Matthew Horton
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Kraftwerk: Every album ranked in order of greatness
Following the death of co-founder Florian Scheider, revisit our rankings of The Robots' albums, ranked from worst to best → Read More
Beastie Boys – Rank The Albums
With a new Beastie Boys book on its way, here's our definitive ranking of the best albums from the mischievous NYC trio → Read More
Five tracks that sample The Smiths, for good or ill
The Weeknd’s track ‘The Enemy’, intriguingly samples/quotes The Smiths’ ‘Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want’. Of course, Morrissey and co. were innate funksters any hip-hop/R&B artist would want to crib from…. what’s that? Oh. Well, it’s happened more times than you’d think – usually with Johnny Marr’s vibro-guitar effect from ‘How Soon Is Now’, the kind of unlikely groove… → Read More
Is That The Time? 10 Of The Best Long Songs In Pop
The Orb, ‘Blue Room’ (39m57s) Techno-prog pioneers The Orb saw an excuse for a bit of mischief when chart-compilers Gallup decreed the maximum length for a charting single would be 40 minutes. They pranked the brave new world with ‘Blue Room’ just ducking under the wire and boring the arse off anyone who didn’t understand … → Read More
Is That The Time? 10 Of The Best Long Songs In Pop
The Orb, ‘Blue Room’ (39m57s) Techno-prog pioneers The Orb saw an excuse for a bit of mischief when chart-compilers Gallup decreed the maximum length for a charting single would be 40 minutes. They pranked the brave new world with ‘Blue Room’ just ducking under the wire and boring the arse off anyone who didn’t understand this was the noble last gasp of ambient house. The Stone Roses, ‘Fools… → Read More
Queen's Freddie Mercury: the maddest stories about rock's best-loved hellraiser
Where have all the good guys gone? We need a hero. Preferably one in a leather biker’s cap, brandishing a truncated microphone stand like a skinny phallus, with an overgrown caterpillar under his nose. For better or worse, they don’t make ’em like Freddie Mercury anymore. The Queen frontman, born on this day in 1946 (September 5), would have turned 71 years old today. The Fredster lived his 45… → Read More
Queen’s Freddie Mercury: the maddest stories about rock’s best-loved hellraiser
Where have all the good guys gone? We need a hero. Preferably one in a leather biker’s cap, brandishing a truncated microphone stand like a skinny phallus, with an overgrown caterpillar under his nose. For better or worse, they don’t make ’em like Freddie Mercury anymore. The Queen frontman, born on this day in 1946 … → Read More
9 bittersweet songs about autumn
These 9 songs about autumn will have you longing for summer days gone by → Read More
Bob Dylan's Poetic Mastery: 10 Of His Finest Lyrics
For more than five decades, critics and fans have poured over Bob Dylan’s words that excite more interest than even his wild mercury sound, and everyone has a favourite lyric. Well, nearly everyone. “In my eyes,” wrote Germaine Greer in 2008, “He wasn’t fit to tie Woody Guthrie’s shoelaces.” Still, for the rest of us, here are 10 of Dylan’s finest. Your experience may differ. Vote in the poll… → Read More
Queen's Freddie Mercury: The Maddest Stories About Rock's Best-Loved Hellraiser
The latest music, band and film blogs from the NME.COM team → Read More
What's The Best Adele Single? All 11 Hits, Reappraised And Ranked Worst To Best
The latest music, band and film blogs from the NME.COM team → Read More
Ellie Goulding
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Here We Go Magic
NME bring you music reviews of the latest albums and tracks, as well as live reviews from gigs and festivals → Read More
The 1975 Channel David Bowie On Transformative Comeback Single 'Love Me' – Review
The latest music, band and film blogs from the NME.COM team → Read More
Reverend And The Makers
NME bring you music reviews of the latest albums and tracks, as well as live reviews from gigs and festivals → Read More
Planet Pop
The latest music, band and film blogs from the NME.COM team → Read More
Queen: 20 Things You Probably Never Knew About 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
The latest music, band and film blogs from the NME.COM team → Read More
Muse Are The Ultimate Arena Band
The latest music, band and film blogs from the NME.COM team → Read More
Muse play tiny London gig to mark announcement of 'Drones' world tour
1,100-capacity venue plays host to the band as they announce 2016 world tour → Read More
How 1990 Changed The Face Of Music – 10 Defining Moments
The latest music, band and film blogs from the NME.COM team → Read More