Let's, why not, anticipate NME's Cool list for 2005

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Seeing as it's due at the end of November. Thought it might be interesting to see who has turned so uncool as to drop a million places from number ahem.

Last years...

This year's:
50. Graham Coxon
49. Alan Dohoe (The Rakes)
48. The Game
47. Sam Forrest (Nine Black Alps)
46. Mike H (The Bravery)
45. Thom Yorke
44. Eddie Argos (Art Brut, should've been higher...)
43. Joanna Newsom
42. Nic Offer (!!!)
41. Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)
40. Robert Smith (The Cure... again)
39. Charlotte Hatherley (Ash)
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 (Neil's Children)
29. Murray Lightburn (The Dears)
28. Abi Harding (The Zutons)
27. Albert Hammond Jr (The Strokes)
26. Jack White
25. Dizzee Rascal
24. Matt Bellamy (Muse)
23. Liela Moss (The Duke Spirit)
22. Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
21. Ross Millard (The Futureheads)
20. Serge Pizzorno (Kasabian)
19. Gwen Stefani
18. Devendra Banhart
17. Meg White
16. Carlos D (Interpol)
15. Kyp Malone (TV On The Radio)
14. Kim Deal
13. Andre 3000 (Outkast)
12. The Maggot (Goldie Lookin' Chain)
11. Dominic Masters (The Others)
10. Ana Matronic (Scissor Sisters)
9. Martin Tomlinson (Selfish Cunt)
8. Brandon Flowers (The Killers)
7. Kele Okereke (Bloc Party)
6. Morrissey
5. Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand)
4. Johnny Borrell (Razorlight)
3. Eminem
2. Mike Skinner

UNDECISIVE COP OUT POINTLESS JOINT NUMBER ONE: Pete Doherty / Carl Barat

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:40 (twenty years ago)

eminem? in 2004?

― N_RQ (Enrique), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:42 (twenty years ago)

New entry at #1: George Bush - because the NME doesn't care about black people either

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:00 (twenty years ago)

Oh Christ Steve - I expected better of than that from you. You usually think before posting.

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

Well, Carl drops out as he hasn't done much apart from get a new contract and meet and make up with Pete in a pub.

And Pete has either been the most cool or the least cool pop star ever, depending on your perspective.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

hahaha omg morrissey.

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:26 (twenty years ago)

do you know anybody who knows somebody who even knows who everybody on that list is?
(no, really?)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

It's just a bit of fun, Anna.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

Paul Epworth -- he is an icon of cool, how dare you.

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

in a fair and just worl andy and ulrika of the mighty shortwave set, though in the case of nme most likely grinning chimp ricky 'fat albarn' wilson.

― edgar, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

stevem, why do you say they hate black people? nme favourite jamelia is there after all.

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

rah shortwave set! just been listening to "the debt collection", mmm.

and the winner is - antony. ha.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

or whatever it's called. *cough*

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:07 (twenty years ago)

They considered Carlos D. to be cool? NME never ceases to astound.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: Let this bastard out, and you'll get whiplash! (Eastern Mantr, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

why do you say they hate black people? nme favourite jamelia is there after all.

Jamelia is naff - why would you put her in ahead of Cheryl Tweedy? Um.

Personal top 20

Richard X
John Jacob Jinglesmith
Tamara Barnett-Herrin
Diplo
Cat Fannypack
Kanye
Robyn
Charlotte Church
Amerie
Doktor Robot (Bikstok Rogsystem)
Dizzee
Buxton & Ratcliffe
Alexander Bard
M.I.A.
Ulrika Shortwave
Jacques Lu Cont
DJ Dangermouse
Juliet
Sway
Vitalic
Jack n' Meg
Juan Maclean
Tori Alamaze

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:17 (twenty years ago)

i kno she's a bit naff, stevem, it was my bit of fun, and i wd put the GA in there obv.

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

i mean have nme ever covered jamelia? i can't imagine them rating her elpee, so saying she's top fifty cool is a weird 'un.

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:20 (twenty years ago)

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― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

if you know what i mean

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

you can't post that you don't care as that means you obviously do ;) but yes i do know what you mean.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

re jamelia .. thats cos of the chris martin collab innit that was out just before the list was released ...

― mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:22 (twenty years ago)

does the nme like coldplay?

