NME Magazine

This week's edition of the mag - on sale Wednesday 7 October - is a tribute to lost legends: the 28 musicians we miss the most.

You'll find essays by Matt Bellamy (on Jimi Hendrix), Kasabian (on Brian Jones), Peter Hook (on Ian Curtis), Jamie T (on Joe Strummer) and more.

Poll - Vote for the lost legends you miss the most

Part two of our Jay-Z Vs Ian Brown encounter.

Why you need to know about art-pop outsider Kindness.

Is the new Editors album any good?

The tracks that are getting us excited this week.

Inside the new issue, on sale from Wednesday 30 September, you'll find one of the more bizarre head-to-head interviews in NME's history: Jay-Z vs Ian Brown.

Find out what they had to say about politics, the Roses and Noel.

Plus: what rock and roll has taught Bernard Sumner

Wolfmother: do they still matter? Did they ever? And is frontman Andrew Stockdale a power-crazed egomaniac?

Why you need to hear Islet, the Welsh DIY no-wave phenomenone who shun the web.

Christ! John Homme's been working with Biffy Clyro.

That new Editors album: is it a grand folly, or just a terrible misjudgement? We meet them to find out.

2009: the year dubstep broke.

The weird, scary world of Fever Ray.

Should you be arsed about the Mumford And Sons album? Our verdict: Yes! Moderately!

The new issue of NME, on sale across the UK from Wednesday 23 September, is a touring special featuring all manner of on-the-road excitement. SUCH AS...

The astonishing rise and rise of Britain's favourite bonkers pop star Dizzee Rascal.

The summer's over, but there's no need to kill yourself - here are 15 musical reasons to be cheerful this Autumn.

What do bands get up to on the tourbus? No, apart from that? Peek behind the velvet rope - or rather, the rusty van door - with our Tourbus Top Trumps thingy.

Have you heard Egyptian Hip-Hop yet? No? Then we pity you, frankly. But it's OK, the Radar section is here fill the aching new-music void in your soul.

There's some comedy in there too, courtesy of dreadlocked chuckle-weasel Tim Minchin.

Coldplay, Jay-Z and Girls Aloud at Wembley Stadium: should you have been there, or was it just full of twats?

The new Paramore album: flame-haired pop-punk genius or flaming load of old toss?

Plus: Julian Casablancas' spanking new solo effort heads up this week's 10 Tracks.

In the new issue of NME, on sale across the UK from Wednesday 19 September, we chat to Muse about their daring new album 'The Resistance' and their mad plans for their upcoming mega-gigs (they're going to resemble giant "prisons", apparently).

Plus - we go behind the scenes with gracious loser Florence And The Machine at the Mercury Prize.

The festival survey results are in: we reveal which acts blew you away this summer.

We also reveal 10 things you might not know about Simian Mobile Disco.

Klaxons and The Big Pink join forces to close Ibiza Rocks in style.

Finally, Editors and Girls head-up this week's 10 Tracks You Have To Hear.

Roll Up For The Mystery Tour!

The new NME is a true one-off. To mark the long-awaited release of The Beatles Remasters series, the new issue - onsale across the universe (well, the UK anyway) from Wednesday 9 September - comes in a choice of TWELVE different covers, each one commemorating a different album.

Plus: you can order the limited edition 13th cover ('Magical Mystery Tour') exclusively from the NME Store

Inside the issue, we take a trip down memory lane with Paul McCartney, who tells us he "got the horror" when he first heard 'Revolver'.

In addition, we reappraise every Beatles album, from 'Please Please Me' to 'Let It Be'.

The greatest Beatles track ever? Vote now!

Elsewhere, NME readers give their verdict on the Oasis split.

Paramore's Hayley Williams shares her top musical picks in My Music.

We hit a warehouse party across the pond, MIA-style.

Plus: Muse's new album 'The Resistance' reviewed, as well as The Big Pink's much-hyped debut release.

So which of the 12 Beatles covers are you going to pick..?

In the new issue of NME, on sale across the UK from Wednesday 2 September, we reveal the truth behind Oasis' split and salute two decades of Gallagher bust-ups by naming our top 5.

You'll also find 24-pages of Reading and Leeds Festivals reviewed, featuring all the headliners, the best new bands, backstage gossip and giant aerial posters inside.

Plus, we name the 10 sets you had to see; including Gallows, Faith No More, Bombay Bicycle Club.

And finally, Metronomy and A Place To Bury Strangers head up this week's top 10 tracks.