Al Horner, Author at NME

Justin Bieber – ‘Purpose’

Less than five minutes into ‘Purpose’ Justin Bieber claims, “My life is a movie and everyone's watching”. In the three years since his last...

Foals – On The Road In Colombia With Britain’s Most Ferocious Live Band

Foals are the most explosive and passionate band in the UK. With a hit new album and a massive UK tour, including a date...

8 gloriously dumb film sequel ideas that thankfully never made it to our screens

In Hollywood, great power rarely brings with it great responsibility. Which is why often, when a film clearly doesn't need a sequel, money-grabbing movie...

Washington Trio Swings Go From Strength To Strength On ‘Sea’ – Track Premiere

Swings' January 2015 debut album 'Detergent Hymns' was a neglected gem – nine wounded, slurred spins on the cult DC hardcore bands they grew...

Bring Me The Horizon – Behind The Scenes At Leeds Festival With Oli Sykes’ Band On The Brink

"We want to be as big as Foo Fighters and Linkin Park – to break the mainstream, to be a heavy band that you...

Refused On The Humanitarian Horror Of The Calais Migrant Crisis – Watch

There's a song on 'Freedom', the new album from seminal punks Refused, that hits harder than any other. "Struggle with the current, dragged down...

Cancer Bats – A Show In The Life Of One Of Punk’s Fiercest Live Bands

You don't forget Cancer Bats gigs in a hurry. Even when your bruises eventually fade from being gleefully bashed about in the venue-wide sea...

Kendrick Lamar Shows He’s Operating In A League Of His Own At Leeds Festival

“OHHHHHH KENDRICK LAA-MAAAA-AAAAR!” sing the Leeds Main Stage crowd to the tune of 'Seven Nation Army', as the sun drops on Bramham Park and...

Metallica – Lars Ulrich On Oasis, Arctic Monkeys And The Songs That Shaped His Life

Metallica are gearing up to headline Reading and Leeds this weekend but how did they get there? We've delved into the NME archives to...

Soundtrack Of My Life – Ice Cube On The Power Of Marvin Gaye And Explosive Brilliance Of Public Enemy

As NWA biopic 'Straight Outta Compton' readies to hit cinema screens, Ice Cube talks NME through the tracks that have influenced him along the...