Articles by Niall Doherty

Niall Doherty is a writer and editor whose work can be found in Classic Rock, The Guardian, Music Week, FourFourTwo, on Apple Music and more. Formerly the Deputy Editor of Q magazine, he co-runs the music Substack letter The New Cue with fellow former Q colleagues Ted Kessler and Chris Catchpole. He is also Reviews Editor at Record Collector. Over the years, he's interviewed some of the world's biggest stars, including Elton John, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Robert Plant and more. Radiohead was only for eight minutes but he still counts it.

Articles by: Niall Doherty

“It suddenly escalated when a Mercedes in the car park got trashed… it belonged to the hotel manager”: the night Oasis wrecked London’s most rock’n’roll hotel and got a lifetime ban for their efforts

By Niall Doherty published 7 July 24

The demolition job was spearheaded by guitarist Bonehead, who said the hotel was like somewhere “your Granny would stay”

"Eddie Vedder is running the shop today": the time the Pearl Jam frontman reported for duty at his local record store

By Niall Doherty published 7 July 24

Easy Street Records was short-staffed and their most famous customer came to the rescue

“I wrote a few emails saying ‘I’d like to give my songs to the public’… he wasn’t interested”: Paul Heaton tried to nationalise his back catalogue, the Tories said no

By Niall Doherty published 6 July 24

The Beautiful South and Housemartins man tried to put the proceeds from his hits back into the state but was turned down

“The Jilted Generation is all the kids who’ve grown up on this supposedly corrupt dance music”: revisiting The Prodigy’s era-defining second record, 30 years on

By Niall Doherty published 6 July 24

Liam Howlett says Music For The Jilted Generation was a reaction to the government trying to stop kids having a good time

"Gazza had the rhythm, everything, but you cannot understand one word of what he’s saying": the making of New Order's classic England anthem World In Motion

By Niall Doherty published 30 June 24

A few members of the team had a go at doing the John Barnes rap to much less success

REM live at Glastonbury vs an overzealous security guard

"Michael Stipe? Never heard of him.": the time an overzealous security guard almost scuppered R.E.M.'s Glastonbury headline set

By Niall Doherty published 30 June 24

The R.E.M. frontman had some trouble being let into the festival site when the alt-rock titans headlined back in 1999

“I said, “Oh my god, that was the most punk rock dude I’ve ever met in my life’”: Tom DeLonge on the time Liam Gallagher invaded Blink-182's dressing room

By Niall Doherty published 29 June 24

The Britpop legends and pop-punk giants crossed paths at a radio show in Detroit and Tom DeLonge emerged from the experience a changed man

"We pulled ourselves back to the front of the line and proved, ‘This is what we’re capable of'.": revisiting R.E.M.'s iconic Glastonbury set 25 years on

By Niall Doherty published 29 June 24

The Athens, Georgia trio's post-Bill Berry era began in earnest with a triumphant headline slot at Worthy Farm

"We couldn’t be more disappointed to not play one of our favorite cities this tour." Pearl Jam cancel London show with 24 hours' notice

By Niall Doherty published 28 June 24

Pearl Jam forced to pull their scheduled London stadium show due to illness

“We played Glastonbury and it rained and it changed the whole course of our lives”: Travis frontman Fran Healy on the making of their classic hit Why Does It Always Rain On Me?

By Niall Doherty published 23 June 24

The weather gods came through and sent the Scottish quartet on their way to being huge

“It was mega! I don’t think I’ll ever forget it, even when I get senile”: Garbage’s Shirley Manson on the time her band opened the Scottish Parliament

By Niall Doherty published 23 June 24

The alt-rock giants were invited to play as part of the Scottish Parliament celebrations in 1999

The Kids Are Alright! 10 rock star offspring following in their parent’s footsteps…

By Niall Doherty published 22 June 24

From Noah Yorke to Tye Trujillo to Olivia Vedder, here's the kids joining the family business...

“We’d just left this gig where I’d given a speech about the Alabama abortion ban and people were gonna shoot me”: The 1975’s Matty Healy on the song he wrote about the time the band were chased out of Alabama

By Niall Doherty published 22 June 24

The alt-pop quartet wrote their punky anthem People in response to the state’s abortion band in 2019

Taylor Swift live in 2024, St. Vincent at the Brit Awards in 2024

“The Taylor Swift Cruel Summer moment was an amazing testament to the incredible force of her fans”: St. Vincent on how the song she wrote with Taylor Swift became a huge hit four years later

By Niall Doherty published 22 June 24

The 2019 Swift and St. Vincent co-write Cruel Summer got a new lease of life when fans demanded its release as a single in 2023

“I remember thinking, ‘I’ll probably never be on a tour that’s this f**king crazy ever again’”: how L7 were responsible for grunge's most debauched tour

By Niall Doherty published 16 June 24

The LA rockers' jaunt with Cat Butt tooks in brawls, hard drugs, gangland shootings, machete attacks and more.

"We decided that if we say and believe we’re the best in the world, then we will be": Fontaines D.C.'s Grian Chatten on the Dublin rockers' early days

By Niall Doherty published 16 June 24

Chatten says the band were "ridiculously cocky and arrogant" when they were starting out

From Dylan to Prince, The Stooges to The La's: the 10 best covers by Pearl Jam

By Niall Doherty published 15 June 24

Eddie Vedder & co. have done a truckload of cover versions across their career - here's ten of the best

“The first thing she says is, ‘Oh, you remind me of my husband’”: the night Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi thought he’d been possessed by the spirit of John Lennon in front of Yoko Ono

By Niall Doherty published 15 June 24

The Fat White Family frontman was visiting Sean Lennon when the alleged possession took place

“I love it when everyone sings it. I love it when there’s a competition”: Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie on writing the enduring England anthem Three Lions

By Niall Doherty published 15 June 24

Whether or not football is coming home, Broudie's classic tune is sure to be wheeled out for the Euros

“It’s just open-heart surgery that’s all, no big deal”: Eels’ E on the major operation he underwent during the making of the band’s new album

By Niall Doherty published 9 June 24

The Eels leader says that he has a “new lease on life” in the wake of the operation

“They said we talked about dick and vagina too much and offended everyone”: how Blink-182 overcame a backlash from their peers on the way to Enema Of The State becoming a huge success

By Niall Doherty published 9 June 24

The pop-punk trio’s era-defining album turned 25 this month – but its big breakthrough wasn’t an easy ride

Smashing Pumpkins and their many members...

Into The Pumpkins-Verse! Your guide to The Smashing Pumpkins' ever-evolving line-up from their inception to the present day

By Niall Doherty published 8 June 24

Introducing the hardy souls who did a stint in Billy Corgan's crew

Fat Les, Harry Kane, and a stressed England fan

“Sometimes, it out-earns the entire Blur catalogue”: Blur bassist Alex James on making Fat Les’ enduring football classic Vindaloo

By Niall Doherty published 8 June 24

The Blur man is set for the song's popularity to be reignited ahead of the Euros

"Robert Plant ripped into me and tore me apart. He was yelling at me like he was my dad or something!": Lenny Kravitz looks back on a career filled with his heroes

By Niall Doherty published 31 May 24

From aspiring band guy to multi-faceted solo superstar, Lenny Kravitz has worked with some of rock’s greatest. On his new album, he’s revisiting his youth

“What am I supposed to do? Kiss your ass?”: did Bowie really completely drag one of his own fans on a messageboard?

By Niall Doherty published 19 May 24

Apparently 'Bowie' piped up when a fan moaned about an awkward encounter back in 1978

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