Fierce Panda founder and former NME journalist Simon Williams has revealed how he struggled with severe depression The founder of a cult indie record label that helped to propel the likes of Coldplay ...
A quarter of a century ago, three NME journalists hatched a plan in a pub to celebrate the nascent New Wave Of New Wave scene with a one-off EP. The journalists were John Harris, Paul Moody and Simon ...
At first, anyway. ” Williams pauses, adding: “ The funny thing is, Fierce Panda initially – and correctly – engendered a certain degree of hostility for daring to be launched from the offices of NME ...
Simon Williams has drastically revamped his business model to cope with the modern music industry. “I’ve stopped signing bands while I’m drunk,” says the record-label boss. The mastermind of offbeat ...
The founder of a cult indie record label that helped to propel the likes of Coldplay and Keane to fame has told of his emotional struggles in a memoir. Former NME journalist Simon Williams, who lives ...