New Musical Express
Editor	Conor McNicholas
Categories	Music magazine
Frequency	Weekly
Total Circulation (ABC Jan-Jun 07)	68,151[1]
First issue	1952
Company	IPC Media (Time Inc.)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Website	www.nme.com
ISSN	0028-6362

The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a pop music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. Conor McNicholas is the editor of IPC -run music magazine The New Musical Express, better known as the NME. IPC Media is one of the United Kingdom 's leading consumer Magazine and digital publisher with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year Time Inc is a major subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company formed by the 1990 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It was the first British paper to include a singles chart which first appeared in the 14 November 1952 edition. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The magazine's commercial heyday was during the 1970s when it became the best-selling British music magazine. During the period 1972 to 1976 it was particularly associated with Gonzo journalism, then became closely associated with Punk rock through the writing of Tony Parsons and Julie Burchill. "Gonzo" redirects here For other uses see Gonzo (disambiguation Gonzo journalism is a style of Journalism which is written Tony Parsons (born November 1953) is a British Journalist and Author. Julie Burchill (born 3 July 1959 in Frenchay, Bristol) is an English Writer, renowned for her invective and often contentious

Contents 1 History 1.1 1960s 1.2 1970s 1.3 1980s 1.4 1990s 1.5 2000s 2 Criticism 3 NME.COM 4 NME Covers 5 NME Awards 6 NME Tours 7 NME Originals 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

History

The paper's first issue was published on 7 March 1952 after the Musical Express and Accordion Weekly was bought by London music promoter Maurice Kinn, and relaunched as the New Musical Express. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It was initially published in a non-glossy tabloid format on standard newsprint. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Newsprint is low-cost non-archival Paper most commonly used to print Newspapers plus other publications and advertising material On 14 November 1952, taking its cue from the U. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. magazine Billboard, it created the first UK Singles Chart. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The first of these was, in contrast to more recent charts, a top twelve sourced by the magazine itself from sales in regional stores around the UK. The first number one was "Here In My Heart" by Al Martino. Al Martino (born Alfred Cini October 7 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Italian-American Singer and Actor

1960s

During the 1960s the paper championed the new British groups emerging at the time. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were frequently featured on the front cover. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 These and other artists also appeared at the NME Poll Winners Concert, an awards event that featured artists voted as most popular by the papers readers. The concert also featured an awards ceremony where the poll winners would collect their awards. The NME Poll Winners Concerts took place between 1963 and 1966. They were filmed, edited and then transmitted on British television a few weeks after they had taken place.

The latter part of the 1960s saw the paper chart the rise of psychedelia and the continued dominance of British groups of the time. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic During this period some sections of pop music began to be designated as Rock. The paper became engaged in a sometimes tense rivalry with its fellow weekly music paper Melody Maker, however NME sales were healthy with the paper selling as many as 200,000 issues per week which made it one of the UK's biggest sellers. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper

1970s

By the early 1970s NME had lost ground to the Melody Maker as its coverage of music had failed to keep pace with the development of Rock music, particularly during the early years of Psychedelia and prog. Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved In early 1972, with the paper on the verge of closure by its owners IPC (who had bought the paper from Kinn in 1963), Alan Smith was made editor and the paper's coverage changed radically from an uncritical and rather reverential showbiz-oriented paper to something intended to be smarter, hipper, more cynical and funnier than any mainstream British music paper had previously been (an approach influenced mainly by writers such as Tom Wolfe and Lester Bangs). IPC Media is one of the United Kingdom 's leading consumer Magazine and digital publisher with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr (born March 2, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia) known as Tom Wolfe, is a Best-selling Leslie Conway Bangs ( December 13, 1948 &ndash April 30, 1982) was an American music journalist, author and musician In order to achieve this, Smith raided the underground press for its best writers, such as Charles Shaar Murray and Nick Kent, and recruited other writers such as Tony Tyler and Ian MacDonald. The phrase underground press is most often used to refer to the independently published and distributed underground papers associated with the Counterculture of the Charles Shaar Murray (born 1951 is an English Music Journalist. Nick Kent (born 24 December 1951) is a British Rock critic and Musician. James Edward Anthony Tyler (October 1943 in Bristol – 28 October, 2006 in Hastings East Sussex) was a British writer who authored Ian MacCormick ( October 3, 1948 – August 20, 2003) who wrote under the Pseudonym Ian MacDonald, was a British As a result of its incorporation of journalists from outside the music scene, in musicians' jargon it rapidly became known as "The Enemy" for its often scathing reviews.

