Latest articles by Niall Doherty
The story of Selling Jesus, the explosive single that introduced Skunk Anansie to the world
As their debut single turns 30, we head back to the beginnings of a scintillating quartet who’ve always done things their own way
The “pretty little ballad” that turned Blink-182 into all-conquering punk-pop titans
The trio needed one more song to complete their third album, so Tom DeLonge went home and summoned up a classic…
How Pearl Jam channelled Pink Floyd and emerged with their weirdest ever single
The Seattle giants were determined to show they had moved on from being the band that had made Ten and Vs., and this strange lead single was their Exhibit A
10 indisputable reasons why Essex is responsible for the best British artists ever (some might be slightly disputable)
Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!
Iron Maiden announce details of official doc to coincide with their half-century
Bring your daughter… to the cinema: metal icons mark their 50th anniversary with career-spanning film
Ten brilliant songs featuring guest vocals from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke
From PJ Harvey to Burial to Portishead to Sparklehorse, the singer has been a keen collaborator over the years. Here’s ten must-hear songs he's leant his voice to.
The story of Oasis’s first Number One, as told by Noel Gallagher
The Britpop legends’ first Number One heralded the moment they turned from thrilling rock’n’roll band to cultural phenomenon. Here's how it came together.
The tortured tale of how Radiohead made The Bends
The Oxford quintet’s era-defining second record turns 30 this month. Here’s the story of how it came together.
The Smashing Pumpkins album that Billy Corgan says has always had a “weird cloud” around it
Things were never straightforward for Corgan & co. throughout the 90s and the tale of what was meant to be their final record pretty much sums it up
The 10 must-hear B-sides and outtakes by Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan’s alt-rock titans were one of the most prolific bands of the 90s. Here’s ten brilliant cuts that never made it onto one of their records.
I’ve just discovered how many classic seventh records exist and it’s blown my mind... allow me to introduce the magnificent seven
Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...
Revisiting Thom Yorke’s incredible rant about Muse, of whom he is not a fan
The Radiohead man was being pretty chill when talking about acts who have been influenced by his band… and then he remembered the M word
The story of Slash’s Snakepit and the album that Axl turned down
The guitarist’s solo debut It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere turns 30 this week but it could’ve been a GN’R album if he'd had his way
Morrissey and Johnny Marr on how The Smiths made Meat Is Murder
The indie trailblazers’ second album turns 40 this month and sealed their status as one of the best British guitar groups ever
Tears For Fears are one of the most influential bands ever. Here's ten reasons why.
If you’ve been wondering what connects Disturbed, Kanye West, The 1975, David Guetta, James Corden, Nas, New Found Glory, Foals, Dizzee Rascal and more then this is the list for you. If you haven’t, you might as well read it anyway.
Reflected glory: the story of the Neil Young and Pearl Jam team-up album Mirror Ball
The grunge superstars learned a lot when they teamed up with the rock veteran to make his 1995 album, but they regret not putting their name on it
10 classic songs given away from one artist to another
From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.
The Depeche Mode megahit that Martin Gore was dead against, despite the fact he wrote it
Had he not seen the light, we would’ve been deprived of one of the synth-rock titans’ all-time great songs
The story of Stand Inside Your Love, the last great Smashing Pumpkins single
The Machina standout, which turns 25 next month, marked the beginning of the end for the alt-rock heroes’ first phase
Michael Stipe on the “psychic energy” it required to play stadium-sized shows with R.E.M. every night
It’s 30 years since the Athens, Georgia legends began a huge tour to support Monster and frontman Stipe had no choice but to up the flamboyance in his frontman game
The huge Radiohead hit that the band have left untouched for over 25 years
Thom Yorke first performed the band’s much-loved 1995 single with his previous group Headless Chickens, and there’s video evidence
The story of Mad Season, the grunge supergroup that Mike McCready hoped would save Layne Staley
The band brought together members of Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains and Screaming Trees and they emerged with one of the most underrated rock records of the 90s
The punk cult hero who unwittingly became Lou Reed’s drug dealer
The ex-Velvet Underground leader got into the habit of throwing house parties in West London, and always made sure one man was invited
