Police injured after breaking up illegal music event in London
Seven police officers were injured in London last night after breaking up an illegal music event. Read more: NME Investigates — the rise of illegal raves Police were called to White City in West London yesterday evening (July 3) following reports that a large...
Liam Gallagher calls out government on lack of support for grassroots venues
Liam Gallagher has criticised the UK government for its lack of support for grassroots music venues during the coronavirus pandemic. It comes after the #LetTheMusicPlay initiative was launched this week, asking the government for a £50 million cash injection to ensure venues are able...
Pussy Riot share Black Lives Matter-inspired new song, ‘Riot’
Pussy Riot have shared a new song, inspired by the recent wave of Black Lives Matter protests. ‘Riot’ also appears to reference the recent arrest of band member Peter Verzilov, who was accused of being a “potential suspect of inciting mass riots”. Read more:...
Dave Grohl reflects on making Foo Fighters’ debut album 25 years on: “It was almost like a school project”
Dave Grohl has reflected on making Foo Fighters’ self-titled debut album, 25 years after its release. Read more: Read NME’s original review of Foo Fighters’ debut UK gig, held 25 years ago The band’s frontman recorded an initial tape version of the album almost...
Janelle Monáe calls out misogyny in rap music: “we need to abolish that shit too”
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Hear Lemmy pay tribute to AC/DC in unheard interview: “We’re like birds of a feather”
A posthumous interview with late Motörhead frontman Lemmy has appeared online, which sees the legend paying tribute to AC/DC. The new interview, recorded back in 2015, appears as the new season opener of the AC/DC Beyond The Thunder podcast. Read more: ‘Lemmy: seven legendary...
Neil Young condemns use of his music by Donald Trump
Neil Young has condemned the use of his music by US President Donald Trump ahead of his Fourth of July speech at Mount Rushmore. Before Trump’s speech, three of Young’s songs were heard blasting from the speakers – ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’, ‘Like...
Jason Isbell shares his demo of ‘Maybe It’s Time’ from ‘A Star is Born’
Jason Isbell has shared a demo version of ‘Maybe It’s Time’, the song he wrote for the 2018 film version of A Star is Born. In the film, Bradley Cooper plays Jackson Maine, an alcoholic rockstar partly inspired by Eddie Vedder. Maine plays ‘Maybe It’s...
Prince’s sound engineer details how she created his infamous vault and saved his masters from the Universal Music Fires
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