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 Stuk  Top half 06 Jul 15 1.17pm |
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Not dead, but worthless.
Optimistic as ever |
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| johnfirewall 06 Jul 15 1.51pm |
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Seemed like it could even be a boost to the music industry but potentially not if it's watered down with non-music articles.
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| ghosteagle 06 Jul 15 1.53pm |
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Quote Stuk at 06 Jul 2015 1.17pm
Not dead, but worthless.
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| sydtheeagle England 06 Jul 15 1.57pm |
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For those of a certain vintage, it took on almost biblical proportions. Morley, Penman, CSM, Parsons, Burchill, etc. etc. were formative influences for me (as a writer). Even now I buy it from time-to-time as, even though its unrecognizable, it's never entirely lost its resonance as a sort of icon. Good move, if inevitable.
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Jimenez  SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 06 Jul 15 3.04pm |
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Yes I used to look forward to Thursdays when this came out & to a lesser degree The Melody Maker. I also used to buy The Face (is that still going?)& probably have the first few copies somewhere in a suitcase in the loft....
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| sydtheeagle England 06 Jul 15 7.08pm |
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Pretty sure The Face folded about five years ago. That was an NME spin off; the original editor and editorial team were mostly ex-NME journos.
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| legaleagle 06 Jul 15 7.29pm |
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Quote sydtheeagle at 06 Jul 2015 1.57pm
For those of a certain vintage, it took on almost biblical proportions. Morley, Penman, CSM, Parsons, Burchill, etc. etc. were formative influences for me (as a writer). Even now I buy it from time-to-time as, even though its unrecognizable, it's never entirely lost its resonance as a sort of icon. Good move, if inevitable. Indeed,and for me the slightly earlier era of NK, CSM, Ian MacDonald etc Could be a good move going free a la Village Voice and LA Weekly in the USA,though those also have a lot of general and listings stuff as well as music-related and are aimed at a wider age range.
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Y Ddraig Goch  In The Crowd 06 Jul 15 7.35pm |
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Late 70s I used to love NME and occasionally get Sounds. I love technology but the anticipation of a particular interview is something I miss. Everything is so bloody instant. I'd forgotten about Melody Maker, God I feel old sometimes.
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sitdownstandup  06 Jul 15 9.51pm |
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Quote Stuk at 06 Jul 2015 1.17pm
Not dead, but worthless.
Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshipping. Hubert Reeves |
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| sydtheeagle England 07 Jul 15 5.51am |
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Quote legaleagle at 06 Jul 2015 7.29pm
Indeed,and for me the slightly earlier era of NK, CSM, Ian MacDonald etc Could be a good move going free a la Village Voice and LA Weekly in the USA,though those also have a lot of general and listings stuff as well as music-related and are aimed at a wider age range. I picked up a copy of Nick Kent's The Dark Stuff (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Stuff-Selected-Writings-1972-1993/dp/057123271X/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1436244646&sr=8-1&keywords=nick+kent) for about 5p at a local market last year. Well worth reading.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Jul 15 10.57am |
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Always preferred Melody Maker truth be told, and then Uncut magazine. Now I just shout at kids 'turn that bloody racket down, call that music'
"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" |
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| Hoof Hearted 07 Jul 15 11.07am | |
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Never saw the point of these pretentious music rags telling me and others who was cool and who to listen to. I just used my ears and got about London to hear bands and make my own mind up.
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