Shockwaves NME Awards voting opens, Rage Against The Machine Vs The X Factor, 50 best tracks of 2009, Fleetwood Mac for Glastonbury?

If this email is displayed incorrectly or you are unable to view its contents please click here Friday December 11th 2009 | LISTEN TO NME RADIO If Universal aren't kicking themselves for dropping us then I'd be surprised. Which year-end, list-topping frontman said this? Scroll to the bottom to find out. Shockwaves NME Awards 2010 - Voting Now Open 30 Seconds To Mars Answer Your Questions A Decade In Music - 50 Best Albums of 2005 Why Make RATM The Christmas Number One? Are Nickelback Really The Worst Band Of All Time? The countdown to the Shockwaves NME Awards 2010 starts here. The event itself will take place in London in February - but voting has already opened. As always, building up to the big night, we've hand-picked some of our favorite bands to play the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour. This year's line-up boasts Bombay Bicycle Club, The Big Pink, The Drums and The Maccabees, and you can buy tickets here. Meanwhile, in the new issue we're looking back at the best music of 2009. You can see condensed versions of our Albums Of The Year and Tracks Of The Year lists online, but for full analysis, make sure you pick up the mag. Oh, and don't forget you can vote your own favourite albums and tracks to the top, thanks to our reader polls. And if there's anything about our end-of-year lists you want to get off your chest, leave a comment on the Office Blog. Luke Lewis Deputy Editor, NME.COM Follow NME on Twitter THE HORRORS feature in our countdown of the 50 Best Albums Of The Year. We also look at the 50 Best Tracks Of The Year with YEAH YEAH YEAHS and loads more. BRET McKENZIE from Flight Of The Conchords in We Want Answers. Crazy Israeli party band MONOTONIX caught live. The story behind NME's role in the controversial LIL WAYNE film. Simon Cowell: Rage Against The Machine Vs The X Factor campaign is 'stupid' Mogul calls campaign 'cynical' and 'dismissive' of contestants Glastonbury Festival responds to Fleetwood Mac headline claims Gossip website suggested band will top the bill next summer Midlake announce limited-edition vinyl release and UK tour Texas band head to the UK early next year The Velvet Underground reunite for New York Q&A session - video Lou Reed, Moe Tucker and Doug Yule share a stage together Kings Of Leon NME iPhone/iPod application launched Bands as Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor' Final - Friday Fun Lady Gaga: 'I'm bisexual and I've had sex with women' - video - Daily Gossip Glastonbury Festival responds to Fleetwood Mac headline claims Two Door Cinema Club announce UK tour and ticket details Lil Wayne's rock album 'Rebirth' gets pushed back again The White Stripes set to release limited-edition documentary box-set CSS set to release live DVD Lightspeed Champion releases free bootleg album online Rufus Wainwright's opera set for London premiere   1 A decade in music - 50 best albums of 2005 2 This week's news in pictures (5 December 2009) More photo galleries... Photo Exhibition - Being Blondie The fashion crimes of Lady GaGa A decade in music - 50 best albums of 2004 The wisdom of Pete Doherty Florence and Gossip at NME Calling Album review: The Bravery 'Stir The Blood' (Island) They haven't exactly moved on, but The Bravery remain pleasingly weird Album review: Animal Collective - 'Fall Be Kind' (Domino) The most talked about band in the world with an EP that still defies easy categorisation Album review: Wetdog - 'Frauhaus!' (Angular) Post-punk ladies can't step outside the limitations of scrappiness Album review: Laura Gibson - 'Beasts Of Seasons' (Souterrain Transmissions) Delicate autumnal folk beauty Album review: Blackroc - 'Blakroc' (V2/Cooperative) The Black Keys team up with rap's big names for a pretty sweet collaboration 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (25/11/09) Vampire Weekend, The Bravery, The Maccabees 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (17/11/09) Shy Child, The Golden Filter, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (09/11/09) Yeasayer, Jamie T, Lil Wayne, The Antlers 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (02/11/09) LCD Soundsystem, Maximo Park, Rihanna, Loverman 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (26/10/09) Battles, The Soft Pack, Eagles Of Death Metal Esben And The Witch Esben And The Witch have spent a lot of time in woods recently. Their shadowy meditations have apparently inspired slew of spooky photoshoots obscured by twigs and bracken. Head over to Radar this week to download a free MP3 of 'If You Go Down To The Woods'. Read more Who: Philip Nelson, 27, Boston, MA, USA. Listening To: The Knife, Arcade Fire, Fever Ray. Watching: 'The Venture Bros'. Looking forward to: A new Massive Attack album and tour, eventually seeing Muse live. Last Download: She Wants Revenge, 'Up and Down' EP, Massive Attack, 'Splitting the Atom' EP. Ultimate Song, Like, Ever: David Bowie - '"Heroes"'. Win An Xbox Elite! Xbox Reverb is a music community driven by the bands and their fans. For each gig, a line-up featuring some of the UK's hottest live acts collaborate with the community to create a one-off live event just how they want it. If all of that wasn't enough, the good people of Xbox are giving you the chance to win the ultimate package: Xbox Elite and Guitar Hero. To enter, all you have to do is answer the simple question below. Competition closes on 22nd December and the winner will be selected on January 4. 'Where The Wild Things Are' - A Review Exploding breasts and giant bathtubs - the many ludicrous outfits of pop freak Lady Gaga BBC Sound Of 2010 - Who Deserves To Win? Rage Against The Machine For Christmas Number One? What's The Point? A decade in music - 50 best albums of 2004 Photo Gallery: The twisted wisdom of Pete Doherty Rihanna Talks About 'Russian Roulette' And Finding Producers video What Are The Lamest Puns In Rock? Snoop Dogg streams new album 'Malice In Wonderland' online before release The Maccabees Cover 'I Drove All Night' Film Review - Why 'Paranormal Activity' Is The New 'Blair Witch' Calling All Metalheads - It's Time To Reclaim The Horns If Universal aren't kicking themselves for dropping us then I'd be surprised. Faris Badwan of The Horrors on Primary Colours being named NME's album of the year.

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