Talk:NME

message: - Have changed the bit at bottom about the paper having a stall at Glastonbury, they don't, but they do have them at most festivals.
:They used to. Wasn't the alt stage called the NME stage in the early 90s? I remember them giving out free NMEs from their stall. --kingboyk 04:51, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  you mean the other stage  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.50.162 (talk) 19:56, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Stall at Glasto

message: "...even attracting a rather obsessive fanbase online because they are really really hot."
:Yeah. Not just really hot. Really really hot. Can we fix this? Stan weller 07:43, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it was vandalism. I removed it. Thanks for pointing it out, it is often tough to spot subtle vandalism like that.--Commander Keane 07:48, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Really really hot

message: The line However McNicholas has been criticised for dropping journalist standards and concentrating on more commercial and tabloid press aspects. In December 2005 accusations were made that the NME end of year poll had been edited for commercial and political reasons. These criticisms have not affected the sales of the paper or stopped McNicholas from winning industry awards. was edited as being NPOV by an anon user. Seeing as the accusation links to a news story in The Guardian and was reported elsewhere, it strikes me that this is entirely legitimate to include in the article.
Anyone else agree, if there's an obvious consensus then it should stay as it highlights the current criticisms of the paper.
This should stay if it is properly referenced to the Guardian article.--TheCooperman 23:23, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV

message: The NME awards were called 'the Brat Awards' for a short time and were reinstated as a backlash against the universally derided industry yawn-fest Brit Awards. I think this should be noted.
:I am curious at the statement in the article that the NMW poll winners concerts ceased in 1966. I helped run the PA for Charlie Watkins (WEM) at the 1970 NME Poll Winners Concert that was headlined by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, which would seem to indicate that the 1966 date is incorrect. Any cites around to clear this up? 21stCenturyGreenstuff (talk) 15:02, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Never mind, I have searched the web and found programmes for sale relating to the 1958/59 and 1969/70 concerts. I am pretty certain the concerts continued at least as late as 1972 but cannot find proof yet. 21st CENTURY  GREENSTUFF 13:40, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  NME Awards 

message: Have deleted the following statement, and slightly rewritten the paragraph  in which it was included, as it suggests that the moniker was an invention of the punk movement:
The NME was seen as The Enemy and very much part of the music establishment that Punk was rebelling against.
The term was in fact already in use in the mid-60s by jazz musicians who were critical of the coverage NME was giving to pop/rock groups at the expense of jazz. 83.180.171.59 23:07, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Enemy 

message: This started as late as 2004 - not 2006 as stated. I can;t remember who was on the lineups though - Prehaps someone can correct it. I half rememeber Razorlight doing 2004 and Kaiser Chiefs in 2005 if that will help jog any memories... --Donald V 18:11, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rock 'n' Roll Riot Tour 

message: I know Wikipedia is meant to be neutral. But there is plenty of criticism that can be thrown at that awful magazine - for example, a few years back they faked there awards so bands that NME liked won rather than bands it didn't. It also has been accused of having an obscene interest in not only pop-indie bands but pop bands and selling out, so it can no longer be accused of being the word on indie music.
Many 'indie-kids' like myself have grown tired of the bullshit that feel their pages. The magazine is so vacuous that it can take less than 10 minutes to read through. So where's the criticism? It's still worth while even it's tiny. Recently wikipedia has become white-washed because of it's neutrality and ends up promoting usually brands like NME. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.6.163.65 (talk) 08:57, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism, anyone? 

message: What's the deal with this section..?
1337wesm (talk) 04:41, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There's some sort of spat going on between Morrissey, the NME and one of the NME's journalists about what Morrisey did or did not say in an interview. Whatever the rights and wrongs of that, the amount of space devoted to it here is wildly over the top. BTLizard (talk) 12:41, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Morrissey's Outburst 

message: I removed the section on the forum as it was clearly nonsensical. 
Miniexcel (talk) 21:45, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: True though. --Disregarddill (talk) 11:59, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The NME Forum 

message: The article implies the paper was called NME from 1952.  I think it was called only New Musical Express, with the initialism "NME" not appearing on the cover until the 1970s.   Randall Bart    Talk   03:46, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you have references for this? --Flashflash; 17:47, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  When did New Musical Express become NME? 

message: It says that Conor McNicholas is the editor, yet on his page, it says he is now the editor of BBC Top Gear Magazine. Any suggestions on how to solve this? --Flashflash; 19:34, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editor 

message: I admit this is from my own POV ... I am a forgotten NME columnist from the early '70s, reporting to Tony Tyler. However, it is my humble opinion that NME was the first music paper to develop and support music properly from beyond London, making some brave decisions on provincial reviews, regional news and local hero interviews which the rest of the music press simply were closed to. So can I suggest that someone does the research necessary to comemmorate this - I can't 'cos I wuz there?!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterphillips (talk • Pete (talk) 23:13, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regional Role 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: There is online publishing, and magazine issues that issued online. This article should be changed to reflect that as it makes it appear that the magazine is defunct. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 14:28, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: There are no "online editions" - just a website. I agree the use of past tense is wrong, but I think the opening sentence should run "...is a ... website and former magazine..." 62.190.148.115 (talk) 09:10, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  - in fact it already said it that way in the side bar. 95.150.101.86 (talk) 09:59, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Why is this article written in past tense?

message: Is it worth mentioning that NME Australia? It appears to be the only print edition of NME now, and is likewise owned by Bandlab Singapore Pte Ltd. It launched in 2019 and is published monthly according to their website. According to this article from 2019 "Content will be command-controlled from editorial teams in London and Singapore, with input from a number of Australian contributors."Source--103.44.33.109 (talk) 01:13, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  NME Australia