I love that even in 2010 the NME cover still features both the Stone Roses and Liam Gallagher
― dud rock (crüt), Saturday, 29 May 2010 03:27 (fourteen years ago) link
they have to cover themselves incase this new american invasion doesnt work out obviously.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 29 May 2010 10:25 (fourteen years ago) link
The Drums are an American band from Brooklyn, New York,[1] with members stemming from the shortlived band Elkland (formerly Goat Explosion)
Now there's a name.
― atoms breaking heart (a passing spacecadet), Saturday, 29 May 2010 12:07 (fourteen years ago) link
OH MY GOD NME HAS AN AMERICAN BAND ON THE COVER
I GUESS IT MUST BE FED UP WITH BRITISH MUSIC
― English: The Money Woman (history mayne), Saturday, 29 May 2010 12:11 (fourteen years ago) link
The Drums are seriously fucking terrible
― Michael B, Saturday, 29 May 2010 12:46 (fourteen years ago) link
The issue still on the stands at Borders is a Joy Division tribute. How long ago did it shrink in size and get a glossy cover? I haven't paid much attention in a long time. Flipping through it reminded me of late 70s Creem. If they would offer an actually affordable subscription in the U.S. I would read it.
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 29 May 2010 15:09 (fourteen years ago) link
The most recent issue with all the American stuff was done by a stand-in editor while KM was on holiday. The others are markedly different in the sort of music they cover. I think it's improved massively since the redesign, but I would say that I guess.
― Duran (Doran), Saturday, 29 May 2010 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
It doesn't make me cringe quite so much when I see it in Sainsburys.
― djh, Saturday, 29 May 2010 19:55 (fourteen years ago) link
The Strange Boys are dope though real talk
― ᵒ always toasted, never fried (crüt), Monday, 31 May 2010 19:52 (fourteen years ago) link
I do wonder if "young people" really do want an Ian Curtis tribute issue, though?
― djh, Monday, 31 May 2010 21:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Lots of "young people" listen to Joy Division.
― billstevejim, Monday, 31 May 2010 21:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Ian Curtis' 'stock' is probably as high now as it was in the early 80s. Just count the number of people you see wearing JD T-shirts at gigs.
― Duran (Doran), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 11:01 (fourteen years ago) link
didn't they run a cover not even 18 months ago with vampire weekend on the cover that was all AMERICA IS COOL AGAIN & then listed 20 american bands
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 June 2010 11:16 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Hermann still thinks it's 1995.
― The Men Who Stare At Goatse (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 11:17 (fourteen years ago) link
lolling at animal collective being buried there in b/w avi buffalo & the dum dum girls
cover is kinda cool visually tho -- whole redesign has gone a long way towards making the magazine look less like a music tabloid & instead like an actual journalistic endeavor
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 June 2010 11:19 (fourteen years ago) link
ok so it was about 18 mons ago - lol @ lil wayne
http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2008/08/nme-top_25_bands_making_america_cool.jpg
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 June 2010 11:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah that old cover style was appalling, I think a lot of the recent covers have been a lot better.
― The Men Who Stare At Goatse (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 11:22 (fourteen years ago) link
'how twilight scored the coolest soundtrack ever' is a bold claim!
but it does seem (from the covers n e way) to be better than under conor mack.
― transient truff (history mayne), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 11:24 (fourteen years ago) link
has nme forgot that someone made a famous movie about ian curtis
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 June 2010 11:26 (fourteen years ago) link
'Joe Lean - Why I canned my debut album'
A nation holds it's breath while we await it's appearance.
― State Attorney Foxhart Cubycheck (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 11:36 (fourteen years ago) link
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^^^ truth
the thing about young people is that Joy Division is still a novel thing to them
― ᵒ always toasted, never fried (crüt), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 12:48 (fourteen years ago) link
the Miami Dance Conference
is this still a thing?
― transient truff (history mayne), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 12:50 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.nme.com/images/10524_115720_nmemagpageusindie240510.jpg
^^ I like that they picked Colorado to fill in the west
― ᵒ always toasted, never fried (crüt), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 12:55 (fourteen years ago) link
I can't read what any of those are (except possible The National in New York?). Is there a link?
― kkvgz, Tuesday, 1 June 2010 13:05 (fourteen years ago) link
IN FACTS WE TRUST
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 13:13 (fourteen years ago) link
NME is logical positivists now, u c.
