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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Highs, lows and heavenly blows..." Check out our Life & Times chat with Sonic Boom, aka Pete Kember. It's a free edition, link in bio: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #610 July 20: Sonic Boom

"Highs, lows and heavenly blows"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"Kim Gordon stole my chair..." @yardact.bsky.social frontman James Smith takes on our Life & Times questions and talks about painting, Kim Gordon's chair theft, getting a Skittle stuck up his nose and much more. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #604 June 29: Yard Act's James Smith

"Kim Gordon stole my chair"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"Determination is my superpower..." Embrace frontman Danny McNamara takes on our Life & Times questions. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #602 June 22: Danny McNamara of Embrace

"Determination is my superpower"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

"You don’t need a doctor’s note to write a sad song..." Ahead of his debut solo album, @alt_J frontman Joe Newman takes on our Life & Times questions. Lovely fella, great answers. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #598 June 8: Alt-J's Joe Newman

"You don’t need a doctor’s note to write a sad song..."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

"I don’t make music, music makes me..." A Life & Times classic with the one and only Tricky. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #593 May 18: Tricky

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"Breakfast, I’d back myself..." Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno is a man of many talents but don't ask him to make a roast. He explains all in his Life & Times interview. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #591 May 11: Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno

"Breakfast, I’d back myself"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

"Someone said yesterday about Kid A and it being a brave, bold move creatively to do that… it didn’t feel like that at all at the time, it felt like we were just trying to seek something new." Radiohead's Ed O'Brien takes on our Life & Times interview: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #585 April 20: Ed O'Brien

"I’m down with the service station"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

“My worst habit is my superpower, which is fantasy. Why is it? Because it makes life incredibly interesting all the time, but it also makes practical things impractical.” -- The excellent Melissa Auf Der Maur takes on our Life & Times interview: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #583 April 13: Melissa Auf Der Maur

"Be guardians of each other’s solitude..."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

"I just don’t want to be really old and going onstage..." A very enjoyable Life & Times chat with electro-pop don Vince Clarke: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #581 March 30: Vince Clarke

"Dennis Waterman, are you kidding?!"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

"I challenge you to not pat the chat." A very entertaining Life & Times interview with the excellent Liam Bailey. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #577 March 16: Liam Bailey

"Don’t be chatty patty, stop it"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

"A child selling babygrows with fetish images on them..." Florence Shaw of Dry Cleaning takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a freebie, with an audio bonus for our paid subscriber legends: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #573 March 2: Dry Cleaning's Florence Shaw

"A child selling babygrows with fetish images on them..."

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James Skelly @jamesskelly.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Great interview this. Steve Mason is such an underrated singer/songwriter.

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

"Being munched by a snake during Paranoid Android..." In today's TNC, the excellent @SteveMasonKBT takes on our Life & Times questions. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #565 February 2: Steve Mason

"Being munched by a snake during Paranoid Android..."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

"There’s no other part of my life that I’d rather be in than now" Lucy Rose takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #563 January 26: Lucy Rose

"Just take the pie out the pie pot"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

"We were always committed to our idealism..." Gary Jarman of @thecribs.bsky.social takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a free edition, get stuck in: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #559 January 12: Gary Jarman of The Cribs

"We’re twin brothers, I don’t know if you’ve noticed..."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

"Elton John had a crush on me..." Wreckless Eric takes on our Life & Times interview, including tales of Captain Beefheart, Ian Dury, Elton John, drunk driving, getting nicked, the misery of poverty, the majesty of love and much more. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #554 December 15: Wreckless Eric

"Elton John had a crush on me."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

"It’s OK to be mad at people..." @sleafordmods.bsky.social frontman Jason Williamson takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a free edition, go on: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #552 December 1: Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson

"It’s OK to be mad at people"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

"Get over yourself..." In today's edition, Insecure Men ringleader and ex-Fat White Family man Saul Adamczewski takes on our Life & Times interview. Very enjoyable. It's a free edition, read it here: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #550 November 24: Insecure Men's Saul Adamczewski

"Get over yourself"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

"Happiness is an inside job..." George Evelyn, the ringleader behind Nightmares On Wax, takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #548 November 17: George Evelyn of Nightmares On Wax

"Happiness is an inside job"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

"Are Radiohead huddle people?" Forty-eight hours with Radiohead in Madrid... thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #546 November 12: Forty-eight hours with Radiohead in Madrid

"Are Radiohead huddle people?"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

"I drank rat poison..." Lisa O'Neill takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a free edition, read it here: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #545: November 10: Lisa O'Neill

"I drank rat poison..."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

"Making that record saved my life." Mercury Prize-nominated jazz polymath Emma-Jean Thackray takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #537 October 13: Emma-Jean Thackray

"I spend 90% of my time alone, being inside music."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

"I'm a Manchester manifester." The Charlatans frontman @tim-burgess.bsky.social takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #535 October 6: Tim Burgess of The Charlatans

"I'm a Manchester manifester."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

"I’m a superstar, I’ve got a limousine." Donovan takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's epic: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #532 September 29: Donovan

"I’m a superstar, I’ve got a limousine."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

"An honest person doesn't need to speak." The great Cass McCombs takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #530 September 22: Cass McCombs

"If I went to ancient Greece, would I be able to talk to Socrates?"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

"There’s probably a German word for when you’re robbed of your time via the internet..." Baxter Dury takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a free edition, get stuck in: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #527, September 15: Baxter Dury

"I was the illest person in the hospital."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

"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...

