Category Archives: NME

BOYNEXTDOOR on ‘19.99’ and entering adulthood: “I think all of us are still kids”
BOYNEXTDOOR aren’t quite ready to take on adulthood. Sitting on staggered chairs inside one of HYBE’s cavernous, black-walled practice rooms, the six-member boyband (whose ages range from ...
Abby Webster Sep 13, 2024

Mermaid Chunky – ‘Slif Slaf Slof’ review: brilliantly eccentric, funny and inventive avant-pop
LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy was in a coffee shop when he heard a song from Mermaid Chunky’s deeply bizarre ‘VEST’ EP, prompting him to sign the Gloucestershire avant-pop duo...
Alastair Shuttleworth Sep 13, 2024

Steve McQueen’s son, ‘The Karate Kid’ star Chad McQueen, dies aged 63
Steve McQueen’s son Chad McQueen, best known for his role in The Karate Kid, has died aged 63. READ MORE: Why is ‘Cobra Kai’ ending after six seasons? McQueen’s lawyer Arthur B...
Damian Jones Sep 13, 2024

‘Flappy Bird’ is coming back 10 years after it was taken down
Flappy Bird is set to make a return, 10 years after the viral mobile game was taken offline. READ MORE: How Chrissy Costanza became video games’ go-to soundtrack queen Originally launched in 201...
Ali Shutler Sep 13, 2024

The Twilight Sad announce stripped-back winter 2024 UK tour
The Twilight Sad have announced a stripped-back winter 2024 UK tour. READ MORE: The Twilight Sad at Mad Cool 2019: more like group primal scream therapy than ‘entertainment’ The band&...
Poppy Burton Sep 13, 2024

‘Officer Black Belt’ review: action-packed thriller that’s entertaining but predictable
“Three months ago, I didn’t know anything about this job. Now I know too much. How can I not do anything?” an aggrieved Lee Jung-do (Kim Woo-bin) asks his father in Officer Black Bel...
Tanu I. Raj Sep 13, 2024

Supergrass are teasing a new announcement, coming next week
Supergrass are teasing an upcoming announcement with fans, according to a new post. READ MORE: Gaz Coombes: “I feel like I’m writing the best stuff I’ve ever written” The...
Liberty Dunworth Sep 13, 2024

Empire of the Sun’s Luke Steele: “We tried to relive Mötley Crüe’s ‘The Dirt’ – it was complete debauchery!”
You were nominated for the International Breakthrough Act and International Album awards at the 2010 BRITs. Who beat you in both categories? “Tough one! Was it Gaga?” CORRECT. Lady Gaga wo...
Gary Ryan Sep 13, 2024

The Cure send fans postcards confirming new album title and release date
The Cure have sent fans postcards seemingly confirming their new album title and release date. READ MORE: On the cover – Robert Smith on 40 years of The Cure Some fans have taken to social ...
Poppy Burton Sep 13, 2024

Soundtrack Of My Life: James McAvoy
The first song I remember hearing Rod Stewart – ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?’ “We’re gonna try and get Rod Stewart to be in the film I’m about to make actually. It&...
Alex Flood Sep 13, 2024