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ATARASHII GAKKO!: irrepressible and invincible

With their electrifying live show, infectious songs and nimble chemistry, the Japanese quartet are well and truly taking over the world

A match made in indie heaven: Hyukoh and Sunset Rollercoaster on the warmth and friendship of their collaborative album ‘AAA’

Two of Asia’s leading indie bands – and two groups of “super nerdy music lovers” – team up on a surprise joint album. Frontmen Oh Hyuk and Tseng Kuo-Hung, plus co-producer JNKYRD, talk to NME before they kick off a massive tour

Kevin Bacon went out in public in disguise and hated it: “This sucks”

The disguise saw Bacon wear fake glasses, teeth and a new nose

Kasabian announce 2024 UK arena tour with The Streets

Celebrating their freshly released eighth album, ‘Happenings’

The Voidz announce ‘Like All Before You‘, their first record in six years

The band tease their third record for September with a cryptic trailer

Golden Globes are like ‘Squid Game’, says actress Lily Gladstone

“The reality is, you’re in shapewear, you need to pee”

FKA Twigs makes appearance at London show fundraiser for Gaza and Sudan aid, featuring Mustafa and Clairo

Delivering a rendition of ‘Cellophane’, the singer joined a line-up including King Krule, Earl Sweatshirt and Blood Orange

Compton crowds back up Kendrick Lamar in long-awaited music video for ‘Not Like Us’

The rapper adds new bars to his chart-topping Drake diss – and declares that “no Ov-Hoes were harmed in this video”

Hitsujibungaku share ‘Oshi No Ko’ theme ‘Burning’: “I wanted to inject the characters’ unfulfilled emotions into the song”

The ascendant Japanese indie rock trio talk to NME about taking a “rockier, shoegaze approach” to their new anime theme, channelling Pavement for a tie-up with ‘Shaun The Sheep’, and more

ATARASHII GAKKO! in London: an electric debut from Japan’s youth leaders

June 10, Indigo at The O2: Showcasing material from new album ‘AG! Calling’, the J-pop ambassadors bring sharp choreography, hip-hop swagger and punk spirit to their first London show
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