
Niall Doherty
Niall Doherty is a writer and editor whose work can be found in Classic Rock, The Guardian, Music Week, FourFourTwo, on Apple Music and more. Formerly the Deputy Editor of Q magazine, he co-runs the music Substack letter The New Cue with fellow former Q colleagues Ted Kessler and Chris Catchpole. He is also Reviews Editor at Record Collector. Over the years, he's interviewed some of the world's biggest stars, including Elton John, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Robert Plant and more. Radiohead was only for eight minutes but he still counts it.
Latest articles by Niall Doherty

What ex-Oasis members are up to whilst their former group embarks on their triumphant comeback tour without them
By Niall Doherty published
It's been an all-conquering summer for Noel and Liam, but what about the guys they left behind?

The 10 best B-side albums including Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Deftones, The Cure and more
By Niall Doherty published
Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Oasis, The Smiths, Deftones, the Manics and more all had classics going spare, as these superlative compilations prove

Watch Turnstile's Brendan Yates stage dive during the band's Tiny Desk Concert performance
By Niall Doherty published
NPR have officially decreed the frontman's leap from the eponymous desk is the long-running series' first ever stage dive.

The story of That’s The Spirit, the album that sent Bring Me The Horizon into a different realm
By Niall Doherty published
The Sheffield metal giants are one of the world's biggest bands these days and their fifth record is the one that sent them on the path to superstardom

Reunions aren’t for everyone – here’s six Britpop bands who will never get back together again
By Niall Doherty published
For some groups, splits are a permanent thing...

What each member of Radiohead has been up to since their last tour in 2018
By Niall Doherty published
Their band might have been inactive since 2018, but Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway and Greenwoods Colin and Jonny definitely haven't...

David Bowie was working on an “18th Century musical” when he died, archivists say
By Niall Doherty published
You can see his notes and ideas for the proposed show at the David Bowie Centre, which opens at London’s V&A East Storehouse this month

Sometimes bands shouldn’t be trusted to revisit their own material, as the latest Smashing Pumpkins reissue set proves
By Niall Doherty published
Billy Corgan has made the band's 2000 Machina project even bigger and more bombastic when it needed toning down, not blowing up

10 Reunions That Went Wrong
By Niall Doherty published
They don't all go as smooth and successfully as Oasis, as The Verve, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Cocteau Twins and more will tell you...

Everything you need to know about Foxy Shazam, the band responsible for that killer song playing over the new Peacemaker opening credits
By Niall Doherty published
It’s been a superheroic summer for the glam-rockers from Cincinnati, who also recorded a track for Superman and made a cameo too

The 10 best Liam and Noel Gallagher guest spots
By Niall Doherty published
Ten great collaborations featuring the Gallagher brothers including The Verve, The Chemical Brothers, Ian Brown, The Prodigy and, erm, David Brent

The story of Facelift, the album that saw Alice In Chains go from hair metal local heroes to grunge superstars
By Niall Doherty published
The Seattle rockers’ game-changing debut turns 35 this month and still sounds as vital as ever

Adam Duritz: The soundtrack of my life
By Niall Doherty published
Counting Crows mainman Adam Duritz picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the guitarist he always "says stupid shit in front of"

10 songs Oasis need to try and fit into the Live ’25 setlist
By Niall Doherty published
Far be it from us to tamper with perfection, but here’s ten tracks that didn’t make the cut that deserve an airing before the tour is out

What it's like to spend a day in the pub with Liam Gallagher
By Niall Doherty published
A Louder writer did his professional duty and spent seven hours in the boozer with the Oasis frontman in Christmas week, and it was glorious.

The alt-rock veterans that Thom Yorke fanboyed over who helped steer Radiohead to greatness
By Niall Doherty published
The Athens, Georgia quartet had hand-picked a stellar support bill on the UK leg of the Monster tour, but there was one group to which they became mentors and friends

The story of Paramore's debut album and how it forced the pop-punk scene to take a long, hard look at itself
By Niall Doherty published
As All We Know Is Falling turns 20, we look back at the record that introduced Hayley Williams and her band to the world

Watch Ghost dedicate Madison Square Garden show to Ozzy Osbourne
By Niall Doherty published
The Swedish giants were playing in New York as part of their Skeletour, and paid tribute to the late metal icon

With Matt Cameron now added to the list, here’s a reminder of all the drummers Pearl Jam have had and lost…
By Niall Doherty published
The former Soundgarden man joins a lengthy list of ex-members who’ve drummed for the grunge titans... and now no longer drum for the grunge titans.

10 songs that proves the Battle Of Britpop sent Blur's Damon Albarn in a more daring direction and changed the course of his career
By Niall Doherty published
From Gorillaz to Africa Express to ambient experimentalism and punk-meets-Afrobeat supergroups, the Blur singer has done it all.

10 brilliant songs from the 90s that bands were barmy to not put on a record
By Niall Doherty published
For your consideration: a list of B-sides and outtakes that deserved a slot in the spotlight

The pub encounter behind Pulp’s timeless classic Common People, the song that changed everything for Jarvis & co.
By Niall Doherty published
It’s 30 years since the Sheffield indie-rockers were riding high in the charts with their anthemic hit. Here’s the story of how it came together.

The story of Coldplay’s debut album Parachutes, the record that introduced the biggest band of the 21st century to the world
By Niall Doherty published
Chris Martin & co. were a long way from the stadium-dwelling titans of today making their debut album, but one song changed everything
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