renegade ready to give “music a kick up the arse”

Oliver Malcolm isn’t someone to mince his words, or pull his punches. Five minutes into our phone call and the…

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