Music Interviews

Yungblud is ready to leave his idols behind

Ahead of the first part of ‘Idols’, Dom Harrison talks to NME about the rebirth of Yungblud, the “darker, downward spiral” of part two and why he feels “intertwined” with Charli XCX

Holly Johnson: “‘Relax’ keeping ‘Radio Ga Ga’ off Number One must have been like a knife through Freddie Mercury’s heart”

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Holly Johnson

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker tells us about the loss of The Leadmill in Sheffield – and if he’ll play there again

"My main thing is trying to figure out how to get that plaque outside off the wall before the new owner moves in"

ARTMS on hard times, healing and hopeful reunions: “There was a moment when our wings were broken quite publicly”

After what can only be described as a rough patch for the quintet, ARTMS open up to NME about providing light for their fans, being a testament to perseverance, and using it to fuel their new EP, 'Club Icarus'

Lifeguard’s exhilarating art-punk is charged by the radical possibilities of DIY culture

From handmade zines to shows under train tracks, the young Chicago trio epitomise the rich vitality of their home city’s vibrant indie music scene

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker: “This is like going back to when you start a band”

As the indie heroes return with their first album in 24 years, the reluctant Britpop champ tells us about gym life, ageing and sexuality, losing Steve Mackey, Oasis, and what comes after ‘More’

Cliffords: Cork’s next indie heroes are writing their own story

The streets and sights of Ireland’s second-largest city loom large in the rising four-piece’s sonorous indie, woven into the tales of their young lives. Now, those stories are taking them far away from home and towards big things

Turnstile embarked on an odyssey of their own to make new album ‘Never Enough’

The Baltimore hardcore band went stratospheric with their last album ‘Glow On’. To make their new record ‘Never Enough’, they shut out the noise and dove deep into their own “infinite well”

Garbage’s Shirley Manson: “I don’t have to be young, I don’t have to be sexy – if you cancel me, you cancel me”

The icon tells us about using "hope as an act of resistance" on new album 'Let All That We Imagine Be The Light', the Kneecap controversy, advocating for Palestinians, and fighting back against sexist tabloids

Alissic tells us about motherhood and the “spiritual moments and heartbreaks” of debut EP ‘ARC 01: MAIDEN’

"This is definitely going to inspire me," she told NME of expecting twins with Oli Sykes. "In being a parent, you see the world again to show it to your kids"
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