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TMI: The nice face of Tabloid Hell

Nobody at NME is particularly in the habit of befriending 3am Girls. But when my old scouse chum Danielle Lawler suddenly became one, I could hardly just cut her off... could I?

Here's Danielle's take on the Awards, proving that even scurrolous gossip-mongers can be nice too.

TMI: Revenge of the Boosh

It was a surprise to precisely hardly anybody when The Mighty Boosh picked up the award for Best Telly Show. But back on the red carpet, Noel Fielding was still none the wiser.

Here's what Vince Noir and his Horrors chums had to say for themselves...

TMI: The Ting Tings continue to Ting and Ting

Top Salford popsters The Ting Tings just finished their stint on the legendary opening slot on the ShockWaves NME Awards Tour.

They followed in the footsteps of Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand and all kinds of others!

So they how did they survive? With gender-realigning flu and a few neat guitar tricks as it happens. Watch and learn folks, watch and learn...

Does It Offend Faris? Yeah It Does!

Ding Dong of the Night: Faris Rotter and DIOYY having a heated debate.

Faris was getting a bit more passionate about it than his opponents. Maybe after Hobbit-bashing he thought he was on a roll?

"Ere Jamie! Fancy a lift mate?" says Carl Barat

There are a a couple of people known for their physical strength, Arnie, the Incredible Hulk, The Rock. But I had no idea that Carl Barat thinks of himself as a bit of a muscleman.

Carl decided to approach 6ft 4inch Jamie Klaxons and lift him up by the calves.

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TMI: The Libertines - absolutely bound together

NME.COM's Editor-in-Chief Anthony Thornton once wrote a book about The Libertines. It's called 'Bound Together' and it's very good.

Now, I was never that band's biggest fan, but Anthony has always been a friend and mentor. And I had always assumed that he wrote the book simply because he was a big fan of the band.

That's probably still the case. But witness this video of Carl Barat doing compromising things to Anthony and tell us we're wrong to sense an agenda hidden somewhere within Anthony's... (CUT! - Ed)

And no, there is no similar subtext to be read within Didz's attack on my own crotch.