NME Magazine

On the cover of this week's NME - on sale from Wednesday February 10 - are The Courteeners, who explain to Barry Nicolson how they're about to silence their doubters.

There's an update on The Strokes, including their UK summer plans.

We visit Local Natives in their native LA.

Yuck are this week's Radar stars.

And Ellie Goulding is reviewed live.

Gracing the cover of NME this week are ska legends - and now headliners of the Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig 2010 as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts - The Specials.

We celebrate their remarkable career, and tell the full story of 2 Tone, the UK's most revolutionary label.

Plus all the following:

These New Puritans live - Louise Brailey gets excited about their "plaintive brass leitmotifs".

John Doran meets Liars in LA.

Mani talks taxidermy and skin suits with Peter Robinson.

Head-cavingly heavy new band alert - Trash Talk are the subject of this week's Radar section.

Phoenix - how they made it big, at last.

Carl Barat - inside his new stage play.

The Drums, The Maccabees and co gear up for the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour.

Lightspeed Champion explains why he's got no money, despite having written songs for Florence.

Yeasayer - their new album rated.

This week's NME is jam-packed with features, reviews, interviews, acerbic wit and unrivalled knowledge. Here's what you can expect...

Minimalist heroes The xx make their NME cover debut.

Radar introduces us to Sleigh Bells and a load more new names.

Arctic Monkeys talk about their Shockwaves NME Awards nominations, and we reveal the full list.

Vampire Weekend caught live.

We examine the legacy of David Bowie.

Plus - the ten tracks you have to hear this week.

Onsale from Wednesday 20 January, here's what's in the new mag...

They've ditched the rock opera, and they're going back to their punk roots - it's the return of My Chemical Romance.

More exclusive comeback news, this time on cartoon heroes Gorillaz.

What does Courtney Love want to do to Keith Richards' liver? There's only one way to find out.

How much do we love These New Puritans? A lot, that's how much.

On tour in South America with gypsy punks Gogol Bordello.

We review the rather wonderful new album from Beach House (and the rather less wonderful newie from Hadouken!).

What rock'n'roll has taught veteran rock photographer Anton Corbijn.

This week's featured new band - The Smith Westerns.

This week's NME magazine is an Albums Of 2010 special. There's news of nearly 50 new albums and interviews with the bands working on them.

We talk to MGMT, MIA, Foals, Klaxons, Hole, Babyshambles, Interpol, Battles, Metronomy and loads more.

Plus: the full lowdown on this year's festival rumours.

Esben And The Witch caught live.

And Mumford And Sons' Ben Lovett reveals his top tunes.

For the first celebration of new music this decade - which you'l find in shops from Wednesday 6 January - we wanted to look further and deeper than ever before.

From a trip up north to visit Manchester's post-everything buccaneers Egyptian Hip-Hop, to a trek down to darkest Croydon for the debut feature with dubstep's first ever supergroup, Magnetic Man, via a fairytale Californian voyage with NME heroes The Drums, it's the mother of all tip lists.

Who knows who or what will end up defining the decade; what we can say after putting this issue together is that it'll be a lot of fun finding out.

Download a free mixtape featuring all our major tips for 2010

Watch a video interview with this week's cover stars, The Drums

Also in the new issue, find out what we think of Vampire Weekend's new album, read new band tips from Arctic Monkeys and Kings Of Leon, and check out our ATP round-up, featuring a frankly stunning picture of Karen O, even if we do say so ourselves.