THE WORST NME COVER OF ALL TIME

tbf Cartman is massive

also a lack of talent no barrier to success in the realms of indie rock

[I remember thinking they reminded me of Bad Brains the first time I saw them, which I totally cannot understand now]

lol waht

I mean not early Bad Brains, more I Against I-era Brains, but... That certainly never made it to the record.

that's my favourite bad brains era but yeah i never heard any of that in terris' output! maybe they'd have stuck around longer if it had

I honestly can't explain it. It was a dry old time, musically, and I think I was willing stuff to be better than it was, if only to deliver us from Feeder et al

https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/9kqpx3/nme-2002-oral-history-indie-strokes-libertines-scene

In 2002, we owned the scene completely. If you look at the sales of NME, there’s a long slow curve of downward sales from 1964. But there are two blips where they increased – ‘77 to ’78, when NME had finally jumped on the punk bandwagon, and ‘02 to ’05.

Kerrang! was outselling NME 2:1 during 02-05 iirc.

owned a scene

Who was on the final cover? Was it as good as Melody Maker's?
https://www.rarerecords.com.au/store/magazines/melody-maker-20th-december-2000-fred-durst-on-cover/

According to wiki it's shame, as in the emotion not the name of a band. Kind of apt I suppose.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NME_covers

lmao

(@ wikipedia hyperlink)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXhdBSNUMAIxSH8.jpg

5 wite dorks tryin 2 look tough and edgy, a fitting end

Temporarily locking this one as the conversation is also going on here: Has The NME Got Good?