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Goose Island Presents NME Radar Sessions: Zuzu and Swimming Girls showcase pristine summer pop at new music night

Last night (July 2) saw the second Goose Island Presents NME Radar Sessions take place at Goose Island’s Brewpub in Shoreditch, London. Over 100...

Thomas Smith - 3rd July 2019

Music Interviews

“We’re going to be the biggest band in the world” – Meet Emotional Oranges, the Kanye-approved R&B collective

A wave of nervous excitement passes through the crowd in the basement of East London nightclub XOYO. As a DJ set comes to a...

Dhruva Balram - 26th June 2019

Festivals Blog

Glastonbury 2019: The best new bands to see across the weekend

Got enough pants? Packed your wellies (you might not need them, but best to be safe, eh)? Your Clashfinder all filled in? Good —...

Thomas Smith - 26th June 2019

Music News

Catch some free live music at the next Goose Island presents NME Radar Sessions

The lineup for the second Goose Island presents NME Radar Sessions has been announced. The gig will be taking place at Goose Island’s Brewpub in...

Thomas Smith - 26th June 2019

Music Interviews

Get tangled up in Squid – the weirdo-punk band making the avant-garde accessible

Open the tabloids and it’s all avocado toast and selfie sticks, but there’s far more to millennial life than the papers would have you...

Tom Connick - 24th June 2019

NME Blogs

What’s Your Band Called, Mate? Get to know Yizzy

Every week, we’re going to be introducing you to a brand new artist we’re going mad for here at NME Towers via our ego-busting...

Thomas Smith - 23rd June 2019

Music Interviews

Mattiel: How the rising Atlanta star recovered from illness to make inventive and intelligent rock’n’roll

Sometimes dreams become reality, but for Atlanta’s rising star Mattiel Brown, realising them were harder than most. Last week, she released second album, ‘Satis...

Susan Hansen - 21st June 2019

Music Interviews

Crumb: New York’s indie experimentalists that soundtrack a city that never sleeps

The phrase “New York album” can mean many things. It can be a byword for early noughties indie-rock, for squalid ‘70s punk that sounds...

Rhian Daly - 17th June 2019

NME Blogs

What’s Your Band Called, Mate? Get to know Dumb

Every week, we’re going to be introducing you to a brand new artist we’re going mad for here at NME Towers via our ego-busting...

Thomas Smith - 16th June 2019

Music News

Hull punks LIFE share new single ‘Hollow Thing’, detail upcoming album ‘A Picture Of Good Health’

Punk outfit LIFE have shared their new single 'Hollow Thing' along with details of their upcoming album, 'A Picture Of Good Health'. The Hull band...

Tom Skinner - 12th June 2019