NME editor Conor McNicholas is stepping down after seven years editing the apoplectic British fanzine; he’s heading over to the BBC, where he’ll run the magazine tied to the network’s cheeky automotive show Top Gear. It’s apparently the country’s top-selling automotive mag, but jumping from a music magazine to a car magazine certainly seems like an “interesting” career move in the current economic environment. No word from NME on who’s going to replace McNicholas yet. [Twitter via Blue Lines Revisited] MORE »
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everybody's a winner
“NME” Awards Show Little Consensus, Lots Of Interest In American Politics
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Oasis, Alex Turner, MGMT, and Muse were the big winners at tonight’s NME Shockwaves Awards in London, which also doled out awards to the Killers (Best International Band), the Jonas Brothers (Worst Band and Worst Album), and YouTube (Best Web site) in between performances by half of Blur, Franz Ferdinand, and the Cure. Also honored and dishonored: newly minted U.S. President Barack Obama, who won Hero Of The Year honors, and recently departed Commander-In-Chief George W. Bush, who was named 2008’s villain. Full list of winners after the ump. MORE »
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Today’s Most Dubious Statement From The Microblogging Arm Of A British Music Tabloid
Spotted while looking for updates on the NME… MORE »
The Joy Formidable Is Giving It All Away
Proof that sometimes the NME can make me forgive their hyperbolic ways: The British music magazine is offering a free download of A Balloon Called Moaning, the forthcoming album from the Welsh band the Joy Formidable. The album by the noise-pop outfit, who I have raved about on this site before, is out in physical form Monday (and obviously, worth buying as a thank you for this generous gesture). If you want to see why this is one of today’s best developments—if not the No. 1 piece of news I’ve heard since I woke up this morning—check the video for the incredibly ebullient “Cradle” after the jump. MORE »
everybody's a winner
The “NME” Will Not Let You Forget That It Loves (And Loves To Hate) Oasis
Nominations for the NME’s annual addition to the bonfire of British awards shows, the Shockwave Awards, were announced today, with longtime darlings Oasis scoring seven nods—including a Worst Band nomination—and Arctic Monkeys/Last Shadow Puppets frontman Alex Turner amassing six. Of course, the biggest belly-laughs come in the Hero and Villain of the Year categories. The lights of positivity in the NME’s world are Turner, the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Brit comedian Noel Fielding, Oasis’ Noel Gallagher… and Barack Obama, while the big bad guys (and gal) are Amy Winehouse, George W. Bush, Gordon Brown, John McCain, and Pete Doherty. (Obama, sadly, is the only Hero contender who didn’t also get a “Best Dressed” nod; he’s replaced in that category by some British “it girl” who isn’t Kate Moss or Sienna Miller.) Full slate of nominees after the jump. MORE »
Burning Questions Dept.
“Can a city be considered ‘over,’ like Pete… MORE »
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Why Is One MGMT Dude Cooler Than The Other?
The nearly completely useless NME Cool List hit the internet today and while most of the list is predictable (M.I.A. and Lil Wayne are cool? This is entirely new information!), one inclusion/exclusion seemed a bit odd. Most people have likely made up their minds about MGMT at this point–especially since their music has been difficult to avoid in late 2008–and their inclusion in an arbitrary list makes sense. But what made Andrew VanWyngarden the “cool” half? MORE »
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More Like This, Please
NME writer Gavin Haynes takes a break from his… MORE »
