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New Bangers: Alfie Sharp – ‘All Or Nothing’

The Nottingham artist establishes himself as a charismatic songwriter with his second single

Code Orange on defying their critics: “This is a record heavy music needs”

The Pittsburgh band's new material is dividing the fans, but the Billy Corgan-starring record was engineered to take the band into bold new places

All the best k-pop gigs happening in the UK and Europe this autumn

ATEEZ, aespa and more are all hitting the road

Get down and dirty with Model/Actriz’s feral debut album

The Brooklyn band are one of the most exciting live acts of the moment, mixing punishing punk, pounding electronica and an unmissable stage presence

Bombay Bicycle Club: “There’s no point trying to play it safe”

Preparing to release their self-produced sixth album ‘My Big Day’, the indie heroes discuss nostalgia, working with Damon Albarn and their triumphant return to Reading Festival

Soundtrack Of My Life: Devendra Banhart

Venezuelan American singer-songwriter whose funeral song might be the best yet

Lol Tolhurst on his new book, ‘Goth’: “Bowie’s ‘Low’ was a template for Robert Smith and I”

The former drummer for The Cure tells us how the band were really a goth band all along, and how artists like David Bowie, Joy Division and Nine Inch Nails shaped the scene

‘Concrete Utopia’ cast at TIFF: “I was worried because the film is very Korean”

Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young speak to NME about South Korea’s pick for the 2024 Oscars

Meet Melbourne’s slut-pop provocateur Big Wett: “I’m here to revel in the chaos”

The woman behind the songs ‘G-Spot’ and ‘King Dick’ on partying properly, dancefloor no-no’s and the importance of not taking anything too seriously

Krist Novoselic on 30 years of ‘In Utero’ and using AI to restore Nirvana music

The bassist reflects on the anniversary of their seminal final album, the chances of the surviving members releasing more music and using AI to complete "sketches" of old songs