Niall Doherty

The New Cue #524 September 8: Jehnny Beth "Definitely not monogamy..."

"Me being satisfied is not the purpose of being creative"

Jehnny Beth takes on our Life & Times interview and pulls apart the questions. A very enjoyable read, and it's a free edition:

thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

The New Cue #515 August 4: Alan Sparhawk "When you lose someone so close you wake up to seeing what’s important"

"When you lose someone so close you wake up to seeing what’s important"

Today's edition is an emotional Life & Times interview with Alan Sparhawk (@lowtheband.bsky.social). It's a freebie, you won't regret it:

thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

The New Cue #509 July 14: Gwenno "It feels a little bit like Japanese knotweed but that's life, isn't it?"

In today's edition, Gwenno takes on our Life & Times interview, talking Lord Of The Dance, Princess Caroline of Monaco's Rose Ball, Patsy Cline and much more. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

I broke my phone (but not my brain), saw 27 acts, walked for about 40 miles and wrote about it all for the New Cue

The New Cue #497 June 2: U.S. Girls' Meg Remy "That’s when I get very silent and observe"

"I’m a performance-based musician, I’m really into spontaneity and improvising and capturing something that’s just happened once..."

Meg Remy, aka U.S. Girls, takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

The New Cue #487 April 28: Femi Kuti "I’m not one who cares about long life"

"Growing up as Fela’s son, I can count the people who gave me a chance on my fingers: my mother, my maternal grandmother, and my two sisters."

Today's edition features a Life & Times interview with Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti. It's a freebie, get stuck in: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

The New Cue #472 March 10: Edwyn Collins "We saw Edwyn today, he was sitting on the wall eating a Lion bar…"

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
"My pupils didn’t react in hospital and I was practically braindead... So, it’s surviving."

A heart-warming (& hilarious) Life & Times interview with indie icon Edwyn Collins and Grace Maxwell. thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

Spent a very happy hour on the blower with the inspirational Jimi G of Doves last week. He's been through it this decade, hopefully emerging through the other side now.

The New Cue #469 February 24: Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos "Alex... Alex... Alex..."

"When I was 17, I went to Aberdeen University to study Divinity, by mistake..."

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos takes on our Life & Times queries. Contains an excellent Bowie & Lou Reed story, bit of Jaws, bit of Paris, some Dirk Bogarde and much more: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

The New Cue #467 February 17: The Waterboys' Mike Scott "I’d like to know what the world felt like 50,000 years ago"

"I’d like to know what the world felt like 50,000 years ago"

Last week, The Waterboys' @mickpuck.bsky.social sat down with Niall to take on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a good'un. And it's a freebie: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

Finally some kudos from my daughter who is very impressed that I’m interviewing Fleetwood Mac. Unfortunately she misheard and I actually said Steve Lamacq but who am I to burst the bubble.

The New Cue #455 December 23: The Story Behind The Song Christmas Special with East 17's Tony Mortimer "It felt like walking down a high street with your trousers down"

A Christmas cracker to end the year as Tony Mortimer tells us the story behind East 17's classic Stay Another Day. Niall asked Tony if he still had his white puffa jacket and he sent us this pic to go with the interview, what a fella: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

The New Cue #453: December 16: Jessica Pratt "I see the world through the lens of my obsessions."

"Burt Bacharach shook my hand, held it for a while even, in 2016 as he left the stage after a performance. I didn’t “meet” him, but that interaction must count for something."

Jessica Pratt takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

I made a playlist of 24 songs from 2024 for the New Cue crew

The New Cue #451 December 12: Songs of the Year Playlist Special part 1, starring St. Vincent, Manic Street Preachers, Dorian Lynskey, James Skelly, Anna Doble, Divorce, Hope Of The States and more! "So that’s my year in music anyway. What’s yours?”

In today's TNC, the first part of our special 24-4-24 editions, featuring playlists from St. Vincent, Manics, @dorianlynskey.bsky.social, Divorce, James Skelly, @johnmulvey.bsky.social, Hope Of The States, Anna Doble and Roy. It's a no-paywall freebie!: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

The New Cue #450 December 9: Bat For Lashes "Sparking creativity is about filling the well"

Natasha Khan aka Bat For Lashes takes on our Life & Times questionnaire, includes chat about daydreaming, the school run, Björk, Madonna, The Wizard Of Oz, keeping the creative well full and more. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

realised just in the nick of time when I logged onto Zoom that there was a Radiohead T-shirt drying on the radiator behind me and managed to grab it and chuck it on the floor before Colin appeared, I'm a ninja

The New Cue #445 November 27: Pulp's Mark Webber "I can’t believe it’s 2024 and we are still using cables"

In today's edition, Pulp guitarist Mark Webber tells us about his excellent new book I'm With Pulp, Are You? and answers our Release Valve queries. All one click away: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

I took a little trip through Anton Newcombe’s whirlwind Life & Times, needed a sit down afterwards

"Global warming is horrible but damn, it makes for beautiful weather." An audience with Kim Deal, still the coolest indie rock star on the planet She was the coolest person in the Pixies, a platinum-selling artist with The Breeders, and now, finally, she's gone solo. Kim Deal on Steve Albini, dogs, loss, life and loving it all – even the rubbis...

Spoke to Kim Deal about her excellent new record, her dog Ruby, Steve Albini, the Caffe Nero in Monmouth, Olivia Rodrigo and some other stuff: www.loudersound.com/features/glo...

Might have a little social media crawl to break my Bluesky seal, couple of blocks in X, see if Threads is still open, wind up some racist uncles on Facebook and end the night at Tom’s place, reassembling my Top 8 on MySpace, let me know if you’re up for a big one.