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The New Cue #524 September 8: Jehnny Beth

"Definitely not monogamy..."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

"Mick Jagger told me to not buy a boat, borrow a friend’s... since it’s the only advice that Mick Jagger gave to me, I want to apply it to everything in my life." @thehives.com frontman Pelle Almqvist takes on our Life & Times questionnaire: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #522 September 1: Pelle Almqvist

"Mick Jagger told me to not buy a boat, borrow a friend’s"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

"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...

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The New Cue #515 August 4: Alan Sparhawk

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

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

"The Oscars is like being at Madame Tussauds but everyone's alive..." In today's edition, we've got a Life & Times interview with Bret McKenzie ahead of the Flight Of The Conchords star's new solo album. It's a free edition! thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #513 July 28: Bret McKenzie

"The Oscars is like being at Madame Tussauds but everyone's alive"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Arriving a little late because of IT issues/Niall forgot to press send, a Life & Times interview with musician, producer, songwriter and all-round ubermensch Dennis Bovell. Worth the wait: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #511 July 21: Dennis Bovell MBE

"I was told by the careers officer that I should be a contact lens lab technician."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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...

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The New Cue #509 July 14: Gwenno

"It feels a little bit like Japanese knotweed but that's life, isn't it?"

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Ed Simons @edsimons.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Went to this, was incredible, never seen so many people happy at the same time. Rousingly captured by Ted Kessler here ❤️

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

In a special edition of TNC, our man @tedkessler.bsky.social reports from night one of Oasis' comeback tour. You've probably read reviews of the show already but not like this one. Absolute carnage. thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #507: The Return of Oasis - 24 hours in Cardiff.

"'Pissing' is not a swear word.'

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

@dorianlynskey.bsky.social takes over TNC today and delivers the only review of Glastonbury you need. He got a lot of steps in: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

In today's edition, an extract from Ted and Hamish's excellent forthcoming Oasis book and a special discount code for TNC readers. Get 25% off and then spend your saving on a subscription to The New Cue: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue # 503 June 25: Oasis, Oasis and Oasis: exclusive book extracts and discount code, plus event news.

"I never get a phone call from Liam unless it’s a problem."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"I'm just a normal geezer..." The artistic force of nature that is Kae Tempest takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a free edition, read it here: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #502 June 23: Kae Tempest

"I’m just a normal geezer"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

In today's edition, psych warlord and Hardest Working Musician in L.A.™ Ty Segall stops himself from making another record for 20 minutes to take on our Life & Times interview. It's a good one, and it's free!: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #499 June 9: Ty Segall

"You could never pay me enough money to get in a hot air balloon."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

"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...

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The New Cue #497 June 2: U.S. Girls' Meg Remy

"That’s when I get very silent and observe"

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Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Great chat with Jack These New Puritans in @thenewcue.bsky.social, telling on their relationship to work/class vs many of their posh contemporaries. Also: "What’s your pet peeve?" "People who wear socks & slippery-type things, like flip-flops. Very strange." AMEN! open.substack.com/pub/thenewcu...

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

"Music is a place where there are no problems." Following the release of their excellent new record Crooked Wing, These New Puritans frontman Jack Barnett takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #495 May 27: These New Puritans' Jack Barnett

"Music is a place where there are no problems."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

What do you wish the 18-year-old you knew? "That there is time. That finding yourself is a gradual process. You've got time to learn things." Robert Forster (@forsternet) takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a good'un, and it's free: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #493 May 19: Robert Forster

"Nothing is ever straightforward."

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Anna Doble @annadoble.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

From Saint Etienne to the Spice Girls, it was a good time to be a teenager... I've answered a few questions about mid '90s music life. Thanks @tedkessler.bsky.social! You can subscribe to @thenewcue.bsky.social here: t.co/uiGfmfclmq

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

"Thom’s very straight up, I’m very straight up..." In today's edition, @mpproductions.bsky.social tells us all about Tall Tales, his collaborative new record with @thomyorke.wastehq.social, and takes on our Release Valve questions too. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #491 May 12: Mark Pritchard

"Thom’s very straight up, I’m very straight up"

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James Skelly @jamesskelly.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Great interview with Mick in @thenewcue.bsky.social

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Ted Kessler @tedkessler.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

"There's no after show when you're on the double zero." Spoke with the mighty Mick Head mid-tour with his reunited Shack for @thenewcue.bsky.social. John overslept - we'll get him next time. open.substack.com/pub/thenewcu... Current setlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/6V8...

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The New Cue #488: Michael Head of Shack interview, Lael Neale, BADBADNOTGOOD, Analog Africa, These New Puritans, Blondshell, Jenny Hval

"There's no after show when you're on the double zero."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A Recommender edition with a bonus: after their first show in 15 years last week and ahead of their gigs in Manchester and London this weekend, we speak to Mick Head about the reunification of Shack. Read it here: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #488: Michael Head of Shack interview, Lael Neale, BADBADNOTGOOD, Analog Africa, These New Puritans, Blondshell, Jenny Hval

"There's no after show when you're on the double zero."

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

"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...

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The New Cue #487 April 28: Femi Kuti

"I’m not one who cares about long life"

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The New Cue @thenewcue.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

"The universe doesn't do desperation." An excellent Life & Times interview with Cast frontman and all-round lovely fella John Power. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

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The New Cue #485: John Power of Cast

"The universe doesn't do desperation."

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