Tim Chester, Author at NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs

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The Strokes Uncovered – Their First NME Feature

NME HQ. January 2001, mid- winter, days have shrunk to the length of a depressive sigh. In a far flung corner, a sub editor...

Tim Chester - 20th May 2019

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Led Zeppelin – rank the albums

It’s a truth universally acknowledged* that Led Zeppelin’s second album is their greatest work ever. It may have been disputed in pubs across the...

Tim Chester - 5th October 2017

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10 Best Songs About The Devil

Please allow us to introduce him, a man of many names and songs. Satan, Lucifer, or El Diablo has been immortalised in music more...

Tim Chester - 19th July 2012

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Why I’m A Sucker For Cheesy Movie Soundtracks

Don’t get me wrong, great soundtracks have a time and a place - Daft Punk’s score for Tron: Legacy is a masterclass in android...

Tim Chester - 19th July 2012

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Who Are The Most Underrated Drummers In Rock?

It would be a bit of a waste of time to list the 10 greatest drummers ever, as the countdown is pretty much set...

Tim Chester - 19th July 2012

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The Beatles – Rank The Albums

How can you rank the output of the world’s greatest band? You can’t, and you perhaps shouldn’t, and it will change every time you...

Tim Chester - 12th June 2012

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Paul McCartney’s 10 Best Solo Tracks

Macca gets a bad rap. Old two thumbs up has always been derided as the slightly less visionary of the pair, the goofy yang...

Tim Chester - 12th June 2012

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Snowbombing 2012 – 10 Things We Learned

Snowbombing returned to the Alps last week as hundreds of bands, DJs, and club kids in fancy dress descended on the sleepy and always...

Tim Chester - 15th April 2012

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What Makes A Great Producer? An Interview With Nile Rodgers

What makes an amazing producer? Is it their technical know-how, or their innate musicianship? Is it an ear for a hit or a knack...

Tim Chester - 10th April 2012

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Barack Obama Sings LMFAO’s ‘Sexy And I Know It’

It's a bit of a step down from Al Green... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWgO9-AIROI

Tim Chester - 29th March 2012