Latest articles by Niall Doherty
I’ve just discovered how many classic seventh records exist and it’s blown my mind... allow me to introduce the magnificent seven
Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...
Revisiting Thom Yorke’s incredible rant about Muse, of whom he is not a fan
The Radiohead man was being pretty chill when talking about acts who have been influenced by his band… and then he remembered the M word
The story of Slash’s Snakepit and the album that Axl turned down
The guitarist’s solo debut It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere turns 30 this week but it could’ve been a GN’R album if he'd had his way
Morrissey and Johnny Marr on how The Smiths made Meat Is Murder
The indie trailblazers’ second album turns 40 this month and sealed their status as one of the best British guitar groups ever
Tears For Fears are one of the most influential bands ever. Here's ten reasons why.
If you’ve been wondering what connects Disturbed, Kanye West, The 1975, David Guetta, James Corden, Nas, New Found Glory, Foals, Dizzee Rascal and more then this is the list for you. If you haven’t, you might as well read it anyway.
Reflected glory: the story of the Neil Young and Pearl Jam team-up album Mirror Ball
The grunge superstars learned a lot when they teamed up with the rock veteran to make his 1995 album, but they regret not putting their name on it
10 classic songs given away from one artist to another
From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.
The Depeche Mode megahit that Martin Gore was dead against, despite the fact he wrote it
Had he not seen the light, we would’ve been deprived of one of the synth-rock titans’ all-time great songs
The story of Stand Inside Your Love, the last great Smashing Pumpkins single
The Machina standout, which turns 25 next month, marked the beginning of the end for the alt-rock heroes’ first phase
Michael Stipe on the “psychic energy” it required to play stadium-sized shows with R.E.M. every night
It’s 30 years since the Athens, Georgia legends began a huge tour to support Monster and frontman Stipe had no choice but to up the flamboyance in his frontman game
The huge Radiohead hit that the band have left untouched for over 25 years
Thom Yorke first performed the band’s much-loved 1995 single with his previous group Headless Chickens, and there’s video evidence
The story of Mad Season, the grunge supergroup that Mike McCready hoped would save Layne Staley
The band brought together members of Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains and Screaming Trees and they emerged with one of the most underrated rock records of the 90s
The punk cult hero who unwittingly became Lou Reed’s drug dealer
The ex-Velvet Underground leader got into the habit of throwing house parties in West London, and always made sure one man was invited
Pulp guitarist Mark Webber on the band's strangest ever gig
Jarvis & co. headed all the way down to New Orleans for a show, and then wished they hadn't
Revisiting the time that Willie Dixon sued Led Zep for plagiarism and won
It’s 40 years ago this weekend that the veteran bluesman took action against the rock icons for borrowing his song...
Mark Tremonti on why side-projects help to keep Creed “healthy”
The guitarist has a new record out now, and next on his schedule is another Alter Bridge album before returning to Creed duties
The Manics on their new single People Ruin Paintings
It’s the latest cut to be unveiled from the Welsh trio’s forthcoming 15th album Critical Thinking
How the return of Jane's Addiction was floored by a punch thrown by their singer
It was all going right until it went very, very wrong
The story behind The Masses Against The Classes, the raucous Manics single that the Welsh trio deleted on the day of release
The tale of how the Welsh trio's last Number One single, which was released 25 years ago next week, came together.
Revisiting Self-Pollution Radio, Pearl Jam’s chaotic and star-studded radio show
Thirty years ago, Eddie Vedder & co. aired a live radio show and delivered a cult classic featuring guest slots from their heavyweight grunge pals
Ten brilliant indie-rock records released in the year 2000 that you might have missed
From Six. By Seven to Clinic and The Delgados to …Trail Of Dead, here’s ten albums released in 2000 worthy of a revisit 25 years later
Why Prince turned down Michael Jackson's request for the pair to sing together on a huge 80s hit
Michael Jackson wanted the pair to team up on a huge hit but the Purple One wasn’t having it
How Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher buried the hatchet and became unlikely friends
The Blur frontman and Oasis leader spent the 90s at loggerheads but a chance meeting paved the way to a blossoming friendship
