Andrew Trendell

Pete Doherty tells us about new solo album ‘Felt Better Alive’: “The Libertines are stark-raving mad not to want these songs”

Check out the country-tinged title-track single and details of Doherty's 'Down In Albion' UK tour, as he tells NME why "anyone who’s liked anything I’ve done before will love this, because it’s very personal"

Franz Ferdinand – ‘The Human Fear’ review: art-rock icons prove they can still take you out

The Scottish indie heroes face their fears with a statement of intent that’s shamelessly Franz-y as fuck

UK government confirms price cap for touts and consultation into ticketing and dynamic pricing

After the Oasis reunion tour controversy, Sir Chris Bryant MP talks to NME about making ticketing fairer: "We’re not asking whether to act, we’re asking how to act and what action to take"

Pete Doherty: “I don’t think I ever dared to dream that I’d still be knocking about”

Watch The Libertines frontman (and his dog Gladys) sit down with NME to look over a huge comeback year and tell us about family life, his record label, the battle for new music, the return of Babyshambles, impersonating Radiohead, and what 2025 has in store

Kate Nash on OnlyFans, The Lottery Winners and saving the music industry: “Major labels are scared – and they should be”

Nash spoke to NME about her 'Butts For Tour Buses' campaign, saving the grassroots, and what the industry and government can do now that music has become "an impossible environment for working class people"

Bring Me The Horizon tell us about Reading & Leeds plans and their next chapter: “We need to go away for a bit”

Oli Sykes talks to NME about festivals' need to evolve, giving Chappell Roan the chance to become "the next Kate Bush", drawing a line under the 'Nex Gen' era, and how BMTH "have one of the best live shows in the world"

Watch Josh Homme, Dave Gahan, Chrissie Hynde, Bobby Gillespie and more perform at Mark Lanegan London tribute show

"He would have pretended to hate this," Homme told the crowd during the star-studded tribute, "but he would have loved to see you all here tonight" – check out photos, footage, the setlist and more here

Reading & Leeds 2025 line-up announced with headliners Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and Hozier

AJ Tracey, Becky Hill, Amyl And The Sniffers, The Dare, Enter Shikari and Lambrini Girls are also on the bill, with Bloc Party set to play the first ever 'icon' slot. Check out the full line-up and ticket details here

Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan on losing Mark Lanegan: “I had this sense that he was still around for a while”

Gahan tells NME about how Lanegan was "right up there with the Nick Caves and Johnny Cashes of this world", what to expect from this week's London tribute gig, reminiscing about the late icon with Bobby Gillespie, and what's next for Depeche Mode

Robert Smith to talk through The Cure’s ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ on Tim’s Listening Party

Tune in to hear The Cure icon go deep, track-by-track, on the their latest Number One album
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