Posted November 4, 200816 yr NME "Cool List" ıı 2008 50 Jon McClure, Reverend & The Makers 49 Carl Barat 48 Lethal Bizzle 47 Eva Spence, Rolo Tomassi 46 Matt Bellamy, Muse 45 Brian Fallon, The Gaslight Anthem 44 Gruff Rhys, Neon Neon 43 Karen O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs 42 Tom Vain – S.C.U.M. 41 Shunda K, Yo Majesty 40 Robert Plant 39 Robbie Furze, The Big Pink 38 Jason Pierce, Spiritualized 37 Brandon Flowers, The Killers 36 Frank Carter, Gallows 35 Little Boots 34 DJ Mujava 33 Josh Homme, Queens Of The Stone Age 32 Lovefoxxx, CSS 31 Rivers Cuomo, Weezer 30 Will Roan, Amazing Baby 29. Scarlett Johansson 28 Miles Kane, The Rascals/The Last Shadow Puppets 27 Yannis Philippakis, Foals 26 Nick McCabe, The Verve 25 Peter Gabriel 24 Zack de la Rocha, Rage Against The Machine 23 Jamie Reynolds, Klaxons 22 Jay Reatard 21 Damon Albarn 20 Dev Hynes, Lightspeed Champion 19 Florence Welch, Florence & The Machine 18 Ed MacFarlane, Friendly Fires 17 Santogold 16 Ezra Koenig, Vampire Weekend 15 Johnny Marr 14 Dave Sitek, TV On The Radio 13 Lil Wayne 12 Guy Garvey, Elbow 11 Pink Eyes, f***ed Up 10 Caroline McKay, Glasvegas 09 Liam Gallagher, Oasis 08 M.I.A. 07 Caleb Followill, Kings Of Leon 06 Ladyhawke 05 Sam Dust, Late Of The Pier 04 Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys/The Last Shadow Puppets 03 Andrew VanWyngarden, MGMT 02 Jay-Z 01 Alice Glass, Crystal Castles
November 4, 200816 yr Dev Hynes and Yannis Philippakis should be higher -_- And what the f*** is Jon McClure doing in there? :puke2:
November 4, 200816 yr FU CHRIS I DO I DO :( you should get yourself out of the mess you are in :( an actual music fan with their opinon like you surely doesnt read the NME do you? and too everyone else commented: seriously do you really need to be told who is cool and who is'nt? forum your own opinon.
November 4, 200816 yr This list will decide who I like and don't like. see this is Case Study #1 as you can see the NME has currupted Case Study #1's fragile mind, he thinks the NME is his bible, and obey's to it's every rule. unless of course he is 'joking' :mellow:
November 4, 200816 yr ^^ I have finally broken free from the evil grip of NME. But I've now been taken over by a bigger giant - Q :o Tbh, I like Q much more though - it doesn't just stick to one/two genres, it has everything in it and it's not corrupting my mind at all. If I had to order the people from here, my top 10 would be: 01. Dev Hynes 02. M.I.A. 02. Lovefoxxx 04. Yannis Philippakis 05. Alex Turner 06. Santogold 07. Caleb Followill 08. Alice Glass 09. Matt Bellamy 10. Jay-Z Kele would obviously be right near the top though, if I had it my way. :smoke:
November 4, 200816 yr ^^ I have finally broken free from the evil grip of NME. But I've now been taken over by a bigger giant - Q :o Tbh, I like Q much more though - it doesn't just stick to one/two genres, it has everything in it and it's not corrupting my mind at all. If I had to order the people from here, my top 10 would be: 01. Dev Hynes 02. M.I.A. 02. Lovefoxxx 04. Yannis Philippakis 05. Alex Turner 06. Santogold 07. Caleb Followill 08. Alice Glass 09. Matt Bellamy 10. Jay-Z Kele would obviously be right near the top though, if I had it my way. :smoke: I think Q is the way forward nowadays actually, when they recently revamped i brought the issue as it had an Angus Young interview and i was really impressed sadly, this month's is rather pathetic, due to the Razor$h!te coverage. if i ahd to order those it would be: 1. Zack De La Rocha 2. Josh Homme 3. Rivers Coumo 4. Carl Barat 5. Jay-Z
November 4, 200816 yr see this is Case Study #1 as you can see the NME has currupted Case Study #1's fragile mind, he thinks the NME is his bible, and obey's to it's every rule. unless of course he is 'joking' :mellow: I am joking :( sorry. And I agree with you, Zack De La Rocha should be no.1. Edited November 4, 200816 yr by Ashford.
November 4, 200816 yr I am joking :( sorry. And I agree with you, Zack De La Rocha should be no.1. i knew you were joking lol, just needed an example. Really, Tom Morello should be number 1, and in terms of the last year Zack De La Rocha has said some way more inspirational things than anyone on that list, i should know i have heard him.
