Latest articles by Niall Doherty
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
10 Britpop B-sides you need to hear
It wasn’t all about Parklife, Alright and Live Forever, you know. Here’s some Britpop magic you might have missed…
The Mandalorian and Oppenheimer composer Ludwig Göransson’s 10 best cuts
In celebration of the film score supremo and pop polymath’s 40th birthday, we celebrate his finest moments
You Me At Six’s Josh Franceschi on what advice he’d give to a band just starting out
The pop-rock quintet will begin their farewell tour in the US next month, and they have some advice for the groups that come next
Lars Ulrich on how being an Oasis superfan changed his life
The Metallica drummer has loved Oasis since the early days – and even once did the lights for them at a show
Revisiting a 1999 interview with ex-painter and decorator and soon-to-be rock god Matt Bellamy
The rock titans’ 1999 debut Showbiz turns 25 next week and an early interview shows that Matt Bellamy & co. already had their sights set on the big time
Noel Gallagher on the version of Definitely Maybe that Oasis were forced to can
The Britpop classic turns 30 next week, but Noel Gallagher says its creation was far from easy
Michael Stipe on the making of What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? and the crazy tale behind its title
The lead single from Monster is about to turn 30 - and its title has got a crazy back story
Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis on the release of his long-awaited project with late Afrobeat icon Tony Allen
The Foals man and Afrobeat legend worked together on music back in 2016 and it’s finally seeing the light of day
Buzzcocks guitarist Steve Diggle on living next door to the notorious Moors Murderers
The guitarist and co-founder says he had a close shave with the notorious killers as a kid
The Revolution’s Bobby Z. and Brown Mark on the power and legacy of Prince
It’s 40 years ago this weekend since Purple Rain went to Number One in the US – and stayed there for 24 weeks
How Quadrophenia actor Phil Daniels came to the rescue on Blur’s era-defining Britpop anthem Parklife
The iconic title track from Blur’s third album turns 30 later this month…
The night Metallica hosted the world's biggest ever listening party
The band hired an arena to unveil their monster fifth record to fans
Noel Gallagher on the rest of Oasis not believing that he’d written Live Forever
The Definitely Maybe anthem turns 30 next week, and Gallagher says he knew he’d written a classic from the off
