The Stone Roses Return - Inside This Week's NME
So there we were on Wednesday May 23, about to finish our gargantuan quiz issue, when someone yelled from across the room: “The Stone Roses are playing, TONIGHT, in Warrington.” First came the panic. Then came the excitement. Then came the planning. We, and hundreds of thousands of people across the world, had been waiting for this moment for 16 years. It had to go on the cover. It had to. This week’s issue was supposed to be all about the World’s Greatest Music Quiz. But now it’s all about the World’s Greatest Music Quiz, and the world’s most exciting comeback. It’s a double issue, for the price of one. Here’s what’s in it:
The Hot List - Inside This Week's NME (May 26)
In this week's NME we've compiled the first ever NME Hot List – our gauge of what's most exciting right now in music, from bands to producers to rappers to anthems to Tweeters, and everything in between. Including The Cribs: the hottest live band in the country right now.
The Untold Story Of The Ramones - Inside This Week's NME
Eleven years after his death and punk legend Joey Ramone is still one of the most oft-referenced, highly regarded musical icons of our time. Next week, his second posthumous album ‘…Ya Know?’ gets a release, and to celebrate we’ve dug behind the scenes, talking to the people who knew him best, to learn the real story of the man who changed rock’n’roll forever.
Alabama Shakes: The World's Greatest New Band - Inside This Week's NME (May 12)
Following the sad death of Beastie Boys legend Adam Yauch, NME salutes one of hip-hop’s true innovators and a man who never stopped believing in breaking rules, expanding his genre and fighting for his principles. Read tributes from The Strokes, Krist Novoselic and more.
Festival Guide 2012 - Inside This Week's NME
We might be living through a monsoon in the UK right now, but here at NME we’ve got our eyes set firmly on the summer with our Ultimate Festival Guide 2012 issue. That means sun (hopefully), fields (definitely) and Biffy Clyro being “middle-aged fat guys with their shirts off”.
John Lydon's Back - Inside This Week's NME
Has a 20 year wait for a new PiL album mellowed John Lydon? What do you think? Yep, the biggest gob in music is back, and he’s just as pissed off and antagonistic as ever. On the government: “Two cunts for the price of one”. On society: “It’s about to go off like a bomb.” On Simon Cowell: “Poisonous, bitter and evil.” As he says on the cover, “Who can I offend here? There’s always, someone…”
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