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In this week's special issue of NME, dated November 19, The Strokes look back over the early years for the very first time and let us in on exactly what the future holds.

HOW did five privileged New York kids end up revolutionising guitar music?

WILL the Klaxons slow down long enough to finish their second album before Christmas?

HOW does Florence manage to fit in a quick cuppa while still onstage performing?

IS having too much money and working hard really a bad thing? Radar stars, Bear Hands explain.

HAVE Guns N'Roses delivered the long-awaited masterpiece we've all been wishing for?

It's all in the new NME, on sale Wednesday November 19.

PLUS

- Franz Ferdinand and Babyshambles play tribute to Jimi Hendrix's ex-drummer, Mitch Mitchell

- Late Of The Pier's series of stand-alone singles
- Vampire Weekend, Klaxons, Oasis and Muse .
-690 gigs listed

The new issue of NME, on sale across the UK from Wednesday November 12, comes with free giant posters of The Killers and Kings Of Leon:

Plus, find out answers to the following teasers:

HAS Noel Fielding finally grown up? We go behind the scenes on The Mighty Boosh's craziest tour yet.

WHO has been confirmed for the Shockwaves NME Awards 2009?

IS Gerard Way finally ready to make another My Chemical Romance album?

HOW are Killers fans reacting to the Brandon and co's saxophone-tastic new material?

It's all in the new NME, on sale Wednesday November 12.

The votes have been cast and the results are in - no, it's not the Presidential Election - it's the 2008 NME Cool List in this week's mag, on sale Wednesday November 5. Plus, get your hands on exclusive Oasis posters with pictures from their tour.

And if that wasn't enough, get the answers to these musical quandaries:

WHAT 'Access All Areas' treats and revelations did NME uncover on the Oasis tour?

WHY do Manic Street Preachers think it's finally time to start using missing band member Richey Edwards' lyrics?

HAVE Arctic Monkeys successfully made the jump from CD to DVD with their 'At The Apollo' release?

WHY have Radar stars Buraka Som Sistema been described as "bigger than Dylan and cooler than MIA"?

DID Klaxons recover from their 18-month hiatus to rock the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo last week?

PLUS
- The Cure announce their plans to play the NME Awards Big Gig 2009
- Paramore's movie soundtrack news
- The New Zealand music scene is scrutinised
- And the Modfather himself, Paul Weller tells NME what Rock 'N' Roll has taught him

Oh, and don’t forget to check out the NME Office Blog to get the full top 50 Cool List and tells us what you think.

In this week's NME, on sale October 29, find out answers to the following teasers:

WHAT does Cure frontman Robert Smith really think of his band being crowned next year's NME Godlike Geniuses?

WHAT are some of the latest revelations surrounding Kurt Cobain’s death?

WHY did Razorlight’s new album make NME laugh so much?

WILL Master Shortie really convert the masses to his new hip-hop style?

WHO instigated the mass band stage invasion at the Iceland Airwaves Festival?

All in this week's NME, on sale October 29.

PLUS

- Klaxons, Franz Ferdinand,Hot Chip and Biffy Clyro.
- Find out how Muse managed to destroy 140 guitars on one tour.
- Free Posters from The Last Shadow Puppets, The Ting Tings, MGMT and more.

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 the new issue of NME, on sale Wednesday October 22, we answer the following questions.

HAVE Oasis assembled the ultimate line-up for their summer stadium shows?

IS this really the end for The Last Shadow Puppets?

CAN Bloc Party regain the momentum they lost with the under-the-radar release of 'Intimacy'?

HOW did Mark Ronson end up performing a Kelly Clarkson cover with Drew McConnell?

PLUS

- The Strokes set to record with Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
- NME investigates what the current economic crisis means for the music industry.
- Pete Doherty - an exclusive insight into his private sketches.

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 the new issue of NME, on sale Wednesday October 15, find answers to the following questions.

WHO or WHAT saved Oasis's latest tour?

IS the world ready for Radar stars The Chapman Family and their songs about murder?

HAS Glasvegas' Transylvanian Christmas album been downsized?

CAN Secret Machines survive the departure of key member Benjamin Curtis?

WHAT is the real reason Johnny Marr joined The Cribs?

CAN nu-ravers Late Of The Pier justify the hype that surrounds them?

PLUS

- The latest on Glastonbury 2009
- Peter Robinson digs out ex-Oasis guitarist Bonehead for a chat
- The A-Z of AC/DC

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.