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The 100 Greatest Albums You’ve Never Heard. Yes, it’s a special issue focusing on lost, unknown, or just hugely underrated albums, chosen and reviewed by top musicians, including Dave Grohl, Bobby Gillespie, Bjork, and er, Kurt Cobain (yeah we know he’s dead).

In the issue, MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden picks his favourite psychedelic records, and expresses his love for flutes in no uncertain terms...

Nicky Wire and James Dead Bradfield from Manic Street Preachers pick a bunch each, and in the course of it, actually say these words: “Simple Minds were one of the most inventive British bands ever.”

Also picking their favourite obscurities are Jarvis Cocker, Glasvegas, Paul Weller , Plan B, The xx, everyone basically.
Buy it, and be incredibly smug if you heard more than 10 of these albums...

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Merry fookin' Christmas - Liam Gallagher graces the cover of the bumper Christmas issue of NME. In a world exclusive interview he reveals all about Beady Eye's forthcoming debut album, discusses his Christmas plans (hint: they involve "getting wankered"), and explains why he's backing the student protesters ("I still think they should get a fucking job, though").

It's as entertaining read as you'd expect - but it's hardly the only reason to buy the 82-page festive double issue, which also features a New Year's Eve party guide and the traditional monster quiz and crossword. Oh, and a free massive 2011 calendar starring Muse and The Libertines.

Can't be arsed to shlep to the shops? You can order a digital edition here.

The issue also comes with a free massive 2011 calendar featuring images of The Libertines and Muse, plus festive interviews with the Manics, Vampire Weekend, The Drums, Foals, and... Aled Jones.

There's exclusive news on Glasvegas' big comeback, we turn on Putney's Christmas lights with The xx, chat to Biffy Clyro about their amazing year, and get the likes of Hurts and Suede to review the year's biggest tracks.

The Xmas issue of NME is on sale Wednesday 15 December.

In this week’s NME, on sale Wednesday 8 December...

30 years on since John Lennon was tragically murdered, we look back at the original rock n roll star. There’s exclusive interviews with Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, a dissection of a genius, and a look at the wild side of a man who raged against everything, and changed the world in the process…



We’ve also got features on Frank Turner (who tells us about going to school with Prince William), British Sea Power (who tell us a pervy story about Prince Charles), and the coolest ten-year old in the world, the hair whipping Willow Smith (who should be Queen)..



Heard of Brother yet? Well, you soon will, Especially if you check out our feature on the Slough lads aiming to be the biggest band in the world..



Elsehwere, we’ve got interviews with The Drums, Best Coast, Mystery Jets, Joy Formidable, Metronomy and Brett Anderson, plus we review the new film about Lemmy from Motorhead, and declare the opening of voting for the NME Awards 2011.



It’s a jam-packed NME as ever, so buy one and eat it up with your eyes for a week’s worth of sustenance for your withered soul.

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It’s our album and tracks of 2010 issue! Yes, it’s that time of year when we look back and assess who’s done the business in music. Then argue it out over and over again, endlessly. We’ve made our final lists, see if you agree with our rundown...but let us say now: it’s a flawless list.

As part of this special issue we’ve interviewed everyone from Mark E Smith to Pulled Apart By Horses to Sleigh Bells to These New Puritans to Arcade Fire to....well, we could go on. Elsewhere in the issue we speak to Mike Skinner about The Streets’ final album...

...we’re down the front as White Lies play their new album for the first time and Terry Hall from The Specials tells us why 30 years on Ghost Town is still resonating with people as a soundtrack to economic and social malaise...

...and much more including Frankie and the Heartstrings, Klaxons, Hurts, and our album reviews and gig guide section.

It’s a great issue – and to make things sweeter, why not imagine the proceeds from sales of the issue go to a charity (say, The Human Fund?), and buy two copies...

In this week’s NME, on sale Wednesday 24 November...

Paul Weller stands proud on our cover this week, as well he might. It’s been a hell of a year for the big man, as he’s hit a new level of success with his increasingly boundary-pushing rock n roll. We spent a few days in New York with him and found a man still inciting the youth to revolt

Elsewhere in the issue we have features on psychedelic maniacs – and best live band around - Bo Ningen, as well as Caribou, the super-brainy Professor of Being Amazing Even When Wearing Tie-Dye.

We also visit P J Harvey in her studio for an exclusive comeback interview. Her new album’s about war and peace, which is like, totally a rip-off of Tolstoy.

Plus we check out LCD Soundsystem’s joint tour with Hot Chip, speak to Bobby Gillespie about playing Screamadelica live, and get blown away by Daft Punk’s 'Tron Legacy' soundtrack. Your essential Gig Guide and reviews section are there too.

We impartially recommend that you go buy the shit out of it.

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Pulp are back! Yes, everyone and his mother is reforming at the moment, but this reunion deserves special attention. Jarvis Cocker and co were the ultimate indie success story, a true bunch of weirdos who spent a decade in oblivion before suddenly hitting huge success with their oh so droll, oh so pervy, oh so amazing songs….

Brilliant up-and-comer MNDR tells us about how she almost died, and worse, about working with Mark Ronson.

We also interview those unsung geniuses The National and discover they’re not unsung geniuses really, in fact, the most powerful man in the world, Barack Obama, is a fan. And we thought we were doing them a favour…

You may have heard Liam Gallagher (in fact Oasis bar Noel) has a new band, Beady Eye, and you may have heard their debut single. And Christ what uproar it’s caused, a real love it or hate it event release. We give our opinion and ask the likes of Alan McGee for their thoughts on ‘Bring The Light’.

We also have a huge reviews section, with My Chemical Romance and Kanye West as the leads. In Lives, Wavves, Marina and Lykke Li are assessed, whilst Mystery Jets star in a raucous ‘On The Road’. Plus, there’s an brilliant piece on the recent student protests, with exclusive pictures from inside Tory HQ as it got torn down from within.

Cracking stuff, buy the arse off it.

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