This weeks NME.....

[Vieuphoria]

In terms of popualrity and crowd size.... they should have headlined above AF... regardless of artistic worth though.

[jonwl89]

In terms of popualrity and crowd size.... they should have headlined above AF... regardless of artistic worth though.

[Dan R]

I've always maintained that to be a headliner you need something more than just good songs. It's why Oasis headlining any festival ever is always shit, even though they do have a set's worth of good tracks, and why Jay-Z can play one of the most memorable headline set's I've ever watched even if I didn't most of the tracks he played.

Libs may have had the crowd size and I loved every minute of it, but they lack that certain something that makes you a headliner, Dizzee had a huge crowd, doesn't mean he should ever headline any festival ever, same for Pendulum, they just lack a certain quality that gives a band "Headliner Status"

[rivalschools.price]

i know axl's antics were ridiculous but the NME version of events is the most exaggerated,one sided version of the events i have read. it seems they missed it all and got their version of events from some drunk bloke walking out of the festival,ha ha

[Vieuphoria]

It's true. But it's the version most people like to believe.... just ask some people on here

[BlackHole2006]

Kerrang- Hayley Williams Weekly

Rolling Stone- "Music Ain't What It Used Ta Be In Maaaa Dayyy" + Zac Effron/Latest tween craze

Pitchfork- Hipsters weekly.

DiS- Occasionally decent, largely shit.

[VCK]

Yeah, I can't understand anyone who is passionate about their music buying the NME. It basically talks up bands who play a few bar chords whilst singing in regional accents about going to the pub. Anyone who sounds like Arctic Monkeys and/or The Libertines they present as "the next big thing" (for the following 15 minutes, that is) and the trendies lap it up because the magazine is like the bible for hipsters. And that's exactly it. It's a fashion accessory. What kind of music magazine has the likes of Noel Fielding and the cast from Skins on it's front cover?

Props to the earlier poster who mentioned Q. Gets slated for it's coverage of U2, Coldplay et al but covers a lot of genres and the degree of journalism is professional, unlike the tabloid stylings of the NME. It's a magazine for proper music fans and not just teenagers who want to find out who to look cool by pretending to like next.

[Vieuphoria]

i do think people are slightly to harsh on NME. I find Kerrang to be a far worse publication. It is choosing between to evils... but still.

[pink_triangle]

People talk about nme and kerrang as if their job is to be independant. Their job is to make money, which is why they target the demographics who they think they can make money can. IN reality there is little difference by the bands loved by nme and kerrang. The bulk of both have major label backing, the right image and good marketing.

[rexclark]

i do think people are slightly to harsh on NME. I find Kerrang to be a far worse publication. It is choosing between to evils... but still.

[Vieuphoria]

it really is. I agree with Pink_Triangle too, they are there to make money and appeal to their audience. It's a simple case of "if you don't liek the magazine, why spend ages bitching about, and even less so, why buy it?"

[Bradders]

Yeah, I can't understand anyone who is passionate about their music buying the NME. It basically talks up bands who play a few bar chords whilst singing in regional accents about going to the pub. Anyone who sounds like Arctic Monkeys and/or The Libertines they present as "the next big thing" (for the following 15 minutes, that is) and the trendies lap it up because the magazine is like the bible for hipsters. And that's exactly it. It's a fashion accessory. What kind of music magazine has the likes of Noel Fielding and the cast from Skins on it's front cover?

[adustlandfairytale]

NME next week's special edition Arctic Monkeys comeback after last album collapse even though we NME said it was a much more mature sounding album.

Not really but i have never ever read so much contradictory shite in my life.

It'll all be The Libertines 3rd album talk until Christmas in NME magazine now

[Vieuphoria]

NME next week's special edition Arctic Monkeys comeback after last album collapse even though we NME said it was a much more mature sounding album.

Not really but i have never ever read so much contradictory shite in my life.

It'll all be The Libertines 3rd album talk until Christmas in NME magazine now

[rivalschools.price]

NME next week's special edition Arctic Monkeys comeback after last album collapse even though we NME said it was a much more mature sounding album.

Not really but i have never ever read so much contradictory shite in my life.

It'll all be The Libertines 3rd album talk until Christmas in NME magazine now

Edited September 6, 2010 by rivalschools.price

[pink_triangle]

3rd album???? please,please tell me that libertines have made more than 2 albums!!! sorry,as a rock/metal fan im not up on them but i cant believe with all the coverage theyve had i thought they had more than that.

EDIT...yup,just checked.2 albums.i genuinely cannot believe that.

[rivalschools.price]

I would say lots of bands got loads of coverage after only 2 albums. Oasis, stereophonics, foo fighters, arctic monkeys, coldplay all come to mind and i didnt have to think tha hard.

[Huwbacca]

Q is the only music magazine worth getting, but on the whole I'd rather decide for myself which bands/albums are good rather than have magazines spouting a load of crap about some band dubbed as 'the next big thing.'

[VCK]

You're so 2005. At the moment they're hyping any slacker/surfer type band from the West Coast who try to cover up the fact they're shit by drowning their songs in reverb and pretending they're from the 70s.

[jump]

I've got the Go Team's 1st album at home and it has sticker quoting NME saying "The best band in the world", it's proclamations like that over semi decent bands which means I can't take NME seriously.

[rexclark]

I just hate the NME's build them up knock them down mentality. They constantly big up bands, give them good reviews and then turn on them, totally slating them. It happens time and time again and sadly people believe what they read and bands end up dissapearing and breaking up.

[Bradders]

I gave up following the NME and who they're w*nking over about 2 or 3 years ago tbf, and just assumed they were cycling the same old Kooks/Fratellis/View/Enemy/Wombats sounding bands.

What bands sound like that you described?

[rivalschools.price]

I stopped reading Kerrang when I was about 17, awful magazine.

[Vieuphoria]

*claps*

[Leocadius]

They gave Blink only 3 K's instead of the 5 they deserved. I only ever skim through it for reviews and stuff.