The NME Today
Phil Sutcliffe, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2004
"IT'S OUR job to serve the lives of music fans," enthuses Conor McNicholas, editor of the NME, last survivor of the UK's once thriving weekly pop newspaper scene. "What they want to do is get close to the bands, hang out with the artists they love."
Total word count of piece: 1530
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