@NME News Editor | Journalist (NCE/NQJ) | Ex-consultant + producer for @SomethinElse + @BBC6Music | Ex-@Gigwise Editor. Views mine
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Finally got to interview the force of nature that is @bjork for the cover of @NME. Visit here for our Big Read on stunning new album 'Fossora', family, loss, home raving and fighting misogynist pricks with Kate Bush: nme.com/big-reads/bjork-cove… – at Hackney, London
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A doom-ridden escape from the band of the decade
As Dublin’s finest reach stadium level, album five dives deeper into the extremes of ‘Romance’ for an exhilarating reflection of end times
My review of @fontainesdublin's ‘Dopamine Chamber’ for @NME
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Amidst all the hiss and the decay, Dublin’s finest @fontainesdublin have made something pure, honest and feeling while in exhilarating motion with album number five ‘Dopamine Chamber’. Now, you see who they are
Read the full 5-star NME review: nme.com/reviews/album/fontai…
A doom-ridden escape from the band of the decade
As Dublin’s finest reach stadium level, album five dives deeper into the extremes of ‘Romance’ for an exhilarating reflection of end times
My review of @fontainesdublin's ‘Dopamine Chamber’ for @NME
nme.com/reviews/album/fontai…
“The current young generation are really switched on”
Spoke to @Johnny_Marr about new solo album 'The Age Of Everything', his love of The Cure and Fontaines D.C., fighting "dodgy views", and why PM Andy Burnham isn't forbidden from listening to The Smiths
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.@Johnny_Marr talks about his "emphatic, guitar-y, catchy, British indie" new solo album 'The Age Of Everything'
#JohnnyMarr
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.@Johnny_Marr on Fontaines D.C. and fighting “dodgy views”: “The current young generation are really switched on”
The guitar icon spoke to NME about new solo album 'The Age Of Everything', his love of The Cure, hope for the future, and why PM Andy Burnham isn't forbidden from listening to The Smiths nme.com/news/music/johnny-ma…
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“It was like a new beginning”
Jarvis Cocker caught up with NME ahead of the London premiere of 'What Do You Do For An Encore?' – and his surprise birthday party – to tell us about Pulp's unique history and DNA of the band and what the future holds
"That's the good thing about music – you don't know where it's going to take you, but hopefully it could take us somewhere good" nme.com/news/music/pulp-jarv…
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“This island is full of song and music and mischief and we’re so proud to be Irish"
@U2 celebrate 50th anniversary with concerts in Dublin and their former high school The band also paid tribute to “king busker” Glen Hansard
See photos, footage and more from what went down as the rock legends returned to their former high school and played a surprise set from the balcony of Bewley’s Cafe on Grafton Street to mark 50 years since they formed nme.com/news/music/u2-dublin…
“It was like a new beginning”
Caught up with Jarvis Cocker ahead of the London premiere of 'What Do You Do For An Encore?' – and his surprise birthday party – to talk about Pulp's unique history and DNA and what the future holds
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"Fizzy, nourishing, not too long" – what more could you want from a film? Here's @welovepulp's Jarvis Cocker telling NME about their new live movie and doc 'What Do You Do For An Encore?'
#Pulp #JarvisCocker #WhatDoYouDoForAnEncore
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.@gurriersband's live shows are in some ways "confrontational", says bassist Charlie McCarthy. “That fits this idea of what Gurriers is: it’s an extension of our anger. We’re ready to give that space to breathe and to exist.”
Read #NMETheCover: nme.com/the-cover/gurriers-2…
For this week's @NME cover story, I stepped into the ring with Dublin punks @gurriersband to chat about how “dreams, decay & desire” shaped new album 'Nobody's Coming To Save You' as well as demons, hope & being a band that truly matter.
Check it out: nme.com/the-cover/gurriers-2…
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With their fiery live shows and songs of pain, longing and rage, Dublin rockers @gurriersband want to be a band that matter – and nothing less. Read #NMETheCover: nme.com/the-cover/gurriers-2…
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Watch @welovepulp play ‘Something Changed’ as Garth Jennings tells us about “celebratory” new film ‘What Do You Do For An Encore?’
See the band pay tribute to "fucking cool" Steve Mackey as the director talks us through the joyful vibe of the film, the Sheffield icons' inspiring history, and what the future might hold for Jarvis Cocker and co nme.com/news/music/pulp-inte…
A beautiful exclusive clip of Pulp playing 'Something Changed' (and paying tribute to "fucking cool" Steve Mackey) with a chat I had with director Garth Jennings about new film 'What Do You Do For An Encore?' about what makes the band such a one-off
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“It took a long time to get that kind of courage to be this emotional”
Sat down with @beck to talk new "heartbreak" album 'Ride Lonesome' following on from 'Sea Change' & 'Morning Phase', why sincerity seemed "nauseating" in the '90s, & humanity over AI
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A "slow motion, twilight, Mojave, acoustic trance of sound and emotion" – @beck takes NME inside the beautiful world of new album 'Ride Lonesome', the musicians he made it with, and if he'll be lucky enough to keep his drummer Joey Waronker for his tour next year
#Beck #RideLonesome
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Who wants to see @petedoherty and comedian @JoshPughComic explore the wonders of Margate and interview the likes of #IvoGraham, #JasonWilliamson, #JamaliMaddix, #CarlBarât, and even #NatalieCassidy – all with a little help from Pete's nan? Well you're in luck, as tomorrow Thep Pete Doherty Show launches
Sat down with Pete Doherty and Josh Pugh to chat about their ace new Youtube show.
“It’s a musical comedy adventure”
@petedoherty and @@JoshPughComic tell NME about what to expect from 'The Pete Doherty Show' featuring @sleafordmods' Jason Williamson @fit_as_fuc, Eastenders icon @Nat_Cassidy, @IvoGraham, @jamalimaddix, that giant breakfast and more nme.com/news/music/pete-dohe…
