Jordan Bassett
Jordan Bassett is a music and culture journalist who has written for NME, Spin, BBC Music, Kerrang!, Wallpaper*, Grazia, Time Out and many more. He is the former Commissioning Editor (Music) at NME, where he worked for almost a decade. His book Here’s Little Richard is published by Bloomsbury.
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Ed Sheeran – ‘Play’ review: a hasty retreat to the genre-spanning of old
After the beige dud ‘Autumn Variations’, the singer-songwriter returns to the eclecticism that defined ‘÷’, his biggest-selling album to date
‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ review: terrifyingly mediocre farewell to modern horror icons
The frighteningly successful series comes to a close (or does it?) with a haunted house romp that starts promisingly but fails to stick the landing
Why ‘Alien: Earth’ has one of TV’s coolest soundtracks (and best theme songs)
Showrunner Noah Hawley and composer Jeff Russo on their killer new series' music
Meet the C25 artists: Alex Warren
The singer-songwriter has recorded a new orchestral version of ‘Eternity’
‘Caught Stealing’ review: Darren Aronofsky’s nostalgic rampage through the ‘90s
With IDLES on soundtrack duties and Matt Smith playing a mohawked punk
Bartees Strange on collaborator Jack Antonoff: “He approaches records like a plumber”
Speaking to NME backstage at Reading 2025, Strange also hailed the influence of Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke and TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, and told us about brand new material
Travis Scott live at Reading 2025: superstar rapper unveils his apocalyptic vision
The 34-year-old closed the festival with an hour of inspired malevolence
Watch Suki Waterhouse cover Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ at Reading 2025
“I came back to London and had to go and see Oasis. It was the best fucking show.”
Soft Play at Reading 2025: duo reveal new album and hail Kneecap for inspiring them to speak about Palestine
They also recalled chatting to Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer while the former had “a facial"
Hozier live at Reading 2025: outspoken stomp-clap king wins over the crowd
The finger-pickin' good troubadour brings the noise and speaks his mind
Watch The Kooks bring out Rebel Wilson to cover ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ at Reading 2025
“We’d like to film a scene from a movie with you,” frontman Luke Pritchard explained
Bloc Party smash Reading Festival’s first-ever ‘icons’ slot with indie classics and feel-good banter
The indie legends brought crowd interaction, guitar anthems and dance-rock classics to Little John's Farm