Niall Doherty
nialldoherty.bsky.social
Niall Doherty
@nialldoherty.bsky.social
Two Likes specialist.
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"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:

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The New Cue #524 September 8: Jehnny Beth
"Definitely not monogamy..."
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September 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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"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:

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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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August 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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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...
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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July 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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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
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social takes over TNC today and delivers the only review of Glastonbury you need. He got a lot of steps in:

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June 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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"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 #497 June 2: U.S. Girls' Meg Remy
"That’s when I get very silent and observe"
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June 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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"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 #487 April 28: Femi Kuti
"I’m not one who cares about long life"
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April 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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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...
The New Cue #472 March 10: Edwyn Collins
"We saw Edwyn today, he was sitting on the wall eating a Lion bar…"
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March 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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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.
""Every time I make a record, someone extremely close to me dies..."

In one of his only interviews around the excellent new Doves record, Jimi Goodwin takes on our Life & Times questionnaire, talks sobriety, not being on the Doves tour & more.
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The New Cue #470 March 3: Jimi Goodwin of Doves
"Every time I make a record, someone extremely close to me dies."
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March 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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"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 #469 February 24: Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos
"Alex... Alex... Alex..."
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February 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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"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...
The New Cue #467 February 17: The Waterboys' Mike Scott
"I’d like to know what the world felt like 50,000 years ago"
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February 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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.
January 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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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 #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"
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December 23, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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"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...
The New Cue #453: December 16: Jessica Pratt
"I see the world through the lens of my obsessions."
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December 16, 2024 at 10:54 AM
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I made a playlist of 24 songs from 2024 for the New Cue crew
December 13, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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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 #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?”
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December 13, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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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...
The New Cue #450 December 9: Bat For Lashes
"Sparking creativity is about filling the well"
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December 9, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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
Start the week with Colin Greenwood! The @radiohead.bsky.social bassist tells us about his excellent new photography book, becoming a Bad Seed, The Bends turning 30, Pop Is Dead, his awkward interview with Ted in Meeting People Is Easy & more. It's a freebie: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...
The New Cue #447 December 2: Radiohead's Colin Greenwood
"This story of five English middle class boys getting a bit overstretched emotionally"
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December 2, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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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...
The New Cue #445 November 27: Pulp's Mark Webber
"I can’t believe it’s 2024 and we are still using cables"
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November 27, 2024 at 11:36 AM
I took a little trip through Anton Newcombe’s whirlwind Life & Times, needed a sit down afterwards
"Don't rest on your laurels, because your laurels are just a bunch of leaves"

Brian Jonestown Massacre's @antonnewcombe.bsky.social takes on our Life & Times questionnaire, includes run-ins with Dylan, why he'd like to talk to the England '66 team & much more: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...
The New Cue #444 November 25: Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe
"Don't rest on your laurels, because your laurels are just a bunch of leaves."
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November 25, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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...
"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...
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November 24, 2024 at 11:53 AM
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.
November 21, 2024 at 5:40 PM