NME

As a cornerstone of traditional music press in a fast evolving social domain, Joe proposes that the demise of Q was inevitable and poses a marked warning to other publications to either evolve, or dissolve. ...

Halfway through a sold-out UK tour, rising singer-songwriter Sam Fender stopped in Nottingham for the ninth stage of the tour to play a stunning set of tracks spanning the last two years. “A sound crossed between Nothing But Thieves’ epic arena rock and Hozier’s spine-tingling vocals” Just twelve months ago,...

The Women In Music event demonstrated how far we have progressed in tackling gender inequality within the industry, but highlights that we still have a long way to go. Having just heard through the Twitter grapevine about the sad demise of NME’s print edition on my journey to Rescue...

Belligerent riffs and an uncompromising sound from the East London trio with a ferocious live reputation. You won’t find many burgeoning new bands who can honestly call Iggy Pop a fan. Despite having only one EP – the snarling Gutter Press – and a handful of recorded material to...

In November of last year, Parquet Courts released Monastic Living, an E.P. which at times felt grating and inaccessible. After the critical success of their first albums, this 2015 release seemed like a deliberate attempt to reject their status as the darlings of NME. The Brooklyn band certainly seem to care...

After winning the award of Best Live Band 2016 by the NME, I was eager to find out if Wolf Alice’s sold out show at Rock City would justify the hype. Preparing myself by dabbing some glitter around my eyes, I ventured out to experience their shoegaze/indie-grunge album, My Love Is...

Rat Boy The last twelve months can only be described as absurd for Rat Boy. From making songs in his own bedroom to playing in relatively large venues across the country, one can only ponder what 2016 holds for the Essex teenager. Their set at this years NME Awards...