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About Me

Hi. I'm James, I'm 19 years old and I founded this online review site NMJT back in 2006. It's like NME but way cooler without the "we-like-it-cause-its-hip" attitude. I started this up through over-analyzing music and found out I may as well stick my own reviews on a website for you lucky people to read for free. As of 2007, unless I have computer problems, the reviews will come monthly with on average 3 album reviews a month. I also have a go at reviewing any gigs that I have the good fortune to attend. Anything that I write will appear in my blogs.
I give every album the time of day (and night) and I allow each bands to have fresh starts when a new album is released. The album scoring system is as follows:
0-3 - Don't bother buying it. No matter how much fans of this artist/band hype it up, it's the musical equivalent of your mum pole dancing.
4-6 - Worth a listen but generally not good enough to part ways with your money.
7-9 - Decent album and definitly worth buying, especially toward the top end of the scale. Albums in this category usually feature in the top albums of the year for NMJT.
10 - An NMJT Classic. You should kill your pole-dancing mother just to attain a copy of it.
In doing these reviews I like to hope that I promote a few musical debates along the way. The "Add Comment" link on both the profile and blog are there for a reason. You got something to say; say it! I'm always looking for a music-related discussion, so I'm more than happy to comment you back if you drop me a line.
Thanks for visiting, I hope you like the reviews. Spread the word about my site! Tell all your friends! Oh, and please, try the fish...
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My Interests

Writing Reviews, Listening to music, playing guitar, watching football and drinking copious amounts of intoxicating liqueur.

I'd like to meet:

My favourite musicians. Also: John Mackie and Homer Simpson. I'd also like to be a member of the cast of Lost, just for the sheer hell of it.

Music:

Rockferry - Duffy
"A pure pop gem... every song has the ability to conjure up that very rare quality of sending a chill along the length of your spine"

Pretty.Odd - Panic At the Disco
"A huge departure from the emo-pop sound has resulted in a peach of an album... undoubtedly the best quality is that it keeps improving with each and every listen"

In Rainbows - Radiohead
"Coupled with the innovative releasing technique, this album should truly stand up there with the great albums of this century."

Once Upon a Time In the West - Hard-Fi
"The simplicity of the lyrics, the complicated song structures, the general vibe and varying sounds of suburban England all add up to one hell of an album."

Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
"you can do nothing but step back and applaud the sheer talent that these individuals have; this album kicks more backside than the proverbial giant boot"

Take to the Skies - Enter Shikari
"doesn't just take to the skies but smashes up through the stratosphere and spirals out into space with an immense, pulsating rhythm"

Movies:

A Knights Tale, Blues Brothers, School of Rock, Team America: World Police, the first two Matrix films, Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

Television:

The Simpsons, Lost, Prison Break, ER, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, QI, Malcolm In The Middle, Have I Got News For You... otherwise its simply flicking through music channels or watching the football.

Books:

May Contain Nuts - John O'Farrel, Harry Potter (geek!), and various (auto)biographies including: Anthony Kiedis, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Green Day, Pink Floyd, Monty Python, Murray Walker, Eric Cantona, Motley Crue etc. etc.

Heroes:

Jimi Hendrix, John Frusciante, Slash and John Mackie just to name a few.

My Blog

Spring Special Edition 2008 - 6 album reviews

Pretty. Odd Panic at the DiscoIf you know me, you will know that I have a huge dislike for Panic! At the Disco. This was not mere jealousy concerning the attention they garner from the ladies or the...
Posted by NMJT Online on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:14:00 PST

Feb. 2008 - Goldfrapp; Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds; Simple Plan

Seventh Tree GoldfrappAlison Goldfrapp is renowned for her sudden changes of image between albums, but the music has stayed very much the same for the past two, with the glammed-up synth-pop being v...
Posted by NMJT Online on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:14:00 PST

Jan. 2008 - Bullet For My Valentine; The Audition; Airbourne

Scream, Aim, Fire Bullet For My ValentineHeavy metal is a strange genre to analyse. Its been around since the late 60s, spawned albums which have sold millions upon millions of copies, created globa...
Posted by NMJT Online on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:28:00 PST

NMJT Exclusive! Brit Awards 2008 Launch Party

Yes, this lucky reporter managed to wrangle himself a ticket for tonight's Brit Awards 2008 Launch Party. I say 'lucky' because for members of the Academy and their guests there was a free bar. Unfort...
Posted by NMJT Online on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:12:00 PST

NMJT Awards 2007

So this is it; the NMJT Awards 2007. .It's been a great year for music to say the least. Right from the off we've had a huge quantity of quality albums being released, as well as some of the best, and...
Posted by NMJT Online on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:46:00 PST

Live Review - Biffy Clyro @ Carling Academy, Bristol

Biffy Clyro @ Carling Academy, Bristol 18/11/07 It's impossible to ignore Biffy Clyro right now. They've just made their biggest and, arguably, best album to date with the smash-hit Puzzle, bringing...
Posted by NMJT Online on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:25:00 PST

Oct. 07 - Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Fightstar

In Rainbows - Radiohead Well, what can you say about Radiohead that hasn't been said already? Since their debut album Pablo Honey they've been revolutionising the way music has been approached. At fir...
Posted by NMJT Online on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:09:00 PST

Sept. 07 - Hard-Fi, KT Tunstall and Athlete

Once Upon a Time in the West Hard-Fi It's a strange time to be a band such as Hard-Fi. While many of the bands on independent, or even major, labels last two albums then disappear from the public's...
Posted by NMJT Online on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:18:00 PST

July 07 - Special Summer Edition

Libertad Velvet Revolver Poor old Velvet Revolver. Possibly the biggest super group in the industry at the moment have come under a lot of fire, and for what reasons? As far as I'm concerned their ...
Posted by NMJT Online on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:51:00 PST

June '07 - Linkin Park, Biffy Clyro and Calvin Harris

Minutes to Midnight Linkin Park Nu-metal is dead. There's no way to argue against this fact, it's as true and complete a statement as 'the sky is blue'. Even the genre's biggest band, Linkin Park, ...
Posted by NMJT Online on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:07:00 PST