NME Magazine

In NME this week...

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- Damon Albarn and Paul Simonon present: The Good, The Bad And The Queen - A supergroup of indie legends ready to reveal a darker side to their music


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In NME Ireland this week...


- The Blizzards keyboard player narrowly misses serious injury after a protester rams a car into a TV station's front doors


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- An Irish indie-rock love-in. Bell X1, Simple Kid and Delorentos live at The Point in Dublin


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- NME has an exclusive listen to Kaiser Chiefs' new album. Plus, The View talk about their debut record


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- The Kooks end an amazing year with a euphoric homecoming show


- "I'm a wisdom sniper." Riiiight. Peter Robinson Vs Maxi Jazz of Faithless



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- Radar: Noisettes round off an amazing year for new music by being this week's buzz band


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- More T Vicar? The wonderful world of Wimbledon wordsmith Jamie T


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- My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way talks about cancer, controversy and leading the black parade into 2007


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- It's the battle of the DVDs, and Kurt and Dave. Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! against Foo Fighters: Live In Hyde Park/Skin And Bones


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- Live: Kasabian's triumphant homecoming gig in Leicester and Babyshambles' triumphant, er, homestaying gig in London


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- The Worst Band Name Of The Week Award goes to: School Boy Error (playing at Southampton Joiners on December 30). For information on 220 gigs happening this week, go to page 44 of the magazine



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Don't miss next week!


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Happy New Year!

In NME this Christmas...


A Supermassive double issue!

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- You're invited to NME's Alternative Christmas Party... Starring: The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Pete and Kate, Kaiser Chiefs, Green Day, The Gossip and loads more


- Plus! Free giant 2007 calendars of My Chemical Romance and The Libertines!


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And in NME Ireland...


- Radiohead tipped to headline Oxegen festival!


- The coolest gang in town Republic Of Loose light up Christmas in Dublin.


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- Don't miss the ultimate gig guide for the festive period




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- Super-producer Nigel Godrich launches his TV show


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- Noel Gallagher sets a date for Oasis to split... but also says they're ready to start a new album


- Yet more acts sign up for the ShockWaves NME Awards Shows, including Amy Winehouse, The Gossip and Larrikin Love


- "Klaxons? I thought that was a venereal disease." Peter Robinson Vs Ricky Tomlinson


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- Radar: the Christmas buzz band are Dustin's Bar Mitzvah. Plus the Radar review of the year


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- The Killers... on releasing a Christmas single, making up with their emo enemies and an amazing 2006


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- An Xmas message from Kasabian and a card from Yeah Yeah Yeahs



- Season's Bleatings - Who wants a pimped-out hearse or a "Christmas banger"? Find out what the rock stars want for Christmas


- Courtney Love on crappy Christmases past, and knowing Lily Allen when she was 11! When Lily was 11, not Courtney


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- Xmas with Pete and Kate


- "David Cameron: you are a donut!" In Gob We Trust. The funniest things rock stars said this year


- Kaiser Chiefs festive survival guide


- Girls Aloud. The acceptable face of pop?


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- The supermassive NME Christmas Quiz!


- Merry Christmas from The Gossip and The Kooks. Or The Cocks, as they're known in The Netherlands


- 2006: the year in lists


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- Kaiser Chiefs, Sufjan Stevens, The Insomniacs Ball, live


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The Worst Band Name Of Christmas goes to: Bumsnogger, supported by Mel Gimpsuit (playing at Nottingham Rock City on Saturday, December 23. For more information on 690 gigs happening over the festive period, go to page 94 of the magazine


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Happy Christmas, and remember: NME is for life, not just for giant calendars

In NME Ireland this week...


- Snow Patrol could be performing at the Meteor Music Awards, alongside Director and The Pussycat Dolls.


- Live! The Immediate, Fairuza and Echogram play 11 gigs in 10 days. Plus, The Flaming Lips in Dublin and the madness that is giveamanakick




In the NME England, Scotland, Wales, USA, etc this week...

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- Free CD! It's the last in our series of Independent Thinking compilations. This week: Modular Records. Including: Wolfmother, New Young Pony Club, Cut Copy, The Presets and loads more


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- "You just don't get records this good very often." Find out NME's Top 50 Albums Of The Year! My Chemical Romance? Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Gnarls Barkley? Stop guessing and find out in the mag!


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- Noel Gallagher: "Kasabian are the best band in England." He praises the Leicester ladrockers after they support him for a low-key solo gig


- The first bands are announced for the ShockWaves NME Awards Shows set to slay London. Including: Maximo Park, King Of Leon and Regina Spektor


- Green Day are currently working on three albums' worth of new material, as they follow up the world-beating American Idiot album

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- "I'm cooler than Mince Fratelli. Please print a correction." Peter Robinson Vs Mattie Safer from The Rapture


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- Radar: Widescreen neon-poppers Tiny Dancers are this week's buzz band. Plus! They'll kill you if you ask if their name's anything to do with the Elton John song.



- Radar Live: Annuals, Friendly Fires and Foals - the hottest new bands in indie nail White Heat at Madame Jo Jos


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- Albums Of The Year! Artists' Albums Of The Year! Tracks Of The Year! It's all here! Find out if your favourite music is being celebrated as the cream of 2006.


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[reviews]

- Once merely flatmates of Klaxons, Pull Tiger Tail are now proud Track Of The Week winners, with Mr 100 Percent. Plus NME says Gwen Stefani's new single Wind It Up is the "worst. single. ever." Ha ha ha ha, aha... aaaah


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- The Killers play London with loads of extra stage trinkets to show how big they are now. Plus, the Transgressive Weekender and Nastyfest on the same weekend in the same city! Where? Leeds of course!



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The Worst Band Name Of The Week Award goes to: These Arms Are Snakes (playing at the Engine Rooms, Brighton, on Wednesday, December 6). For more information on 529 gigs happening this week, turn to page 56 of the magazine


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Don't miss next week!

A bumper Christmas double issue with free My Chemical Romance and Libertines calendars! Yeeeeeessss!