Ailbhe Malone, Author at NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News

Month In Music – Best Thing You Heard In July?

July's over, and as it exits, the Olympics enter. August is sweaty, we know, and your ears are going to be full of gold...

Exclusive! Hear Haim’s Awesome Fleetwood Mac Cover, ‘Hold Me’

We're delighted to premiere Haim's contribution to the upcoming Fleetwood Mac tribute album 'Just Tell Me That You Want Me' - though strictly speaking...

10 Most Wretched Music Videos Of The 90s

Ah, the 90s. When people wore New Balance and scrunchies were a thing. And MTV still showed music videos. Except, there are some music...

Bradley Wiggins, Britain’s First Mod Sporting Hero

Hallelujah! Olympic Gold medal winner - not to mention the first ever British winner of the Tour de France - is a mod. While...

What Was Your First Festival Experience?

Do you remember the first time? Did you, like Metronomy's Joe Mount, have a friend who tried to exist on ridiculous foodstuffs (in Mount's...

Encores – Why Bother?

Encores. What's the point? When you've been standing in the rain for two hours, do you really want to mug about for another 15...

Lana Del Rey Models For H&M, Jumps Shark

Lana Del Rey has been announced as the face of H&M's Autumn/Winter range. What a pity. The fashion world seems to love her, even...

10 Lamest Number Ones In Pop History

The results are in. Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' has been named as the UK's favourite Number One single, with Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' edging in...

10 Brilliantly Shambolic Guitar Solos

Sometimes refinement isn't everything. Like when a cup of tea tastes better out of a mug at your mum's house than out of a...

Benicassim 2012 – 15 Must-See Acts

With the plastic about to be unwrapped on the first day of Benicassim, it's time to sit down and have a strategic think about...