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Oasis, Kurt Cobain, Blur, Winehouse - NME.COM's biggest stories of 2008

Check out the top ten stories you've been reading this year

December 28, 2008 | 6 Comments
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From Arctic Monkeys Alex Turner covering The Strokes with Lightspeed Champion in January, through Noel Gallagher and Jay-Z's feud over Glastonbury in the summer to the recent 'Hallelujah' battle between 'X Factor', Jeff Buckley and Leonard Cohen 2008 has been a busy year for music news.

Now with just a few days of the year left, we present the most popular NME.COM stories of 2008 - as read by you. Onstage attacks, big band reunions and even a bottle of bleach have made the Top Ten. Relive 2008's most read moments again:

1.Russian officials try to outlaw emo as a danger teen trend.

2.Online hoaxers trick the world - well bits of it - into believing Lil Wayne has been shot dead.

3.Oasis' Noel Gallagher is attacked onstage at the Canadian V Festival.

4.Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker narrowly escapes with his life after being involved in a plane crash.

5.Amy Winehouse goes blonde - briefly.

6.Guns N' Roses finally finish 'Chinese Democracy'. Were we dreaming? Remarkably, no.

7.Blur tell NME.COM exclusively that they are reuniting next year.

8.Oasis announce summer Stadium tour with Kasabian, The Enemy - and a storming press conference from Noel Gallagher (watch the video from it again now).

9.Kurt Cobain's ashes are stolen from the Nirvana frontman's widow, Courtney Love.

10.AC/DC announce their plans to return with a 2009 stadium tour.

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Decemboy

Dec 28, 2008

Blur, Kurt Cobain, Oasis, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Blink 182, The Strokes.Who said all new bands are dull and not newsworthy?

mikeer

Dec 30, 2008

Are you serious? Oasis going on tour is in the top 10 music news items ? This Oasis favouritism has go to stop! And before anyoen starts I do like them but well be seeing headlines like 'Noel had breakfast' and 'Liam contemplated his navel' before you know it

alex baxter

Dec 31, 2008

What is with all the people who hate oasis? They need to get a life!!! Saying oasis are crap and no one likes them!!! You seen how fast their tour's sell out by any chance? OASIS ARE QUALITY !!!!

Superhans4

Dec 31, 2008

I miss the strokes.... i want them back..... and soon!

Tremor

Jan 1, 2009

Err, Alex Baxter... Mikeer clearly said he liked Oasis. Unless you were referring to the attack at V and feud with Jay Z. As for me, I don't like Oasis. I can see why people do and by no means think they are stupid because of it, I just think they're shite and, (yes, that old argument), they haven't changed in ten years. I don't need a Radiohead-esque alteration, but something new would be nice! (The importance of being idle was a brief good step.)