His brother Chris confirms the news
Thu 03 Mar, 2011
Oh joy...why does my heart sink at hearing this news? Face it, Mick, you're only good with Keith and Dave, you'd be better spending your time not letting Annie ruin Ash songs.
Fri 04 Mar, 2011
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BBC Radio 4 programme has featured the likes of Morrissey and Paul McCartney
Wed 02 Mar, 2011
Hope they include the John Peel one. A friend lent me a tape recording of that ages ago - his music included bits of classical, Misty In Roots, The Fall and of course, Teenage Kicks by the Undertones. Brilliant stuff!
Wed 02 Mar, 2011
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Beady Eye man berates Thom Yorke and co
Tue 01 Mar, 2011
Oh, Liam. Grow up! And get rid of that chip on your shoulder while you are at it!
Wed 02 Mar, 2011
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Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters, Coldplay for Scottish bash
Fri 25 Feb, 2011
I wasn't planning on going, but there must be helluva lot of people who can't be able to go because of work/school/college commitments that meant they couldn't get in the queues at that times. They should put these things on sale on Saturdays! Anyone whose bought tickets to tout them should have the tickets taken off them and not get the money back.
Mon 28 Feb, 2011
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Organiser also says she is 'lucky' to get Coldplay
Wed 16 Feb, 2011
'Who the hell left a girl in charge?' What a sexist, misogynistic response. Grow up.I first went to Glasto in 1995 and have seen acts play from Orbital to the Pet Shop Boys to Asian Dub Foundation...and not forgetting Radiohead and Pulp's famous sets in 1997 and 1995. If you can't handle diversity, you haven't grasped what Glastonbury is about.
Thu 17 Feb, 2011
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The mogul and celebrity blogger join forces
Mon 18 Jan, 2010
Enough already.
Mon 18 Jan, 2010
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Memphis rocker found dead at his home
Wed 13 Jan, 2010
OMG. RIP Good Sir, Watch m Fall and the singles collection from the year before were great.
Thu 14 Jan, 2010
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Tim Hart passes away after fighting lung cancer
Thu 31 Dec, 2009
RIP - Please To See The King is a great album.
Sat 02 Jan, 2010
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Frontman Chris Cornell says the band are coming back
Fri 01 Jan, 2010
Sounds like a good idea - and please, no more collaborations with Timbaland, Chris; that really was awful!
Sat 02 Jan, 2010
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Last original member leaves, yet Heidi and Amelle set to continue
Mon 21 Sep, 2009
I would still rather Sugababes to Girls Aloud, any day of the week.
Tue 22 Sep, 2009
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But there's a Greatest Hits and a gig with a choir in the meantime
Tue 22 Sep, 2009
I love Doves too, though I did feel Kingdom of Rust wasnt as good as their other efforts. Still, bring on 2012...
Tue 22 Sep, 2009
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Kele Okereke calls Noel and Liam 'inbred twins'
Tue 01 Sep, 2009
Y'know, Kele, what you and the Gallaghers both have in common is rubbish third albums! Love both bands' first two albums but they both struggled to produce decent third albums.
Wed 02 Sep, 2009
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Guitarist walks after gig cancellation
Fri 28 Aug, 2009
Oasis were one of the most important bands in the mid-1990s, and they soundtracked a particular place and time in my life and many other people's. the first two albums are stone cold classics and deserve their place in history. For that I am extremely grateful and they deserve respect. However, they have been on a steady decline since Be Here Now (funnily enough, the album of their career that saw them get the worst reviews was Morning Glory. FACT. Even though it was and is a brilliant album). I have to say that Liam Gallagher's anti-intellectual stance is absolutely nothing to do with being working class and symptomatic of a massive inferiority complex and a chip on his shoulder. There are plenty of working class Mancunians who did have a brain and read - ever heard of Steven Morrissey?
Sat 29 Aug, 2009
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Kasabian, Glasvegas, Bat For Lashes... find out all 12 nominations now
Tue 21 Jul, 2009
Would love it to be the Horrors, an amazing album that totally changed my perception of them.
Tue 21 Jul, 2009
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Iconic writer 'Swells' passes away after suffering from cancer
Thu 25 Jun, 2009
I didn't always agree with what he wrote, but he was thought-provoking and never lost his political edge, thinking of the piece he wrote about riots in the North of England in the summer of 2001. And big respect due for challenges to homophobia, like the Happy Mondays cover piece towards the wnd of 1991.
Fri 26 Jun, 2009
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Band tell NME.COM who they're planning on covering for the album
Thu 25 Jun, 2009
I loved the Killers' first album and bits of the subsequent two albums, but a covers album this (comparatively) early into your career, guys? Are you running out of ideas?
Fri 26 Jun, 2009
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Former Beatle refrained from voting in European Parliament elections
Wed 10 Jun, 2009
the problem is that the right to vote has been really hard fought for, and to not vote (as opposed to spoiling your vote) is frankly unhelpful. It's the only chance people get to participate in a democracy. The BNP are not about democracy, their views are anything but democratic. With freedom comes responsibility. It's about time TOMQ84 was thrown off this board. If enough of us object about his (I'm assuming) comments, hopefully he should be banned.
Thu 11 Jun, 2009
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Singer says she is owed £10 million
Mon 08 Jun, 2009
If it is her voice, fair enough, given that twenty years ago, a lot of samples were not properly cleared. But why wait nearly twenty years?
Mon 08 Jun, 2009
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Babyshambles man was arrested on a British Airways flight
Sun 07 Jun, 2009
Oh God...I thought we were past this now...c'mon Pete, GET YOURSELF TOGETHER.
Mon 08 Jun, 2009
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Former Soft Machine member's solo albums to be re-released
Thu 04 Jun, 2009
Wyatt is an absolute God - Shleep, Nothing can stop us and cuckooland particularly are brilliant. And then there's his stuff with Soft Machine. Time he got a godlike genius award.
Thu 04 Jun, 2009
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Babyshambles man speaks at Love Music Hate Racism festival
Thu 04 Jun, 2009
Irrespective of whether you like Pete Doherty's music, thank God that there are people who are prepared to take a stand against the evils of racism. The BNP are nothing less than a very eveil bunch of dangerous thugs and to ignore them and to hope that they go away is naive and risky. There is no excuse for the behaviour towards another human being that he describes in the clip. Racists are not demonstrating freedom of speech - they are making the countries in which they live dangerous people. Britain has always been a melting pot -and thank God it is! Anyone who thinks this is a bad thing is paying lip service to the likes of Hitler and any other figure at any time in history or the present who thinks it's acceptable to scapegoat certain groups. As one half of a mixed-race marriage, I am offended that there are people who think it's acceptable to make racist comments on here. NME has always made it very clear where it stands on the issue of racism; it was reading NME that inspired me to join the Anti-Nazi League over fifteen years ago.
Thu 04 Jun, 2009
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Star wants West Bank wall/fence taken down
Wed 03 Jun, 2009
Waters has been to Israel. I spent five months there in 1995-6 and went back in 1998 for two weeks. The Israeli treatment of the Palestinians is appalling, and on every occasion on leaving Israel I was actually asked 'Have you spoken with any Arabs?' When I said yes, I nearly got strip-searched. There are many people working for peace there, from many backgrounds. But what is going on in Israel, which I have seen for myself first-hand is nothing less than Apartheid being carried out by the Israeli government and absolutely nothing on earth can justify this. The heavy-handed security checks carried out by many countries now are nothing compared to what the Israelis were doing fifteen years ago. The national airline, El-Al make everyone feel like a terrorist. There are two peoples on quest for a homeland, and unacceptable actions carried out by both sides. Like I say, I have been there and seen it for myself, and have studied the history not just of the last sixty years but the last 3,000 years.
Thu 04 Jun, 2009
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Departed guitarist speaks about band's legacy
Tue 02 Jun, 2009
In many ways, I have to agree. Those first two albums were amazing, unfortunately Oasis long ago descended into self-parody. So unfortunately have many of their fans - some of the folk who post on here seem to applaud the Gallagher brothers' every word, even when it's non-sensical. And people also need to learn the difference between 'still sell lots of tickets and records' and 'still actually being any good.'
Tue 02 Jun, 2009
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Singer threatens to take away tour support slot from band
Wed 20 May, 2009
Didn't read the interview, but what he's saying here does not seem to be slagging Oasis off. What I understand Tom Clarke to be saying is that Noel doesn't need to be playing in the band for money, but that he keeps on doing it for the love of it, and that would be his dream, too.
Wed 20 May, 2009
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Double CD spans band's 'Midlife'
Wed 20 May, 2009
It is a great tracklisting, hit singles mixed in with some key album tracks like 'Strange news' 'Advert' and 'Battery.' It's got Popscene on it, marking the first release in the UK for that track since 1992, meaning that it changes for quite a lot even now. And finally, what is also good, is that it is not simply 2000's the Best Of Blur with one or two singles tacked on. Good stuff.
Wed 20 May, 2009
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You can download it now
Fri 15 May, 2009
Coldplay’s free download live album starts with the sound of the band bragging about their drug-fuelled orgies moments before they stagger onstage, the dwarve drug runners, the nymphos and the goat they sacrified to Satan, which from the sound of it they’re still covered in. It finished with them doing a thirty-second thrash metal version of ‘Yellow’ and the band collapsing into the drum-kit, as it ends in a shower of white noise and terrifying feedback not heard since Suicide’s ‘23 Minutes Over Brussels.’Of course it doesn’t, stupid. What were you expecting?read my review at: http://17seconds.co.uk/blog/2009/05/15/album-review-coldplay
Sat 16 May, 2009
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Banks, aka Julian Plenti, offers up tune on blog
Fri 15 May, 2009
Rather like it, it;s a big improvement on the songs on Interpol's last album. Hopefully this willmark a return to form for the band as well...
Sat 16 May, 2009
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Singer pledges her support to Prime Minister
Fri 15 May, 2009
Geo91 -agreed. We need people who can do the job. As a 32 year old who remembers what it was like under 18 years of the Tories, anyone who thinks that things will be better under them is deluding themselves quite spectacularly. Would be good to see NME get a little more political again, there was a time when you would get politicians on the cover - I can remember Neil Kinnock, Tony Blair (the famous 1998 'Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?' cover), Ken Livingston, focus on the treatment of New Age Travellers, 2001's Riot issue...for some of us, NME was as much a political education as it was a musical education. It would be great to see those days again...
Sat 16 May, 2009
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Piracy doesn't seem to give new bands exposure, it is claimed
Fri 15 May, 2009
Not coonvinced at all. As someone who runs a small record label, I know that I have to accept some people will download without buying, but they may also go and see shows, or buy the music later on. In the early 90s, I recorded a lot of music, that I subsequently bought on vinyl or CD, in some cases both! the major labels will do anythin g to keep their heads in the sand like ostriches. Whatever people think of Coldplay, their releasing an album as a free download is quite a bold step for a successful band still signed to a major.
Sat 16 May, 2009
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Major chains won't display 'Journal For Plague Lovers' cover
Fri 15 May, 2009
Don't find the album cover offensive, but I really have to agree with fiery55 and slashdotdashdot: support local record shops, not the bloody supermarkets.
Fri 15 May, 2009
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Classic compilation celebrates 'Ozzy period'
Wed 13 May, 2009
A pretty good compilation. The first three otr four Sabbath albums have set an impressive template and should be in every music fan's collection, irrespective of what may have happened subsequently. Bands from Flaming Lips to Sunn o))) owe them a huge debt.
Wed 13 May, 2009
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Stewart Copeland admits he would tour with Sting again
Mon 11 May, 2009
All of a sudden, Rick Wakeman doing shows on ice seems like a valid punk statement...
Tue 12 May, 2009
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Plus band announce limited-edition version of the album
Thu 07 May, 2009
The best bunnymen album and one of the best albums of the last twenty-five years. Lay down thy raincoat and groove, as the manager used to say...
Fri 08 May, 2009
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Albums and singles released in UK today
Mon 04 May, 2009
Horrors and Peaches albums are both briliant. Go get 'em!
Mon 04 May, 2009
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She's sending 123 of them in a bid to promote world peace
Thu 30 Apr, 2009
...umm, good idea but who gets an extra acorn, or one less?
Sat 02 May, 2009
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Band celebrate their 30th anniversary in style
Fri 01 May, 2009
Excellent! and this time, a tour of this sort (i.e. playing a classic album in full) which makes Scotland, being as about the only other ones we have had up here were Teenage Fanclub doing Bandwagonesque and Wedding Present doing George Best...
Sat 02 May, 2009
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The Stone Roses and Cast feature – but no Oasis or Blur…
Wed 29 Apr, 2009
No Oasis or Blur? Mind you, you still don't see Beatles or Stones tracks on sixties compilations, and I've never seen The Clash on a punk compilation. Some great tracks, some utter rubbish and some nice surprises (Spearmint, Lodger, Geneva). I wonder what Luke Haines makes of an Auteurs' track being included on here, given how scathing he was (and is) about Britpop.
Wed 29 Apr, 2009
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Former Pulp man says Labour's era is over
Tue 28 Apr, 2009
Jarvis in 1997 as a twenty year old I campaigned around my university campus to get labour elected. Betrayed as I have felt subsequently (tuition fees, Iraq, a so-called minimum wage that is still uneven), I have been living in Scotland since 2001. I feel as strongly now in 200 as I did in 1997 that I could never bring myself to vote for the Conservatives. I have seen first-hand the damage that the Tories have done. I have worked as a teacher in some of the most deprived areas and seen how communities were ripped to shreds as the infrastructure centered around local industries collapsed. I've spent six weeks in an elite private school where I had to cut privelged little sods down to size for snobby remarks. We are still paying for the 1980s abomination of Thatcher. As for you, with your working class northerner persona, how can you square the world depicted in your lyrics with wishing a Tory government on Britain? We never expected any better from Phil Collins. But we did expect better from you.
Tue 28 Apr, 2009
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Rapper's face gets pilled up on cover
Wed 22 Apr, 2009
Looks like the Killers' 'Human' sleeve, methinks...
Mon 27 Apr, 2009
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Open auditions are to be held for the production
Thu 23 Apr, 2009
If ben Elton writes with and Andrew lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, we would possibly need the human race to start over from scratch. Enough!
Mon 27 Apr, 2009
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Band ready for new dates later this year
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness...but why no Edinburgh or Glasgow!