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

They Respect the coldp.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

I think that Rob Base will win.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

For this to work conceptually, it would have to still be possible to consider the N.M.E. cool in some way.

― I Oppose All Rock and Roll (noodle vague), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Doug E Fresh, Dom

― deej.., Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

Every year this is always great fun:

20. Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance
19. Henry Harrison, The Mystery Jets
18. Tom Atkin, The Paddingtons
17. Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day
16. Paul Epworth
15. Ninja, Go! Team
14. Julian Casablancas, The Strokes
13. Ryan Jarman, The Cribs
12. Damon Albarn
11. Ian Brown
10. Carl Barat, The Libertines
9. Bob Dylan
8. Jemima Pearl, Be Your Own Pet
7. Pete Doherty, Babyshambles
6. Devendra Banhart
5. Brandon Flowers, The Killers
4. Antony, Antony and the Johnsons
3. Kanye West
2. Liam Gallagher, Oasis
1. Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys

How did Liam end up at number two?

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

one of those people is actually cool. no, not them. not them either.

― jim p. irrelevant (electricsound), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 03:50 (twenty years ago)

Antony is pretty cool.

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 04:00 (twenty years ago)

How many of those are 'cool' enough to actually be on the front of the magazine though? 10 in an infinite cycle?

― MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 04:01 (twenty years ago)

You see, the only guy there that I'd do anything other than give a brief shrug of the shoulders if I heard they'd died in a house fire is Antony... but I can't see under what possible definition of the term he's "cool". He looks like a Make A Wish Foundation kid taken to Studio 54.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 10:59 (twenty years ago)

no-one from the franz, if i read correctly.

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)

damn. white people sure are cool.

― I was molested once when I was 9, Tuesday, 22 November 2005 11:10 (twenty years ago)

sorry james, is that the actual list, or one you made up? it looks bonkers...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

You know, they'd put their own writers on that list if they could get away with it...

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

Is Pete Doherty dropping down the list because he's taken more drugs in public this year or less?

― Jacob (Jacob), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 11:29 (twenty years ago)

umm, Yes.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)

confirmed:

The NME 2005 Cool List Announced
http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?b=news&id=146582

re:
20. Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance - how is mr chubby cheeks who fronts a hideously awful sounding commercial rock band cool?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 13:47 (twenty years ago)

Poor Carlos B.

― The Damp Is Rising (kate), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

BOB DYLAN???

who da fuck is making this list? 60 year old coffee drinkers?

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Tuesday, 22 November 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

NME staffers obviously have been drinking with their UNCUT office chums at IPC Ignite

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

'coffee drinkers' esteban?

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

Why is The Who a fool?

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

is it true that Funeral is their album of the year?

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

I like the way how they use Ninja of The Go! Team as token black person AND token woman.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

LMAO "16 Hot New Bands"

http://www.nme.com/images/84_NME_Cover_L261105.jpg

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

I guess Kanye, Bobby D and Antony's not quite cool enough for the front cover

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

They could probably have picked more flattering photos. Except for Ian Brown, possibly, he's always gonna be a tricky one.

― Michael A Neuman (Ferg), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

who's the dude bottom right, folks?

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 20:17 (twenty years ago)

Donny Tourette of Towers of London.

I wish I didn't know that.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

Donny Tourette of Towers of London told me that he liked my dress sense once. I've bought a completely new wardrobe since.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 20:28 (twenty years ago)

And my eyesight isn't too good, but... haven't all of the bands on that CD had a top 40 single already? Not really breaking down the walls, stinnit?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 20:29 (twenty years ago)

Nicola Roberts has put on a bit of weight at the top though, huh?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

BREAKING NEWS: George Bush is cooler than Michael Jackson's jury.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 20:41 (twenty years ago)

Pretty sure the Mystery Jets haven't, certain Go! Team and Antony haven't.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Antony is on course for one this week, and you're right about Go! Team... I could have sworn Mystery Jets made it to 24 once...

Here's a nice picture of the Mystery Jets:

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/12/theortons.jpg

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 22 November 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

I think this also means that Arctic Monkeys are going to be thier single, sorry Track Of The Year.

Nice to see how some people are so cool they don't need to record material to get on the list. Noticed that Franz and Arcade Fire aren't cool enough for the list.

― MitchellStirling (MitchellStirling), Wednesday, 23 November 2005 01:48 (twenty years ago)

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