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Reader Poll: Best Reading/Leeds Bands?

Reader Poll: Best Reading/Leeds Bands?

The UK's greatest rock-fest gets ready to roll. But which bands are you looking forward to?

V2008: Signing Tent Photos

V2008: Signing Tent Photos

It's back: bands meet fans, with The Kooks, Lostprophets, Ian Brown and more

Bloc Party: New Track

Bloc Party: New Track

Be the first in the world to hear Bloc Party's latest track, 'Trojan Horse', taken from their forthcoming album, 'Intimacy', out on August 21

Reading And Leeds: The Must-See Bands

Reading And Leeds: The Must-See Bands

NME writers select the bands they're most looking forward to seeing at this weekend's three-day rock'n'roll extravaganza

The Verve Album

The Verve Album

Listen to The Verve's new album, 'Forth', in full

White Lies: New Video

White Lies: New Video

Watch the eerie new video for 'Death', the second single from hotly-tipped west London trio White Lies

Gigs and Tickets

NME Rock 'N' Roll Riot Tour

NME Rock 'N' Roll Riot Tour

Primal Scream tour from November, with support to be announced soon

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ATP - Nightmare Before Xmas

ATP - Nightmare Before Xmas

Extra bands added to the Butlins bash

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Hydro Connect Festival

Hydro Connect Festival

Featuring Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand and more

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Get Loaded in the Park

Get Loaded in the Park

Iggy, Kate Nash, Gossip, Supergrass, The Maccabees and more

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Reviews

Latest Album Reviews

Jaguar Love

Jaguar Love

Take Me To The Sea

The Week That Was

The Week That Was

The Week That Was

Various Artists

Various Artists

Monkey: Journey To The West

  • Aug 14, 2008
The Verve

The Verve

Forth

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Latest Live Reviews

Mudhoney

Mudhoney

Seattle’s none-more-raw grunge figureheads have no place for reverent nostalgia. Kentish Town Forum, London (July 31)

Metronomy

Metronomy

Brit trio hit the Big Apple, play a gig illegally and win more than a few new friends. Brooklyn Union Hall, New York (August 1)

  • Aug 14, 2008
Lollapalooza 2008

Lollapalooza 2008

Perry Farrell’s festival, featuring Radiohead, Bloc Party and lots of support for Barack Obama. Grant Park Chicago (August 1 – 3)

Kanye West

Kanye West

We wanted meteor showers and spaceships, but not even Estelle turned up to Kanye's vanity fair. Global Gathering, Long Marston Airfield, Stratford-Upon-Avon (July 25)

  • Aug 8, 2008

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Latest Track Reviews

The Automatic

The Automatic

Steve McQueen

Cut Off Your Hands

Cut Off Your Hands

Expectations

  • Aug 14, 2008
Tokyo Police Club

Tokyo Police Club

Graves

  • Aug 14, 2008
Coldplay

Coldplay

Viva La Vida

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