NME

In this modern age of fake news and the social media rumour mill, reliable sources of information are few and far between. Every day it becomes more difficult to know who to trust. Increasingly, the global political landscape looks less…

Emerging from their respective snow-caves, blinking at the sun, Colm and Craig are back in studio. Dave, however, is otherwise engaged – busy crushing the dreams of nine hopefuls at the Choice Music Prize. Filling his pristine white shoes…

The boys are back in town the studio together for the first time since the triumphant live outing at The Workman's Club. Craig's fresh from yet another wild stag weekend, Colm is basking in the afterglow of judging the Choice Music Prize…

The Strokes Future Present Past Did Shia LaBeouf pulling on a Strokes t-shirt in Transformers really mark the point of no return? The former Disney child star turned vaguely amusing surrealist already has much to answer for, so it might…

In 1997 and 2000, Radiohead gave us back-to-back releases that would immeasurably change the direction of alternative rock. If the first, OK Computer, redefined the sound of the guitar-driven band, then the follow-up would completely…

In One Track Minded, we pick a select cut from a chosen act and delve beneath the surface. Adam Duke looks back a decade to the burst of energy that brought Alex Turner and his Arctic Monkeys to instant mainstream attention... …

Guitar music. The first and last bastion of Pop's short history. Beguiling and bewildering, its power is often under and indeed overestimated. 'Alternative' doesn't mean anything anymore, certainly if it's the alternative to the already…