Music Interviews

Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock on being asked to play bass for “boring” Oasis and why he never found Johnny Rotten’s lyrics “sincere”

The punk icon also discussed Danny Boyle’s “cheesy” 'Pistol' TV biopic, his exasperation with “likeable nitwit” Sid Vicious and the chances of new Pistols material with Frank Carter

BBC Sound Of 2025 stars Good Neighbours: “We want to be ‘that’ festival band”

The duo spoke to NME about the viral TikTok success of 'Home' and plans for the future

Courting tell us about their mouthful of a new album: “We’ve balance our love of pop songs and more experimental stuff”

Check out new single 'Pause At You' and details of their 2025 UK tour as frontman Sean Murphy-O'Neill tells us about 'Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’", and living in two different worlds

Cage The Elephant on supporting Oasis: “That whole Manchester scene had a lasting effect on us”

Do the Shultz brothers have any advice for the Gallaghers? Guitarist Brad Shultz looks ahead to their huge North American dates with Oasis as well as their own European headline tour, and plans to hit up Leyton Orient as soon as possible

Michael Kiwanuka: “There is money being made in live music – it needs someone to give back out to the people”

The singer-songwriter spoke to NME about his upcoming fourth album ‘Small Changes’, following up a Mercury Prize win, representation for Black artists, why the UK should rejoin the EU, and the need for large promoters to support grassroots venues and artists

Hanumankind: the India-born, Houston-raised rapper riding high on southern pride

Blending Texas’ larger-than-life style with Malayali flair, Hanumankind hopes to bring the world together with his unique take on desi hip-hop

Floodlights announce third album ‘Underneath’ with upbeat new single ‘Cloud Away’

Frontman Louis Parsons tells NME about their uplifting new single and how a “metamorphic period” for the Australian indie rock band catalysed their upcoming record

Architects on new album ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’: “If we’re not going to fulfil our potential now, when are we?”

Check out blistering new single 'Whiplash' as Sam Carter and Dan Searle exclusively tell NME about the ethos behind their 11th album, “visions of KoRn and Limp Bizkit at Woodstock ’99” and react to Download Festival’s 2025 line-up

Transgressive Records share advice as they celebrate 20 years: “Life is too short for bad music”

The founders of the label that gave us key records Foals, Arlo Parks, SOPHIE and more on the secrets of success and focussing on "art and people" rather than stats and numbers

FLO on making their own lane as a UK R&B group: “It’s a constant battle, but we know how to get the best out...

As they drop their debut album 'Access All Areas', the London trio say they're better equipped than ever to execute their "high quality" vision
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