Niall Doherty
Niall Doherty is a writer and editor whose work can be found in Classic Rock, The Guardian, Music Week, FourFourTwo, Champions Journal, 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 colleague Ted Kessler. 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, Radiohead, Liam and Noel Gallagher, Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Robert Plant and more.
Latest articles by Niall Doherty

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Police arrests, car crashes and a very warped drumkit – the E.T. director foresaw some TV gold and wanted in

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From Radiohead to Paramore to Nine Inch Nails, how David Byrne & co.'s masterpiece influenced generations to come

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Praise be for the persuasive powers of the music exec who brought Corgan round to his way of thinking

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Well and truly rumbled, they fessed up - and the original writer didn't even mind that much

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The rock'n'roll icon turned mentor for the trio the 90s and insisted they record a song together

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As a child, the punk-pop star got increasingly upset that grandad hadn't told him lately that he loved him

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Three and a half decades ago, Eddie Vedder and his new bandmates got in a practice room to see what would happen and the rest is history

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The genre is way behind pop and hip hop when it comes to diss tracks but here's six cuts that prove indie is not immune to a bit of sonic argy-bargy when the need arises

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In addition to a sold out UK show, the Aussie icon and his band will be heading on tour across Ireland and the Continent

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How one of the Irish rockers’ biggest hits got them back on track after a patchy period

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Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1 is out now and features recordings from the band’s recent US shows

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The Chicago rockers’ masterpiece double album will come with an additional disc of previously-unreleased live recordings unearthed by Billy Corgan

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Safe to say that Alan Wilder is not a fan of this beloved indie-rock hit

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Despite all their rage, sometimes Billy Corgan & co. made some of the most perfectly tranquil music of the 90s

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The Paramore singer has opened up on the “racist country singer” referred to in the title track of her new album, and she's done caring what he thinks

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The Peel It Back tour isn't done yet, with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross heading back out for a fresh batch of shows in the US and Canada

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The Bad Seeds leader was answering a question about his political leanings and offered up a considered, non-partisan response

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The show, directed by regular Bowie filmmaker Francis Whatley, will mark 50 years since the icon’s arrival in the German capital

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LISTEN UP!, the Florida pop-punk’s 11th studio album, arrives in February 2026

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The legendary In Utero and Surfer Rosa producer offered up some encouragement to a young drummer and his words of wisdom are worth listening to

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After all, why reply with a short response when you can weave a long tale involving Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and more instead?

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The ex-Smiths man was unsuccessful in his mission to moonlight as a screenwriter for his favourite soap opera

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The Paramore singer has never been averse to hopping on someone else's songs and here's seven of her best
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