NME Magazine

In the magazine this week...


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New Noise 2007! The 10 brand new bands that'll soundtrack your year, including The View, The Twang, Tokyo Police Club and Cold War Kids



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Plus! Free massive posters of Oasis and The Kooks!



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In NME Ireland this week...

- Gary Lightbody forms a side-project with U2 producer, but it's not electro!


- The Kooks finally land in Dublin, and charm the knickers off The Ambassador


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- NME joins James Brown's fans at the funeral as they say their last goodbye to the man who changed music forever



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- Kaiser Chiefs say they won't suffer the same fate as The Darkness as they prepare to release their second album





- Donny Tourette tells NME why he escaped the Big Brother house. We're guessing Jade Goody had something to do with it




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- NME reviews Damon Albarn's new album The Good, The Bad And The Queen from the project with no name (because they're too old, or something). Plus, new US feelgood rock sensations The Hold Steady



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- The Flaming Lips and Gnarls Barkley play a New Year's show to remember, with balloons and dressing up and everything. Plus, Good Shoes show there's more to them than Morden.



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The Worst Band Name Of The Week Award goes to: Tommy Schitt And The Punishment Fuckers playing at Junktion 7, Nottingham on Wednesday, January 10. For more Information on 326 gigs happening this week, turn to page 52 of the magazine.



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Don't miss NME next week:

It's the James Brown special tribute issue

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In your New Year NME this week...



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- In The Studio exclusives from all the best bands who are working on new albums, including: Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles, Oasis, Arcade Fire, Hard-Fi, Elbow and loads more!


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In your New Year NME Ireland this week...


- 2007 is set to be a mega year for Irish music, as The Thrills, Sinead O'Connor, Delorentos, The Things, Jape and many more are set to release albums


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- 'Tis the season to be rocking out: Mainline, Rats Of The Shining Path, Lotus Lullaby, Queen Kong, David Kitt and many more live in Ireland over Christmas



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- "I want Paul McCartney on my album." Workaholic Manchester-rock figurehead Ian Brown talks to NME, as part of said In The Studio special


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- Plus! Incredible emo collaboration! Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco work together on new FOB record



- Radar: Scottish art-rock lotharios 1990s are this week's buzz band. They invented Franz, apparently


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- Radar Live: brand new music action from Kate Nash, Shakes and Frederick Les Incompetents' new band Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man


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- Super Furries frontman Gruff Rhys' solo album and Sonic Youth's B-sides and rarities record are reviewed


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- This week's classic album is Lou Reed's Berlin


- Track Of The Week: The View's Same Jeans


- Plus, storming live sets from electro-gazers Maps and revered melody makers The Shins


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- The Worst Band Name Of The Week Award goes to: Shall We Set Ben On Fire? (playing at Brighton Pressure Point on Thursday, January 4). For more information on 249 gigs happening across the country this week, go to page 44 of the magazine


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Don't miss next week...


- New Noise 2007! Your guide to the music that'll soundtrack the next 12 months. Plus! Giant Oasis and Kooks posters


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