The guitarist talks to NME about his effort “to put different generations together” on new album 'Masquerade – featuring Tom Morello, Chad Smith, Serge Pizzorno and Alex Kapranos – and returning to the band after their solo dabblings
The pop icon tells us all about her hopes for Christmas Number One, plans for new music in 2026, what she'd change if she could go back to the '90s, and how Nick Cave "has her heart for life"
Check out the dancefloor favourite as Norman Cook tells us about his long battle to release it, Mick Jagger being a huge fan, his hopes for Christmas Number One, the state of the dance scene and if he's still "lost his passion" for making new music
Fresh from their festive London pop-up show, guitarist Dan Hawkins told NME about their biggest tour in 20 years, their love of – and cover of – Radiohead, and reaching a new generation of fans
Robert Levon Been tells NME about giving the album its flowers two decades on, the "Mad Max wasteland" of music existing between "extremes of hyper wealth and hyper poverty" today, and taking on the US government
The band told NME about next year's celebratory shows, how their schedule could extend into 2027, still wanting to "keep busy together", their place in the '90s Britpop scene, and future solo work
Armed with triple-guitar catharsis and cinematic noise pop, the Tokyo quintet’s towers of distortion and devoted indie rock tell poetic tales of past and possible lives – and have ignited fierce genre debates