Tue 21 Apr, 2009
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'If you get on a bus, you've got to pay,' says ex-Beatle
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
Right on, rept0n, Beatle_Matt, underclasshero. edwardsoperation.com's remarks are more offensive than McCartney's -oh, and I run a record label. The music industry has exploited many, and it's a bit sodding rich, that the Beatles albums are all at full price. You've made your money, written some good songs, so stop exploiting people.
Tue 21 Apr, 2009
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Rapper set to hit the road this October
Tue 21 Apr, 2009
And no gigs in Scotland or Wales? what you playing at?!?
Tue 21 Apr, 2009
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Robert Smith and co go for broke and finish set unplugged
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
The Cure are phenomenal live, I've seen them five times. This sounds like another great gig. Now could we PLEASE have a proper UK tour, taking in Scotland?
Tue 21 Apr, 2009
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Cult science fiction writer passes away aged 78 after a long illness
Sun 19 Apr, 2009
RIP, sir. Joy Division encouraged me to read Ballard, just as literate musicians encouraged me to read a lot of literature and expend my horizons. Be great if NME focused a little more on music and films like it used to in the early to mid 90s and a little less on trying to be like Heat magazine!
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark will support them on the jaunt
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
Fair dos! Let's hope both bands don't play too much stuff post mid-eighties when they went off the boil.
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
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Fans can download 'Sacred Trickster' now
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
It is a brilliant track. Prime Sonic Youth. Let's see them on the cover of NME again!
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
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Moz delivers Smiths tunes galore during his set
Sat 18 Apr, 2009
...maybe he doesn't like the smell of meat! It's hardly like Moz's vegetarianism is a new thing after all. I used to be a heavy smoker now the smell makes me wanna puke!
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
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'Exile On Main Street', 'Sticky Fingers', 'Some Girls' are among the reissued records
Thu 02 Apr, 2009
Er...what's the definition of classic here,exactly? Sticky Fingers, Exile definitely, but Steel Wheels, Goat's Head Soup and Undercover are pretty patchy IMHO...Their best two albums are still Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed.
Fri 03 Apr, 2009
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Band's performance is branded a 'joke' by fans
Wed 01 Apr, 2009
"A talent waste on booze rememeber he is a scot" - bit of a stereotype, we're not all like that!
Thu 02 Apr, 2009
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BNP completely miss the point of 'If You Tolerate This...'
Fri 27 Mar, 2009
Glad the Manics stood up to those racist thugs. The BNP are not a legitimate party, and anyone who acts as an apologist for them has blood on their hands. this proves that they are not very intelligent, if they can't grasp what it's about, and they certainly know nothing of the manics' politics.
Sun 29 Mar, 2009
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The '80s band return after 20 years apart
Wed 25 Mar, 2009
Oh dear God. Please let this be the final bit of the eighties revival.
Thu 26 Mar, 2009
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Records will be released in chronological order this year
Fri 13 Mar, 2009
Cool, excellent news for us vinyl junkies. But I hope they'll release these properly in the UK, and not just make it expensive imports.
Sun 15 Mar, 2009
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Survey asks if she is an 'appropriate' spokesperson
Fri 13 Mar, 2009
If they dropped her because of her being assaulted by her boyfriend, what kind of message is that sending out?!?!
Sun 15 Mar, 2009
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He faces up to eight years in prison
Thu 05 Mar, 2009
well said, hness, whatever people think of their music is irrelevant here. Anyone who engages in domestic violence is a sick, sick person.
Fri 06 Mar, 2009
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'I'm gonna ruin them!' declares the teen star
Thu 05 Mar, 2009
Annie Lennox once walked past me four years ago and didn't fall at my feet. I am coming to terms with this and I am sure you will too. Miley, if you knew anything about the band beyond their music, you couldn't really call yourself surprised. As for 'turned down invitation' - that sounds painfully precious. GO AWAY.
Fri 06 Mar, 2009
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Robert Smith and co honoured at Shockwaves NME Awards
Wed 25 Feb, 2009
Fantastic!! Godlike Geniuses since 1979, glad they've been recognised. Did Burton thank Smith (or Siouxsie Sioux, for that matter) for the inspiration for Edward Scissorhands' haircut, btw?
Thu 26 Feb, 2009
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They plan new album, world tour
Thu 12 Feb, 2009
Oh dear God, no!
Thu 12 Feb, 2009
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Brands suspending his endorsement after arrest
Tue 10 Feb, 2009
There are certain things you should make sure you understand and people should bring their kids up to understand: 1: never cross a picket line 2: Always buy your round in a pub 3: Never hit a woman. I hope Rihanna is okay, and if Chris Brown is guilty, that he gets his comeuppance.
Thu 12 Feb, 2009
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Frontman says he and Carl Barat have had an offer
Tue 10 Feb, 2009
...maybe Carl wouldn't be broke if he wasn't wasting his money on this new age crap!
Thu 12 Feb, 2009
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The Marleys have struck a deal to licence the legend's name on merchandise
Wed 11 Feb, 2009
Why?!?! This is a seriously bad move. Sure there's crap put there, but I cannot be the only one who'd feel better knowing that the crap wasn't authorised by the Marley estate.
Thu 12 Feb, 2009
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Duo promising 'Take That-style costume changes' for special gigs
Tue 10 Feb, 2009
...or Scotland, for that matter?!
Thu 12 Feb, 2009
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Futureheads, Editors, Art Brut and British Sea Power feature
Tue 10 Feb, 2009
Great stuff, looking forward to seeing the tracklisting very soon. Just one question, in the last six years the NME have rightfully acknowledged The Cure as Godlike geniuses, so why was there so little coverage given to them between 1995 (got a cover when they headlined Glastonbury) and 2003 when they became 'cool again?' Methinks there was something behind the scenes we weren't being told...
Wed 11 Feb, 2009
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Pistols boss also claims Vicious' mother smuggled him heroin hidden in her vagina
Fri 06 Feb, 2009
"Sid's mother, Anne, was kind enough and helped him wherever she could.' Bloody hell. If I'm honest, twenty years ago I thought Sid Vicious was cool. But you grow up, and realise there is nothing cool about someone like this. Heroin is a destroyer of lives, not just of the addict but the people around them. I'm a secondary school teacher who has seen so many children of addicts' lives falling apart -let's face it, if your concern is the next hit, you aren't really focusing on your parenting skills. Added to which, a Pharmacist I know has to deal with addicts on a daily basis and some of them are appalling low lives. And the next person who quotes Bill Hicks' 'if you're anti-drugs, burn your record collection...' GROW UP.
Sat 07 Feb, 2009
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Russian Prime Minister allegedly paid tribute band £20,000 for private concert
Fri 06 Feb, 2009
'We are all prostiututes...everyone has their price'...EVERYONE! as the Pop Group once sang.
Sat 07 Feb, 2009
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Lux Interior was 62
Thu 05 Feb, 2009
No...R.I.P. He and John Martyn were from seemingly different places in so many ways, but they were both geniuses, and this really is a loss. as dennisblandford says, condolences to Poison Ivy.
Fri 06 Feb, 2009
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Epic Records names its new President
Wed 04 Feb, 2009
Bloody hell...it took TWO people an hour to write a sog that bad?! just say no to drugs, kids...
Wed 04 Feb, 2009
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Funk band to hit the IndigO2 in April
Tue 03 Feb, 2009
...will he still have the codpiece?
Tue 03 Feb, 2009
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Singer/songwriter passes away aged 60
Thu 29 Jan, 2009
Nooooo.Gutted. Grace & Danger, One world, Solid Air are all classic albums. Hope his obituary is an NME cover story next week.
Thu 29 Jan, 2009
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Noel says he's not that great – and Paul Weller agrees
Tue 27 Jan, 2009
Do you need to be an amazing guitarist to write great tunes? Steve Vai is a technically brilliant guitarist but as about as much soul as Simon Cowell. There is a difference between being technically good and being able to write good tunes. The Sex Pistols weren't amazing musicians - though better than they made out - but produced great records. Sometimes Noel can be egotistical, here I think he's being modest. sure he's written some dross, but nothing can take away from Supersonic and the Hindu Times, for example (even if I like other bands more).
Wed 28 Jan, 2009
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No, it's not Nick Cave...
Thu 22 Jan, 2009
Well, without Mick Harvey and no Blixa bargeld in the Bad Seeds since 2003 it's a different proposition, I guess. Still, Harvey's done some good solo stuff, so good luck...
Fri 23 Jan, 2009
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Scots complete the bill for 02 Arena
Tue 20 Jan, 2009
I wish this was happening in Scotland! the Cure have been my favourite band for eighteen years and I have seen them five times, and Franz Ferdinand six times. Time that these big NME gigs happened north of the border too!
Tue 20 Jan, 2009
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Despite the success, unsigned band is 'ineligible' for the Official UK Charts
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
Not particularly a fan, but good on 'em for doing so. And if digital only tracks can be eligible, why not digital only albums? As someone who runs an admittedly tiny record label -and spent the last few days walking into shops with boxes of 7"s, i think there is definitely a return to DIY happening, be it through bands putting out their own digital releases, blogs etc.. May it flourish.
Mon 19 Jan, 2009
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'A Woman A Man Walked By' songs confirmed
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
Should be good; their last album together was, and Peej is an absolute legend.
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
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The band will release first single from 'No Line On The Horizon' next month
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
Dan8859 - I do really like the band's music, and when they played Glasgow in 2005 it was one of the best shows I have ever seen. I just wish that Bono would a) focus on music and b) not be a hypocrite about money.
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
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Plus Scots confirm Kate Jackson guest spot on 'Kicks'
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
Should be good to hear. Isn't Kate Jackson technically a frontwoman or front person? still, good to see her making records again after the untimely demise of the Long Blondes
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
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Moz says he doesn't plan to go on much longer
Wed 14 Jan, 2009
Doubledong -whatawasteoftime is indeed a complete waste of time. Probably an American Bush supporting inbred fool. I would miss Morrissey, but maybe he's feeling he's run out of things to say. He's done some stuff that's not as good as others, but if you've made albums as good The Queen Is Dead, Vauxhall and I or I am the Quarry, you've produced a lot of masterpieces.
Wed 14 Jan, 2009
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Actress appears throughout his new album 'Battle'
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
Is she singing on the album or just being scrary and intense?
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
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Nickel Eye and LA band hit the road this month
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
Was sent a review copy of Nickel Eye's album. It is dull, dull, dull and almost as bad as South's most recent effort. Typical indie by numbers rubbish. Trust me.
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
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Billy Zantzinger inspired one of Dylan's most political songs
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
Zantzinger sounds like he was one thick, racist idiot. The world is better off without people like that, frankly.
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
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The band's hits and an obscure EP are set for release
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
Could Parlophone not see their way to reissuing them in the UK? Drheir original singles on vinyl cost a fortune.
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
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Band have had talks to play a festival show this year
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
This would be cool, but if you do reform, please come and play in the UK! I cannot afford to fly to the states and I have not seen Pavement since 1997! malkmus and Spiral Stairs' records - the latter as Preston School Of Industry have been great, but it would be good for them to get back together,
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
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'Yes' will be released in March
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
Excellent, especially if it's as good as when the Pet Shop Boys teamed up with Marr when he was in Electronic. And a new PSBs album is always something to investigate.
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
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Blake Fielder-Civil seeking divorce based on adultery
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
I'm not condoning anyone cheating on someone, especially if they're married; but I think it's blatantly obvious that Amy Winehouse will be better off without Blake. Her father Mitch always seemed to think so. Please let 2009 be the year she gets herself back on track.
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
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Singer says she's clean of illegal substances
Sun 11 Jan, 2009
I am appalled by the Amy haters on this post, who seem to have very little self-respect. Grow up, and stop printing drivel. Please may it be for real this time, Amy. And if being around certain people has a negative effect on you, don't hang around with them. Looking forward to your third album!
Sun 11 Jan, 2009
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The song is one of ten since the turn of the millennium to pass the million mark
Fri 09 Jan, 2009
There is one song on this list that does deserve to be there -'Kylie's 'Can't Get You OUt Of My Head.' Pure class. And one of only three that wasn't a TV tie-in (the others being band Aid 20 and Shaggy). What does that tell us? On the one hand, great that the single still isn't dead, but there are so many better singles that should have done it? And how many of the above list have ended up in charity shops?
Sun 11 Jan, 2009
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But Santi White doesn't mind getting negative MySpace comments
Fri 09 Jan, 2009
Santogold's album was one of the best albums of last year. She is extremely cool, as are geuniune lesbian rappers Yo Majesty.
Sun 11 Jan, 2009
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Elvis' daughter says religious beliefs are not to blame
Tue 06 Jan, 2009
Er,I think calling Scientology a religion is a bit rich. It's a cult. FACT. End of. (no disrespect intended to the Travoltas.)
Thu 08 Jan, 2009
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Producer shows support for Palestine
Tue 06 Jan, 2009
Israel's treatment of the palestinians is just horrific. As someone who travelled in the region ten years ago, I was appalled on leaving Israel to be asked by their security 'If I had spoken with any Arabs.' This is racism, and what's worse, it's institutional and state-sanctioned! What Israel is doing is as bad, if not worse, than apartheid. It is ridiculous to say Israel are using self-defence, it is blatantly one sided, and there is a disturbing amount of people out tere dissemninating pro-Israel proppaganda. Well saidSebastian X and ramonesrip
Thu 08 Jan, 2009
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Jimmy Page's manager confirms that the band are keen to get things rolling
Wed 07 Jan, 2009
This is a seriously bad move. Plant is stilll recording music, and trying to do new stuff, why are Plant and Jones so stuck in the past?! At the very least: don't do it as Led Zeppelin!
Thu 08 Jan, 2009
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Guitarist's body undiscovered at home 'for several days' say police
Tue 06 Jan, 2009
Very sad news. RIP, good sir. Without the Stooges, music over the last forty years would have been very different, from David Bowie to the Sex Pistols and to Sonic Youth. Along with the MC5, Kingsmen, and Velvet Underground, the Stooges laid the blueprint for Punk, influencing Glam and Goth along the way.