By the time Smith handed the editor's chair to Nick Logan in mid-1973, the paper was selling nearly 300,000 copies per week and was outstripping its other weekly rivals, Melody Maker, Disc, Record Mirror and Sounds. Nick Logan is an English journalist and magazine editor born in Lincoln in 1947 Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper Record Mirror was a national tabloid consumer weekly pop music newspaper founded by Isadore Green in 1953 then priced 6d (2½p in decimal currency featuring news articles interviews Sounds was a British Music paper, published weekly from October 10, 1970 &ndash April 6, 1991

The year 1976 saw Punk arrive on what some people perceived to be a stagnant music scene and NME, like other "specialist" publications, was slow to cover this new phenomenon. In an attempt to boost sales, the paper advertised for a pair of "hip young gunslingers" to join their editorial staff. This resulted in the recruitment of Tony Parsons and Julie Burchill. Tony Parsons (born November 1953) is a British Journalist and Author. Julie Burchill (born 3 July 1959 in Frenchay, Bristol) is an English Writer, renowned for her invective and often contentious The pair rapidly became champions of the Punk scene and created a new tone for the paper. Bands who a few months previously had been criticising the NME were now eager to be included. Around this time, one NME staffer, Chrissie Hynde, quit her day job to become a full-time punk rocker: after being an early member of The Damned, she eventually started her own band, The Pretenders. Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals

Tony Parsons' time at NME is reflected in his 2005 novel Stories We Could Tell, about the misadventures of three young music paper journalists on the night of August 16, 1977, the night Elvis Presley died. Tony Parsons (born November 1953) is a British Journalist and Author.

In 1978 Logan moved on, and his deputy Neil Spencer was made editor. One of his earliest tasks was to oversee a redesign of the paper by Barney Bubbles, which included the logo still used on the paper's masthead today (albeit in a modified form) - this made its first appearance towards the end of 1978. Colin Fulcher aka Barney Bubbles (July 1942 - Nov 1983 was a radical English visual artist whose work encompassed many disciplines including graphic design music video Spencer's time as editor also coincided with the emergence of Post-Punk acts such as Joy Division and Gang of Four. Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Gang of Four are an English Post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist This development was reflected in the writing of Ian Penman and Paul Morley. Ian Penman (born in 1959 is a British writer and latterly blogger Paul Morley (born 26 March 1957 in Stockport, Cheshire) is an English journalist who wrote for the Danny Baker, who began as an NME writer around this time, had a more straightforward and populist style. Danny Baker (born June 22, 1957, Deptford, South London) is an English Comedy Writer, radio and

The paper also became more openly political during the time of Punk. Its cover would sometimes feature youth-oriented issues rather than a musical act. The paper took an editorial stance against political parties like the National Front. The British National Front (most commonly called the National Front, and often known as the NF) is a British Political party whose major political The election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 saw the paper take a broadly socialist stance for much of the following decade. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution

