Has The NME Got Good?

what year did the nme cost 70p? some time in the late 80s / early 90s?

It seems it went from 65p to 75p round about 1992-3

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Brian?

http://cdn.discogs.com/VZvDbKR201YEAmOzTIAVCbBW2oU=/fit-in/599x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-5833821-1403981334-7414.jpeg.jpg

Number of album reviews in this week's issue: three, plus five 30-word capsules. And of those three, the shortest is suffixed with "read the full review on NME.com".

Number of gig reviews: zero. But there are five whole pages of gig previews, covering a whopping 10 well-known acts.

Elsewhere, the axe has fallen on virtually all coverage of lesser-known/emerging acts, with the Radar section reduced to a single page, covering a single artist.

There's only one long-form feature: Peter Robinson's uncharacteristically characterless and PR-y interview with Rihanna. ("As well as being fashion's most exciting muse, Rihanna is now the ultimate muse for the planet's greatest songwriters and producers.") Chvrches get a double page spread, but only one page with text. And that's it for your music features.

Total number of news stories: three at a pinch, or one (new Libertines tour) if you take a stricter definition of "news story".

Full page picture stories include "10 best costumes from Bestival", "what's on your headphones" (which doubles as "what are you wearing", "things we like; this week's objects of desire" (headphones, bag, shoes, razor, coat etc - full page ad on facing page for the razor listed in the feature).

Worst issue ever.

Right, I shall stroll out and get one.

LivStStation? Or elsewhere..

lol, it's raining man, don't do that to yourself.

Someone thrust a copy into my hand earlier today and it's pretty much exactly as you would expect. DFS ad in there as well, you didn't get that in the Britpop era.

xpost Man, isn't it just?

will kick back for a bit.

I see from Sky News, there's a ton of them outside Westminster tube station.

They just had Ringo on, 'yeah, on your phone now, back then biggest newspaper in the world, yeah, peace love'

Someone left the papers out in the rain
I don't think that I can take one
cause they're all gone soggy

so far, not seen one in any of my local music emporiums : hmv, fopp, head, rise.

as per my school reports from a bygone era : must try harder.

how about top man?

as you'd expect, I have no idea where that is in this glorious town of wonder (an honest description for our new recruit to these parts, dog latin !)

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/12038707_10154241979429167_1204071788281887017_o.jpg
http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/88552

"ex-vampire"

umm ..

It really is fitting that they no longer have the words 'New', 'Musical' and 'Express' on their cover, isn't it?

has that happened before?

Been like that for a while, certainly since the last christmas 'double issue'

.. The last two I bought were the christmas one and the 'farewell to yr money' one

'express' would be fitting if you're picking it up to read on the train

mark e - my colleague brought one in from temple meads stn.

how does it compare to any of the other free music papers? just looking at the cover makes me think there's not a lot of content in there

actually makes me nostalgic for stool pigeon r.i.p.

dl : ah. fair enough.

thats a fair old trek from my workplace to do there and back in an hour, and its not like i need a copy.

xp : i loved stool pigeon.

Meant to be able to get it on campus. Can't see where. Oh well. No great loss.

Much less content than The Skinny. Although at least NME pay their writers.

I would imagine that, if other free mags are anything to go by, the amount of content and possibly distribution will increase once advertising and pagination go up? I'm guessing they're running this on as low an overhead as possible right now.

Doesn't mean it'll be any good, mind.

saw this on Ned's facebook.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPvdoduWgAAjWFp.jpg

house invented by european white dudes everybody

hahahahahaha

doesn't stool pigeon exist anymore?

Not for a couple of years.

https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/the-nme-guide-to-dance-music-genres

How hard is it not to fuck up a brief guide to house music? FFS

You have to actually have listened to house music first, though

i am normally "who gives a fuck about idiots?" but that is almost rage-inducing

NME's History Of Reggae.

The Trailblazer - Paul Nicholas.
The Breakthrough - Madness
The Cool One - The Clash

https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/the-nme-guide-to-dance-music-genres

wait, does Baines = Dwight Yorke?

yes

article analyzing the cultural demise of the NME over the last 15 years

NME: HOW A MUSIC MAGAZINE TOOK INDIE INTO THE MAINSTREAM
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/nme-how-a-magazine-took-indie-into-the-mainstream

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http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/10-of-the-best-debut-albums-of-2015

Lol.

ithappens already dropped this nugget on this thread :

OK, is this the worst piece of music writing ever?

Holy shit.

Never thought I would feel sad for the NME but this is actually depressing in a whole new way.

If only it were written in crayon.

Down down, deeper and down

Nauseating Marketing Express.