Sam Fender raises £50,000 for charity Youth Music
Sam Fender has raised £50,000 from ticket sales on his ‘People Watching’ tour for the charity Youth Music. Fender was supported early in his career by the North East-based Youth Music-funded programme Generator and has now given back to the charity. His donation will...
Australia’s hyped Headsend surprise release debut EP ‘Angel Glands’
Rising Aussie three-piece Headsend have surprise released their debut EP, ‘Angel Glands’, and announced new UK live shows. The grunge band, formed of Rasmus King, Kyuss King and Bon Soric, have started to turn heads over the past year, having locked in support slots...
Sublime announce first new album in 30 years, ‘Until The Sun Explodes’
Sublime have announced their first new album in 30 years, ‘Until The Sun Explodes’, which is also its first with Jakob Nowell on vocals. The ska legends first confirmed last year they were working on new music with help from Travis Barker and that album...
Synth pop legends unite as Erasure’s Vince Clarke, Blancmange’s Neil Arthur and Benge form Doublespeak to cover classic and cult songs
Erasure’s Vince Clarke, Blancmange’s Neil Arthur and electronic producer Benge have joined forces to form new band Doublespeak to cover classic and cult songs. The roots of the new synth pop supergroup group stem back to 2017, when Arthur – who had already recorded...
Milton Keynes’ “crucial” grassroots music venues to receive £40,000 council funding
Milton Keynes City Council has allocated £40,000 to support grassroots music venues in the city. Read More: The ticket levy that could save grassroots venues and artists: what happens next? The Craufurd Arms, MK11, The Stables and Unit Nine are the venues to benefit, and...
Jazzy teams up with Bohemian FC for ’90s-inspired 2026 women’s away kit
Jazzy has teamed up with Dublin’s Bohemian FC for its 2026 women’s away kit. Find all the details below. The Dublin-based DJ and former NME Cover star – who also featured in last year’s NME 100 – unveiled the jersey for the league of...
Love Music Hate Racism share statement after former Zutons guitarist Boyan Chowdhury “attacked by a gang of lads” in Liverpool
*Warning: discriminatory language ahead* Love Music Hate Racism have shared a statement after the former Zutons guitarist Boyan Chowdhury suffered a racist attack in Liverpool. On Sunday (March 22), Chowdhury posted on Instagram to reveal that he had sustained a significant blow to his head by a “gang of...
Courtney Love shares update on her “blossoming appreciation” of Geese and running into their “gatekeeper elder millennial troll fans”: “I’m a cool old lady who likes a band get off my back”
Courtney Love has shared an update on her growing “appreciation” for Geese, and jokingly told “gatekeeper” fans of theirs to “get off my back”. The Hole icon took to Instagram last month to reveal that she was becoming a fan of the NYC indie-rockers,...
PinkPantheress reveals she produced ‘Tonight’ using only her MacBook keyboard
PinkPantheress has revealed in a TikTok post that she produced ‘Tonight’ using only her MacBook keyboard. The former NME Cover star released the song as the lead single from her second mixtape ‘Fancy That’ in April last year, with the singer producing the track alongside Aksel Arvid and...Recent Posts
Sublime announce first new album in 30 years, ‘Until The Sun Explodes’
Synth pop legends unite as Erasure’s Vince Clarke, Blancmange’s Neil Arthur and Benge form Doublespeak to cover classic and cult songs
Milton Keynes’ “crucial” grassroots music venues to receive £40,000 council funding
Jazzy teams up with Bohemian FC for ’90s-inspired 2026 women’s away kit
Love Music Hate Racism share statement after former Zutons guitarist Boyan Chowdhury “attacked by a gang of lads” in Liverpool