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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MJ Lenderman on resisting the hype: “There’s a danger in believing your own myth”
The singer-songwriter, who’s tipped as the next big thing, talks community, Catholicism and his literary-minded new album ‘Manning Fireworks’
Liam Gallagher live at Reading Festival 2024: the start of a new chapter for Oasis?
The frontman gives the people almost everything they want… with perhaps a little left for next year
Reading Festival 2024: Viagra Boys on new music, influencing Kings of Leon and beef with The Hives
Frontman Sebastian Murphy and bassist Henrik ‘Benke’ Höckert also talked to NME about working with Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson and headlining the Festival Republic stage
Fontaines D.C. live at Reading Festival 2024: a marker in their ascension to greatness
The band of the moment mix aching melancholia with ragged indie bangers. The result is magical
Courting cover Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ at Reading Festival 2024
The choice cover of the classic anthem comes after Liam fuelled rumours of an Oasis reunion at Leeds Festival
Reading Festival 2024: Denzel Curry talks ‘King of the Mischievous South, Vol. 2’ and cancelling his show with KoRn
Backstage at the festival, ahead of his set on the Chevron Stage, the Floridian rapper also teased his upcoming 'Hell Trials' comic
The Prodigy live at Reading Festival 2024: the carnival of mayhem marches on
The dance titans return to a festival that’s always felt like home, and are determined to honour the late, great Keith Flint
Reading Festival 2024: Kneecap denounce anti-immigration riots and “that far-right shite”
The Belfast rap trio also used their Main Stage performance to protest the British government’s involvement in the genocide in Gaza
‘City Of God: The Fight Rages On’ review: a bloody, belated return to the favela
It lacks the iconoclasm of the 2002 crime epic, but this sequel jostles with energy and new ideas
‘Tuesday’ review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ arthouse oddity with a big heart
The 'Seinfeld' and 'Veep' legend stars opposite Death in the form of a CGI parrot (sure!)
Wilderness Festival 2024 review: surrealism and a sensational Michael Kiwanuka
With the atmosphere as much a draw as the music, this immersive weekender is offbeat, hedonistic and perhaps not as posh as you think
Meet the C24 artists: Artemas
The London-based singer talks topping charts, being inspired by Kurt Cobain and his C24 song ‘So Stunning’