1. Carl Barat.
2. Pete


suprise surprise.


Others were Brandon Flowers, Kele from Bloc Party, annoying one from the Others, Sam HOTS, Ricky Kaiser Chiefs e.t.c....

I do have the NME in my bag but I can't be arsed to get it out and look at the list. Plus I have to pretend I'm working.

Not that I've ever paid that much attention to who the NME says is "cool", but I think this year's list is the worst of the two of three previous ones there have been; it just seems to be full of people from no-mark guitar bands who are only cool by virtue of the fact the play the Barfly twice a week, or some similarly twisted logic. Before, at least they had a couple of people who've done something more interesting than take heroin...club owners (that Erol Alkan blokey), producers, etc.

The simple fact that a magazine produces a "cool list" totally negates its worth as credible literature.

full list {according to some bloke on a message board} is:

50 Graham Coxon
49 Alan Donohoe, The Rakes
48 The Game
47 Sam Forrest Nine Black Alps
46 Mike H, The Bravery
45 Thom Yorke, Radiohead
44 Eddie Argos, Art Brut
43 Joanna Newsom
42 Nic Offer, !!!
41 Si
40 Bob Smith, the Cure
39 Charlotte Hatherly
38 Paul Epworth
37 Greg Oliver Fierce Girl
36 Victoria Bergsman, The Concretes
35 Ricky Wilson Kaiser Chiefs
34 Sam Herlihy, Hope of the States
33 Willy Mason
32 Jamelia
31 Karen O Yeah yeah yeahs
30 John Linger Neils Children
29 Murry Lightburn The dears
28 Abi Harding The Zutons
27 Albert Hammond Jr The Strokes
26 Jack White
25 Dizzee Rascal
24 Matt Bellamy
23 Liela Moss The duke spirit
22 Billie Joe Armstong
21 Ross Millard The Futureheads
20 Serge Pizzorno Kasabian
19 Gwen Stefani
18 Devenda Banhart
17 Meg White
16 Carlos D Interpol
15 Kyp Malone TV on the Radio
14Kim Deal
13 Andre 3000
12 The Maggot GLC
11 Dom Masters The Others
10 Ana Matronic Scissor Sisters
9 Martin Tomlinson Selfish Cunt
8 Brandon Flowers TheKillers
7 Kele Okereke Bloc Party
6 Morrisey
5 Nick McCarthy Franz Ferdinand
4 Jonny Borrell Razorlight
3 Eminem
2 Mike Skinner
1 Pete n Carl

First, this Jude Law fella beats me out for People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, and now the NME leaves me off the 50 Coolest list. I don't get it!!

I believe Justin Timberlake won last year. No, honestly.

NME says Crack is cool. C'mon kids, it's ok, it's good for you, it makes you look and act cool. All everyone ever wants to be is cool. Stealing from your friends, that's cool too. Do it. Don't get a job. Don't aspire to anything more than your next fix. You too can cancel gigs your fans have paid to come to. You too can scam money off the government and live in an East End scumhole, get up at 3 in the afternoon, and see yourselve plastered all over the papers. Your dream of being cool has been fulfilled by some hasbeens. And never weres.

It really makes you wonder how much NME understand, let alone define cool. Surely by being in this very list you instantly become uncool? Shouldn't this kinda thing be left to people in the fashion world and the steerers of cool themselves?

I was going to make a joke about me not being on the list or some of the flavor of the month rock stars NME has on this list. But no. This time they've gone too far. Now, I'll preface this by saying I happen to like the Libertines. I like them a lot. But putting Pete (and Carl) as the coolest music star isn't a good idea. Very bad psychology. Praise his work with the Libs. Report ad nauseum his drug spree antics. But validating Pete's drug addled persona in this way is plain wrong, and very likely dangerous.

I can't say why I, personally, got started with dope, and it'd be impossible to pin it on a single reason or two. But I can tell you it has been a motherfucker, with a capital M. It's a jack-in-the-box: it'll let you crank the knob for a while with a pretty carnival tune till all of a sudden jack pops out and by then it's too late... yer just fucked! If yer lucky you'll survive, and I can pretty much guarantee you you're not gonna be on the cover of any magazines! "Children, hear me when I say this: the NME has lied to you. Don't fall for it!"