1980s

In 1981 the NME released the influential C81 cassette tape in conjunction with Rough Trade Records, available to readers by sending in a coupon from the magazine. Rough Trade Records began as an Independent record label, based in London, England. The tape featured a number of then up-and-coming bands, including Aztec Camera, Orange Juice, Linx and Scritti Politti, as well as a number of more established artists such as Robert Wyatt, Pere Ubu, Buzzcocks and Ian Dury. Aztec Camera was a Scottish New Wave music band from Glasgow. Orange juice is a Fruit juice obtained by squeezing pressing or otherwise crushing the interior of an orange. Linx were a British soul / Funk band consisting of David Grant, Bob Carter ( keyboards) Andy Duncan ( Drums, Canute Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1978 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945 in Bristol) is an English Musician, and founding member of the influential Pere Ubu are an Experimental rock music group formed in Cleveland Ohio, in 1975 Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 Ian Robins Dury ( 12 May 1942 &ndash 27 March 2000) was an English Rock and roll singer songwriter and Bandleader A second tape, C86, was released in 1986. C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine New Musical Express (NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed

The NME responded to the Thatcher era by espousing Socialism through movements such as Red Wedge. Thatcherism is the system of political thought attributed to the governments of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Red Wedge was a collective of British Popular musicians who attempted to engage young people with Politics in general and the policies of the Labour In the week of the 1987 election the paper featured an interview with the leader of the Labour Party, Neil Kinnock, who appeared on the paper's cover. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Neil Gordon Kinnock Baron Kinnock PC (born 28 March 1942 is a British Politician. He had appeared on the cover once before, in April 1985.

Writers at this time included Mat Snow, Barney Hoskyns, Paolo Hewitt, Danny Kelly, Chris Bohn (known in his later years at the paper as Biba Kopf), Steven Wells and David Quantick. Barney Hoskyns (born 1959 is a British music critic and editor of the online music journalism archive Rock's Backpages. Danny Kelly (born 1957 is a music journalist BBC sports presenter and internet publisher Steven Wells is a British journalist and author currently based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA. David Quantick (born 1961, Wortley, South Yorkshire, England) is a freelance Journalist, Writer and critic who specialises

However sales were dropping, and by 1985 NME had hit a rough patch and was in danger of closing. During this period (now under the editorship of Ian Pye, who replaced Neil Spencer in 1985), they were split between those who wanted to write about hip hop, a genre that was relatively new to the UK, and those who wanted to stick to rock music. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Sales were apparently lower when photos of hip hop artists appeared on the front and this led to the paper suffering as the lack of direction became even more apparent to readers. A number of features entirely unrelated to music appeared on the cover in this era, including a piece by William Leith on computer crime and articles by Stuart Cosgrove on such subjects as the politics of sport and the presence of American troops in Britain, with Elvis Presley appearing on the cover not for musical reasons but as a political symbol. Stuart Cosgrove (born 12 November 1952 is a Scottish Journalist, broadcaster and television executive The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States

The NME was generally thought to be rudderless at this time, with staff pulling simultaneously in a number of directions in what came to be known as the "hip-hop wars". It was hemorrhaging readers who were deserting NME in favour of Nick Logan's two creations The Face and Smash Hits. Nick Logan is an English journalist and magazine editor born in Lincoln in 1947 The Face was a Magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan out of his publishing house Wagadon This article is about a magazine For the compilation album by Jimi Hendrix, see Smash Hits (album. This was brought to a head when the paper was about to publish a poster of the cover of the Dead Kennedys' album Frankenchrist. Dead Kennedys was an American Hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. Frankenchrist is the third album released by the Dead Kennedys in 1985 on Alternative Tentacles. The cover was a painting by H.R. Giger called Penis Landscape, then a subject of an obscenity lawsuit in the US. Hans Ruedi Giger (ˈɡi ɡɚ (born at Chur, Grisons Canton, February 5, 1940) is an Academy Award -winning Swiss Penis Landscape, or Work 219 Landscape XX is a painting by H R In the summer and autumn of 1987, three senior editorial staff were sacked, including Pye, media editor Stuart Cosgrove and art editor Joe Ewart. Stuart Cosgrove (born 12 November 1952 is a Scottish Journalist, broadcaster and television executive Alan Lewis was brought in to rescue the paper mirroring Alan Smith's revival a decade and a half before.

