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“They’d be trying to find a sound, and you’d randomly hear a drum break that was on a Beastie Boys song,” producer Tyran Donaldson says If you listen closely to Mike D‘s upcoming solo album, Thank You, you might hear familiar sounds. When composing music, the rapper’s sons, Skyler and Davis Diamond, who comprise part of the band Mike D 5D, used an E-mu SP-1200 sampler, whose vintage is from sometime in the Eighties, on loan from Mike D’s Beastie Boys bandmate, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz. The instrument came with floppy disks preloaded with Beastie beats. In a New York Times…

It was an electric night in the Mile High City as Rolling Stone and Sonesta International Hotels hosted the second stop of the 2026 Musicians on Musicians live tour at the Sonesta Denver Downtown. Moderated by Rolling Stone deputy editor and Nashville Now podcast host Joseph Hudak, the event featured live interviews with Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken of Big Gigantic and singer-songwriter Trevor Hall. Both acts call Denver/Boulder home, making them the ideal ambassadors for this round of Musicians on Musicians, where artists have open conversations about their music and how it’s influenced by their surroundings.  During their panel…

“I'm living with a knife in my side/I'm gonna take it for a joy ride,” Gracie Abrams sings three songs into her new album. This isn't the first time the word “knife” appears on Daughter from Hellnor is it the last. She'll reference knives four different times across the album, and that's not even including the stunning piano ballad “The Knife.” For Abrams, these blades are a tool to describe her pain — the way they twist, cut to the bone, and even linger a while. Go on Daughter From Hellyou'd almost think she likes it. “They're daring me to…

Before Charley Crockett nixed a husband-and-wife duo from his tour last week over their use of “Satanic imagery,” it's likely that few had ever heard the name Twin Temple. A cult band (perhaps literally) out of LA, the group have released throwback rock and doo-wop songs with titles like “Lucifer, My Love” and “Satan's a Woman.” Apparently that was too much for Crockett and, well, all hell broke loose online: Twin Temple announced they'd been removed from the shows, Crockett defended his decision, and then Jack White got involved, offering Twin Temple an opening slot at one of his upcoming…

Ferrum Sidereum Zu January 9thDistorted bass, sax and drums are the basic instruments of a monumental and relentless album, 80 minutes of charged, visceral, violent music that “starts from the center of the Earth and looks towards the sky”. To create it, the three Zus recorded jam sessions that lasted up to an hour each and then compressed them until they obtained instrumental masses lasting seven, eight, nine minutes. It's zen fury that overwhelms you, it's a political record without a single word sung. Read here. Yes! Boom! Voila! Yes! Boom! Voila! January 16thA supergroup which, however, does not define…

Elisa public Open diaries on October 26, 2018, inaugurating its journey with Island Records / Universal Music Italia. Almost eight years after its release, the album continues to reap results: in July 2026 it conquered the 4th FIMI platinum discconfirming itself as one of the longest-running and most appreciated projects of the singer-songwriter's career. Last update: July 13, 2026. Open diaries Of Elisa reaches the 4th platinum albumnew FIMI certification which brings the album's platinum total to four after the gold record achieved in 2018. Certification Year Week 4th Platinum 2026 28 3rd Platinum 2022 22 2nd Platinum 2020 9…

Cliffords have spoken to NME about new music, and revealed that they have a “refined”, inward-looking debut album on the way. Watch the interview in full above. The NME 100 alumni caught up with us backstage at Mad Cool 2026, shortly before they took to the stage in the Mahou Cinco Estrellas tent for one of the most memorable sets of the week. Their appearance at the 10th anniversary of the Madrid festival came as part of a stacked summer of live shows for the Cork band – having already supported Mumford & Sons at BST Hyde Park and opened…

Jake Xerxes Fussell is readying a new album for release on September 18, via Fat Possum. The Southern folk singer-songwriter made The Old Beloved Path with producer Ben Whiteley in North Carolina. Leading the record is Fussell’s take on the folk standard “Rock Island Line.” Check that out below.Though he typically avoids such well-trodden ground, Fussell was inspired to cover the oft-recorded “Rock Island Line” after hearing a Lonnie Donegan recording of the spiritual. In a press release, Fussell said, “The song struck me as very beautiful, but just singing the verses wasn’t working for me. I couldn’t relate. So,…

Is the United States at war in Iran? The simplest answer is yes, although you’d be forgiven for being confused these days.  On Monday, after days of bombing between the two countries, The New York Times reported that we have begun to “edge toward war again.” The Washington Post said we are “escalating the conflict” after “taking away the last major concession” that had “helped foster a ceasefire.” President Donald Trump said directly that we are “reinstating THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE,” but that the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway that has become the center of the conflict, is “OPEN, and…

Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn has spoken to NME about the festival’s “biggest staging and arena overhaul” ever for this year’s edition, while pointing to the “strength of UK and Irish music” on the line-up. Find all the details below, along with the full interview. This year’s dual event – dubbed the start of ‘Reading & Leeds 2.0’ – is set to take place at Little John’s Farm in Reading, and Bramham Park in Leeds between August 27 and 30. Florence + The Machine, Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., Dave, Raye and Chase & Status will all top the bill. Kasabian are…