You've changed, Pacific Northwest. You used to be cool.
― Hippocrates or wat!! (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 1 June 2010 13:27 (fourteen years ago) link
http://altreport.hipsterrunoff.com/2010/06/avey-tare-escalates-personal-brand-named-alt-american-icon-by-nme.html
I guess those ass holes across the ocean are trying to ‘take over’ the indie brand. Guess they can have it since it is irrelevant/dead n e ways. USA is rlly conceptcore/chillwave/bleep bloopy these days, so I am not sure if we are into ‘ghey bands’ like The Muse of The Kings of Leon [via the Lion Kings]. h8 u NME for trying to act like the USA doesn’t produce the best music in the world. AnCo is gonna take yall down in the World Cup of post-indie bands.
― truff sqwad (history mayne), Thursday, 3 June 2010 13:07 (fourteen years ago) link
WORST WORLD CUP EVER.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 3 June 2010 13:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Don't forget the Beatles!
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 3 June 2010 13:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Geir will never let you forget, don't worry ilxor!
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 3 June 2010 13:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Was going to be snarky and post this in the worst NME cover ever, but I'm feeling charitable and think that on balance it's a good thing that NME are looking at acts that try to push the envelope rather than the usual Oasis/Pete Doherty/Arctic Monkeys stuff.
http://www.nme.com/images/1068_105439_kelenmecover070610.jpg
― State Attorney Foxhart Cubycheck (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
KELE
BOLDLY GOING WHERE BLOC PARTY NEVER DARED
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Cover still features Oasis = yep, it's still the NME.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Baby steps.
― State Attorney Foxhart Cubycheck (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 20:12 (thirteen years ago) link
On first glance, I thought that the cover above listing the American bands said "Warrant" instead of "Warpaint."
― X-Wing fighter in hand, "Godzilla" cranked on the stereo (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link
I dunno if it's a good thing or not that a 50+ Paul Weller is making more risky and interesting music than most NME approved "indie bands" have been doing in recent years. Hopefully things will improve in UK indie though. I did think his days of NME coverage was gone though.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 20:19 (thirteen years ago) link
j3ff I thought the exact same as you when I first saw it!
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 20:20 (thirteen years ago) link
what a weird cover
― gonjasufi smacker (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 20:28 (thirteen years ago) link
BEATING BLOC PARTY AT A GAME THEY WEREN'T EVEN BOLD ENOUGH TO PLAY
― on some kinda serial killer ish (sic), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 23:41 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― doop snobby snobb (history mayne), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 23:45 (thirteen years ago) link
it looks terrific, which is a huge step up from the past couple years. all they need to do now is... cover decent acts?
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 01:31 (thirteen years ago) link
terrific is not etc.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 07:08 (thirteen years ago) link
That Kele single would be pretty good if it wasn't for his direction-free vocal.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 09:34 (thirteen years ago) link
for a second i thought it was Lethal Bizzle on the cover
― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 11:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Grindie Revival
― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 11:20 (thirteen years ago) link
oh for the halcyon days of grindie
― Neil S, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 11:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Today I saw the NME with a whole issue on THE 100 BEST ALBUMS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD.
I looked through it. I had heard some of them, heard of others, didn't want to hear of some.
But the whole exercise seems to be admirable. Yes, I really think that the NME has improved. In a virtually impossible media climate, they are trying, in their way, to be more serious about pop and its history, than they have been in the past decade, even though probably none of what's left of their demographic cares much about it.
They even had a para on The Bodines and 'Therese'!
― the pinefox, Friday, 31 December 2010 15:31 (thirteen years ago) link
NME aiming for the "not old enough to read Mojo, not rockist enough to read Q" demographic?
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Friday, 31 December 2010 15:38 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost I agree. For the first time since 2002, I have found the NME to be worth reading again, if only from time to time. Broader scope, sharper reviews, noticeably higher number of female writers (perhaps not surprisingly), more sincere in its enthusiasms, less desperate in its flogging of worthless dead horses, and generally more trustworthy. Although I'm not in its intended demographic, I no longer feel alienated by its ethos.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 31 December 2010 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I've not picked up a physical copy yet since the new editor took over, but everything I've seen suggests I will agree with Mike when I eventually do.
― Captain Ostensible (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 31 December 2010 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link