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bigger picture
here
http://www.nme.com/layout/magImage.php
My word!
...a bit smartened up for that bigger picture eh?
lol
that is insane
well confused by that.
they're signed to one of the biggest independent labels in the world
what's confusing?
fact that
...theyre popular to sell any copies of the nme, as someone said below about 10 people watched them at T In The Park. not the type of music nme covers, let alone i cant remember seeing any notable coverage of band in nme before. why now? if they have got a new album / tour / single going on i had no idea about it.
Lots and lots of bands on huge independant labels dont get anywhere near features in nme let alone the cover.
Don't get me wrong. I like Fucked Up. Its a good thing theyre on NME cover. Just really surprised and confused by it thats all.
well they have been fairly heavily featured in it over the past few weeks/months
they are signed to matador and are releasing a new album/touring in the next few months
the NME frequently covers bands in that ilk
anyone remember Amen playing the NME tour in 2000/2001? lol
On the same tour as JJ72. Brilliant.
and starsailor
and alfie
:D
I was there
being the JJ72 uber fan I am
who?
still not as offensive
as beth ditto
wow.
all of 10 people watched them at t in the park. i imagine it might be slightly more next year.
this is almost making me want to buy nme
I am so very confused.
Can't wait to see them again in Oxford Nov 10th.
how does it go?
WWHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (in an overloud and increasingly camp wail)
i find this
a bit cheesy!
Slicing your forehead
Cheesy?
Mmm...Dairylea cheese slices...
How is anyone confused?
They're a band with fuck in their name. That's all edgy and exciting and must make them really awesome and rock n' roll (in the same way Vines' Fuck the World and Babyshambles' Forever Fucked were billed by the NME as anthems for a generation a la Smells Like Teen Spirit purely almost entirely becuase a band was daring to use the "F" word.) The NME has a history of lapping that shit up so why would be odd they're doing it again?
PS Please note the above isn't intended as a criticism of Fucked Up or a reflection of Fucked Up's music. It's just I suspect Fucked Up's music isn't really the reason they appeal to the NME.
read
the article. then question motives.
why weren't holy fuck or fuck buttons or selfish cunts on the cover then? they have naughty words too.
The NME certainly supported Selfish Cunt.
Holy Fuck or Fuck Buttons aren't really far enough into their careers to get an NME front cover yet.
not suprised
and pleased for them, although i feel a bit funny about it all.
theyre good though, and better than anyone else NME would put on the cover. and the singer is a really nice guy (throwing in the fact that i met him once there)
yeah
i guess it's cool they're on the cover and not Kings of Leon or some such crap but it still leaves a bit of a funny taste in my mouth. I'm sure the press will forget about 'em soon enough.
^ THIS
They are too good for nme :(
That's awesome
although I'll be interested to see what the readership figures for this issue are like
Brilliant,,,
but shit, he cuts his head a lot.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucylovestodance/2674130776/
I think its a great cover!
This is absolutely SHIT.
Why aren't Muse on the front cover?
Fair play to them for trying to reclaim some credibility
but surely this is just going to have the same effect on issues sold as godspeed you black emperor did a few years ago...
But
everyone remembers that issue. At least they've done something that's going to confuse the newsagent browsers and Oasis fans.
Oh yay
Let's not buy it
i suspect
that fucked up isnt going to be what people see on the newsstand anyway, as there's some free thing with the magazine so chances are there'll be a plastic cover.. they'd NEVER go for such an un-commercial cover otherwise
is it ok to shave your chest hair
if your don't have a chest tattoo?
the mag is in a bag
by the sounds of it.
another wonderful picture here:
http://www.nme.com/images/08923_142312_fuckedupdnL230908.jpg
I LOVE these shots!
Do we know who the photographer is yet?
i was going to say
credit to the NME for going back to the simple, image based, front cover style that looked so brilliant in the eighties, instead of the lurid heat/nuts/zoo copycat extraveganzas they have become accustom to.....but i'm sure that shit will be on the bag if it has got one.
so piss off NME.