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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In 2009, the Britpop icons went into the studio to make their seventh record and by the time they left, they were no more.

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As their debut single turns 30, we head back to the beginnings of a scintillating quartet who’ve always done things their own way

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The trio needed one more song to complete their third album, so Tom DeLonge went home and summoned up a classic…

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The Seattle giants were determined to show they had moved on from being the band that had made Ten and Vs., and this strange lead single was their Exhibit A

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Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!

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Bring your daughter… to the cinema: metal icons mark their 50th anniversary with career-spanning film

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From PJ Harvey to Burial to Portishead to Sparklehorse, the singer has been a keen collaborator over the years. Here’s ten must-hear songs he's leant his voice to.

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The Britpop legends’ first Number One heralded the moment they turned from thrilling rock’n’roll band to cultural phenomenon. Here's how it came together.

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The Oxford quintet’s era-defining second record turns 30 this month. Here’s the story of how it came together.

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Things were never straightforward for Corgan & co. throughout the 90s and the tale of what was meant to be their final record pretty much sums it up

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Billy Corgan’s alt-rock titans were one of the most prolific bands of the 90s. Here’s ten brilliant cuts that never made it onto one of their records.

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Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...

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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

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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

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The indie trailblazers’ second album turns 40 this month and sealed their status as one of the best British guitar groups ever

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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.

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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.

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Had he not seen the light, we would’ve been deprived of one of the synth-rock titans’ all-time great songs

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The Machina standout, which turns 25 next month, marked the beginning of the end for the alt-rock heroes’ first phase

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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

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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

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The ex-Velvet Underground leader got into the habit of throwing house parties in West London, and always made sure one man was invited

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Jarvis & co. headed all the way down to New Orleans for a show, and then wished they hadn't
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