Selected videos and interviews
NME | Confidence Man on Glastonbury 2024, new music and living in London
NME caught up with Aussie dance dons Confidence Man backstage at Glastonbury 2024, where they gave us the lowdown on their upcoming third album ‘3AM (La La La)’ and told us about life in London
NME | DHL Fast-Track Sessions
I visited Abbey Road Studios to capture and host phone-shot social media content for DHL Fast-Track Sessions, which saw three new artists win the chance to record at the studio. This is just one of the videos I helped to create.
NME | Killer Mike on his latest album, 10 years of Run the Jewels and being loud about wanting a Grammy
For this week’s In Conversation, we sat down with Killer Mike to discuss his “generational” latest album 'Michael', 10 years of Run the Jewels and why he won’t be quiet about wanting a Grammy
The James McMahon Music Podcast | Jordan Bassett on the illicit thrills of Little Richard
I appeared on this great podcast to talk about my book Here’s Little Richard, the struggles Richard Penniman conquered and why ‘50s rock’n’roll has never really been bettered.
NME | Amyl and the Sniffers on Liam Gallagher’s helicopter and their friendship with Sleaford Mods
NME meets the Aussie punks at Glastonbury 2022 to hear about their appearance at Liam Gallagher's Knebworth show
NME | Sleaford Mods on Keith Urban being a fan & new material
Sleaford Mods join us at Glastonbury Festival to discuss Keith Urban being a fan, and where they're at with new material
NME | Watch Run The Jewels’ brilliant reaction to winning NME’s Album of the Year 2020
The rap duo's extraordinary 'RTJ4' has taken the top spot. We gave Killer Mike and El-P a call to surprise them with the good news and reflect on the record
NME | “Glastonbury is really queer!”: behind the scenes at NYC Downlow, the festival's resident gay club
Drag superstar Jonny Woo gave us a potted history of a Glasto institution
NME | “I’ve got some things to say”: Little Simz on her incredible third album ‘GREY Area’
The rapper’s third studio album, ‘GREY Area’, is the best rap record of the year so far, and it should be her commercial breakthrough. Here, she tells NME how the rabble-rousing project came to be – and what she learned from Damon Albarn
NME | Arctic Monkeys' 'Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino' Review | Friday Album Club Special
It's here. LP6 from Arctic Monkeys and it's fair to say, it's going to be divisive. On release day, Charlotte Gunn, Jordan Bassett and Thomas Smith from NME break down the new record, examining the lyrics, themes and meanings behind Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
NME | We asked the people at Bestival's Smiling Kanye shrine: are they Team Kanye or Team Taylor?
Bestival 2017 has a giant, inflatable smiling Kanye. But not everyone there is on side with Yeezy. We asked: are you Team Kanye or Team Taylor?
NME | "I can still muster up that rock’n’roll temper”: Liam Gallagher on his triumphant comeback
It's been a biblical 12 months for Liam. There have been epic live shows, the massive-selling album ‘As You Were’, his first-ever crowd surf, and, now, NME’s Godlike Genius Award. How's he done it? And what's next?
NME | Eats & Beats: A Swift Pint With Alexandra Savior
We’ve been buzzing about Alexandra Savior – Alex Turner’s songwriting protégé – since we heard her epic debut single ‘Shades’ earlier this year. On hearing she was in town for a tiny show at London’s The Courtyard, we hit her up for a quick bev down the NME local
NME | Under the skin: On the road with Sink the Pink
Sink the Pink’s anarchic drag night is taking to the road. NME writer Jordan Bassett went along to find out what makes the collective so special and to see if Sink the Pink could make a drag queen out of him