Some commented at this time that the NME had become less intellectual in its writing style and less inventive musically, claiming that Melody Maker had outstripped it on this front. Initially, NME writers themselves were ill at ease with the new regime, with most signing a letter of no confidence in Alan Lewis shortly after he took over. However, this new direction for the NME proved to be a commercial success and the paper brought in new writers such as Andrew Collins, Stuart Maconie and Steve Lamacq to give it a stronger identity and sense of direction, although Mark Sinker left in 1988 after the paper refused to publish a negative review he wrote of U2's Rattle and Hum. Andrew Collins may refer to Andrew B Collins (analyst, a US research analyst Andrew Collins (broadcaster (born 1965 British journalist Stuart John Maconie (born 13 August 1961 in Whiston, Lancashire) is an English radio DJ and Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965) sometimes known by his Nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or " The Cat Mark Sinker (born 7 June 1960) is a British Writer (educated at Shrewsbury School and New College Oxford) Rattle and Hum is the name of both an album and its companion motion picture recorded by Irish rock band U2, released in 1988 Initially many of the bands on the C86 tape were championed as well as the rise of Goth rock bands but new bands such as Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses were coming out of Manchester. This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. Happy Mondays are an English Alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 One bright scene over these years was Acid House which spawned Madchester which helped give the paper a new lease of life. Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics Madchester was an Alternative rock genre that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s By the end of the decade, Danny Kelly had replaced Alan Lewis as editor. Danny Kelly (born 1957 is a music journalist BBC sports presenter and internet publisher

1990s

The start of 1990 saw the paper in the thick of the Madchester scene, and covering the new British indie bands and shoegazers. Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s

By the end of 1990, the Madchester scene was dying off, acid house was suffering from being the subject of a vigorous campaign to outlaw it by the John Major government, and NME had started to report on new bands coming from the US, mainly from Seattle. Sir John Major KG CH ACIB (born 29 March 1943 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom These bands would form a new movement called Grunge and by far the most popular bands were Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 The NME took to Grunge very slowly, unlike Melody Maker whose journalist Everett True (who had shortly beforehand been sacked from the NME, where he had used the name "The Legend!" and wrote mostly about British indiepop) had been following grunge from very early on. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper For the cartoon character see The Outbursts of Everett True. Everett True (born Jerry Thackray in 1961) is For the most part, NME only became interested in grunge after Nevermind became popular. Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24 1991 Although it still supported new British bands, the paper was dominated by American bands, as was the music scene in general.

Although the period from 1991 to 1993 was dominated by American bands like Nirvana, this did not mean that British bands were being ignored. The NME still covered the Indie scene and was involved with a war of words with a new band called Manic Street Preachers who were criticising the NME for what they saw as an elitist view of bands they would champion. Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the " Manics " or " MSP " are a Welsh rock band consisting of James This came to a head in 1991 when during an interview with Steve Lamacq, Richey Edwards would confirm the band's position by carving "4real" into his arm with a razor blade. Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965) sometimes known by his Nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or " The Cat Richard "Richey" James Edwards (born 22 December 1967 in Blackwood, Wales, UK) (also known as Richey James

By 1992, the Madchester scene had died and along with The Manics, some new British bands were beginning to appear. Suede were quickly hailed by the paper as an alternative to the heavy Grunge sound and hailed as the start of a new British music scene. Suede (or The London Suede in the United States) were an English rock band of the 1990s and the early 2000s that helped start the Britpop musical Grunge however was still the dominant force, but the rise of new British bands would become something the paper would focus more and more upon.

In 1992, the NME also had a very public dispute with its former hero Morrissey due to allegations of him using racist lyrics and imagery. Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist This erupted after a concert at Finsbury Park where Morrissey was seen to drape himself in a Union Flag. Finsbury Park is a 112 acre (45-hectare public park in the London Borough of Haringey. The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The series of articles which followed in the next edition of NME[1]soured Morrissey's relationship with the paper and this led to Morrissey not speaking to the paper again for over a decade. When Morrissey did eventually speak to the NME in 2003 he made it clear that he was content with speaking to the paper again as the three writers concerned had long since left.

