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In March 1996, NME's Johnny Cigarettes joined The Prodigy on the set of the video for 'Firestarter', their first Number One single, and the one that planted Keith Flint in the public consciousness. Here, we present the full NME cover feature, complete and unedited, exactly as was printed. Please be aware that sensitivities may have changed since publicationThe Prodigy, those Beztastic cartoon ravers with the bonkers tune and child-scaring hairdos, are mutating! Yup, they are evolving, gulp, into a scary fire-snorting funky ROCK! animal, replete with vibes, attitood and horns. They’ve even let mad Keith sing, well, sort of, on new single ‘Firestarter’. Johnny Cigarettes stumbles into their lair to find out […]The post From the archive: March 1996, NME meets Keith Flint on the ‘Firestarter’ set – and witnesses the birth of an icon appeared first on NME.
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The singer was reportedly found dead at his home today(EDITORIAL USE ONLY) of The Prodigy perform live on stage at O2 Academy Brixton on December 21, 2017 in London, England.The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint has reportedly died, aged 49. As The Sun reports, the frontman was found dead at his home in Essex today (Monday March 4). “We wer...
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Keith Flint, vocalist in The Prodigy has reportedly died aged 49. In July 2015, we spoke to Flint about his pub and some of the reviews on Tripadvisor and got a taste of his self-deprecating humour. Keith Flint bought and restored The Leather Bottle – a pub in the village of Pleshey in his native Essex […]The post Remembering the ti...
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The three-piece will be joined by a number of artists on their latest tourThe Prodigy's Keith FlintThe Prodigy have confirmed the support acts who are set to join them on their UK arena tour later this year. The three-piece are set to return to action in the coming weeks with the release of their forthcoming seventh studio album ‘No T...
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It's the latest offering from their new album... Keith FlintThe Prodigy have released the second track to be taken from their upcoming seventh album ‘No Tourists’. ‘Light Up The Sky’ is a dubstep infused offering from the 90s icons. It follows the release of lead single ‘Need Some1’, wh...
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It's not exactly Three Lions... Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson and Freddie Flintoff have teamed up for the new offeringKaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has teamed up with former cricketer Freddie Flintoff for a World Cup anthem, but it’s …Continue reading »The post Ha-ha, Harry Kane! Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson and F...
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