Wed 07 Jan, 2009
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Oasis man says he was part of a Man City 'firm'
Tue 06 Jan, 2009
Noel Gallagher has written some amazing songs. But that he could do this is really inexcusable. Football 'firms' made games dangerous to go to, and had absolutely NOTHING to do with the beautiful game. This is stupid behaviour. I hope he's ashamed of this now. His band have made some great records but this is unnecessary and pathetic. Period.
Wed 07 Jan, 2009
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Haines has harsh words for his Britpop comrades
Mon 05 Jan, 2009
Ouch! Haines is a great songwriter, whether with the Auteurs, Black Box Recorder or solo, but this smacks of bitterness. In 1993 The Auteurs debut LP 'New Wave' was rightly lauded - and follow-up albums like 'How I Learned To Love The Bootboys' and 'Now I'm A Cowboy' were good, too. Would you still make these comments if your once contemporaries had sold less than you, Luke?
Mon 05 Jan, 2009
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Led Zeppelin vocalist beats Freddie Mercury and Paul Rodgers to top
Sat 03 Jan, 2009
I've just checked the list over at Planet Rock. Once upon a time it would have been considered 'rockist' (for people who don't know music history pre-1991, that means predominantly white boy guitar music). Now judging on their remit, this is exactly what Planet Rock covers, meaning no pop, soul or r'n'b or reggae, but no women? No Siouxsie Sioux, Jennifer Herrema, Courtney Love, Kat Bjelland, Skin, Shirley Manson, Grace Slick? Wtf?
Sun 04 Jan, 2009
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The new series of the reality show starts tonight
Fri 02 Jan, 2009
Oh dear God, can we PLEASE have an end to these godawful programmes like Big Brother and X-Factor and the like. It's like some Orwellian and Warholian nightmare mutating on us. Please stop.
Fri 02 Jan, 2009
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MGMT and TV On The Radio also make the list
Tue 30 Dec, 2008
Elbow are proof of what can happen if you give bands time to develop rather than dropping them if the first album doesn't sell huge amounts immediately. And they're excellent live.
Wed 31 Dec, 2008
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Bassist gives his views on drugs
Tue 30 Dec, 2008
'The libertines were a better band than blur will ever be.' Well, I guess everyone's entitled to their own personal opinion...as for Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty I wish they'd sort themselves out. There is nothing cool about destroying yourself through drugs.
Wed 31 Dec, 2008
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UK's biggest independent High Street music chain latest victim of credit collapse
Wed 24 Dec, 2008
I feel desperately sorry for the employees losing their jobs around Christmas, and the same goes for Woolworths' staff too; there is never a good time to lose your job, but around Christmas is absolutely horrendous. Thank god that some decent independent shops are still going...
Tue 30 Dec, 2008
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The singing and acting legend was 81
Thu 25 Dec, 2008
A real loss. Eartha Kitt was a true legend, and don't tell me Diana Ross, Madonna and Amy Winehouse amongst many others aren't indebted to her. What with Eartha Kitt, Miriam Mkeba, Odetta, Levi Stubbs, Mitch Mitchell and Rick Wright amongst others it's been a terrible year for losing legendary musicians and singers.
Fri 26 Dec, 2008
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Justin Hawkins and co supposedly consider dusting off their catsuits
Mon 22 Dec, 2008
Tab-Ola: irony is passe. the Darkness were a joke that too many fell for...
Wed 24 Dec, 2008
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Singer says he's in regular contact with bandmate Jimmy Page
Mon 22 Dec, 2008
Led Zeppelin without Plant? Jeez...vegan omlettes, anyone?
Wed 24 Dec, 2008
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A new approach will be used to prevent music piracy
Tue 23 Dec, 2008
...Just who do the RIAA think they are? They and another shady US organisation, the DMCA, have absolutely no idea about music. This is nothing to do with protecting musicians, this is about money, pure and simple. As someone who runs a record label and a blog, it is about time that the old guard stopped hassling people. Downloading leads to people buying music. FACT. Anyone who cannot understand this is not in a position to contribute to the debate. They may not buy the music immediately but they will later if it is any good. The old guard of the music industry have made a rod for their own backs. The chickens arwe coming home to roost...
Wed 24 Dec, 2008
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'No Line On The Horizon' is due out in March
Thu 18 Dec, 2008
Be good to hear. Would also like to see Bono put his money where his mouth is, and stop trying to avoid paying tax. That would be even better to hear.
Fri 19 Dec, 2008
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'American Boy' singer slams the BBC presenter
Thu 18 Dec, 2008
Haven't seen the interview but not happy about some of the comments on here. Yes Dizzee is British. He doesn't sound American. Racists should be barred from commenting on here. The problem isn't people dressing 'American' (what does that even mean?!?!) the issue is people who think they are 'gangsta' and are complete racists.
Fri 19 Dec, 2008
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Howard Devoto was made 'an offer I couldn’t refuse'
Wed 17 Dec, 2008
Any chance of playing Scotland? Real Life is an excellent debut LP.
Thu 18 Dec, 2008
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Martin also thinks the band's recent London gigs could have been better
Thu 18 Dec, 2008
I think Radiohead circa 'The Bends' and Muse circa 'Showbiz' have a fairly big debt, too, to Jeff Buckley.
Thu 18 Dec, 2008
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Stars come out to see goth legends at the Troubadour
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
Believe me, the Cure frequently play three hour long sets. Now if they would like to come to Scotland and do one that would be great. Their US fans get way better treatment than the Brits.
Thu 18 Dec, 2008
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'So Real' to follow 'Hallelujah' chart showdown
Wed 17 Dec, 2008
Buckley doing 'I Know It's Over' should be great. I saw Buckley perform this with Everything But The Girl' at Glastonbury in 1995 and it was great.
Wed 17 Dec, 2008
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Jeff Buckley to enter UK Top Ten with 'Hallelujah' too
Tue 16 Dec, 2008
simon cowell is responsible for some utter crap, he really should be tried for his actions. he is a symptom of a sick society, obssessed with celebrity, people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. These so-called 'talent' shows really have to end.
Wed 17 Dec, 2008
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Scottish band slag off Damon Albarn and co once more
Fri 12 Dec, 2008
Mogwai's new album is great, Blur's sixth album 13 clearly owed a debt to them (if you don't know the music of either band then go and investigate). Hope Blur will play Scotla,d hope Mogwai drop this, if Noel Gallgher can end the feud, maybe Mogwai should take note...
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Rumours of a reunion are also denied
Sat 13 Dec, 2008
Bloody hell, Axl, do not spoil it any more. Did you not learn from use Your Illusion? Just because you have 30 tracks for example, it doesn't mean they should all be released? Quality not quantity.
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Singer weighs in on Proposition 8
Fri 12 Dec, 2008
Museician - I think it's just more surprising that a gay man who is out would not support gay marriage; it is clear from reading his comments that he is speaking from his own perspective, and i don;t think anyone who has read the comment properly and knows who he is would dismiss him as a bigot.
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Guitarist also reveals his latest project
Sat 13 Dec, 2008
Love the Smiths music but please: no more compilations until you have released the Smiths cover of 'work Is A Four Letter Word' and do not reform the band, please don't spoil the mystique!!
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Singer will release cover of Leonard Cohen classic in time for Christmas
Sat 13 Dec, 2008
OK, i am buying the Jeff Buckley mp3. Bought Grace over a decade ago, even saw Buckley live in 1995. the only good thing about this is that Jeff Buckley's version has already made the top 30 and Leonard Cohen will get the royalties. Buy as many different versions as you can. We have until Saturday evening!
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Common says the next US president will influence artists
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
Be interesting to see what happens. BTW, which rapper would make the best president? My vote would be for Chuck D or Michael Franti (Disposable heroes of Hiphoprisy/Spearhead).
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Glen Matlock refuses to rule out sessions for punk legends
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
For crying out loud; the Smiths, the Stone Roses and now the sex Pistols. Do not spoil the mystique!
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Bassist asks fans to 'start the campaign'
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
Mani - why? don't do it, don't spoil it!
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Timewasting fun on NME.COM
Fri 12 Dec, 2008
The BeatlesBum, Country House Of Pain, Taking Back Sunday Sunday, Chemical World Of Twist, Charmless man 2 Man Meets Man Parrish, Sing Sing, Pressure On Julian Cope, Tracy Jackson 5, Essex Dogs D'amour, Strange news from Another Starship
Fri 12 Dec, 2008
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But rapper says his hometown isn't returning 'the love'
Thu 11 Dec, 2008
Laugh? I nearly wet myself!
Fri 12 Dec, 2008
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Singer says he's up for a proper band reunion
Thu 11 Dec, 2008
...for which read, 'I know my solo career is utterly finished.'
Thu 11 Dec, 2008
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Catholic figure says the singer 'provokes lust
Wed 10 Dec, 2008
So the guy performs a mass for Pinochet, a dictator, but condemns Madonna? This is what taking a vow of chastity does to you, folks, take heed...
Thu 11 Dec, 2008
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He blogs that the Black Eyed Pea is working with Bono and co
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
Well.I.Never
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
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Buckley fans protest against the TV talent show's cover of Leonard Cohen's song
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
What happened to the welsh language version by Brigyn? Heard it on Tom Robinson's show a few weeks ago, it was fab!
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
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Tabloid says it wants to sign 'original talent' and 'bag Christmas Number One'
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
A vile newspaper...don't let it anywhere near the music industry!
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
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Damon Albarn and co tell NME 'it just felt it was right again'
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
excellent news! please play Scotland, and looking forward to seeing you at some point. A great present for Blue fans. Just one question though - will this mean that only 'battery in your leg' will get an airing from the Think Tank LP?
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
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Rab Allan says band have 'amazing' songs already written
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
Glasvegas have done well; shame they have turned their backs on the fans that helped them get where they are today. There was a blog in Scotland that had one of its' interviews taken down for posting demos that the band had previously made available. Glasvegas knew about it, but decided not to comment. As for the repackaging of their debut album with these christmas songs...very clever ploy folks; are you hoping to have six entries in the Christmas chart? for working class folks from Glasgow you have sold out utterly!
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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The singer will hit the road next May
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
Typical! Morrissey is playing small towns - Great Yarmouth, Salisbury, Hartlepool - but no dates in Edinburgh, Manchester, Brighton?!?
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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Singer told to 'clarify her position' after quoting folk song on new album
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
Wooh! Dido capable of controversy? Wonders will never cease...
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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Oasis star brands their feud 'pathetic'
Sun 07 Dec, 2008
OK< I have been critical of Noel Gallagher on these pages, but fair play to him. Maybe him not getting on with Damon is just a personality clash, it can happen. Here's to hoping Blur DO reform, and here's hoping that Oasis can prove me wrong and produce another album as good as their first two.
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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Grim times predicted after the collapse of Pinnacle Entertainment
Fri 05 Dec, 2008
Worrying times indeed, especially for those of us who have just got our labels up and running...
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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Band set to play the 'New Gold Dream' album in its entirety
Fri 05 Dec, 2008
I've gotta confess, I've rediscovered Simple Minds in recent years. While they did go off the boil after a while (Street Fighting Years is crap, particularly the execrable 'Belfast Child' -what is the obssession of weggies with belfast?!) compare the early Minds stuff with U2, and it's clear that in the early years, the Minds were by far the more pioneering of the two bands.
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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Ex-Smiths singer will also play London show
Thu 04 Dec, 2008
saw the fourty-fifth birthday concert five years ago, and that was really special. Seen him three times in the alst five years absolutely brilliant!
Fri 05 Dec, 2008
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Pinnacle Entertainment responsible for over 400 indie labels
Wed 03 Dec, 2008
As someone who has recently set up a lavel, it is necessary to take matters into our own hands. I am waiting for the first load of 7" singles to arrive (CD single sales are so low there is no point), I have been round to independent shops to discuss stocking the first release, as well as selling it online and selling the music as mp3s through emubands to iTunes, eMusic and the like. There is a way forward; every so often the music industry goes back to basics, and DIY kicks in again. This is it happening in the cyber age, it's about working together.
Thu 04 Dec, 2008
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The Strokes, Noel Fielding, The Pigeon Detectives – your music gossip stop
Mon 01 Dec, 2008
I have been quite blunt about oasis on here before, but they do have stage presence. By definition, presence is about being able to be on stage and command, not necessarily about what you do. Less can often be more. Mind you think Noel's Status Quo comments are a bit like the sort of thing that could come back to haunt him later on...
Mon 01 Dec, 2008
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Timewasting fun on NME.COM
Fri 28 Nov, 2008
You Drive me Crazy Town, BOYS II Men, Britney Spears Of Destiny
Fri 28 Nov, 2008
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Plus guitarist pays tribute to Ryan Adams
Fri 28 Nov, 2008
Good God, Noel, yes you have made two decent albums and some good singles but you are becoming a nostalgia act. I'm not an Oasis hater, iether, but every single time a new Oasis album comes out, it's the same old story. Two very egotistical brothers. Face it, Andy Bell the bass player produced far better albums as a member of Ride.
Fri 28 Nov, 2008
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Band set to go for Internet-only approach
Wed 26 Nov, 2008
wellduhobviously - too right. Lars is like a spoilt child, no surprise to learn he was a child tennis prodigy before he became a drummer.
Thu 27 Nov, 2008
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All four band members will reunite in 2009, says singer
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
Here's hoping, do it when it feels right, guys...
Wed 26 Nov, 2008
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Plus label reveals Eminem is 'on fire' with new record
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
If a band of U2 cannot control what happens with their own music something's gotta be wrong....
Wed 26 Nov, 2008
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Former Beatle says the show is like a 'car accident'
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
So true, I think Simon Cowell should be banned from TV. Talk about dumbing down...
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
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Reports claim winner will have to cover legend's song 'Hallelujah'
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
No, No, NO! the only possibly good thing to come of this would be people getting into Leonard cohen, or Jeff Buckley or John Cale for that matter. There's a Welsh act called brigyn who have recorded a welsh-language of Hallelujah. Let them have the number one!
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
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West steals the show with his acceptance speech
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
You wanna be Elvis, Kanye? What, fat, white and dead for over thirty years??!?!
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
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Band set for giant UK dates next year
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
Coldplay and Jay-Z have collaborated before, on his Kingdom Come album. Wonder if Oasis would consider having a hip-hop support act?! Probably not, they're so conservative, musically speaking...
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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The 'Jon Windle' on leaked list is not Sheffield singer
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
TOMQ84 -some things shouldn't be joked about.
