Latest articles by Niall Doherty
English Teacher's Lily Fontaine on why it's vital to keep local venues thriving
The Mercury Prize-winning singer cut her teeth in local venues and says they are crucial to artists breaking through
Creed's rise and fall was fast, but now they're selling more tickets than ever
Twenty-five years ago the Human Clay album put Creed on top of the world, but it was the calm before the storm
From Lorde to Drake, Tears For Fears' Curt Smith picks his favourite reworkings of his band's music
The 80s titans have been treated to renditions of their tracks by Lorde, Gary Jules, Foals, Kanye, Drake and more
The The's Matt Johnson on his dinner date with Leonard Cohen
The godfather of gloom told the This Is The Day singer he was annoyed with being called things like the godfather of gloom
“It was like that scene in The Fast Show, the MD, cigar in mouth, going ‘Come on guys, impress me’.”: Shed Seven’s Rick Witter on how the Britpop veterans made their make-or-break hit Going For Gold
Shed Seven's Rick Witter on how their anthemic hit Going For Gold came together
Noel Gallagher on the making of Oasis's riotous classic Cigarettes & Alcohol
The fourth single from Definitely Maybe came out 30 years ago this weekend and it marked the moment that Gallagher realised stardom was here to stay
Creed’s Scott Phillips on the comical, thrifty method the band used to replicate The Matrix’s bullet-time in their Higher video
The US rockers were MTV catnip in the early 00s but the band weren’t always convinced about their vids until they saw the finished article
From the bargain bin to the big time: Urge Overkill on how Pulp Fiction saved their career
Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon became the Chicago quartet’s biggest hit, and there’s a few people they have to thank for it
Forget about Lars and Noel, Robert Trujillo and James's Tim Booth is the new Metallica-Mancunican bromance
The James frontman has been hanging out with the Metallica man in LA
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills on having Lemmy and Phil Lynott in the crowd at the band’s first ever UK gig
The Athens, Georgia quartet made their British bow in Camden, with Lemmy and Phil Lynott there to witness it
Supergrass on how they turned a teenage arrest into one of Britpop's most loved singles
Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey on how the Britpop scamps made their riotous debut single
The Cure's Reeves Gabrels on the time he begrudgingly became David Bowie's Musical Director in the 90s
Bowie needed someone to be his first lieutenant in the 90s, and his ex-Tin Machine bandmate was the person he turned to
The moment Thom Yorke totally lost it live on MTV
Thom Yorke & co. played the MTV Beach House in 1993, and the singer wasn't shy in showing his displeasure about it
Former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde on how being in a band with Liz Fraser tops all other career highlights...
The former Cocteau Twin has written a memoir looking back on his life and career
Creed's Mark Fremonti reveals the song that the band think is their best ever
On the 25th anniversary of their mega-selling second record Human Clay, the Creed guitarist looks back on its success
Revisiting Billy Corgan's tribute to Ric Ocasek on the 5th anniversary of The Cars leader's death
The Cars frontman and famed producer died five years ago this weekend and his passing prompted eulogies from an array of fellow musicians
Michael Stipe on the day that R.E.M. announced their split, and what he's learned about the band since
The R.E.M. frontman has had a lot of time to reflect on his band's work in the years since and here's what he thinks
New York indie-rockers Interpol look back on the time their second record leaked a week after they'd finished it
Fans got to hear the New Yorkers' excellent second three months ahead of release in 2004, and the indie-rockers think it might have worked in their favour
Oli Sykes on how Bring Me The Horizon ducked kebab sauce and sawdust on the way to becoming one of the UK’s biggest rock bands
The Sheffield quartet released their debut EP 20 years ago this month, and there were plenty of bumps on the way to eventual triumph
Britpop ledges Supergrass will make an announcement next week - could it be another reunion?
The Britpop quartet’s iconic debut turns 30 next year – and it looks like they’re planning to celebrate it
Lily Fontaine of Mercury Prize winners English Teacher opens up on her career sliding doors moment
The English Teacher singer and guitarist can finally rest easy that she made the right choice
Ten times Billy Corgan parked his own genius for just a second to rework some of his favourite songs
Billy Corgan and crew's renditions of hits by U2, Hole, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, The Cure and, umm, Natalie Imbruglia
The story of Radiohead's My Iron Lung, which turns 30 this month
The Oxford band were determined to show there was more to them than Creep, and they wrote just the song to do so
