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NME |
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20/11/00 (76 review reads) |
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Advantages: News, Info, Occasionaly good features
Disadvantages: Too many bland & boring artists
I think both the NME & nme.com have to be careful not to go down the same dodgy route as Melody Maker, which as everyone knows has taken a total nosedive over the last year or so (Every person I have spoken to about Melody Maker says the same thing - it's become like a very bad version of Smash Hits!)
The NME should not be frightened of exploring the more alternative areas of music. I believe that Mel C, Robbie Williams, All Saints, etc should NOT be featured in the NME, even if only to take the piss out of them - any exposure is giving them credibilty.
Rather than constantly championing well-established acts like Blur, Oasis, Manics, Travis, etc... they should move on and focus on more obscure artists who are just as deserving on attention - people who are actually trying to do something DIFFERENT & WORTHWHILE rather than endlessly re-treading the same old tunes & themes.
As we all know, over the last 10 years the line between "indie" & "mainstream" has become very blurred - to the point where now it is almost meaningless (Britney Spears tops the Indie Chart. Hmmm...)
It is therefore more important than ever that we approach all forms of music with an open mind, make our own decisions about what we like, and do not allow ourselves to be simply sold to.
It worries me that I'm probably missing out on some really great music because nobody is writing about it for fearing of possibly appearing different or being wrong.
What the NME needs right now is someone like Paul Morley (who wrote for them between 1978 & 1983) who spoke his mind and wasn't afraid of the consequences. Many of today's writers are just so bland & boring.
I really hope the NME can get it's act together pretty soon. I don't think I've ever been so close to not bothering buying it anymore (in over 10 years)...
Oh well, as I have always said - Biscuits are the new Rock n Roll!
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- 21/11/01 Well thought out but I don't agree with what you were saying. At first I didn't realise this op was written over a year ago - but Melody Maker was and always will be in my opinion a far superior paper. Far from just being a inferior Smash Hits as you suggested it really did capture the spirit of the readers - i.e those not afraid to venture out of indie music.
You only have to look at the NME each week to realise how desperate it is for readers. It can't be long before it dissappears from our shelves completely.
I don't mean to boast but check out my music ops and you soon see their superior to the NME's. |
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- 19/03/01 Oooh do you sense my anger? |
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- 19/03/01 I totally disagree, of course we should take the piss out of All saints, preferably humiliating the stupid tarts in the process, and if we have to use nme to do this, its a sacrifice i am willing to make. Especially that sl*g Nicole. |
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