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Grime outfit make anti-racism stand
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
It's about time the BNP were outlawed. In the eighties and early nineties they wouldn;t let the words of sinn Fein be broadcast on TV or Radio, so why are the BNP allowed a platform? This is not a freedom of speech issue, it's about respect. Well donoe Roll Deep!
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Bosses call for new demos… and promise to listen to them all
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
Hmm...and if they give anyone a contract how will they handle the bands? A few years back, both Hal and Aberfeldy got contracts with Rough Trade only to be treated pretty bloody shabbily. Aberfeldy have now released a new single 'Claire' on a tiny label called 17 Seconds. It's brilliant. Travis should be kicking himself. Still at least he finally got Scritti Politti back on the label after twenty five years...
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Family get missing guitarist's legal status updated
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
Rest in peace, Richey. Wherever you are, I genuinely hope you have found the peace you sought.
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Vatican newspaper says Lennon was just showing off
Sun 23 Nov, 2008
Impressive though, I mean it took 1900 years for the jews no longer to be seen as Christ's killers and several hundred years for Galileo to be let off the hook. At this rate Madonna will have an audience with the Pope by the end of the year...
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Noel says Mick’s comments are 'irrelevant'
Sat 22 Nov, 2008
I don't think either mick hucknall or noel gallagher are particularly good adverts for manchester. Both Gallagher brothers are under the mistaken attitude that being 'hard' is a good thing and is important, and Hucknall is also painfull egotistical. Hucknall's at least got the grace to say he'll retire in two years. maybe Oasis should quit before they soil the good memories any more. NEITHER SIMPLY RED NOR OASIS MATTER ANY MORE. FACT. PERIOD. END OF STORY.
Sun 23 Nov, 2008
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Timewasting fun here on NME.COM
Fri 21 Nov, 2008
Cajun Dance Party, The Reel Thing, Can-Can,
Fri 21 Nov, 2008
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'How Did It Come To This' will be on the band's new album
Thu 20 Nov, 2008
Amy Winehouse has more talent in her bloody beehive than Take That have in total. Take That were crap in the nineties and they're still annoying now. They led to the likes of Boyzone and Westlife, and now they've led to the likes of them reforming. BARLOW & CO: GO.AWAY.NOW.
Fri 21 Nov, 2008
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Thu 01 Jan, 1970
...but will he stick to this, or will it become a running joke that he says this after every album?
Wed 19 Nov, 2008
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Singer's version of 'Run' is not available to buy as a single
Wed 19 Nov, 2008
Not particularly a fan, but this seems ridiculous.
Wed 19 Nov, 2008
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New proposal could mean a rise in ticket prices
Tue 18 Nov, 2008
This cannot be allowed to happen. Festivals are horrendously expensive to go to as it is. There surely has to be another way. Same with the football.
Wed 19 Nov, 2008
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They also plot US tour
Tue 18 Nov, 2008
Dear God, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Tue 18 Nov, 2008
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Vampire Weekend, The Young Knives and The Shortwave Set make up part of the action
Mon 17 Nov, 2008
Loving NME Radio, particularly Iain Baker's show. His single of the week last week 'Claire' by Aberfeldy was excellent. Be great if NME Radio was available on all radios in the UK! Especially seeing as XFM Scotland has now been taken over by Galaxy.
Mon 17 Nov, 2008
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Eddie Argos releases festival credit crunch battling track
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
good on 'em! Maybe Metallica would like to take a leaf out of their book...thought not!
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
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Timewasting fun here on NME.COM
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
Prince Charles and the Revolution, Charles Windsor For The Derby, Buckingham Palace Brothers, Crystal Windsor Castles
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
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Ticketmaster will lessen 'convenience' charges
Thu 13 Nov, 2008
Ticketmaster are a bigger threat to the music industry than illegal downloaders, frankly.
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
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Star compares himself to Michael Jordan
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
Very egotisical...was he coked out of his mind when he said this?!?!
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
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Lou Reed, The Police, Jenny Lewis among guests
Thu 13 Nov, 2008
I assume the show's theme tune will be Costello's 'Let Them All Talk?' Fair play to him, he is a real renaissance man, though I wish he'd give us another album in the vein of Imperial Bedroom or Brutal Youth...
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
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Noel Gallagher is making 'serious enquiries' about a Lear jet
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
Not very environmentally friendly, not at all working-class and barely newsworthy, other than to emphasise that Noel is completely up his own backside. BTW how about having an Oasis free week on NME.COM?
Thu 13 Nov, 2008
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Tracks are left over from 'Jukebox' sessions
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
Oh wow...the covers album and Jukebox are great records, can't wait. Hope she does an album of her own stuff soon, though!
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
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Bragg hails Obama's election win on return from USA
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
As a UK citizen, I'm hopeful Barack Obama will make a difference. It would be good to see Billy Bragg on the cover of the NME again, but then it took fifteen years for them to let The Cure back on...
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
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Gay rights campaigners condemn Trick Trick's comments
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
I have never heard Trick trick's music and I don't want to. I am very enocuraged by the comments condemning this homophobic idiot. Homophobia is not acceptable and has to be challenged. As a secondary school teacher I have torn shreds off people for making homophobic and racist remarks. People like Trick Trick have no right to a platform. With freedom -in this case , speech - comes responsibility, not to say stuff that is gratuitously offensive. Most, if not all homophobes are people who think they are gay and are too afraid to come out. The US has an African-American president, and it seems much is possible now. Let's challenge this homophobic arsehole.
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
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Singer wants to follow in husband footsteps at British Festival
Tue 11 Nov, 2008
Before all the narrow-minded indie only people get their oar in...GO BEYONCE! She's done some great music, and I think it would be good to see her there. Especially after Jay-Z proved the haters wrong. Glastonbury also had diverse programming, this should include Beyonce. Hopefully she and Jay-Z would perform together!
Tue 11 Nov, 2008
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Fall Out Boy believes Californians were deceived into voting for Prop 8
Thu 06 Nov, 2008
It's deeply depressing - I really hope that thsi is overturned. Hopefull Homophobia will be challenged by civil rights leaders in the same way that slavery , sexism and racism has been. It already is, partly, but worldwide there is a hell of a long way to go.
Fri 07 Nov, 2008
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Band set to appear at Scottish awards ceremony on November 22
Thu 06 Nov, 2008
Fantastic. If they're as good asthe reformed Fire Engines or Vaselines then that would be great.It would be interesting to know which members are back on board, as the lineup featured various differnt members during their time together.It would also be great of the four Orange Juice albums 'You Can't Hide Your Love Forever' 'Rip It Up' 'Texas Fever' and 'Orange Juice (3rd album)' were reissued. They are national treasures and it took me years to track them down on vinyl!
Fri 07 Nov, 2008
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Guy Garvey and co announce shows in addition to Wembley date
Mon 03 Nov, 2008
Elbow did a massive tour earlier this year which didn't include Edinburgh but did include Manchester. It's kinda odd way to go about it all, but anyway...
Tue 04 Nov, 2008
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Duo's career set to be celebrated at 2009 ceremony
Mon 03 Nov, 2008
The Pet Shop Boys are fantastic - great singles, great albums and a great live band. Kind of bizarre that the Spice Girls won this award ten years before the Pet Shop Boys, but that does rather sum up the BRITS doesn't it?
Tue 04 Nov, 2008
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They also announce US screening of concert film
Wed 29 Oct, 2008
Good - vinyl rules. MP3s are functional, but some of us still like something physical to hold and admire!Though perhaps might rush out more for A Night At The Opera or news Of the World than, say, Hot Space or Jazz!
Thu 30 Oct, 2008
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Band to be honoured and play live at February's ceremony
Tue 28 Oct, 2008
Well done The Cure and well done NME! The Cure are without a doubt one of the most important bands of the post-punk era and it's great that, after a period of time when something approximating stalinist revisionism attempted to see them swept away from the pages of the printed media that they are finally getting the recognition they deserve. They are easily as important as the Smiths, New Order, and U2, if not more so.
Tue 28 Oct, 2008
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Tracks and release details confirmed for festival record
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
Have received Coumbia's email about this; agree this should be out on its' own physical format, not the 'limited edition' that the email mentioned, which, if the early 7"s are anything to go by, would be snapped up and sold for a fortune on ebay.While we're on Glasvegas, does anyone know why the original singles (pre-signing to Columbia) are no longer on iTunes? Seems an odd thing to do to remove them...
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
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Reports say band are close to reunion deal
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
I love The Smiths. I was ten when they split up, so only saw them on TV. Unless they are really, really hard up for money, I'd actually rather they didn't reform and instead preserved the mystique.However, some reformations have worked - saw Blondie live and they were brilliant, and Television were amazing, as were The Pixies (all of whom I saw once they reformed). Maybe instead of doing it for the money, if they really are reforming, how about doing it for - gosh shock horror - the music.
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
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Girls Aloud, Ian Brown, Lilly Allen - your music gossip stop
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
Boris chasing Peached? Euuuw, that's just wrong...
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
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Timewasting fun here on NME.COM
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
The Sweet Child Of Mine, Welcome To the Jungle Brothers, It's so Easyworld, U2 Could Be Mine, Live and Let Die! Die! Die!, NightTRAIN...
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
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Band reap rewards of massive deal with promoter
Mon 20 Oct, 2008
If only they were going to be giving that money to charity, moz_1983. It wouldn't solve all the problems but I cannot see how any of U2 or Madonna possibly need any more money. Try being a public sector worker, guys, see what it's like trying to make ends meet.
Tue 21 Oct, 2008
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Band call it a day following guitarist Dorian Cox's illness
Mon 20 Oct, 2008
The band had several top 40 hots off their first album 'Weekend Without makeup' was my favourite single of 2006. Get well soon mate.
Mon 20 Oct, 2008
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Electro band have new songs, but no record deal
Mon 20 Oct, 2008
They should sign to a small label, like Aberfeldy have done after leaving Rough Trade to sign with the tiny 17 Seconds label. That is surely the way forward!
Mon 20 Oct, 2008
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Timewasting fun on NME.COM
Fri 17 Oct, 2008
Is This It BitesThe Modern Age Of ChanceThe Automatic StopYou Talk Talk Way Too MuchJuicebox NewtonKilling Joke Lies
Fri 17 Oct, 2008
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Diva will play dates in January
Thu 16 Oct, 2008
Grace Jones is an icon, and a multimedia star before the term was even used.As for selling stuff on TV, it's easy to criticise people for doing it, but if you consider it more important to hang onto your integrity than feed your kids you have issues.Glad she's playing Scotland.
Fri 17 Oct, 2008
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'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand' is out in January
Wed 15 Oct, 2008
Looking forward to this, wonder when the first single is out...
Wed 15 Oct, 2008
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'Black Ice' jaunt will hit London, Manchester and Birmingham in April
Tue 14 Oct, 2008
I hope they will announce gigs in places like Scotland, Wales and Ireland, it's a bit off to call it a UK tour if it's just England, as big Graeme pointed out.
Tue 14 Oct, 2008
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According to reports Jimmy Page and co. have been rehearsing with a new singer
Mon 13 Oct, 2008
Touring with Jason Bonham in place of his Father is one thing, but with someone else is one thing, but touring with someone else in place of Robert Plant? Please. What next ? Jon Paul Jones touring with session musicians as Led Zeppelin? hang on, I shouldn;t give them ideas...
Mon 13 Oct, 2008
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Band reveal release date of long-awaited new album
Fri 10 Oct, 2008
yeah yeah yeah heard it all before...think Axl can only save face by making it like his Smile or Black album...
Fri 10 Oct, 2008
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Timewasting Gallagher-related fun on NME.COM
Fri 10 Oct, 2008
Sigur Ros and Alcohol
Fri 10 Oct, 2008
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Macca isn't happy that they're using the band's pictures to 'flog burgers'
Wed 08 Oct, 2008
Whilst as a vegetarian i boycott McDonald's, i wish McCartney had shown the same consideration to the plight of the palestinians that he does to animals. He is still a big name, he should consider his actions and causes very carefully.
Wed 08 Oct, 2008
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Singer lashes out against Republican candidate during show
Tue 07 Oct, 2008
Not a particularly articulate statement from Madonna, but a necessary one. To any US readers, please do not vote for McCain/Palin; if you do you have blood on your hands.
Wed 08 Oct, 2008
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Chris Martin and co also honoured for latest album
Mon 06 Oct, 2008
Good, how depressing. Don't get me wrong, i like Coldplay but there is no way they are the best act in the world, nor that teir album is album of the year. Q is SO mainstream, no challenging, so damn safe, and that's what's wrong with it.
Tue 07 Oct, 2008
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Band record Moody Blues cover for compilation album
Wed 01 Oct, 2008
Good God. GO AWAY Hucknall. You peaked with the Frantic Elevators nearly thirty years ago.
Wed 01 Oct, 2008
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Band to head the road early next year
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
Whether or not you like the Kaiser Chiefs, why do they put tickets on sale at 9am on weekdays? As a teacher, I cannot get to the box office at that time, which means the bloody touts get there first. Actually, have seen them live a few times and they're good fun. Saw them first supporting the Ordinary Boys in 2004 in a pub in Edinburgh. How times change...
Wed 01 Oct, 2008
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Singer's TV advert airs tomorrow
Tue 30 Sep, 2008
Good GOD Lydon, Strummer may have been middle-class but let's face it, he had far more integrity than you ever could.AAARGGH!!
Wed 01 Oct, 2008
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Guitarist bigs up the Democrat
Tue 30 Sep, 2008
Regardless of who says it, Barack Obama has to win the US Presidential Election or we're all buggered. And yeah, I'm a brit, but it's bloody obvious that Bush Jr. faked the election victory in 2000 and should not be in the most powerful position in the world.And if the Tories ever get in again in Britain, we're up shit creek too. Socialism can still save the world. Would be good if NME got a bit more political like it used to be pre-Blair, too...
Wed 01 Oct, 2008
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The man who signed the Manchester band raves about new album
Tue 30 Sep, 2008
Agree with how good Beggars Banquet and Revolver are, but Weller's seventh studio album would have been the Style Council's first album Cafe Blue, after the jam's six studio albums (In The City, This Is The Modern World, All Mod Cons, Setting Sons, Sound Effects, The Gift)...surely not in the same league.It would be great if it was that good, an Oasis have finally broken their own mould, I wait to see...
