This week’s NME (February 26, 2008)

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Will Self gets the Peter Robinson grilling this week, and talks Sex Pistols, Topshop, and a virus that will kill every U2 album…

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Another great week for album releases – check our reviews section for the lowdown on new offerings by Nick Cave, Sebastien Tellier, a re-release from Beck and loads more.

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The inside cover of this week’s NME boasts a full-page glossy picture of the one and only Jimi Hendrix from 1967 in Copenhagen.

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It’s a Shockwaves NME Awards show special in Live this week. Find out who covered ‘Pump Up The Jam’ and who thanked NME for allowing "old farts" to play in the mag.

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New York disco makes a spectacular comeback as Hercules And Love Affair earn themselves an 8/10 NME review for their debut album of the same name. Pic: Pieter M Van Hattem

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Dirty Pretty Things’ recent recording sessions have ended in fights with pool cues and band members getting the sack. Find out exactly what’s going on in our news section this week. Pic: James Quinton

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Get the full page picture of The Cribs on the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour in the mag this week. Pic: Danny North

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Les Savy Fav’s Tim Harrington gets some help from a fan at their recent Shockwaves NME Awards Show at London Astoria, which is reviewed in this week’s issue of NME. Pic: Andy Willsher

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Beth Ditto and Jarvis Cocker larking around backstage at the Shockwaves ME Awards last year, shortly before Beth had a bone to pick with Jarvis about his song ‘Fat Children’. Pic: Dean Chalkley

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Beth Ditto and Jarvis are our cover stars this week in NME, and spill the beans on their collaboration single ‘Temptation’. Pic: Dean Chalkley

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