Jeremy Allen, Author at NME

Jay Leno On The Tonight Show – 10 Greatest Musical Moments

Like the Sir Alex Ferguson of late night chat, US talkshow host Jay Leno will retire from 22 distinguished years of service sat behind...

The Smiths, Tom Waits: The Songs Itching To Start A Political Campaign

The Weather Girls are back in the top 40 once again, some 32 years after 'It's Raining Men' first entered the charts (they splashed...

Nirvana’s Mine – When Cities Tussle Over Rock Stars

The undignified clamour for family heirlooms is sadly an all too familiar eventuality following a person’s demise, but when fêted musicians board the stygian...

Damon Albarn’s 10 Finest Moments

Damon Albarn may have become a household name during the great Britpop wars of 1995, he has become something of an experimental musical journeyman...

David Bowie’s 10 Greatest Achievements

On this day in 1969, David Bowie was at Trident Studios in London recording what would become the album version of 'Space Oddity'. Reportedly...

The Year’s Real Winners… NME’s Alternative End Of 2013 Awards

It’s that time of the season when awards flow like shandy at a moderate drinking convention, and while you’re probably all sick of bloody...

How All Tomorrow’s Parties Changed Live Music Forever

The legendary All Tomorrow’s Parties Weekender is drawing to a close, and Sunday will be the last party for the music event that changed...

We Watched Pharrell Williams’ 24-Hour ‘Happy’ Video So You Don’t Have To

Pharrell Williams has made the world’s first 24 hour video. At first one wonders how it could possibly be done, and the answer is...

Forget Lily Allen’s Track, It’s The John Lewis Christmas Ads We Should Worry About

Lily Allen is back! And this time she’s bringing a bear and a rabbit with her. That’s right, the annual yuletide John Lewis advert...

Pop Stars NME Would Like To Send Into Space

We’ve come a long way since man first landed on the moon in 1969, and while rock stars as great as Jimi Hendrix and...