Mark Beaumont, Author at NME

Iceage on growing up: “The longer you live, the more nuance gets added to the palette”

The Danish punks' fifth album 'Seek Shelter' is their most diverse and complex yet

Weezer – ‘Van Weezer’ review: veteran pop-rockers throw up the Devil horns

The heavy metal pastiche often clashes against Rivers Cuomo's sensitive songwriting

If Spotify’s CEO buys Arsenal, it might make for a very different game

Daniel Ek has joined with Arsenal legends to make a takeover bid for the club. But what would his streaming practices mean for football?

Elon Musk’s tech could create Jurassic Park? He should build these fictional worlds instead

Forget the dinos, mate. Crack on with Star Wars' Cloud City instead

Alan Vega – ‘Mutator’ review: uncompromising art from an old master

The late Suicide pioneer's wife and collaborator Liz Lamere has unlocked the Vega Vault

Whatever Morrissey says, the new episode of ‘The Simpsons’ could rehabilitate The Smiths’ image

With the Springfield-set show and a new movie dedicated to the '80s legends, it's time to refocus on a real national treasure

Taylor Swift’s new ‘Fearless’ is a success, but beware the dangers of the re-record

Swift remade 2008's 'Fearless' and got away with it, but other re-recorders have headed straight to uncanny valley

HMLTD on ‘Leaving’ – the first “ever-evolving song” with layers to be sold as NFTs

Fans will be able to create 6,400 different versions of the song

‘Gorillaz’ at 20: how Damon Albarn’s virtual band shaped music history

Their debut hit the big 2-0 this weekend. We celebrate the majesty of the Blur frontman's "monkey thing"

UNKLE: “There’s a lot of tension on the streets – we need clubbing to release that”

James Lavelle talks to NME about new mixtape ‘Rōnin I’, why clubbing matters, and a surreal encounter with some Beatles and Disney magic through working with Dhani Harrison