Wed 01 Oct, 2008
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Morrison had also previously managed The Pretty Things
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
Not a good month for the Floyd or their fans. R.I.P.
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
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Tennessee boys also see their other albums in the chart
Sun 28 Sep, 2008
All four Kings of Leon albums in the chart. Watch the knives come out now that they're this successful...
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
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Nationwide Mercury prize winners for first arena headline show
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
Good on 'em. It seems that this time round, a long-established band have won the Mercury, with people mostly being supportive about it, leading to an increase in sales, and the band going to the next level. GOOD!
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
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Long-awaited album could be out before 2009
Sat 27 Sep, 2008
I'll believe it when I see it Axl. But you are setting yourself up for a big fall if it's not fifteen years' worth of effort...
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
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'It's very complicated,' guitarist admits
Mon 22 Sep, 2008
Harry90 - 'real bands that mean things to people stay there always.' I beg to differ. Joy Division ended after the singer's suicide 28 years ago and still mean a heluva lot to many. As for comparing oasis and blur, it's no longer 1995. Get over it. Blur never retrod old ground, Oasis have been trading old ground for over a decade.
Tue 23 Sep, 2008
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New albums and singles released in the UK this week
Mon 22 Sep, 2008
I've got the Mogwai one and it's great. Still evolving over a decade since their debut!
Mon 22 Sep, 2008
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Goth veterans also reveal new album tracklisting
Tue 16 Sep, 2008
The Cure remain my favourite band of all time, however if we don;t buy it off iTunes then where do we get it from, because I have had real difficulties getting hold of it in physical format. And please, could you start touring the Uk rather than giving your US fans preferential treatment. Some of us have worked through our teenage crises and now our early-midlife ups and downs to your music, aren't we worth that?
Wed 17 Sep, 2008
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Band set for series of special Christmas shows
Mon 15 Sep, 2008
I think the following albums had their good points, but didn't enjoy them as much!Suede did all five of their studio albums back in 2003, and the Sparks played all 22 of their albums earlier this year.
Tue 16 Sep, 2008
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Keyboardist and singer passes away after suffering from cancer
Mon 15 Sep, 2008
Gutted. Rest in peace, Rick. Hope this will merit a retrospective piece in NME's paper edition.
Tue 16 Sep, 2008
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Plus Kings Of Leon knock Katy Perry off the top of the singles chart
Sun 14 Sep, 2008
Shame Glasvegas didn't do it, but as they must both have been selling like fury, good on'em.
Sun 14 Sep, 2008
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Beatles man will press ahead with Tel Aviv date despite protests
Fri 12 Sep, 2008
McCartney should be ashamed of himself. Israel's treatment of the Palestinians is racist, disgusting and utterly without any justification whatsoever. I spent time there; on both occasions when I left I was actually asked 'Did you speak with any Arabs?' When I said yes, they flipped. the second time I was nearly strip-searched.Israel is as bad as apartheid-era South Africa. And before anyone accuses me of anti-semitism for criticsing Israel, I know many jewish people who are disgused by Israel too.
Sun 14 Sep, 2008
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Winter jaunt will follow September's sold-out tour
Mon 08 Sep, 2008
Saw them at Edinburgh Liquid Rooms last night and they were brilliant. tickets were changing hands for £50 on ebay, but I wouldn't have missed it for the world. To all those sharpening the knives: believe the hype. Glasvegas ARE the real deal, and the album is one of the best this year (I review for an online magazine and I hve heard over 100 new releases this year).Ed
Mon 08 Sep, 2008
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Find out the odds on the last betting day before bash
Mon 08 Sep, 2008
It would be CLASS if Burial won the award, though if Neon Neon won that would be good.
Mon 08 Sep, 2008
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The pair have a huge spat at awards bash
Thu 04 Sep, 2008
Cocaine...the biggest destroyer of talent...maybe there just wasn't room for both their egos...
Thu 04 Sep, 2008
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Bono says band have 'hit a rich songwriting vein'
Wed 03 Sep, 2008
Here's hoping...
Thu 04 Sep, 2008
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Ex-Suede star also says he is shocked he's still alive
Tue 02 Sep, 2008
Wilderness is much better than his solo debut. Suede git so much coverage when they first appeared -way more than Glasvegas are getting now -it kinda made it stifling for them. But Dog Man Star is my favourite album of the nineties, even above Blue Lines.
Wed 03 Sep, 2008
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Find out the guitarist's definitive list
Wed 03 Sep, 2008
No Public Enemy or Kraftwerk? Personal taste, I suppose, but this is a very conservative, guitar-based list. Hmm...
Wed 03 Sep, 2008
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The guitarist bigs up US presidential candidate on his new blog
Tue 02 Sep, 2008
as a brit, it is blindingly obvious that who the American president is has an affect on the rest of the world. It is obvious to anyone with a brain that Barack Obama is the man to do the job, and that John McCain obviously isn't.Let's hope the Republicans don't get in again, and let's hope that here in Britain we finally get a party that represent the people. New Labour have betrayed us, and I bet Noel wishes he hadn't endorsed them now.
Wed 03 Sep, 2008
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'It makes sense,' says Black Francis
Wed 27 Aug, 2008
Some reformations work (see Jane's Addiction, Killing Joke) others don't. I would hope that they do convene and see how things work out. If they work, great, cannot wait to hear it. If they feel it doesn't work, then no. But I cannot help wondering, given how 'alternative' grew in success, whether they had stayed together in 1991 this might have produced more successful albums. Have seen them live twice since they reformed and rocked. Let's see how it works on record.
Thu 28 Aug, 2008
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Radio DJ aired self-penned song about rape on his show
Wed 27 Aug, 2008
Haven't heard the song. However, there are some things that are, rightly, taboo for making jokes about, and this is one of them. Anyone who tries to defend this as a freedom of speech issue is missing the point (not that anyone on here has done that, thankfully, but the point remains).
Thu 28 Aug, 2008
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Play along to Christian rock bands with axe-wielding computer game
Thu 28 Aug, 2008
I teach RE and cannot think of an item more naff.Have played my students Glasvegas though...
Thu 28 Aug, 2008
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A look back at the life of the 'Shaft' and 'South Park' man
Mon 11 Aug, 2008
Rest in peace, Mr. Hayes. A true legend. And may I suggest that if you haven't heard Hot Buttered Soul, you do investigate. It's up there with Curtis Mayfield's Curtis, Stevie Wonder's Music Of My Mind/Talking Book/Innervisions Trilogy and Marvin Gaye's What's Going On and Let's Get It On as one of the great soul LPs of the era, and indeed one of the great LPs anyway. With it's twelve minute version of 'Walk On By' and nineteen minute version of 'By the Time I Get To Phoenix' it is a staggeringly great album. A true pioneer.
Mon 11 Aug, 2008
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Fans to vote for 'King Of Pop' tracklising
Tue 05 Aug, 2008
he has done some great music, but how about a proper album, yes?
Wed 06 Aug, 2008
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Anonymous London producer outs himself
Wed 06 Aug, 2008
Well, I guess it was going to come out sooner or later. Either way, responsible for some of the most amazing music of the decade. Still my favourite for the Mercury Music Prize.
Wed 06 Aug, 2008
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Charity comp also features Dandy Warhols
Tue 05 Aug, 2008
Look forward to hearing this, the Cure are my favourite band ever, and there are so many artists who are indebted to them. So many artists have claimed them as an influence, from Tricky to Marilyn Manson, and I feel that certain sections of the media have sought to write them out of the history books.Hint: It would be nice if when the new album came out in September, NME did a proper interview with them.
Wed 06 Aug, 2008
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Further volume of late DJ's writings to hit the shelves
Mon 04 Aug, 2008
Good stuff. Margrave was an excllent book, and he could write brilliantly as well as being the greatest radio DJ ever.
Tue 05 Aug, 2008
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While Kid Rock sits on single summit
Sun 03 Aug, 2008
Good on 'em. Some of the greatest music ever recorded, period. 'The Winner Takes It All' and 'Knowing me, Knowing You' are so sad and poignant, even more so than Joy Division. 'no more carefree laughter, silence ever after.' It's an Abba lyric, but it so easily culd be a Joy Division one (read Gary Mulholland's book This Is Uncool for more on this theory).
Mon 04 Aug, 2008
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Nearly $400 has been pledged so far
Fri 01 Aug, 2008
Ouch! I don't know about public life but I wish he would focus on the music, and from what I hear, so do the rest of U2...
Fri 01 Aug, 2008
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Band reveal all about 'Under The Iron Sea' follow-up
Fri 01 Aug, 2008
Liked Hopes and Fears but find Under the Iron Sea unlistenable (my wife and I tried again at the weekend, didn't make it past the first track). THE album of the autumn though will surely be Mogwai.
Fri 01 Aug, 2008
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Store is also a milestone in Arctic Monkeys' history
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
Gutted, gutted, gutted. Now live in Scotland but was a regular visitor to this Berwick Street legend when I lived south.Surely there can be some way of it being saved? Would rather buy records from the likes of places like Sister Ray, Rough Trade, (and here in Scotland) Avalanche than HMV or Zavvi.There are those who will claim that downloads are doing the damage. I beg to differ. The people who shop at places like Sister Ray are people who will go all over to find their music, and it's far more likely that some stuff is being undercut elsewhere (supermarket chains are not helping either). Wish I had the cash to help. Sigh...
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
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The 'Banksy of dubstep' overtakes Radiohead in betting
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
Really hope Burial wins it, in all seriousness. Out of the LPS on the list I have heard (Adele, BSP, Elbow, LSP, Neon Neon and Radiohead) it's the best. We can but hope. As to whether he or she should reveal their true identity (I'm pretty sure it's a male, though), that's their perogative.
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
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Hotly tipped Scots head out on tour
Wed 30 Jul, 2008
Got my tickets for edinburgh today. Looks like they are selling fast. Interviewed them six months ago for my blog, glad they are doing so well, cannot wait for the album...
Wed 30 Jul, 2008
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'The Escapist' is available to get for nothing now
Wed 30 Jul, 2008
Excellent stuff!And glad to see that some artists (Coldplay, Charlatans, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead (obviously!), Offspring, Kings Of Leon and now The Streets) have realised that the internet is a force for positive promotion of music. respect, Mr. Skinner
Wed 30 Jul, 2008
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New agreement will see downloaders 'warned by letter'
Thu 24 Jul, 2008
In terms of things that the music industry should be focusing on, I think it would be far more worthwhile to try and clamp down on ticket touts (see the Tom Waits story on July 25). The notion of being monitored like this is far more ethically wrong than downloading music. End of story.
Mon 28 Jul, 2008
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Edinburgh gig goers will have to show ID alongside tickets
Fri 25 Jul, 2008
This is an excellent idea. Ticket touts are really the lowest of the low.A shame, though, that the tickets were so expensive at £75, I would have loved to have gone, ah well...
Mon 28 Jul, 2008
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Michael Eavis says he'll go for 'traditional' headliners
Thu 24 Jul, 2008
I have to say, I am disappointed that Glastonbury is looking to be so conventional. Is that really in the spirit of the whole thing? Didn't go this year, haven't been since 2000, but I would rather have seen Jay-Z than Verve or Kings of Leon, and I'm a 31 year old teacher.
Thu 24 Jul, 2008
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Who's who on the 2008 shortlist?
Tue 09 Sep, 2008
Glad to see Burial's LP in here, it's an amazing album and deserves to win it. Neon Neon, Last Shadow Puppets, Radiohead, British sea power and Elbow albums were good too. Didn't really think Adele's LP was that great, to be honest and haven't heard the others.
Tue 22 Jul, 2008
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Wire and Underworld release tickets today too
Tue 15 Jul, 2008
Really like the Black Kids, glad their LP is doing well...so why are they not doing any scottish dates?!
Wed 16 Jul, 2008
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Nirvana cover available on new single
Tue 08 Jul, 2008
Looking forward to this album very much. But why a) are Glasvegas re-recording the single and b)are their first three singles no longer available on iTunes or eMusic? The original version of Daddy's Gone -which they put out themselves, so it cannot be that they do not own the rights to it.Anyway, these four Glaswegians are fab, so bring on the album. And let's hope the Christmas album happens too...
Wed 09 Jul, 2008
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Andy Yorke was previously a member of Oxford trio The Unbelievable Truth
Thu 26 Jun, 2008
Saw Unbelievable Truth live ten years ago in London. The first album was really good, and it seems a shame that people keep picking up on the family connection, which I think was ultimately rather detrimental. Best of luck, Andy.
Fri 27 Jun, 2008
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Dates will be in support of new album
Wed 25 Jun, 2008
And now no Scottish dates for Micah P. Hinson either.This is getting ridiculous...
Wed 25 Jun, 2008
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The Gallaghers' new album will be out in October
Tue 24 Jun, 2008
I would like to offer to save NME journalists time now by writing the interview. Not because NME are sycophantic, but because Oasis have become utterly, utterly predictable:'We gfot it slightly wrong with our last album but this time we've got it right...'This is our second best album...''We still think the Beatles are the best band ever...' We hate .... and .... and ... because they look like students.'You wait. I would LOVE to be proved wrong but it's been downhill since 1997. face the facts.
Wed 25 Jun, 2008
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Band will hit the road in November
Mon 23 Jun, 2008
First Elbow now mercury Rev! Why no Scottish dates?
Tue 24 Jun, 2008
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Jaunt includes massive Manchester homecoming
Tue 24 Jun, 2008
As a scottish Elbow fan I dio give a damn and would like to see them up here again.
Tue 24 Jun, 2008
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Doctors give verdict on stricken singer
Mon 23 Jun, 2008
Get well soon, Amy...and please look after yourself!
Mon 23 Jun, 2008
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It's a chart double for the band as album remains on top
Sun 22 Jun, 2008
Personally I like 'Viva La Vida' much more than the 'official' single 'Violet Hill.' Guess they will always have their detractors, but so does every band.
Mon 23 Jun, 2008
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Veteran socialist joins The Rascals and British Sea Power
Thu 19 Jun, 2008
Tony Benn rocks, Dennisblandford is absolutely right, go see him if you get the chance.
