Had a quick liten to new bands... I'll think I'd rather wait for other people to wade through the dross and Tip the worthwhile stuff here
And yes websites that want you to downlaod things or register before they let me in are mistaken. (NME didn't ask me to downlaod anything though, so perhaps they use common plug-ins that most folks have from general browsing)
For a bit of yesteryear TV Cream have a round up of old music mags - Disco 45 anyone?
tv.cream.org/specialassignments/topshelf/arjmus.htm