{"id":215986,"date":"2026-07-16T10:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/recordcollectormag.com\/?page_id=215986"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:07:59","slug":"niall-doherty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/recordcollectormag.com\/niall-doherty","title":{"rendered":"Niall Doherty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\n:root{\n    --rc-red:#C8102E;\n    --rc-dark:#222222;\n    --rc-grey:#666666;\n    --rc-light:#f7f7f7;\n}\n\n*{\n    margin:0;\n    padding:0;\n    box-sizing:border-box;\n}\n\nbody{\n    font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n    background:#fff;\n    color:var(--rc-dark);\n}\n\n.editor-page{\n    max-width:1200px;\n    margin:auto;\n    padding:70px 30px;\n}\n\n.editor-header{\n    display:grid;\n    grid-template-columns:340px 1fr;\n    gap:60px;\n    align-items:center;\n    margin-bottom:80px;\n}\n\n.editor-photo img{\n    width:100%;\n    border-radius:18px;\n    display:block;\n    box-shadow:0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.12);\n}\n\n.editor-name{\n    font-size:54px;\n    font-weight:bold;\n    margin-bottom:12px;\n}\n\n.editor-role{\n    color:var(--rc-red);\n    text-transform:uppercase;\n    letter-spacing:2px;\n    font-size:15px;\n    margin-bottom:30px;\n    font-weight:bold;\n}\n\n.editor-bio p{\n    font-size:18px;\n    line-height:1.8;\n    color:#444;\n    margin-bottom:22px;\n}\n\n.email-button{\n    display:inline-block;\n    background:var(--rc-red);\n    color:#fff;\n    text-decoration:none;\n    padding:16px 34px;\n    border-radius:40px;\n    font-weight:bold;\n    transition:.3s;\n}\n\n.email-button:hover{\n    background:#97001f;\n}\n\n.section-title{\n    font-size:38px;\n    margin-bottom:40px;\n    border-left:5px solid var(--rc-red);\n    padding-left:18px;\n}\n\n.album-grid{\n    display:grid;\n    grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));\n    gap:35px;\n}\n\n.album{\n    background:var(--rc-light);\n    border-radius:18px;\n    overflow:hidden;\n    transition:.3s;\n}\n\n.album:hover{\n    transform:translateY(-6px);\n    box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.10);\n}\n\n.album img{\n    width:100%;\n    display:block;\n}\n\n.album-content{\n    padding:25px;\n}\n\n.album-title{\n    font-size:24px;\n    font-weight:bold;\n    margin-bottom:8px;\n}\n\n.album-artist{\n    color:var(--rc-red);\n    font-weight:bold;\n    margin-bottom:18px;\n}\n\n.album-text{\n    line-height:1.7;\n    color:#555;\n}\n\n@media(max-width:900px){\n\n.editor-header{\ngrid-template-columns:1fr;\ntext-align:center;\n}\n\n.editor-photo{\nmax-width:340px;\nmargin:auto;\n}\n\n.editor-name{\nfont-size:42px;\n}\n\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"editor-page\">\n\n<div class=\"editor-header\">\n\n<div class=\"editor-photo\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nial-3.webp\" alt=\"Editor Name\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"editor-bio\">\n\n<h1 class=\"editor-name\">\n\nNiall Doherty\n\n<\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"editor-role\">\n\nReviews Editor\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\n\nNiall is RC\u2019s Reviews Editor. Prior to joining the team in 2020, he was Deputy Editor at Q (RIP). He also writes for Classic Rock, Music Week, Champions Journal, on Apple Music and co-runs the music Substack publication The New Cue with fellow former Q colleague Ted Kessler. \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n\nOver the years, he\u2019s interviewed some of music\u2019s biggest stars, including Elton John, Radiohead, Coldplay, Liam and Noel Gallagher, Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Robert Plant and more. He lives on the Essex Riviera, where he tries not to bump into Daryl Easlea.\n\n<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"mailto:rc.reviews@metropolis.co.uk\" class=\"email-button\">\n\nEmail\n\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">\n\nNiall&#8217;s Favourite Albums\n\n<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"album-grid\">\n\n<div class=\"album\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ok-Computer.webp\" alt=\"Album One\">\n\n<div class=\"album-content\">\n\n<div class=\"album-title\">\n\nOK COMPUTER\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"album-artist\">\n\nRADIOHEAD\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"album-text\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"album\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Siamese-Dream.webp\" alt=\"Album Two\">\n\n<div class=\"album-content\">\n\n<div class=\"album-title\">\n\nSIAMESE DREAM\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"album-artist\">\n\nSMASHING PUMPKINS\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"album-text\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"album\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/cdn.recordcollectormag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pixies-doolittle.webp\" alt=\"Album Three\">\n\n<div class=\"album-content\">\n\n<div class=\"album-title\">\n\nDOOLITTLE\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"album-artist\">\n\nPIXIES\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"album-text\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">\n\nNiall&#8217;s Desert Island Discs\n\n<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"spotify-section\">\n\n<div class=\"spotify-player\">\n\n<iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/siteproxy.ruqli.workers.dev:443\/https\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/31cfXMcSmINzC0iPUKmy8Q?utm_source=generator&#038;si=649dae30060147d3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">Niall is RC\u2019s Reviews Editor. 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