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In this week's NME, on sale October 8, find out answers to the following teasers:

WHY exactly did Dirty Pretty Things split up?

WHY are Crystal Castles half naked and covered in blood?

WHAT makes Friendly Fires just so damn good live?

ARE volatile outfit Fucked up anything more than a messy gimmick?

WHY is the South African music scene giving Vampire Weekend the finger?

All in this week's NME, on sale October 8.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out the NME Office Blog to find out what nonsense we talked about in the office while putting the issue together. And let us know what you think of the issue by leaving a comment on our Myspace.

In this week's NME, on sale October 1, we delve into the indie abyss to solve these musical mysteries:

WHAT surprises has Josh Homme got up his sleeve for the new new Queens Of The Stone Age album?

HOW could Super Noodles and ‘Hogan Knows Best’ threaten Glasvegas’s future?

COULD Radar stars The Very Best introduce crunked-out world music to the top of the charts?

HAVE Oasis finally freed themselves from the shackles of their former glories with new album ‘Dig Out Your Soul’?

WHAT has made dance-punks Crystal Castles bigger, faster, stronger and louder?

PLUS

- The latest on Glastonbury ’09.
- TV On The Radio discuss their hatred for journalists and talk The Bangles, Celebrity Deathmatch and their amazing new album.
- NME Gig Guide plans your week ahead.
- And Kaiser Chiefs sign up to play an exclusive session for NME Radio when it makes its debut on 87.7 FM from Monday (October 6).

All in this week's NME, on sale October 1.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out the NME Office Blog to find out what nonsense we talked about in the office while putting the issue together. And let us know what you think of the issue by leaving a comment on our Myspace.

In this week's NME, on sale September 24: free 80-page Indie Map Of Britain and Ireland - your essential guide to the best bars, clubs, bands and scenes in the British Isles.

Plus, find out answers to the following teasers...

ARE Fucked Up as volatile in the flesh as they seem in their live shows?

HOW well do we really know The Enemy?

WILL there ever be another Oasis?

WILL Radar stars Ulterior succeed in their mission to sell a million records and change lives?

HAVE Christian rappers Yo Majesty produced the scathing debut we have all been expecting?

PLUS

- Radiohead unveil plans to record the follow-up to 'In Rainbows'.
- M.I.A. launches her own record label.
- NME Gig Guide plans your week ahead.
- And Suicide explain what it is like to have an axe thrown at you.

All in this week's NME, on sale September 24.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out the NME Office Blog to find out what nonsense we talked about in the office while putting the issue together. And let us know what you think of the issue by leaving a comment on our Myspace.

Feast your eyes and ears on our Oasis extravaganza in this week’s NME, which includes the following:

- Exclusive ’Dig out Your Soul’ songbook complete with chords and lyrics to four new tracks, including the single ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’.
- Video interviews with the whole band
- A chord-by-chord demonstration of how to play debut single ’Supersonic’.
- The chance to win VIP Oasis Experience tickets, an X-box with Guitar Hero or a limited-edition ’Dig Out Your Soul’ boxset.

All of the above comes free with this week’s NME, on sale September 17.

And if that wasn’t enough, we’ve also delved deep to bring you all the answers to the following musical mysteries:

CAN Noel Gallagher solve the knife-crime epidemic?

WILL Arctic Monkeys's karaoke sessions make it onto their forthcoming live DVD?

WHAT treats do the boys from The Boosh have in store for us in their new book?

HOW have NME rated The Kings of Leon’s new album – following their number one single success with Sex On Fire?

WHAT do the guys from The Big Pink mean exactly when they say they want to be the ‘Pharrell of noise’ in this week’s Radar?

DID Amy Winehouse make it to Bestival and was the mud and weather-based misery worth it?

PLUS

- Ash talk about what is set to be their last ever album release.

- Elbow talk about their Nationwide Mercury Music Prize win.

- And James Allan from Glasvegas invites us into his musical influences in My Music.

All in this week's NME, on sale September 17.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out the NME Office Blog to find out what nonsense we talked about in the office while putting the issue together. And let us know what you think of the issue by leaving a comment on our Myspace.

In this week's NME, on sale September 9, find out answers to the following teasers:

CAN Oasis still cut it live?

WILL Ladyhawke's crippling shyness prevent her from becoming a pop star?

ARE Late Of The Pier too weird for their own good?

WHAT will MGMT's collaboration with The Chemical Brothers sound like?

PLUS

- Goth knife attacks: fans hold vigil for victims of brutal beatings.

- The Streets' new album reviewed.

- What's with all the Nirvana covers all of a sudden?

All in this week's NME, on sale September 9.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out the NME Office Blog to find out what nonsense we talked about in the office while putting the issue together. And let us know what you think of the issue by leaving a comment on our Myspace.

This week's NME, on sale September 3, is a bumper poster special.

Plus, NME sets the record straight on the following speculations...

DO me a favour and produce our album, Josh? Asks the Arctic Monkeys...

WHERE are Babyshambles' Drew McConnell and The Reverend Jon McClure heading on their bikes?

WHO deserves to be deemed the 'Band Of The Summer'? NME's Festivals Poll 2008 finds out.

THE Followills are are back with a new album and outlook. But, could Kings Of Leon's new-found maturity destroy them?

HOW exactly are tattoo conventions, Test Icicles and a Star Wars obsession driving new band, This City?

HAVE much-hyped poets of street violence, Glasvegas managed to live up to high expectations?

HAVE The Gossip remerged better than before? We find out as they showcase their new material.

PLUS

- Mighty Boosh , Late Of The Pier, Foals, Gallows, Crystal Castles and more free posters.

- Oasis kick off their world tour.

- The View get emotional on their new album.

All in this week's NME, on sale September 3.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out the NME Office Blog to find out what nonsense we talked about in the office while putting the issue together. And let us know what you think of the issue by leaving a comment on our Myspace.