Music Interviews
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Linda Perry: “TikTok took 4 Non Blondes to another level”
In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember . This week: Linda Perry
Elbow’s Guy Garvey talks “wonderful man” Robert Smith and teases “sonically ambitious” new album
The frontman also discussed plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their “edgy” debut album ‘Asleep In The Back’, and shared why “the small venues of a city are its soul, and have to be looked after”
Mark Bowen talks “most exciting” IDLES album on the way, and “liberating” experience working with Florence + The Machine
The follow-up to 2024’s ‘Tangk’ will be out in 2027, and see them go “back to basics… five members in a room thrashing it out on instruments”
Lola Young opens up about her “healing journey” and entering a “bright new chapter” with new single ‘From Down Here’
The singer is back after taking a mental health break in 2025, and told NME: “I never intended it to start a movement, but I hope that it does in some way”
Linda Perry talks the return of 4 Non Blondes and confirms first new album in 33 years, ‘1994’
The singer, songwriter and producer also revealed plans to release an album featuring “tonnes” of “overlooked” songs from across her career
The Coral on going “back to basics” with surprise new album ‘388’: “We’ve rediscovered an attitude of ‘Fuck ’em'”
The band have revealed to NME that they were behind a quiet LP drop in record shops this month, saying they're trying to keep things "interesting" and "engaging for the fans" with their stripped-back latest project, inspired by '70s Zambian music, Brooke Combe and more
XCOMM are rebuilding LA hardcore for a new generation: “We just play whatever feels real”
The teenage Venice Beach band are resisting boundaries to put their own distinctive spin on the genre, with explosively exciting results
Grace Ives: “I think the realest version of myself is what people respond to”
The Brooklyn-born alt-pop act speaks her truth on her acclaimed third album ‘Girlfriend’, released earlier this year. Now, she’s reaping the rewards with sold-out headline gigs and a support slot with Olivia Rodrigo
Billie Eilish defends young fans using phones at gigs: “When I would go to concerts I would film every minute”
The singer argued concert-goers can record and dance simultaneously
American Football on inspiring new generations and their most adventurous album yet: “It sounds like we’re on a different planet”
The midwest emo heroes tell NME about splitting up on the journey to 'LP4', teaming with Turnstile's Brendan Yates, and the modest beauty of "kids writing songs in their bedroom"
Villanelle are becoming rock’n’roll stars in their own grungy image
As Gene Gallagher and co release their debut EP ‘Measly Means’, the London trio tell us about finding their tribe and bringing rock back to sweaty venues
On ‘The Afterparty’, Lykke Li is sticking two fingers up to traditional pop trajectories
Having recently turned 40, the Swedish star is celebrating with an iconoclastic new outlook that writes its own rulebook on 'The Afterparty'