NME Magazine

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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