bryn Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 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 Malborogreasy-but-loveable hairemoish clothesYou know the kind?also, almost every band featured is called 'the....'The datsunsthe libertinesthe darknessthe von bondiesthe strokesthe white stripescant think of any more at present but u get the driftI 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?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 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 Malborogreasy-but-loveable hairemoish clothesYou know the kind? well thats the biggest pile of shite ive read in a while and it doesnt get much better after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmygoodein Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 i bought the total guitar bass special a few weeks back. thats it really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jake Wifebeater Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 btw to answer question metal hammer and alt. press are only magazines i by pretty much every month these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted May 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Haha stephen does that mean you read NME? hahahahonestly 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stuartmaxwell Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 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 stopppedmelody maker was pretty good mind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allstardawn Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 usually nme or q. only if there are decent articles in it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall - SubsidiaN Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott 5FD Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Originally posted by Jimmygoodein:i bought the total guitar bass special a few weeks back. thats it really where did you get it from, been looking for it for ages.i generally read Big Cheese?, Alternative Press when i can rememebr about it and sometimes Maximum Rock And Roll.i might occasionally read Kerrang! at work to check up on CD release and tour dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 where actually sells Alternative Press? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Of The Fall Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Metal Hammer and Terrorizer are both really good, plus you get 2 free cds a month buying those and they have some good stuff on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Fat Porn Star Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Q, Uncut, Mojo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin' Ryan Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 I read 'The Face' cause I'm a poser.It has a music section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.R.T Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 drowned in sound and tiny mix tapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummerOfIntenseEvil Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 There's only one music "magazine" that I read avidly, and that's Planet Sound on Channel 4 Teletext.They talk a lot of sense, and The Void is a good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 I used to buy Kerrang a lot until I got fed up of themselves contradicting their reviews on kerrang tv. The last time i bought a music magazine was Total Guitar bass special with Duff Rose from Velvet Revolver/ex GnR on the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 None at all other than Guitarist which is well...a guitar mag...though they do albumn reviews so I read those. I buy Total Guitar for the lessons and tabs...the gear reviews are too small and there's never enough but that's where guitarist makes up...buying both gets the best scope though I could live without total guitar...seems to be aimed at 14year olds these days.I have bought metal hammer before when there was a Metallica special. I have an issue of Q because it had a large article on radiohead. I can't read NME because the way they write reviews gets on my tits and usually leaves me pondering what they meant rather than wether or not I should check an album out...on the other side is Kerrang...I like my reviews in plain English but there's something very dim about the Kerrang's I have read... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 the Wire,MojoDream (US) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessHolly Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 You can't read The Face anymore. Which makes me sad. So one day this week I read about 500 of them while hunting for an article about kidnapping for sexual kicks. Hot shit. Come get me.The only music articles I like these days are in Vice. Because they're real and about a variety of bands/artists. I am so elite it hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Image in modern day music is more important than the music...The music industry is now very much a business. The underground is now overgrowd and the wombles ain`t free.The NME and Kerrang and all music press are just trying to sell issues....Remember a massive spread on the biggest thing in music that week will draw a shit load of readers. Page 24 special on the best new underground band to hit that week does not... However one pays for the other...If you don`t like the magazines then don`t buy them or start up your own.....Remember fanzines with bands nobody has ever heard of sell shit loads cos they`re cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Planet of Sound on 4 tel has always been excellent.. Been reading it weekly/daily for about 11 years...Drowned In Sound is also excellentwww.drownedinsound.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 The Fly is great because its free and its the best magazine since melody maker! Death to the NME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 I still get Kerrang, 12 years on from first buying it. I know it's mostly shite, but the Ian Winwood interviews are always dead good. Rock Sound is overall better written though.Also check out drownedinsound occasionally too, and metal-sludge.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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