Jeremy Allen, Author at NME

Moodoïd – ‘Le Monde Möö’

Melody's Echo Chamber guitarist Pablo Padovani - aka Moodoïd - came to wider attention last September when his band of liquid leaf-adorned waifs released...

20 Things You Didn’t Know About Kate Bush’s ‘Wuthering Heights’

Since she appeared to burst onto the scene from nowhere in 1978, Catherine “Kate” Bush has been one of those rarest of performers, a...

10 Good, Bad And Ugly Posthumous Albums From Queen, Michael Jackson, Jeff Buckley And More

William Orbit has been given the task of producing the ‘new’ Queen album, which will almost certainly feature much-anticipated 1983 duets between Freddie Mercury...

Arctic Monkeys Vs The Orwells: When Support Acts Bite The Hand That Feeds Them

You’re the biggest band in the country and you offer a support slot to a fledgling guitar troupe to help give them a leg...

The ‘Beyoncé’, The ‘Drip Feed’ & 6 Other New Album-Release Strategies

In the old days we all knew what to expect from our popstars promoting their wares; some touring, some interviews with magazines, some radio...

Smells Like Teen Spirit: 7 Naff Indie Band Scents You Didn’t Know About

What does your bouquet say about you? No, I don’t mean that red wine stain all down your shirt, I’m talking about your fragrance,...

The 9 Most Batshit Crazy Conspiracy Theories In Pop

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you,” sang Kurt Cobain (borrowing from Joseph Heller’s inspired Catch 22). Things are not always...

RIP Tony Benn – How The Political Legend Never Lost Touch With Youth

Tony Benn is dead at 88, and for many it feels like the last great gentleman of British politics has passed on. With him...

10 Stinky Songs That Ruin Classic Albums

We’re all aware of those 'artists' whose back catalogues are pure anathema to us that suddenly bring out one excellent track that makes us...

Drake, Michael Jackson And More: Extreme Lengths Mega-Fans Go To

There’s a fine line between fandom and fanaticism. At what point does merely loving a popstar turn into the sort of unhinged, obsessive behaviour...