Lucy Jones

The Incredible Way Michael Jackson Wrote Music

If you've ever heard the below early demo of 'Beat It', you'll know Michael Jackson's extraordinary process of writing songs - by building each...

The most beautiful bridges in music featuring The Beatles, Radiohead and more

I made the mistake of asking people on Twitter to suggest the best bridges of all time - and now I know a lot...

Radiohead, Björk, Dylan: 12 beautifully poetic lyrics about nature

Wordsworth was famously rather good at writing about nature. "The ocean is a mighty harmonist," he said, for example. Nice. Anyway, this got us...

20 hilariously awful album covers redone with MS Paint

Remember Paint? The Microsoft Windows graphic programme that made everything look lurid and ridiculous? It's being discontinued. Which is a massive shame. These MS...

Edan’s Cult ‘Beauty And The Beat’ Is 10: The Story Of A Magical Mystery Tour

The year 2004 was a whole different world. Preppy Kanye pitched up with a backpack and the autotune-free ‘The College Dropout’, Outkast were at...

Hear Django Django’s Cosmic New Track ‘Reflections’ – NME Exclusive

Rainbow synths? Check. Cosmic harmonies? Check. Abundant vibes? Most definitely. Django Django are back with a glistening glitterball of a pop hit. It's got...

Rapsody Talks Working On ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’: ‘Kendrick Is Our Light, Our Hope’

Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' was released yesterday, one week early. If you were worried it wouldn't live up to 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D...

Everything We Know So Far About Blur’s New Album ‘The Magic Whip’ – And First Track ‘Go Out’ Reviewed

Well, that was unexpected. Blur fans will be in heaven after today's announcement of a new album complete with a massive live show in...

Happy Birthday Yoko Ono! Hear Exclusive New Duet With Antony Hegarty, ‘I Love You, Earth’

Today is Yoko Ono's birthday. Born 82 years ago in early 30s Tokyo, she has spent much of her life so far on activism...

Lxury – ‘Into The Everywhere’

As Lxury, Croydon producer Andy Smith is injecting the UK dance scene with a certain restless energy. The 24-year-old’s burgeoning reputation comes Disclosure-approved –...
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