Later in 1992, Steve Sutherland, previously assistant editor of Melody Maker, was brought in as the NME's editor to replace Danny Kelly. Bio Steve Sutherland has been voted 4 times by not only the music industry but also the public for the Best club and radio DJ off his own merit over the past 6 years Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper Danny Kelly (born 1957 is a music journalist BBC sports presenter and internet publisher Andrew Collins, Stuart Maconie, Steve Lamacq and Mary Anne Hobbs all left the NME in protest, and moved to Select; Collins, Maconie and Lamacq would all also write for Q, while Lamacq would eventually join Melody Maker in 1997. Andrew Collins (born March 4 1965, Northampton) is an English journalist, scriptwriter and broadcaster Stuart John Maconie (born 13 August 1961 in Whiston, Lancashire) is an English radio DJ and Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965) sometimes known by his Nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or " The Cat Mary Anne Hobbs (born May 16 1963 in Garstang, Lancashire, England) is an English DJ and music journalist Select was a United Kingdom music magazine of the 1990s which was particularly known for covering Britpop, a term coined in the magazine by Stuart Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Kelly, Collins, Maconie, Lamacq and Hobbs would all subsequently become prominent broadcasters with BBC Radio 1 as it reinvented itself under Matthew Bannister. For the New Zealand musician see Matthew Bannister (musician Richard Matthew Bannister (born 1957-03-16) is a British

In April 1994 Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was found dead, a story which affected not only his fans and readers of the NME, but would see a massive change in British music. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Grunge was about to be replaced by Britpop [2], a new form of music influenced by British music of the 1960s and British culture. Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. The phrase was coined by NME after the band Blur released their album Parklife in the same month of Cobain's death. Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Parklife is the third studio album by the British Alternative rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994 on Food Britpop began to fill the musical and cultural void left after Cobain's death, and Blur's success, along with the rise of a new group from Manchester called Oasis saw Britpop explode for the rest of 1994. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 By the end of the year Blur and Oasis were the two biggest bands in the UK and sales of the NME were increasing thanks to the Britpop effect. 1995 saw the NME cover many of these new bands and saw many of these bands play the NME Stage at that year's Glastonbury Festival where the paper had been sponsoring the second stage at the festival since 1993. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The This would be their last year sponsoring the stage, subsequently the stage would be known as the 'Other Stage'.

August 1995 saw Blur and Oasis plan to release singles on the same day in a mass of media publicity. Steve Sutherland leapt on this and stuck the story on the front page of the paper. This saw Sutherland come in for criticism for playing up the duel between the bands. Blur won the 'race' for the top of the charts, and the resulting fallout from the publicity led to the paper enjoying increased sales during the 1990s as Britpop became the dominant musical genre. After this peak the paper saw a slow decline as Britpop burned itself fairly rapidly out over the next few years. This left the paper directionless again, and attempts to embrace the rise of DJ culture in the late 1990s only led to the paper being criticised for not supporting rock or indie music. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience The paper did attempt to return to its highly politicised 1980s incarnation by running a front cover story in March 1998 condemning Tony Blair, who had previously associated himself with Britpop bands such as Oasis, and this received a certain level of attention in the wider media, but was generally not seen as coherent or well-argued. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991

Sutherland did attempt to cover newer bands but one cover feature on Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 1999 saw the paper dip to a sales low, and Sutherland later stated in his weekly editorial that he regretted putting them on the cover. Godspeed You! Black Emperor (formerly punctuated Godspeed You Black Emperor!; also referred to as GY!BE is an avant-garde Canadian Post-rock For many this was seen as an affront to the principles of the paper and sales reached a low point at the turn of the millennium.

