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[bryn]

I was in the school library alot last week as my INT2 Hospitality class (!!!!) had finished, so I stuck to the huge rack of NMEs. Its a really shit magazine - ever ready to promote this whole NME post hardcore (?) image:
ciggarrettes - most likely Malboro
greasy-but-loveable hair
emoish clothes
You know the kind?
also, almost every band featured is called 'the....'
The datsuns
the libertines
the darkness
the von bondies
the strokes
the white stripes
cant think of any more at present but u get the drift

I blame the state of music partly to magazines like Kerrang and NME who seem to push image rather than music and generally speak shit.

What magazine do you read??

[Stephen]

Originally posted by bryn:
I was in the school library alot last week as my INT2 Hospitality class (!!!!) had finished, so I stuck to the huge rack of NMEs. Its a really shit magazine - ever ready to promote this whole NME post hardcore (?) image:
ciggarrettes - most likely Malboro
greasy-but-loveable hair
emoish clothes
You know the kind?

well thats the biggest pile of shite ive read in a while and it doesnt get much better after that

[Jimmygoodein]

i bought the total guitar bass special a few weeks back. thats it really

[KarmaTsunami]

Rock Sound and sometimes Metal Hammer. I occassionaly buy Kerrang! but it depends on who is in it. I don't read NME. I kind of miss Melody Maker.

[Jake Wifebeater]

Fuck the mainstream music press, all too ready to first suck your cock and then fuck you up the arse when the 15 minutes of fame are up. I recommend Maximum Rock n' Roll.

[Stephen]

btw to answer question metal hammer and alt. press are only magazines i by pretty much every month these days

[bryn]

Haha stephen does that mean you read NME? hahaha
honestly man, I mustve read 20 this week - the idea was that it promotes a certain amount of image those were examples to back up the case....


rock sound, NME, kerrang, metal hammer are all guilty of cashing in on image

is this music? which is not that great, full of twee music ,small enclosed area got a mention and there was a needles interview, review, gig review (with deadalus and hail ceaser)

i have finally stoppped buying the nme, after whinging every week for about 4 years i stoppped

melody maker was pretty good mind you

[allstardawn]

usually nme or q. only if there are decent articles in it though.

[Niall - SubsidiaN]

I used to get Kerrang, then it started filling up with rubbish I don't like.
Just to change the subject, anyone been watching Headbanger's Ball recently? They had Iced Earth's new video "The Reckoning" on it. Very cool. It aint the same without Ricky though.

Back to the subject, music magazines generally suck hah.