Melody Maker was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest. It was founded in 1926, largely as a magazine for dance band musicians, by Leicester-born composer, publisher Lawrence Wright; the first editor was Edgar Jackson. In January 2001, it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.
Melody Maker
Melody Maker (7 September 1968 issue)
Melody Maker redesigned as MM
Melody Maker (21 August 1993)
New Musical Express (NME) is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a free publication, before becoming an online brand which includes its website and radio stations.
December 2020 cover of the digital issue, featuring David Byrne
Cover featuring Patti Smith for the week of 21 February 1976
Blur vs Oasis, August 1995. NME started 1990 in the thick of the Madchester scene, covering the new British indie bands and shoegazers.
Björk, April 1995. The magazine heavily championed Björk's breakthrough in the 1990s.