Fri 20 Jun, 2008
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Poll reveals fans' downloading and copying habits
Tue 17 Jun, 2008
With regards to this and the Kiss story...this is the equivalent of people taping stuff in days gone by.CDS have been sold at vastly inflated prices which is why people have done this, They cannot afford to buy it (with the threat of a recession do you think this is going to get any better?some old albums are deleted and not even available on download services like eMusic or iTunes. I cannot find studio albums like Curve's Doppelganger, Wedding Present's Watusi, or the Darling Buds or Primitives albums (I'm 31!)Added to which, if people download the album, they might yet buy it when they have the money. I taped many albums and then bought them over time when I had money. (It's called a back catalogue).Weep no tears for the much of the music industry. Much of this is about money and greed and nothing to do with music at all. The people who do deserve sympathy are the small independent record shops and the music fans who cannot afford to compete with the high street maga chains. The internet makes the whole process fairer and more democratic.
Tue 17 Jun, 2008
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'Wilderness' will be available as a USB stick next month
Wed 11 Jun, 2008
I hope it's better than his last solo album, and I am a fan. But as MC619 points out, Britpop is over, he's now in his early forties, it's ridiculous to expect him to sound like he did in 1992.
Thu 12 Jun, 2008
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Pink Floyd, Kylie Minogue and Lily Allen rarities to be made available too
Wed 11 Jun, 2008
Would love to hear the Flod stuff...especially if it's pre-dark Side Of The Moon...
Thu 12 Jun, 2008
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Is 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends' the new 'Be Here Now'?
Thu 12 Jun, 2008
Be Here Now was appalling and Oasis never really recovered from it. Looking forward to the Coldplay album, which should be worth hearing. People who condemn Coldplay as being bland (see yesterday's Independent) are not listening properly. If the subtleties of their music are lost on anyone, it says more about the person than the band.
Thu 12 Jun, 2008
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Paul McGuinness says U2's next album won't be given away free
Tue 10 Jun, 2008
dukkookin - no-one's denying U2 are influential 9anf if they are, then they're in denial), but given how much money the band have made, they should be giving much more to charity themselves and lead by example. Downloading is not killing the music industry it's saving it. Let's be honest, U2 have made enough money to live on for several lifetimes. They don't need any more, and neither does Mcguinness.The problem is when people who know NOTHING about music are running the music industry. anyone who thinks selling music is like selling baked beans is clueless.
Wed 11 Jun, 2008
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Johnny Borrell says new record is sounding 'fucking incredible'
Wed 04 Jun, 2008
Oh lord, love the music but could the man please keep his ego in check!
Wed 04 Jun, 2008
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Six British people detained for downloading music illegally
Tue 03 Jun, 2008
Agree with pretty much most of the comments above. I would much rather have an original album than a CD-R of it, indeed I'd rather own it on vinyl. Booicore is right, they won't sell anything to the people who only download. yes I have downloaded and taped stuff, but when I had the money gone and bought it. It's called back catalogue sales, but iof you only focus onthe mid-weeks and first weeks in the record industry you won;t remember this.Oh, and there are a lot of 'indie' albums released in the late eighties and nineties that I would have bought if I could or downloaded...but they aren;t even availbale on iTunes or emusic. so guess what happens instead?
Wed 04 Jun, 2008
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Robert Smith and co crank out a marathon set
Tue 03 Jun, 2008
So do i. they seem to do one gig a year, and it's always in London. it's time they did a proper UK tour, believe me, the demand is still there. Especially here in scotland...
Wed 04 Jun, 2008
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Singer says his band are ready to replace legends
Sat 31 May, 2008
IPODSTU -by trading on former glories, what i mean is that because oasis' first two albums were so very good, people still keep going to see them, and buying the music because of what they once produced. there have been some good Oasis singles post 1997 -'Hindu Times' 'Crying' 'Idle' but some dross too 'Lyla' for example. And as for the way that Noel keeps slagging bands off for being to university...salt and vinegar for that chip on your shoulder, mate? Plenty of working class people go to university.BTW: I could probably write the interviews for the next Oasis album now: 'we got it slightly wrong with our last album but this time we got it right. Oh and we hate bands X, Y and Z for having gone to university.
Mon 02 Jun, 2008
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Fans attack paper for 'scapegoating bands' in emo coverage
Sat 31 May, 2008
Shaunyeah...'socially retarded' kids? If you only come on here to insult people, I pity you. Not a fan of MCR particularly, but glad that the kids did this. And all resepct to them for doing something. Why don't you run along and come on here when you've grown up.
Sun 01 Jun, 2008
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Scottish band recording again after 27 years
Thu 29 May, 2008
Maybe they'll recapture what it is that has been missing for so long. the early Simple Minds were a genuinelyradical band, and considering the person in the street remembers them for all the bluster and rubbish like 'Belfast Child' (what is the obsession of folk from Glasgow with belfast?!), the early stuff is brilliant. Remember guys, it's not too late to get good again.
Thu 29 May, 2008
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Singer backs the rapper for the Somerset festival
Wed 28 May, 2008
I'm not going to Glastonbury but i would rather see Jay-Z than either the Verve or Kings Of Leon. Glastonbury has always been about a variety of music acts, far more than the Carling Weekend has. he's done some great tracks, and anyone who goes along to boo him...well, more fool them. Maybe one day you'll grow up.
Thu 29 May, 2008
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Band offer condolences to Hannah Bond's family and say they are 'anti-suicide'
Sun 25 May, 2008
I am fed-up with seeing people being scapegoated, There is no way this band can be held responsible. Depression is a horrible illness to have, and anyone who suffers from it needs help. Many emo-kids -or people who are perceived to be, are scapegoated and villified, simply because of the way they dress. It's time that the real root causes are addressed: was she being picked on at school? Were her family properly supportive? Time to investigate properly. Anyone who leaves poisonous threads or postings on here should be kicked off. I'm not into MCR particularly, but as a teacher i am sick to the back teeth of seeing people villified for daring to be different.
Mon 26 May, 2008
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Timewasting fun here on NME.COM
Fri 23 May, 2008
Raiders of the Lost Arctic Monkeys
Fri 23 May, 2008
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Bassist revives hopes
Thu 22 May, 2008
It would be amazing if this happened. Blur were and are an amzing band. They should do it on their own terms though, not reuniting just to play a greatest hits tour. As for mentioning their rivals or an Alex James project from ten years ago...get a grip.
Fri 23 May, 2008
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New York art-punks' Starbucks compilation revealed
Thu 22 May, 2008
what, no one picked 'Dirty Boots'?!Ed
Thu 22 May, 2008
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Fans will picket offices in protest against 'suicide cult' claims
Tue 20 May, 2008
The Daily Mail is a poisonous rag. It twists and distorts, and has done so for many years. It cheered on the Britsih Fascist leader Oswald Mosley in the nineteen thirties and is still horrifically bigoted. Do not be fooled that they 'named and shamed' Stephen Lawrence's killers; that was nothing more than a PR stunt for the paper.By comparison, the MCR march may seem trivial, but the Daily Mail is symbolic of a wider malaise in society that must be stopped.I'm a teacher and I am horrified at the amount of vilification I see of emo-kids by the media and people using the media to their own foul ends. The Daily Mail should be closed down. Thank God for the Guardian and the NME.
Wed 21 May, 2008
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Singer not amused by genre classification
Mon 19 May, 2008
Santogold rocks. She's totally cool.
Tue 20 May, 2008
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Legendary singer dismisses news that a Bowie musical is on the cards
Tue 20 May, 2008
Glad to hear it. the only Bowie musical that would be ok would be one he had written himself, like the planned 1984 musical, which then became the Diamond Dogs LP and tour.
Tue 20 May, 2008
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Classic album among those added by Library Of Congress
Wed 14 May, 2008
Do we have anything similar in the UK?
Thu 15 May, 2008
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The self-titled LP will be out in August
Thu 15 May, 2008
Why is he putting out a 'solo' album i.e. not as Bright eyes? Does anyone know?ed
Thu 15 May, 2008
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Kevin Shields has another go at 'Loveless' and 'Isn't Anything'
Thu 15 May, 2008
Excellent news-let's hope that some of the early stuff pre-Isn't Anything gets released too, it costs a fortune second hand. Oh, and the EPS should be made re-available too, you made me realise is a classic!
Thu 15 May, 2008
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Band will play the Echo Arena in December
Tue 13 May, 2008
Are we going to get a proper UK tour from Coldplay this year?!?!
Wed 14 May, 2008
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Band involved in accident in New York
Tue 13 May, 2008
Interviewed Glasvegas, they are sound. looking forward to their debut and the debut from wake the President, scots indie is where it's at!
Wed 14 May, 2008
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Band will also play other old classics at London show
Mon 12 May, 2008
Think Trailer was a sort-of mini-album. Sounds like a cool gig, but why are they only doing London? yet again, music fans north of the border are missing out!
Mon 12 May, 2008
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Band plot show with orchestra at legendary New York venue
Fri 09 May, 2008
Great -but what about UK fans? have ticket for Lou Reed doing Berlin in Edinburgh next month, but would love to see this, as Ocean Rain is in my Top Five albums of all time.
Mon 12 May, 2008
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Mick Jagger working on new album by Eurythmics' Dave Stewart
His brother Chris confirms the news
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'Desert Island Discs' archives to be made available online
BBC Radio 4 programme has featured the likes of Morrissey and Paul McCartney
Wed 02 Mar, 2011
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Liam Gallagher tells Radiohead to 'go fuck yourselves'
Beady Eye man berates Thom Yorke and co
Tue 01 Mar, 2011
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T In The Park 2011 weekend tickets sell out
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Fri 25 Feb, 2011
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Emily Eavis booked Beyonce to keep Glastonbury 'diverse'
Organiser also says she is 'lucky' to get Coldplay
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Simon Fuller and Perez Hilton to create new boy band through TV show
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Jay Reatard dies aged 29
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Steeleye Span founding member dies aged 61
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Soundgarden set to reform after 12-year hiatus
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Keisha Buchanan leaves Sugababes
Last original member leaves, yet Heidi and Amelle set to continue
Mon 21 Sep, 2009
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Doves: 'You'll have to wait until 2012 for our next album'
But there's a Greatest Hits and a gig with a choir in the meantime
Tue 22 Sep, 2009
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Footage of Bloc Party announcing Oasis split onstage in Paris emerges - video
Kele Okereke calls Noel and Liam 'inbred twins'
Tue 01 Sep, 2009
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Noel Gallagher quits Oasis after Paris 'altercation'
Guitarist walks after gig cancellation
Fri 28 Aug, 2009
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Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2009: nominees announced
Kasabian, Glasvegas, Bat For Lashes... find out all 12 nominations now
Tue 21 Jul, 2009
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NME legend Steven Wells dies
Iconic writer 'Swells' passes away after suffering from cancer
Thu 25 Jun, 2009
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The Killers announce plans to release covers album
Band tell NME.COM who they're planning on covering for the album
Thu 25 Jun, 2009
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Paul McCartney makes MPs expenses protest
Former Beatle refrained from voting in European Parliament elections
Wed 10 Jun, 2009
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Jocelyn Brown suing Snap! over 'The Power'
Singer says she is owed £10 million
Mon 08 Jun, 2009
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Pete Doherty arrested after 'drug bust'
Babyshambles man was arrested on a British Airways flight
Sun 07 Jun, 2009
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Robert Wyatt's nine albums to make up new box set
Former Soft Machine member's solo albums to be re-released
Thu 04 Jun, 2009
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Pete Doherty releases anti-BNP message - video
Babyshambles man speaks at Love Music Hate Racism festival
Thu 04 Jun, 2009
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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters could repeat Berlin Wall gig in Israel
Star wants West Bank wall/fence taken down
Wed 03 Jun, 2009
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Bonehead: 'Oasis should have quit after Knebworth'
Departed guitarist speaks about band's legacy
Tue 02 Jun, 2009
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Oasis' Liam Gallagher attacks Enemy's Tom Clarke
Singer threatens to take away tour support slot from band
Wed 20 May, 2009
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Blur set to release new compilation
Double CD spans band's 'Midlife'
Wed 20 May, 2009
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Coldplay give away live album beginning today (May 15)
You can download it now
Fri 15 May, 2009
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Interpol's Paul Banks releases free solo song
Banks, aka Julian Plenti, offers up tune on blog
Fri 15 May, 2009
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Lily Allen: 'I'll still vote for Gordon Brown'
Singer pledges her support to Prime Minister
Fri 15 May, 2009
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File-sharing only makes big acts bigger, study shows
Piracy doesn't seem to give new bands exposure, it is claimed
Fri 15 May, 2009
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Manic Street Preachers in row with supermarkets over new album
Major chains won't display 'Journal For Plague Lovers' cover
Fri 15 May, 2009
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Black Sabbath to release new compilation
Classic compilation celebrates 'Ozzy period'
Wed 13 May, 2009
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The Police set for more reunion shows?
Stewart Copeland admits he would tour with Sting again
Mon 11 May, 2009
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Echo And The Bunnymen to blast 'Ocean Rain' album into space
Plus band announce limited-edition version of the album
Thu 07 May, 2009
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This week's releases: 4 May 2009
Albums and singles released in UK today
Mon 04 May, 2009
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Yoko Ono to recreate John Lennon stunt by sending acorns to world leaders
She's sending 123 of them in a bid to promote world peace
Thu 30 Apr, 2009
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Gang Of Four to play 'Entertainment!' in full live
Band celebrate their 30th anniversary in style
Fri 01 May, 2009
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Pulp, Elastica, Supergrass for 'Common People' Britpop compilation
The Stone Roses and Cast feature – but no Oasis or Blur…
Wed 29 Apr, 2009
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Jarvis Cocker: 'I don't support them but a Conservative government is necessary'
Former Pulp man says Labour's era is over
Tue 28 Apr, 2009
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Eminem reveals artwork for new album 'Relapse'
Rapper's face gets pilled up on cover
Wed 22 Apr, 2009
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Jade Goody musical on the way
Open auditions are to be held for the production
Thu 23 Apr, 2009
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Franz Ferdinand announce autumn UK tour
Band ready for new dates later this year
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
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Paul McCartney says Pirate Bay verdict was 'fair'
'If you get on a bus, you've got to pay,' says ex-Beatle
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
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Dizzee Rascal announces autumn tour
Rapper set to hit the road this October
Tue 21 Apr, 2009
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The Cure break curfew to close Coachella Festival
Robert Smith and co go for broke and finish set unplugged
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
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Klaxons, Joy Division inspiration JG Ballard dies
Cult science fiction writer passes away aged 78 after a long illness
Sun 19 Apr, 2009
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Simple Minds for UK arena tour
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark will support them on the jaunt
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
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Sonic Youth give away new album track and play secret London gig
Fans can download 'Sacred Trickster' now
Mon 20 Apr, 2009
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Morrissey condemns meat eaters at Coachella Festival
Moz delivers Smiths tunes galore during his set
Sat 18 Apr, 2009
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Rolling Stones to reissue 14 classic albums
'Exile On Main Street', 'Sticky Fingers', 'Some Girls' are among the reissued records
Thu 02 Apr, 2009
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The View's Kyle Falconer 'faints' onstage during Snowbombing gig
Band's performance is branded a 'joke' by fans
Wed 01 Apr, 2009
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Manic Street Preachers stop right-wing group from using music
BNP completely miss the point of 'If You Tolerate This...'
