Andrew Trendell

United Kingdom

News Editor at New Musical Express (NME)

Music Journalist at Freelance

@NME News Editor | Journalist (NCE/NQJ) | Ex-consultant + producer for @SomethinElse + @BBC6Music | Ex-@Gigwise Editor. Views mine

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Photographer Tom Sheehan on the secrets of shooting Oasis – and the band's "unfinished business"

1 week ago | nme.com | Andrew Trendell

Legendary photographer Tom Sheehan has spoken to NME about his new book Roll With It: Oasis In Photographs 1994–2002 – as well as sharing his secrets to shooting the band and what made them so special. Check out our interview below, along with exclusive photos.
Pulp announce comeback album 'More' with festival-ready banger 'Spike Island'

2 weeks ago | nme.com | Andrew Trendell

Pulp have announced their return with details of their first new album in 24 years ‘More’ and sharing the festival-ready single ‘Spike Island’. Jarvis Cocker and the Britpop icons have had fans waiting on new material having signed a new record deal with Rough Trade last year after reuniting again in 2023 for the first Pulp shows since 2012 – playing new songs while out on the road, such as ‘Farmer’s Market’, ‘Spike Island’, ‘My Sex’, ‘You’ve Got To Have Love’, ‘Background Noise’ and .
Pulp announce comeback album ‘More’ with festival-ready banger ‘Spike Island’

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Andrew Trendell

MS Dhoni added one more feather to his cap. The CSK veteran is the first wicket-keeper in the history of the IPL to have taken 150 catches behind the …
"If we finish top five, we're all getting tattoos!"

2 weeks ago | nme.com | Andrew Trendell

British Eurovision hopefuls Remember Monday have spoken to NME about competing in this year’s song contest in Basel – and revealed that Queen‘s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was a major influence on their “chaotic” power-pop song ‘What the Hell Just Happened?’The country-pop trio – Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele – are the first girl-group to represent the UK since Precious finished 12th in 1999.
"We're at the peak of our powers"

3 weeks ago | nme.com | Andrew Trendell

The Hives have returned with single ‘Enough Is Enough’ along with details of new album called ‘The Hives Forever Forever The Hives’, and a UK and European arena tour. Check it all out below along with NME’s interview with frontman Pelle Almqvist. Their seventh album comes in relatively quick succession to 2023’s ‘The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons‘ – the Swedish indie icons’ first LP in 11 years. It will arrive on Friday August 29 via PIAS.
Watch Sex Pistols with Frank Carter's explosive show at London's Royal Albert Hall

1 month ago | nme.com | Andrew Trendell

Fuelled by circle pits and crowd-surfing, Sex Pistols with Frank Carter played an explosive set at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust last night (Monday March 24). Check out photos, footage and the setlist below. READ MORE: Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones tells us about Teenage Cancer Trust gigs and scrapped Alex Turner writing sessionThe Pistols reunited last year with Carter, of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Gallows, replacing John Lydon as frontman.
Benefits: “‘Decency’ doesn’t make for a good headline – no one wants pop stars with principles”

1 month ago | nme.com | Andrew Trendell

Benefits have spoken to NME about the making of new album ‘Constant Noise’, the battle for principles in music, and making gigs more accessible and affordable. With the Teesside noise-punks’ abrasive but acclaimed 2023 debut album ‘Nails’ hailed by NME for its “raw and primal urgency” – a record that “had to be made and heard now, like government-approved sewage being pumped into a river” – their new record sees the band take a left turn to better reflect the political climate.
Oasis reunion tour 2025: full band line-up revealed

1 month ago | nme.com | Andrew Trendell

Sources close to the upcoming Oasis reunion tour has revealed details of who’ll be playing in the band line-up to NME. Ever since Noel and Liam Gallagher buried the hatchet to announce the Britpop icons’ return for a run of comeback shows in stadiums across the world for their Oasis Live ’25 tour, much speculation has surrounded who’ll be joining the brothers in their live band for the huge summer gigs.
Oasis reunion tour 2025: full band line-up revealed

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Andrew Trendell

2 days agoThe Desert Boot turns 75 this year, and the Wallabee and Desert Trek aren’t much younger. But the crepe-soled classics from the 200-year-old brand haven’t lost the spring in their step. It’s tough to know where to start the story with Clarks—not least of all because we here at Esquire have covered …
Glastonbury Festival 2025 line-up announced

1 month ago | nme.com | Andrew Trendell

Check out the huge names headed down to Worthy Farm this June The line-up for Glastonbury 2025 has been announced – with Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo set to headline alongside many other acts like Charli XCX, Wolf Alice and Noah Kahan. Check out the full line-up so far below.