Ailbhe Malone, Author at NME

Boom! Six Zingers From Charlie Sheen’s Guns N’Roses Speech

Charlie Sheen gave a typically unconventional speech when celebrating Slash's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday. Invited by friend Slash to speak...

Musicians And Video Games Don’t Mix. Here’s The Evidence

Cut Copy have just unveiled a video game based on their music. But who wants to play games by cult developers with muso soundtracks...

Madonna, ‘MDNA’ – First Listen

The Material Girl returns with her 12th studio album. Is it any cop? Let’s find out....Girl Gone Wild Though most will have heard this track...

If Supermarkets Did Rock Festivals

Morrisson’s have announced they’ll be hosting their first ever music festival. Titled ‘MFest’, it’ll be held in July at Harwood House, Leeds. Playing will...

10 Lamest Pop Acts Of All Time

There’s an awful lot of awful music out there. And all that awful music needs someone to sing it, unfortunately. Here’s our pick of...

What Would You Get Justin Bieber For His 18th Birthday?

The fringiest singer in pop is about to turn of age. He’ll be 18, which means he can do whatever he wants with the...

10 Musical Fakes That Fooled The Internet

There have been fresh claims that a Michael Jackson impersonator supplied the vocals on Jackson’s last album ‘Michael’. While we wonder if the vocalist...

10 Pop Stars Before They Were Famous

You’re an up and coming singer, so you upload your performances onto YouTube. You enter talent competitions. You do some acting work. And then...

Month In Music – Best Thing You Heard In February?

Finally, we’re into Spring - and edging ever-closer to festival season. How did you find February? Share your latest loves, disappointments, jams and joys...

Regina Spektor, ‘All The Rowboats’ – Review

Hooray Regina Spektor’s back! Though ‘All the Rowboats’ opens and closes with an electronic segment, fans fear not - the track is Spektor-by-numbers. Still...