November 4, 200816 yr Author Why is JAke not on this!? I DEMAND A RECOUNT. Why should I be on this my cherub? I am quite the socially-challenged polydactylite. Though for srs, NME isn't so bad anymore. They seem to have moved on from post-punk and focus on random alt-type acts. An interesting article on African music t'other week for example. If we label and whitewash NME surely we iz as bad as them? :( THAT SAID, the whole idea of a "cool list" is obnoxiously standard for NME. It defines everything negative anyone has ever said about NME ever. ¿Yeahhh?
November 4, 200816 yr Author i knew you were joking lol, just needed an example. Really, Tom Morello should be number 1, and in terms of the last year Zack De La Rocha has said some way more inspirational things than anyone on that list, i should know i have heard him. Saying "inspirational things" ≠ cool (Only in clichéd 80s American films) Being cool is an art-form, a way of life. My child, you will learn the ways of this world by reading the Holy Music Bible of NME.
November 4, 200816 yr Author ^^ I have finally broken free from the evil grip of NME. But I've now been taken over by a bigger giant - Q :o Tbh, I like Q much more though - it doesn't just stick to one/two genres, it has everything in it and it's not corrupting my mind at all. If I had to order the people from here, my top 10 would be: 01. Dev Hynes 02. M.I.A. 02. Lovefoxxx 04. Yannis Philippakis 05. Alex Turner 06. Santogold 07. Caleb Followill 08. Alice Glass 09. Matt Bellamy 10. Jay-Z Kele would obviously be right near the top though, if I had it my way. :smoke: NME DO cover more than two genres though. It had features on The Cure, Buraka Som Sistema, Thomas Tantrum, Crystal Castles, Oasis to name a few this week. Eclecticism there no? Q for me, is too fuddy-duddy and aged. Some bizarre reviews over the last year and somewhat musically-closed-minded I'd argue. Different strokes though and all that.
November 4, 200816 yr Why should I be on this my cherub? I am quite the socially-challenged polydactylite. Though for srs, NME isn't so bad anymore. They seem to have moved on from post-punk and focus on random alt-type acts. An interesting article on African music t'other week for example. If we label and whitewash NME surely we iz as bad as them? :( THAT SAID, the whole idea of a "cool list" is obnoxiously standard for NME. It defines everything negative anyone has ever said about NME ever. ¿Yeahhh? They still make a 'cool' list, they are still bad etc etc, it is also not all about what they cover, they have just plain bad journalism, for example: Without dwelling on the complex socio-economic factors that can render a person homeless, really, Seasick Steve should have a bath, get a job and shut the f*** up. Of course, you can’t not dwell on such details; Steve’s shtick is singing about his time on the streets. Yet, 66 years old and four albums in, the former hobo ignores the abuse, the horror and the desolation that comes with not having a roof above you. Instead, Steve sings about life on the open road with no-one but his trusty hound for company. In doing so – just like this review’s tasteless opening sentence – he makes a bad joke out of the misery faced daily by over 100million people worldwide. Despite this, you can’t open a music periodical without being engulfed with lashings of praise about Seasick Steve. And why does no-one offer anything other than unswerving praise (ie: lies) about him? Because we live in an age where so many people pretend to like music, obsessed with not falling behind the hum of the blogosphere. Fact is, music finds itself in a time of flux– bands break in different ways and rarely unify people in the same way they used to – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. But is this the best we can do? Desperate-to-be-authentic, carbohydrate-stodgy white blues, played by an elderly man pretending to be a tramp? Really, you deserve better. Apart from allowing Steve somewhere to sleep tonight, this is an irredeemable honk of $h!t. James McMahon 2 out of 10 that is an album review, where exactly does he actually review the album? who ever hired this writer is obviously an idiot, for a major magazine like NME this is astonishling bad journalism and shows they are not up to scratch. Saying "inspirational things" ≠ cool (Only in clichéd 80s American films) Being cool is an art-form, a way of life. My child, you will learn the ways of this world by reading the Holy Music Bible of NME. Zack De la Rocha is still way cooler than anyone on that list anyway. NME DO cover more than two genres though. It had features on The Cure, Buraka Som Sistema, Thomas Tantrum, Crystal Castles, Oasis to name a few this week. Eclecticism there no? Q for me, is too fuddy-duddy and aged. Some bizarre reviews over the last year and somewhat musically-closed-minded I'd argue. Different strokes though and all that. Out of those bands only one is good, sort of tells me not to buy it (although this month Q dont do much better). Q have only let me down once (not counting the Razor$h!te covers) i cant believe how bad a review they gave Reel Big Fish in 2007, made me cry :)
November 4, 200816 yr Q used to be great, especially around 2000/2001 when I first started buying it. It's been through a very bad patch, I don't think it's constant reinvention over recent months will ever save it from the inveitable internet crushing of it's circulation or being labelled as simply 'Dad mag'. As for NME- it is far too easy to berate them and their readers (but it's fun). It is quite infuriating that the NME were right about Arctic Monkeys though.
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