Author: Gary Ryan

Moby, the electronic music pioneer, has spoken exclusively to NME about his latest album, Always Centered At Night, his work with Benjamin Zephaniah, and commemorating the 25th anniversary of his record-breaking album, Play. The album is a collaborative effort featuring vocal talents that Moby discovered through scouring the music-sharing platform, Soundcloud, such as LA’s Lady… Continue reading Moby: “The best people to party with? Pantera and Bono!”

The new documentary series Camden explores the influence of the famed London borough on music. In the first episode, Dua Lipa describes how Camden’s cultural diversity and affordable rents encouraged artists to experiment with different sounds and identities. The series devotes an episode each to pop, rebellion, pioneers, and partying. While entertaining and reverential, Camden… Continue reading ‘Camden’ review: Dua Lipa’s documentary series is a love letter to endangered independent venues

English synth-pop duo, Pet Shop Boys, responded to being name-dropped in a diss track by Eminem, joking about the rapper’s humour. In his track Can-I-Bitch, Mimicking the sound of a car hitting someone and asking “What was that? Pet Shop Boys?” implying that Eminem and his producer Dr Dre had run down Pet Shop Boys,… Continue reading Pet Shop Boys look back on Eminem’s diss track ‘Can-I-Bitch’: “He does it very humorously”

In a recent interview, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson answered questions about the band’s past, including their interactions with political figures and their accomplishments at the NME Awards. When asked which former Prime Minister wrote a scathing article about the band branding them “the weeds from Leeds,” Wilson correctly guessed Boris Johnson. Johnson also famously… Continue reading Kaiser Chiefs: “Boris Johnson took a weird dislike to our band and I don’t know why”