Mark Beaumont
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Cheese wheels, ashes and sex toys: stop throwing shit at pop stars, please
Between touring issues and dwindling revenues, musicians are seriously up against it. Not least from some of their own ticket-buying 'fans'

Pulp: every album ranked in order of greatness
As the band's latest reunion tour kicks off, we take a fond look back at the Sheffield band's journey so far

Soundtrack Of My Life: Beverley Knight
Stage and telly queen, one of the great soul singers

Muse live in The Hague: a ferocious and compulsive rock show for the masses
67,000 transfixed Dutch fans sign up to Muse's sci-fi rock revolution during the latest stop of the three-piece's 'Will Of The People' world tour

Andy Rourke, 1964 – 2023: The Smiths bassist was a key thread in their rich tapestry
NME remembers Rourke's crucial contribution to The Smiths, one that bandmate Johnny Marr says "no other bass player could match"

Soundtrack Of My Life: Tim Booth
James frontman on The Beatles' genius and his "obsession" with Black Country, New Road

In the age of AI Oasis, there’s no point being ordinary
As AIsis release a record featuring a computer-generated Liam Gallagher, NME envisions a sonic future of man vs machine, where creativity wins

Soundtrack Of My Life: Babatunde Aléshé
Comedian. Gogglebox-er. 'I'm A Celeb' alumni

Spoon announce one-off London show and talk touring with The Black Keys
Frontman Britt Daniel also tells NME about doing David Bowie proud and how he should have ended up in the 'Meet Me In The Bathroom' documentary

Brix Smith on going solo and watching Gary Lineker soil himself: “I’m bomb-proof now”
The Fall icon talks to NME about her new album 'Valley Of The Dolls', the dark side of Manchester and California, and overcoming hard times

Inside ‘Meet Me In The Bathroom’: this year’s must-watch music doc
Relive the rebirth of rock and roll with directors and noughties NYC experts Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace

Why The Beatles and The Rolling Stones should’ve let history be
The Beatles and The Stones are reportedly hooking up on the new Stones album. Our columnist argues they should've kept a respectful distance