Lucy Boynton is no stranger to musicians. She played Freddie Mercury’s former fiancée and best friend Mary Austin in Bohemian Rhapsody, getting to know Queen rock stars Brian May and Roger Taylor in the process. She holds raucous karaoke sessions with actor-singer Ben Platt, her co-star on Netflix’s. The Politician. And when she was cast…
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Ina corner of Somerset House, a group of cackling kids click away at a computer, rapidly shifting the borders of US voting districts and watching as their chosen candidates subsequently cruise to victory. Though it’s slightly disconcerting to watch a group of half-termers engaging in a spot of gerrymandering and deciding the political future of…
Thanks to platforms like TikTok, UK rap has underscored numerous viral moments over the past few years. West London rapper Central Cee’s ‘Commitment Issues’ hit the Top 20 in February 2021; drill star SR’s ‘Welcome to Brixton’, meanwhile, recently surpassed 100 million Spotify streams. But despite the app ushering in a new breed of content…
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UK touring bands are currently suffering at the hands of “Brexit fuck-ups and a lack of government control” as they return to playing in Europe again as pandemic restrictions ease, artists, management and politicians have told. NME. Now over one year on from the music industry essentially being handed a “No Deal Brexit” when the…
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One of 2021’s surprise indie hits was the Zelda-like Death’s Door, which launched just a few months after being announced to substantial acclaim. However, even without the usual long protracted build-up of hype and delays, it has technically been a long wait for anyone familiar with Manchester-based developer. Acid Nervewhose last official title was its…
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Chilling in his shady room as the sun beats through the window of his Lagos, Nigeria pad, a stylish, Corteiz beanie-wearing figure emerges promptly on screen for his Zoom interview. He’s ready to chat with NME, especially after showing his parents our four-star review of his latest album and proudly telling them: “’You see! I’m…
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So many virtual reality games seem obsessed with the first person perspective, viewing it as the most direct route to player immersion. The assumption is that it’s the most obvious way to transport a player, to connect them to whatever virtual realm has been constructed. Moss: Book 2 is a virtual reality adventure game that…
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Rock The Spacebar is a twice-monthly column investigating the great music that underpins your favorite games. This week, Dom Peppiatt chats to Mary DeMarle and Richard Jacques from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy about the importance of music when it comes to character development, and why hearing Rick Astley in space can be far more…
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Late in 2020, Bristol’s SCALPING told NME of their untraditional and admin-heavy approach to writing music. “We over analyze everything, are super organized and admin-heavy, nothing’s an accident, everything’s massively considered and thought through,” electronics player Alex Hill said at the time, with bassist James Rushforth confirming: “We write songs on spreadsheets.” At the time,…
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With the Champions League reaching its final stages and the World Cup in Qatar just around the corner it feels like the perfect time for somebody to take on EA’s. FIFA franchise status as the best football experience in gaming. The 1.0 update for eFootball is set to drop on April 14th and developer Konami…
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