Fri 27 Mar, 2009
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Spandau Ballet announce details of reunion tour
The '80s band return after 20 years apart
Wed 25 Mar, 2009
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Green Day's entire back catalogue to be release on vinyl
Records will be released in chronological order this year
Fri 13 Mar, 2009
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Cosmetics giant reportedly questioning Rihanna as role model
Survey asks if she is an 'appropriate' spokesperson
Fri 13 Mar, 2009
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Chris Brown charged with two felonies
He faces up to eight years in prison
Thu 05 Mar, 2009
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Miley Cyrus livid over 'Stinky' Radiohead's Grammy snub
'I'm gonna ruin them!' declares the teen star
Thu 05 Mar, 2009
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The Cure proclaimed Godlike Geniuses by Tim Burton
Robert Smith and co honoured at Shockwaves NME Awards
Wed 25 Feb, 2009
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Limp Bizkit reform with original line-up
They plan new album, world tour
Thu 12 Feb, 2009
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Chris Brown advertising deals crumbling
Brands suspending his endorsement after arrest
Tue 10 Feb, 2009
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Pete Doherty reveals Libertines Reading And Leeds Festival offer
Frontman says he and Carl Barat have had an offer
Tue 10 Feb, 2009
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Bob Marley beer, clothes and hotels on the way
The Marleys have struck a deal to licence the legend's name on merchandise
Wed 11 Feb, 2009
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Carter USM to play first four albums live
Duo promising 'Take That-style costume changes' for special gigs
Tue 10 Feb, 2009
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Free Cure covers CD to be given away with NME
Futureheads, Editors, Art Brut and British Sea Power feature
Tue 10 Feb, 2009
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Malcolm McLaren: 'Sid didn't kill Nancy'
Pistols boss also claims Vicious' mother smuggled him heroin hidden in her vagina
Fri 06 Feb, 2009
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Vladimir Putin 'is secret ABBA fan'
Russian Prime Minister allegedly paid tribute band £20,000 for private concert
Fri 06 Feb, 2009
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The Cramps' frontman dies in hospital
Lux Interior was 62
Thu 05 Feb, 2009
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James Blunt songwriter becomes boss of Pearl Jam, Franz Ferdinand label
Epic Records names its new President
Wed 04 Feb, 2009
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Funk veterans Cameo say 'Word Up' to one-off London show
Funk band to hit the IndigO2 in April
Tue 03 Feb, 2009
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John Martyn dies
Singer/songwriter passes away aged 60
Thu 29 Jan, 2009
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Oasis' Noel Gallagher: 'I'm average at guitar'
Noel says he's not that great – and Paul Weller agrees
Tue 27 Jan, 2009
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Founding Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds member quits
No, it's not Nick Cave...
Thu 22 Jan, 2009
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Franz Ferdinand join The Cure at Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig
Scots complete the bill for 02 Arena
Tue 20 Jan, 2009
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The Boxer Rebellion 'outselling Kings Of Leon, Coldplay on iTunes'
Despite the success, unsigned band is 'ineligible' for the Official UK Charts
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
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PJ Harvey and John Parish announce album tracklisting
'A Woman A Man Walked By' songs confirmed
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
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U2 reveal new album tracklisting, artwork
The band will release first single from 'No Line On The Horizon' next month
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
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1990s make second album with 'Duffy's producer'
Plus Scots confirm Kate Jackson guest spot on 'Kicks'
Fri 16 Jan, 2009
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Morrissey to quit music?
Moz says he doesn't plan to go on much longer
Wed 14 Jan, 2009
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Patrick Wolf recruits Tilda Swinton for new album
Actress appears throughout his new album 'Battle'
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
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Strokes bassist and Low vs Diamond to co-headline US tour
Nickel Eye and LA band hit the road this month
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
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Bob Dylan's 'Hattie Carroll' killer dies
Billy Zantzinger inspired one of Dylan's most political songs
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
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Radiohead singles to be reissued on vinyl
The band's hits and an obscure EP are set for release
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
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Pavement could reform for Coachella 2009
Band have had talks to play a festival show this year
Tue 13 Jan, 2009
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Pet Shop Boys announce Johnny Marr-featuring album
'Yes' will be released in March
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
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Amy Winehouse's husband seeking divorce
Blake Fielder-Civil seeking divorce based on adultery
Mon 12 Jan, 2009
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Amy Winehouse: 'I'm off drugs'
Singer says she's clean of illegal substances
Sun 11 Jan, 2009
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Alexandra Burke's 'Hallelujah' joins 'million-selling' singles list
The song is one of ten since the turn of the millennium to pass the million mark
Fri 09 Jan, 2009
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Santogold: 'I got called a lesbian techno rapper'
But Santi White doesn't mind getting negative MySpace comments
Fri 09 Jan, 2009
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Lisa Marie Presley says no Scientology connection to Travolta death
Elvis' daughter says religious beliefs are not to blame
Tue 06 Jan, 2009
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Brian Eno criticises Israel over its Gaza clashes
Producer shows support for Palestine
Tue 06 Jan, 2009
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Led Zeppelin 'will tour and record album with new singer'
Jimmy Page's manager confirms that the band are keen to get things rolling
Wed 07 Jan, 2009
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Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead
Guitarist's body undiscovered at home 'for several days' say police
Tue 06 Jan, 2009
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Noel Gallagher admits to football hooligan past
Oasis man says he was part of a Man City 'firm'
Tue 06 Jan, 2009
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Auteurs' Luke Haines attacks Radiohead, Blur, Oasis
Haines has harsh words for his Britpop comrades
Mon 05 Jan, 2009
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Robert Plant voted 'greatest voice in rock'
Led Zeppelin vocalist beats Freddie Mercury and Paul Rodgers to top
Sat 03 Jan, 2009
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Music stars set to enter 'Celebrity Big Brother' house
The new series of the reality show starts tonight
Fri 02 Jan, 2009
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Elbow top critics' album choice of 2008
MGMT and TV On The Radio also make the list
Tue 30 Dec, 2008
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Alex James: 'I'd be surprised if Amy Winehouse lives beyond 2010'
Bassist gives his views on drugs
Tue 30 Dec, 2008
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Music chain Zavvi forced into administration
UK's biggest independent High Street music chain latest victim of credit collapse
Wed 24 Dec, 2008
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Eartha Kitt dies of cancer
The singing and acting legend was 81
Thu 25 Dec, 2008
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The Darkness to reform in 2009?
Justin Hawkins and co supposedly consider dusting off their catsuits
Mon 22 Dec, 2008
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Robert Plant speaks about Led Zeppelin tour
Singer says he's in regular contact with bandmate Jimmy Page
Mon 22 Dec, 2008
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Music industry says it will stop suing illegal downloaders
A new approach will be used to prevent music piracy
Tue 23 Dec, 2008
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U2 reveal new album release date
'No Line On The Horizon' is due out in March
Thu 18 Dec, 2008
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Estelle: 'Paxman treated Dizzee Rascal like an idiot'
'American Boy' singer slams the BBC presenter
Thu 18 Dec, 2008
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Magazine speak about reunion
Howard Devoto was made 'an offer I couldn’t refuse'
Wed 17 Dec, 2008
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Coldplay's Chris Martin: 'I ripped off Jeff Buckley'
Martin also thinks the band's recent London gigs could have been better
Thu 18 Dec, 2008
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The Cure perform marathon 'secret' show in LA
Stars come out to see goth legends at the Troubadour
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Jeff Buckley compilation set for re-release
'So Real' to follow 'Hallelujah' chart showdown
Wed 17 Dec, 2008
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'X Factor' winner Alexandra Burke to claim UK's Christmas Number One
Jeff Buckley to enter UK Top Ten with 'Hallelujah' too
Tue 16 Dec, 2008
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Mogwai: 'Blur: are shite once again'
Scottish band slag off Damon Albarn and co once more
Fri 12 Dec, 2008
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Guns N' Roses hint at 'Chinese Democracy' follow-up
Rumours of a reunion are also denied
Sat 13 Dec, 2008
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Rufus Wainwright: 'I'm not a huge gay marriage supporter'
Singer weighs in on Proposition 8
Fri 12 Dec, 2008
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Johnny Marr refuses to be drawn on Smiths reunion
Guitarist also reveals his latest project
Sat 13 Dec, 2008
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Alexandra Burke wins 'The X Factor'
Singer will release cover of Leonard Cohen classic in time for Christmas
Sat 13 Dec, 2008
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'Barack Obama can change hip-hop' claims rapper
Common says the next US president will influence artists
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Sex Pistols could record new album in 2009
Glen Matlock refuses to rule out sessions for punk legends
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Mani says 2009 is the 'ideal time' for The Stone Roses to reunite
Bassist asks fans to 'start the campaign'
Mon 15 Dec, 2008
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Bands as Blur songs – Friday Fun
Timewasting fun on NME.COM
Fri 12 Dec, 2008
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Mark Morrison says he is 'Leicester's version of The Beatles'
But rapper says his hometown isn't returning 'the love'
Thu 11 Dec, 2008
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Robbie Williams: 'I'd love to re-join Take That'
Singer says he's up for a proper band reunion
Thu 11 Dec, 2008
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Madonna causing 'impure' thoughts in Chile, says cardinal
Catholic figure says the singer 'provokes lust
Wed 10 Dec, 2008
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Kanye West says Will.I.Am producing new U2 album
He blogs that the Black Eyed Pea is working with Bono and co
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah' in chart battle with 'X Factor' version
Buckley fans protest against the TV talent show's cover of Leonard Cohen's song
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
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Mail On Sunday to launch own record label
Tabloid says it wants to sign 'original talent' and 'bag Christmas Number One'
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
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BLUR SPEAK: 'We are reuniting for Hyde Park gig' – Exclusive
Damon Albarn and co tell NME 'it just felt it was right again'
Tue 09 Dec, 2008
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Glasvegas to record second album next summer
Rab Allan says band have 'amazing' songs already written
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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Morrissey announces full UK tour
The singer will hit the road next May
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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MP attacks Dido over IRA-connected lyrics
Singer told to 'clarify her position' after quoting folk song on new album
Mon 08 Dec, 2008
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Noel Gallagher: 'Damon Albarn is a great artist'
Oasis star brands their feud 'pathetic'
Sun 07 Dec, 2008
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Indie labels meet to discuss record distribution crisis
Grim times predicted after the collapse of Pinnacle Entertainment
Fri 05 Dec, 2008
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Simple Minds announce Edinburgh Castle show
Band set to play the 'New Gold Dream' album in its entirety
Fri 05 Dec, 2008
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Morrissey to play homecoming gig on 50th birthday
Ex-Smiths singer will also play London show
Thu 04 Dec, 2008
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Key indie label distributor company declared bankrupt
Pinnacle Entertainment responsible for over 400 indie labels
Wed 03 Dec, 2008
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Oasis' Noel Gallagher brands Status Quo 'Help The Aged poster boys' – Daily Gossip
The Strokes, Noel Fielding, The Pigeon Detectives – your music gossip stop
Mon 01 Dec, 2008
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Bands as Britney Spears stuff – Friday Fun
Timewasting fun on NME.COM
Fri 28 Nov, 2008
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Oasis' Noel Gallagher: 'We're in the same league as The Rolling Stones'
Plus guitarist pays tribute to Ryan Adams
Fri 28 Nov, 2008
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Metallica's next album to be released online?
Band set to go for Internet-only approach
Wed 26 Nov, 2008
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Damon Albarn: 'Blur are reforming for rehearsals'
All four band members will reunite in 2009, says singer
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
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New U2 album 'needs two more songs'
Plus label reveals Eminem is 'on fire' with new record
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
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Paul McCartney attacks 'traffic accident' 'The X Factor'
Former Beatle says the show is like a 'car accident'
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
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Leonard Cohen to pen Xmas Number One thanks to 'X Factor'?
Reports claim winner will have to cover legend's song 'Hallelujah'
Tue 25 Nov, 2008
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Kanye West, Chris Brown dominate American Music Awards
West steals the show with his acceptance speech
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Coldplay announce UK stadium tour with Jay-Z
Band set for giant UK dates next year
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Little Man Tate man not a BNP member
The 'Jon Windle' on leaked list is not Sheffield singer
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Roll Deep mock BNP-leaked list in new video
Grime outfit make anti-racism stand
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Rough Trade label chiefs make demo plea
Bosses call for new demos… and promise to listen to them all
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Manic Street Preachers' Richey Edwards officially dead
Family get missing guitarist's legal status updated
Mon 24 Nov, 2008
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Beatles' John Lennon 'forgiven' for 'Jesus' claim
Vatican newspaper says Lennon was just showing off
Sun 23 Nov, 2008
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Oasis' Noel Gallagher slams Mick Hucknall after Manchester comment
Noel says Mick’s comments are 'irrelevant'
Sat 22 Nov, 2008
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Bands as John Sargeant’s 'Strictly Come Dancing' exit
Timewasting fun here on NME.COM
Fri 21 Nov, 2008
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Take That 'write a song about Amy Winehouse'
'How Did It Come To This' will be on the band's new album
Thu 20 Nov, 2008
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Leona Lewis robbed of Number One single by own record company?
Singer's version of 'Run' is not available to buy as a single
Wed 19 Nov, 2008
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Promoters and venues to foot the bills for police costs?
