Category: Music Interview

Tame Impala’s Jay Watson on his new solo album as GUM: “I’ve spent a lot of my life trying not to fuck it up”

Tame Impala’s Jay Watson on his new solo album as GUM: “I’ve spent a lot of my life trying not to fuck it up”

When not touring with Tame Impala and Pond, Jay Watson has been writing music for his solo project GUM whenever he…

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Little Man Tate on how the mid-noughties indie bubble burst: “There were too many bands and people got sick of it”

Little Man Tate on how the mid-noughties indie bubble burst: “There were too many bands and people got sick of it”

What do the words “New Yorkshire” mean to you? If you’re an indie kid of a certain age, the term…

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Hinds: “A big reason for girls not starting bands is that they’re made to feel stupid”

Hinds: “A big reason for girls not starting bands is that they’re made to feel stupid”

“I live downtown and it’s usually like Oxford Circus or something,” one of Hinds’ frontwomen, Carlotta Cosials, explains. She’s pointing…

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Richard Archer on new political band OffWorld and Hard-Fi’s “unfinished business”

Richard Archer on new political band OffWorld and Hard-Fi’s “unfinished business”

“When I was growing up, I’d imagine we would move forward to this world where there wouldn’t be wars,” former…

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Foals’ Yannis Philippakis: “It’s perfectly fine to just sit around and do fuck all”

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis: “It’s perfectly fine to just sit around and do fuck all”

“That was a good night!” laughs Foals’ frontman Yannis Philippakis, recalling the band’s boisterous experience at the NME Awards 2020…

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Pete Wentz: “If we’re locked down for another six months, I’m going to make a solo album”

Pete Wentz: “If we’re locked down for another six months, I’m going to make a solo album”

In another reality, Pete Wentz should be getting ready to leave for a seven-month international stadium tour alongside Weezer and…

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Mike Skinner on working with Kevin Parker: “I just need Daft Punk to get in contact and my life will be complete”

Mike Skinner on working with Kevin Parker: “I just need Daft Punk to get in contact and my life will be complete”

18 years since the release of The Streets‘ era-defining ‘Original Pirate Material’, and Mike Skinner’s back pushing boundaries and making…

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Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip hop forever

Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip hop forever

From Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Enter The 36 Chambers’ to Kanye West’s ’My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, hip hop has had its…

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The Used share new track ‘Obvious Blasé’ and tell us about their “colourful” new album

The Used share new track ‘Obvious Blasé’ and tell us about their “colourful” new album

After 20 years, The Used are still a formidable force. Their seventh record, 2017’s ‘The Canyon’, was a slow-burning epic….

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Shabazz Palaces: “Lil Peep dying was definitely a wake-up call”

Shabazz Palaces: “Lil Peep dying was definitely a wake-up call”

“Whenever I’m in the studio, I feel like I’m riding the crest of a giant wave,” says 50-year-old Ishmael Butler,…

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