Andrew Trendell
Andrew Trendell is an experienced and award-winning music and culture jouranlist, with renowned for agenda-setting news and reviews, interviews with huge names and cutting-edge stars, red carpet coverage, helping to save grassroots venues and ensure artists are fairly paid, and all-round coverage from the underground up.
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Independent Venue Week 2026: venues from across the UK on the key to survival and why you should care
The people behind the scenes of your local scene tell NME about the challenges they face, weathering the storm, and what makes these gig spaces so special
Zack Polanski talks keeping music alive, Kneecap and tackling “darkness, fear, and anger” in 2026
The Green leader talks to NME about proving the party as "the real alternative" in UK politics, fighting for young people and culture, and if the numbers really add up
Matt Helders on Arctic Monkeys coming together for ‘Opening Night’: “We had the itch to do something together again”
"There’s always going to be talk about it like, ‘What does it mean for the band?’ We want it to just be for these people and for this," said the drummer of recording the one-off song for War Child's 'Help(2)' album
Arctic Monkeys share new song ‘Opening Night’ from indie all-star ‘Help(2)’ War Child album
Check out the Sheffield indie giants' first song in four years, along with the full charity album tracklist including Fontaines D.C., Depeche Mode, Wet Leg, The Last Dinner Party, Damon Albarn, Foals, Cameron Winter, Olivia Rodrigo and loads more
Over half of UK grassroots venues made no profit in 2025, with 6,000 jobs lost
"We have reached the absolute limit of what goodwill can possibly absorb"
Sleaford Mods – ‘The Demise Of Planet X’ review: come armageddon, bring the noise
With colourful noise and wisdom, the Sex Pistols of modern sprechgesang show that you don’t have to take the decline lying down
Robbie Williams – ‘Britpop’ review: a love letter to the ’90s and bid to live forever
Nostalgia offers the pop icon protection on this daft but deft celebration of the ‘Angels’ hitmaker's journey so far
The Twilight Sad tell us about devastating new album ‘It’s The Long Goodbye’: “Everybody is going to go through something like this”
The Scottish post-rock cult heroes talk to NME about how frontman James Graham losing his mother to dementia, mental health battles, and his road to recovery shaped the band’s sixth album – featuring their champion, Robert Smith of The Cure
Fatboy Slim tells us about finally getting The Rolling Stones’ approval for mash-up ‘Satisfaction Skank’ after 25 years
Check out the dancefloor favourite as Norman Cook tells us about his long battle to release it, Mick Jagger being a huge fan, his hopes for Christmas Number One, the state of the dance scene and if he's still "lost his passion" for making new music
The Darkness on being part of Christmas and “one of the last proper rock ’n’ roll bands”
Fresh from their festive London pop-up show, guitarist Dan Hawkins told NME about their biggest tour in 20 years, their love of – and cover of – Radiohead, and reaching a new generation of fans
Robert Smith reveals epic Teenage Cancer Trust line-up with Garbage, Wolf Alice, My Bloody Valentine, Placebo and more
Manic Street Preachers, Mogwai, Chvrches and comedy greats are also among the huge names set for the stacked bill at London's Royal Albert Hall shows curated by The Cure icon
Spotify Wrapped: Kneecap score more listeners than The Beatles in Ireland, as Irish music continues to thrive
Check out the Irish talent bringing in millions of streams both at home and abroad – with Fontaines D.C., CMAT and Hozier also leading the charge