New proposal could mean a rise in ticket prices
Tue 18 Nov, 2008
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The Fray announce new album details
They also plot US tour
Tue 18 Nov, 2008
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This week on NME Radio: November 17-23
Vampire Weekend, The Young Knives and The Shortwave Set make up part of the action
Mon 17 Nov, 2008
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Art Brut glam rock project to release Christmas single for free
Eddie Argos releases festival credit crunch battling track
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
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Bands as Prince Charles' 60th birthday - Friday Fun
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Fri 14 Nov, 2008
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Fans win booking fee battle for Eagles tickets
Ticketmaster will lessen 'convenience' charges
Thu 13 Nov, 2008
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Kanye West claims he's the 'voice of this generation'
Star compares himself to Michael Jordan
Fri 14 Nov, 2008
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Elvis Costello turns talk show host
Lou Reed, The Police, Jenny Lewis among guests
Thu 13 Nov, 2008
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Oasis want to buy a private jet
Noel Gallagher is making 'serious enquiries' about a Lear jet
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
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Cat Power to release 'last covers' on new EP
Tracks are left over from 'Jukebox' sessions
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
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Billy Bragg: 'Barack Obama is good for rock 'n' roll'
Bragg hails Obama's election win on return from USA
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
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Eminem collaborator doesn't want homosexuals to buy album
Gay rights campaigners condemn Trick Trick's comments
Wed 12 Nov, 2008
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Beyonce to follow Jay-Z and play Glastonbury 2009?
Singer wants to follow in husband footsteps at British Festival
Tue 11 Nov, 2008
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Pete Wentz defends gay marriage
Fall Out Boy believes Californians were deceived into voting for Prop 8
Thu 06 Nov, 2008
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Orange Juice reform
Band set to appear at Scottish awards ceremony on November 22
Thu 06 Nov, 2008
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Elbow announce full UK tour
Guy Garvey and co announce shows in addition to Wembley date
Mon 03 Nov, 2008
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Pet Shop Boys to receive Outstanding Contribution Award at BRITS
Duo's career set to be celebrated at 2009 ceremony
Mon 03 Nov, 2008
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Queen to re-release entire catalogue on vinyl
They also announce US screening of concert film
Wed 29 Oct, 2008
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The Cure declared Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 Godlike Geniuses
Band to be honoured and play live at February's ceremony
Tue 28 Oct, 2008
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Glasvegas announce Christmas album details
Tracks and release details confirmed for festival record
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
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The Smiths to reform for Coachella 2009?
Reports say band are close to reunion deal
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
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Boris Johnson chases Peaches Geldof - Daily Gossip
Girls Aloud, Ian Brown, Lilly Allen - your music gossip stop
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
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Bands as Guns N' Roses' 'Chinese Democracy' – Friday Fun
Timewasting fun here on NME.COM
Fri 24 Oct, 2008
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U2 to earn $19 million in Live Nation shares
Band reap rewards of massive deal with promoter
Mon 20 Oct, 2008
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The Long Blondes split up
Band call it a day following guitarist Dorian Cox's illness
Mon 20 Oct, 2008
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The Human League begin work on new album
Electro band have new songs, but no record deal
Mon 20 Oct, 2008
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Bands as Strokes songs - Friday Fun
Timewasting fun on NME.COM
Fri 17 Oct, 2008
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Grace Jones brings 'Hurricane' tour to UK
Diva will play dates in January
Thu 16 Oct, 2008
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Franz Ferdinand album release date announced
'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand' is out in January
Wed 15 Oct, 2008
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AC/DC announce 2009 UK dates
'Black Ice' jaunt will hit London, Manchester and Birmingham in April
Tue 14 Oct, 2008
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Led Zeppelin to replace Robert Plant?
According to reports Jimmy Page and co. have been rehearsing with a new singer
Mon 13 Oct, 2008
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Guns N' Roses to release 'Chinese Democracy' next month
Band reveal release date of long-awaited new album
Fri 10 Oct, 2008
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Bands as Oasis songs – Friday Fun
Timewasting Gallagher-related fun on NME.COM
Fri 10 Oct, 2008
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Beatles' Paul McCartney slams McDonalds
Macca isn't happy that they're using the band's pictures to 'flog burgers'
Wed 08 Oct, 2008
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Madonna bans Vice-Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin from gigs
Singer lashes out against Republican candidate during show
Tue 07 Oct, 2008
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Coldplay in double at London award ceremony
Chris Martin and co also honoured for latest album
Mon 06 Oct, 2008
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Simply Red announce greatest hits compilation and UK tour
Band record Moody Blues cover for compilation album
Wed 01 Oct, 2008
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Kaiser Chiefs announce 2009 arena tour
Band to head the road early next year
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
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See Sex Pistols' John Lydon as the face of British butter
Singer's TV advert airs tomorrow
Tue 30 Sep, 2008
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Slash: 'Barack Obama is the best Presidential candidate'
Guitarist bigs up the Democrat
Tue 30 Sep, 2008
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Alan McGee compares Oasis' 'Dig Out Your Soul' to Beatles' 'Revolver'
The man who signed the Manchester band raves about new album
Tue 30 Sep, 2008
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Former Pink Floyd manager Bryan Morrison dies aged 66
Morrison had also previously managed The Pretty Things
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
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Kings Of Leon top album and singles charts
Tennessee boys also see their other albums in the chart
Sun 28 Sep, 2008
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Elbow to play London Wembley Arena
Nationwide Mercury prize winners for first arena headline show
Mon 29 Sep, 2008
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Guns N' Roses' 'Chinese Democracy' set for exclusive release this year?
Long-awaited album could be out before 2009
Sat 27 Sep, 2008
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Graham Coxon responds to Damon Albarn's claim that 'Blur is over'
'It's very complicated,' guitarist admits
Mon 22 Sep, 2008
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This week's releases: 22 September 2008
New albums and singles released in the UK this week
Mon 22 Sep, 2008
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The Cure tell fans: 'Don't buy our music from iTunes'
Goth veterans also reveal new album tracklisting
Tue 16 Sep, 2008
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Idlewild to play all their albums live
Band set for series of special Christmas shows
Mon 15 Sep, 2008
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Pink Floyd's Rick Wright dies aged 65
Keyboardist and singer passes away after suffering from cancer
Mon 15 Sep, 2008
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Metallica beat Glasvegas to Number One
Plus Kings Of Leon knock Katy Perry off the top of the singles chart
Sun 14 Sep, 2008
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Paul McCartney to ignore Israel gig objections
Beatles man will press ahead with Tel Aviv date despite protests
Fri 12 Sep, 2008
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Glasvegas announce Christmas tour
Winter jaunt will follow September's sold-out tour
Mon 08 Sep, 2008
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Burial final favourite for Nationwide Mercury Prize
Find out the odds on the last betting day before bash
Mon 08 Sep, 2008
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Elton John tells Lily Allen: 'I could snort you under the table' – Tabloid Hell
The pair have a huge spat at awards bash
Thu 04 Sep, 2008
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U2 compare new album to 'Achtung Baby'
Bono says band have 'hit a rich songwriting vein'
Wed 03 Sep, 2008
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Brett Anderson: 'Britpop was horrible'
Ex-Suede star also says he is shocked he's still alive
Tue 02 Sep, 2008
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Oasis' Noel Gallagher reveals his Top 10 bands
Find out the guitarist's definitive list
Wed 03 Sep, 2008
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Oasis' Noel Gallagher wishes Barack Obama was British
The guitarist bigs up US presidential candidate on his new blog
Tue 02 Sep, 2008
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Pixies to reunite for new album?
'It makes sense,' says Black Francis
Wed 27 Aug, 2008
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Alex Zane suspended from Xfm Breakfast show
Radio DJ aired self-penned song about rape on his show
Wed 27 Aug, 2008
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God-fearing version of 'Guitar Hero' launched
Play along to Christian rock bands with axe-wielding computer game
Thu 28 Aug, 2008
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Isaac Hayes obituary - 1942-2008
A look back at the life of the 'Shaft' and 'South Park' man
Mon 11 Aug, 2008
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Michael Jackson to release new album
Fans to vote for 'King Of Pop' tracklising
Tue 05 Aug, 2008
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Nationwide Mercury Music Prize nominee Burial's identity revealed
Anonymous London producer outs himself
Wed 06 Aug, 2008
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Bat For Lashes covers The Cure on new tribute
Charity comp also features Dandy Warhols
Tue 05 Aug, 2008
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New John Peel memoirs to be published
Further volume of late DJ's writings to hit the shelves
Mon 04 Aug, 2008
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Abba set new record with album chart topper
While Kid Rock sits on single summit
Sun 03 Aug, 2008
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Petition asking Bono to retire launches
Nearly $400 has been pledged so far
Fri 01 Aug, 2008
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Keane 'ignore the rules of good taste' for third album
Band reveal all about 'Under The Iron Sea' follow-up
Fri 01 Aug, 2008
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Record shop on Oasis album sleeve faces closure
Store is also a milestone in Arctic Monkeys' history
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
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Burial now favourite for Mercury Prize
The 'Banksy of dubstep' overtakes Radiohead in betting
Thu 31 Jul, 2008
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Glasvegas announce new live dates - Ticket News
Hotly tipped Scots head out on tour
Wed 30 Jul, 2008
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The Streets offer new track as free download today (July 30)
'The Escapist' is available to get for nothing now
Wed 30 Jul, 2008
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Illegal downloaders to be threatened by UK ISPs
New agreement will see downloaders 'warned by letter'
Thu 24 Jul, 2008
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Tom Waits tackles ticket touts
Edinburgh gig goers will have to show ID alongside tickets
Fri 25 Jul, 2008
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Glastonbury won't go for Jay-Z type act for 2009
Michael Eavis says he'll go for 'traditional' headliners
Thu 24 Jul, 2008
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Nationwide Mercury Prize shortlist - your guide to the nominees
Who's who on the 2008 shortlist?
Tue 09 Sep, 2008
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Black Kids dates on sale this week - Ticket News
Wire and Underworld release tickets today too
Tue 15 Jul, 2008
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Glasvegas reveal debut album release and tracklisting
Nirvana cover available on new single
Tue 08 Jul, 2008
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Thom Yorke's brother to release debut solo album
Andy Yorke was previously a member of Oxford trio The Unbelievable Truth
Thu 26 Jun, 2008
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Micah P. Hinson announces UK tour
Dates will be in support of new album
Wed 25 Jun, 2008
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Oasis exclusive: new album and single details announced
The Gallaghers' new album will be out in October
Tue 24 Jun, 2008
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Mercury Rev announce UK and Irish tour
Band will hit the road in November
Mon 23 Jun, 2008
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Elbow announce biggest ever UK tour
Jaunt includes massive Manchester homecoming
Tue 24 Jun, 2008
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Amy Winehouse diagnosed with lung disease
Doctors give verdict on stricken singer
Mon 23 Jun, 2008
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Coldplay score first ever UK number one single
It's a chart double for the band as album remains on top
Sun 22 Jun, 2008
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Glastonbury 2008: Tony Benn to speak at Left Field stage
Veteran socialist joins The Rascals and British Sea Power
Thu 19 Jun, 2008
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'Nearly 100 per cent of music fans copy music illegally'
Poll reveals fans' downloading and copying habits
Tue 17 Jun, 2008
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Ex-Suede singer Brett Anderson announces new solo album
'Wilderness' will be available as a USB stick next month
Wed 11 Jun, 2008
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Unheard Beach Boys, David Bowie, Coldplay songs to be released
Pink Floyd, Kylie Minogue and Lily Allen rarities to be made available too
Wed 11 Jun, 2008
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Coldplay follow Oasis with Thursday album release (June 12)
Is 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends' the new 'Be Here Now'?
Thu 12 Jun, 2008
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U2's manager: 'Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' album backfired'
Paul McGuinness says U2's next album won't be given away free
Tue 10 Jun, 2008
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Razorlight album due out this year
Johnny Borrell says new record is sounding 'fucking incredible'
Wed 04 Jun, 2008
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First UK music file-sharing arrests made
Six British people detained for downloading music illegally
Tue 03 Jun, 2008
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The Cure thrill capacity crowd at Hollywood Bowl
Robert Smith and co crank out a marathon set
Tue 03 Jun, 2008
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Kaiser Chiefs Ricky Wilson: 'Oasis have disappeared up their own arse'
Singer says his band are ready to replace legends
Sat 31 May, 2008
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My Chemical Romance fans protest at Daily Mail offices
Fans attack paper for 'scapegoating bands' in emo coverage
Sat 31 May, 2008
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Simple Minds' original line-up hit the studio
Scottish band recording again after 27 years
Thu 29 May, 2008
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Duffy: 'Why is Jay-Z at Glastonbury a problem?'
Singer backs the rapper for the Somerset festival
Wed 28 May, 2008
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My Chemical Romance speak about 'emo' suicide
Band offer condolences to Hannah Bond's family and say they are 'anti-suicide'
Sun 25 May, 2008
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Bands as Indiana Jones – Friday Fun
Timewasting fun here on NME.COM
Fri 23 May, 2008
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Alex James: 'Blur reunion may still happen'
Bassist revives hopes
Thu 22 May, 2008
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Radiohead and Beck reveal their favourite Sonic Youth songs
New York art-punks' Starbucks compilation revealed
Thu 22 May, 2008
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My Chemical Romance fans plan march against Daily Mail
Fans will picket offices in protest against 'suicide cult' claims
Tue 20 May, 2008
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Santogold dubs 'hip-hop' comparisons racist
Singer not amused by genre classification
Mon 19 May, 2008
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David Bowie calls musical announcement 'absolute toss'
Legendary singer dismisses news that a Bowie musical is on the cards
Tue 20 May, 2008
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'Thriller' added to US National Recording Registry
Classic album among those added by Library Of Congress
Wed 14 May, 2008
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Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst to release solo album
The self-titled LP will be out in August
Thu 15 May, 2008
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My Bloody Valentine to remaster classic albums
Kevin Shields has another go at 'Loveless' and 'Isn't Anything'
Thu 15 May, 2008
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Coldplay announce Liverpool show
Band will play the Echo Arena in December
Tue 13 May, 2008
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Glasvegas in car smash drama
Band involved in accident in New York
Tue 13 May, 2008
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Ash to play debut album in its entirety
Band will also play other old classics at London show
Mon 12 May, 2008
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Echo & The Bunnymen to perfom 'Ocean Rain' at Radio City
Band plot show with orchestra at legendary New York venue
Fri 09 May, 2008
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