NME Magazine

In the new NME, on sale from Wednesday July 1, we salute Michael Jackson (1958-2009) and look back over the king of pop's legacy, in our special Jackson tribute issue.

You'll also find NME's 24-page Glastonbury review inside; featuring all the festival gossip, secret shows and live verdicts - plus free posters, including a giant aerial view of the site.

Plus - we report back on the weird shenanigans from the festival's lunatic fringe. Warning: features angry dwarfs and topless mermaids.

Kings Of Leon take 'Only By The Night' fever to the UK's arenas.

Wolf Gang and Boy Crisis star in '10 tracks you have to hear this week'.

And finally, in Albums, Diplo and Switch join forces for a reggae party - and we're all invited.

In the new NME, on sale from Wednesday June 24, we prepare you for Glastonbury 2009 in our special preview issue.

To get you in the mood, we go access all areas on the road with Blur, salute the old-timers dominating the bill, and offer our essential festival do's and dont's. Meanwhile, festival co-organiser Emily Eavis selects the new bands you need to see - and her dad Michael shares his standout memories.

And if you're not going to Glastonbury, there's still all this to keep you happy:

The Killers reveal plans to release a covers album - world exclusive news.

Beth Ditto guides us through 'Music For Men' and lets slip a secret about Jarvis Cocker.

Marina And The Diamonds, Faith No More and Discovery make the cut in our weekly helping of must-hear tracks.

In Live, The Big Pink take a break from recording to test out new material in New York.

And finally, La Roux's self titled debut is put under the spotlight.

In the new NME, which hits shops on Wednesday 17 June, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Joy Division's epochal debut 'Unknown Pleasures'.

In Radar this week, meet Yes Giantess, the perverse pop fetishists turning hipster promise into reality.




Blur get back to business in, er, Colchester.




We review the week's best gigs, including Glasvegas in Vegas and Jack Penate's NY party.




No politicking, no rhetoric: Gossip's back-to-basic's new album 'Music For Men' goes under the microscope.




Plus - Jay-Z, Blur and Darker My Love head up our weekly run-down of must-hear tracks.

In this week's new issue of NME, you'll find our Oasis Heaton Park special, where we report back from the first day of the band's massive homecoming show in Manchester.

Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris give NME the exclusive story behind their next collaboration.

Magic Wands, Oasis and Eminem star in our '10 tracks you have to hear this week'.

Jack Penate's radically different, dance-inspired second album is put under the microscope.

Klaxons return to the live stage, showcasing more new songs from their re-done second album.

In the new NME, on sale across the UK from Wednesday June 3, we peel away the stadium-rock sloganeering to uncover the real Billie Joe Armstrong.




Financial meltdown? Pah. Environmental apocalypse? Meh. We present 49 reasons to be insanely optimistic this summer.




World exclusive: Arctic Monkeys unveil the tracklisting for album number three.

New Young Pony Club, The Gaslight Anthem and Patrick Wolf feature in 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week.




The Twang showcase their second album on home soil in Birmingham.




And finally, we deliver the verdict on Kasabian's insanely ambitious 'West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum'.

This week's NME sees the mighty return of Kasabian - we step inside their insane new album 'West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum'.

Plus, find out what really happened when Pete and Carl reunited last week at the Libertines reunion.

This week's new music section is guest edited by Radio 1's Annie Mac. Her recommended acts include ghetto-funk supremos Major Lazer, Scouse art-disco types Wave Machines and more.

The Twang, Manic Street Preachers and The Lemonheads are among the acts we recommend in 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week.

Find out if Little Boots' debut album lives up to the hype.

NME takes a trip to the seaside as the best new buzz bands hit the south coast for The Great Escape.