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.
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The reissued album, out in November, will feature a new mix, unreleased outtakes, rare live performances and more

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A US writer has shared the story of a contretemps that occurred at the event in New York in 2008

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The Best Of Creed is the first set pulling together tracks from all four of the Florida rockers’ albums

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The comeback kings have unveiled the second of five unplugged interpretations that feature on forthcoming reissue edition of their second record

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The metal icons will also be giving away a specially-designed T-shirt to Aussie donors

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After years out of print, Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s pre-Fleetwood Mac album was finally reissued last week

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Robert Smith & co. appear to be gearing up for a busy 2026 – but is it the beginning of the end?

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The alt-rock trailblazers will play six gigs in the UK and Ireland as part of their Pixies 40 shows

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My Chemical Romance add third Wembley date, two new UK shows, US festival headline dates at Louder Than Life, Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple and more

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It's just rumours, apparently...

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The post-hardcore trailblazers will hit the road in support of their 12th album Horizons/West, due out in early October

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The Hot To Go! star was playing at New York’s Forest Hills stadium when the Heart star joined her for a guest spot

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The first ever soundtrack under the NiN name is as good as a new album proper. Here’s our track-by-track guide through its epic 24 songs

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The drummer is behind the mixing desk on three new songs from the punk-pop veterans

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Alongside new material, the group will be playing some of their former bands' old classics too…

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My Only Angel is the first song to be unveiled from the One More Time EP, due out in November

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Though The Open Window, out in October, delves into the legendary singer-songwriter’s work between 1956 and 1963

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The synth giants captured three huge shows in Mexico on their Memento: Mori tour

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The late Soundgarden frontman's final work was one of his most stripped-down and intimate records.

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The triple vinyl set is the follow-up to 2015’s The First Ten Years. What will he call the one that comes out in 2035?

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Starring a new mash-up collaboration from Nine Inch Nails, a mysterious Radiohead project, the return of Dave Grohl’s favourite band and more…

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Game, the first film to be released through Barrow’s new Invada Films imprint, is out in November

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The trip-hop trailblazers will perform Sepultura's classic Chaos A.D. with the pair to shine a light on the plight of the indigenous people of Brazil

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The band will play their only UK show of 2026 at the city's Preston Park next July

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“Albums matter,” says Bruce Dickinson, whose band are one of four “Album Champions” alongside Architects, Nova Twins and Wolf Alice for this year’s rock-themed event
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