A Review of NME Magazine

Take a deep breath and consider how much has changed since the New Musical Express first graced us with its presence in 1958. At only £2.30, with a mixture of gig, festival, and albums reviews the NME sits in the hinterland between mainstream pop music and underground indie. With adverts for credit cards and high end mobile phones NME is seemingly aimed at the 16 – 30 market. Reviewing all the newest music, the NME seems to be aimed at males more than females, its vocabulary neither simplistic nor over complex always setting the scene for the reader. Although sales have dropped faster than Russell brands trousers at an orgy in recent years, from an impressive 300,000 per week in 1964 to 33,875 for the first half of 2010 , I feel this is more to do with a change in market than a decrease in quality, this magazine is both entertaining and informative and there are still another three days to go until the next issue hits our shelves.