Comments on: How the NME damaged Britain’s music scene http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/music/music-opinion/how-the-nme-damaged-britains-music-scene/ The blogs of Tim Hall Fri, 14 Apr 2017 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 By: Mike Foley http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/music/music-opinion/how-the-nme-damaged-britains-music-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-27544 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:40:21 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=6168#comment-27544 I used to read NME back in the 80s, and the word ‘rockist’ was a frequently used term of derision. Silly really, as they championed the likes of Hüsker Dü, who were as heavy as any metal band!

]]> By: Michael Orton http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/music/music-opinion/how-the-nme-damaged-britains-music-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-23165 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:04:34 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=6168#comment-23165 I have recently discovered what really happens to old Radio 1 DJs: they migrate to Smooth FM!
Simon Bates is there when I drive to work and Kid Jensen when I drive home again.
Actually I thought Simon Bates did a jolly good job at Classic FM, but maybe he wanted the old friends or something.

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