NME

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The Jam's loud crashing roars of socio-political fury rang an alarm bell with me that didn’t stop ringing until I’d got somewhere I told myself I needed to be. And that wasn’t doing Double Physics in an ancient science lab...

"Did you see the styyyyylish..."

Not a Beatle or a Bunnyman in sight.

The story of the Loveless, the album that redefined alternative music and nearly destroyed the band that made it…

Kate Nash released a new song and a drastic new musical direction last week; it got a very mixed reception other than from the NME, who loved it. But was their appreciation genuine or just a cynical attempt to get publicity?

Despite an interview where Jack sighed at every question, Meg stayed silent and them subsequently calling me out mid-concert for "misquoting" them, The White Stripes still inspired me...

This song wasn't even one I'd heard, but it's review prompted me to write a rant to the NME, which eventually landed me a job...

When I bought the 45rpm of Brown Sugar and put it on my turntable, Keith Richard and Mick Jagger introduced me to rock and roll, and I never looked back...