2000s

In 2000 Steve Sutherland left to become Brand Director of the NME, replaced as editor by 26 year-old Melody Maker writer Ben Knowles. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper The same year saw the closure of the Melody Maker (which merged with the NME) and many speculated the NME would be next as the weekly music magazine market was shrinking. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper The monthly magazine Select that had thrived especially during Britpop was closed down within a week of Melody Maker. Select was a United Kingdom music magazine of the 1990s which was particularly known for covering Britpop, a term coined in the magazine by Stuart But the NME survived, reasserting its position as an influence in new music and helping to break bands including The Strokes, The Libertines and The White Stripes alongside less successful bands such as The Von Bondies and The Cooper Temple Clause; this the paper heralded as "The New Rock Revoloution". The Libertines were an English Indie rock band Formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar and Carl Barât (vocals/lead The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The Von Bondies are an American Alternative rock band whose current line-up is composed of Jason Stollsteimer on vocals and lead guitar Christy Hunt on The Cooper Temple Clause were a five-piece Alternative rock band originating from Wokingham Berkshire, England. In the early 2000s the NME also attempted somewhat to broaden its coverage again, running cover stories on hip-hop acts such as Outkast and R&B groups like Destiny's Child, but these again proved unpopular with much of the paper's readership, and were soon dropped. Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles

In 2002 Conor McNicholas was appointed as editor. Conor McNicholas is the editor of IPC -run music magazine The New Musical Express, better known as the NME. With a new wave of photographers including Dean Chalkley, Andrew Kendall, James Looker & Pieter Van Hattem and a high turnover of young writers, the paper slowly began to increase in sales. It focused on new British bands such as Franz Ferdinand and the Kaiser Chiefs who emerged as "indie music" continued to grow in commercial success. Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 Kaiser Chiefs are an English Indie rock band who formed in 1997 This commercial success has led to bands such as the Arctic Monkeys being both successful in the extreme and being championed by the NME; a phenomenon not seen since Britpop. Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. From the issue of March 21, 1998 onwards, the paper has no longer been printed on newsprint, and more recently it has shifted to tabloid size: it has full, glossy, colour covers and has developed into more of a magazine format closer to the weekly teen-pop magazines it may be seen to have more in common with.

In May 2008 the magazine received a re-design, with the magazine being aimed at an older readership with a less poppy, more authoritative tone. The first issue of the re-design featured a free seven-inch Coldplay vinyl single.

Criticism

In December 2005 accusations were made that the NME end of year poll had been edited for commercial and political reasons. [3] These criticisms were rebutted by McNicholas, who claimed that webzine Londonist. com had got hold of an early draft of the poll.

After the 2008 NME Award nominations, Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian criticised the magazine's lack of diversity, saying :-

"NME bands" fall within very narrow parameters. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. In the 80s, the paper prided itself on its coverage of hip hop, R&B and the emerging dance scene which it took seriously and featured prominently - alongside the usual Peel-endorsed indie fare. Now, though, its range of approved groups has dramatically shrunk to a strand embodied by the Monkeys, Babyshambles and Muse - bands who you don't need specialist knowledge to write about and who are just "indie" enough to make readers feel they're part of a club. Like everything else in publishing, this particular direction must be in response to reader demand, but it doesn't half make for a self-limiting magazine. ^[2]

NME. COM

In 1996 under the stewardship of NME editor Steve Sutherland and then NME publisher Robert Tame, the NME started its website. Its first editor was Brendan Fitzgerald. Later Anthony Thornton redesigned the site, focusing on music news. Anthony Mark Thornton (born March 27, 1967 in Wanganui) is a former Field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth In November 1999 the site hosted the UK's first webcast of Suede, 'Live In Japan'. Suede is a type of Leather with a napped finish However it can also refer to a similar napped or brushed finish on many kinds of fabrics In 2001 the site gave away a free mp3 of The Strokes debut single ('Last Nite') a week before its release. The site was among one of the first to use video for reporting in the UK - in from 2000 interviews were broadcast from festivals including Reading Festival and [[Glastonbury Festival]. The site rallied around The Libertines after their debut single 'What A Waster' dropped from playlists due to its profanity - giving away the single as a free mp3 download. The Libertines were an English Indie rock band Formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar and Carl Barât (vocals/lead

The website was awarded Online Magazine Of The Year in 1999 and 2001; Anthony Thornton was awarded Website Editor Of The Year on three occasions - 2001 and 2002 (British Society Of Magazine Editors) and 2002 (Press and Periodicals Association).

