
Niall Doherty
Niall Doherty is a writer and editor whose work can be found in Classic Rock, The Guardian, Music Week, FourFourTwo, 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 colleagues Ted Kessler and Chris Catchpole. 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, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Robert Plant and more. Radiohead was only for eight minutes but he still counts it.
Latest articles by Niall Doherty

Supergrass on how they turned a teenage arrest into one of Britpop's most loved singles
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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
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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
By Niall Doherty published
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...
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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
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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
By Niall Doherty published
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
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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
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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
By Niall Doherty published
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?
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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
By Niall Doherty published
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
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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
By Niall Doherty published
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
By Niall Doherty published
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
By Niall Doherty published
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
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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
By Niall Doherty published
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
By Niall Doherty published
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
By Niall Doherty published
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
By Niall Doherty published
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
By Niall Doherty published
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
By Niall Doherty published
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
By Niall Doherty published
It’s 40 years ago this weekend since Purple Rain went to Number One in the US – and stayed there for 24 weeks
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