Well in all my years as an NME reader, I've never seen a huge critically and commercially successful artist (at their peak) take a direct swipe at the NME, especially not a personal attack on the editor!
Moz and NME have had a rocky relatinship, to say the least, since the late 80's but things have been a bit frosty between them in recent months. In the issue that Lily Allen mentions below, NME has deemed Morrissey to be no longer cool in the 'had it lost it' section.
Whether you like her or not, it's quite a brave thing for her to do this. One of the many smug NME journalists recently claimed that in a battle between a singer/group and the music press, the press always wins.
'You can still rock a crowd when you're wearing stilettos' is quite possibly one of the most patronising thigns I've ever read!
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The ever outspoken Lily Allen has taken aim a British music rag NME, labelling them "sexist".
Allen was angry that the magazine reneged on a promise to feature herself and other female artists on the cover of the latest issue, choosing Muse instead. Allen was featured in NME's 'cool list', ranking third in a list dominated, perhaps ironically, by women.
Allen said on her infamous Myspace blog, "Now I don't care for the 'Cool List', and I said this to them in the interview, which is probably why they didn't print it. I don't really think the NME are in any position to tell us who is cool and who isn't; personally I don't think a bunch of people sitting in an office drinking tea, inventing musical genres, and watching Nathan Barley DVDs are leading any kind of cool brigade, do you? But I did find it interesting that they wanted to put five women on the cover, and wanted to name 2006 our year."
The 'cool list' was topped by Beth Ditto, an outspoken activist on the issues of feminism and sexuality. Still, it didn't stop editor Conor McNicholas saying, "you can still rock a crowd when you're wearing stilettos."
Allen took particular offence to this remark, writing, "I mean how f***ing patronising. Is that all we are, stiletto-wearing people? Is that all he could say, that we brought a 'new energy' to the music scene? Don't make me sick. We've always been here, you arrogant prick. This was your chance to actually show you meant it. And instead you put Muse on the cover, 'cause you thought that your readers might not buy a magazine with an overweight lesbian and a not-particularly-attractive-looking me on the front. Wankers.
"You should take your heads out of your New Rave arses, and actually think about your responsibilities to youth culture, and to women in general."
Moz and NME have had a rocky relatinship, to say the least, since the late 80's but things have been a bit frosty between them in recent months. In the issue that Lily Allen mentions below, NME has deemed Morrissey to be no longer cool in the 'had it lost it' section.
Whether you like her or not, it's quite a brave thing for her to do this. One of the many smug NME journalists recently claimed that in a battle between a singer/group and the music press, the press always wins.
'You can still rock a crowd when you're wearing stilettos' is quite possibly one of the most patronising thigns I've ever read!
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The ever outspoken Lily Allen has taken aim a British music rag NME, labelling them "sexist".
Allen was angry that the magazine reneged on a promise to feature herself and other female artists on the cover of the latest issue, choosing Muse instead. Allen was featured in NME's 'cool list', ranking third in a list dominated, perhaps ironically, by women.
Allen said on her infamous Myspace blog, "Now I don't care for the 'Cool List', and I said this to them in the interview, which is probably why they didn't print it. I don't really think the NME are in any position to tell us who is cool and who isn't; personally I don't think a bunch of people sitting in an office drinking tea, inventing musical genres, and watching Nathan Barley DVDs are leading any kind of cool brigade, do you? But I did find it interesting that they wanted to put five women on the cover, and wanted to name 2006 our year."
The 'cool list' was topped by Beth Ditto, an outspoken activist on the issues of feminism and sexuality. Still, it didn't stop editor Conor McNicholas saying, "you can still rock a crowd when you're wearing stilettos."
Allen took particular offence to this remark, writing, "I mean how f***ing patronising. Is that all we are, stiletto-wearing people? Is that all he could say, that we brought a 'new energy' to the music scene? Don't make me sick. We've always been here, you arrogant prick. This was your chance to actually show you meant it. And instead you put Muse on the cover, 'cause you thought that your readers might not buy a magazine with an overweight lesbian and a not-particularly-attractive-looking me on the front. Wankers.
"You should take your heads out of your New Rave arses, and actually think about your responsibilities to youth culture, and to women in general."
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