In 2004, Ben Perreau joined NME. COM as the website's third editor. He relaunched and redeveloped the title in September 2005 and the focus was migrated towards video, audio and the wider music community. It was awarded 'Best Music Website' at the Record Of The Day awards in October 2005. In 2006 NME.COM celebrated with a party at London's KOKO featuring Leicester band Kasabian and was subsequently awarded the BT Digital Music Award for Best Music Magazine and the first 'Chairman's Award' from the Association of Online Publishers awarded by the Chairman, Simon Waldman in recognition of its pioneering role in its ten year history. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Kasabian are an English rock band from Leicester, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals Chris Edwards (bass

In 2007 NME. COM was launched in the USA with additional staff and plans to launch its Breaking Bands contest and the NME Awards across the Atlantic. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The NME Awards are an annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express

The site now provides news, reviews, gig listings and videos as well as featuring downloads, merchandising and message boards.

The Website over the last year has shifted it focus to also include tabloid gossip alongside its traditional music news, with regular news articles entitled "Daily Ligger" and "Tabloid Hell".

In 2007 NME. com had a free download from The Verve, the first songs The Verve released since they got back together. The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth

In October 2007 David Moynihan joined as the website's fourth editor. The site won the BT Digital Music Award 2008 for Best Music Magazine and is newly nominated for the PPA Award for Interactive Consumer Magazine of the Year.

NME Covers

See also: List of NME Covers

NME Awards

Main article: NME Awards

NME Awards is an awards show held every year to celebrate the greatest new music over the past year. Full list of NME covers 1969 04/01/69 Cartoone 11/01/69 Dusty Springfield, and Marmalade The NME Awards are an annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express The nominations and eventual winners are voted for by the readers of the magazine.

NME Tours

Main article: NME Tours

NME sponsors a tour of the United Kingdom by various up-and-coming bands every year, soon before the NME Awards themselves. The NME Tours consist of a variety of tours organised by British music industry publication NME. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

NME Originals

In 2002 the NME started publishing a series of themed magazines reprinting vintage articles, interviews and reviews from the NME archives. The magazine special editions were called NME Originals, with some featuring articles from other music titles owned by IPC, including Melody Maker, Rave and Uncut magazines. The NME Originals is a collection of magazine articles and reviews from the NME and Melody Maker magazines about one band or Genre. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper A rave (or rave party) is a term in use since the 1980s to describe Dance Parties (often all-night events Uncut magazine trademarked as UNCUT, is a popular monthly publication based in London. Notable issues so far have featured The Beatles, Punk Rock, Gothic Rock, Britpop, The Rolling Stones, Mod, Nirvana, and the solo years of The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Mod (originally modernist, sometimes capitalised is a Subculture that originated in London in the late 1950s and peaked in the early to mid 1960s Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The series has had several editors, the most prominent of whom have been Steve Sutherland and Chris Hunt. Chris Hunt is a magazine editor journalist and author He has worked in journalism for over twenty years most often writing about football or rock music The most recent issue of NME Originals was published in 2005.

See also

• NME TV
• NME album of the year
• Melody Maker
• Q magazine
• Select
• Sounds
• List of NME Covers

References

• Paul Gorman. In Their Own Write: Adventures in the Music Press (Sanctuary, 2001;ISBN 1-86074-341-2)

External links

• NME.com - Official website.
• List of articles from 1953-1969
• NME critics list from 1974 onwards
• Neil Spencer discusses his time as editor of the NME.

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