unabashed pop? this ain’t no paris hilton. they’re like internet indie darlings these days, not exactly warriors for the mainstream. also: coverstars of Microsoft’s new Zune campaign!

love the green of hte photo.

it’s weird to see “slayer” written in calm small letters.

Posted by Sean on September 21st, 2006 at 10:43 am

i didn’t know about the zune hook-up…
SAY NO TO BILL GATES.

uncertain as to whether we’re the first UK mag to make them cover stars… anyone seen ‘em anywhere else? (wd be really good for us if we did beat the pack on this one…)

the slayer feature has some awesome individual portraits.

Posted by kicking_k on September 21st, 2006 at 11:08 am

“yes, we have an unabashed pop band on the cover. no, this does not betoken a change in direction (wait till you see who?s possibly, probably fronting November?)”

Oh God, this does not bode well at all.

Still, great cover! And a good line-up too.

Posted by Robin on September 21st, 2006 at 11:22 am

If anyone can see any typos on this cover, let me know like NOW!

‘not exactly warriors for the mainstream’? Well, you know what, I’m kind of glad about that! I think the mainstream has enough warriors already without an extra phalanx from Plan B.

Posted by Frances on September 21st, 2006 at 12:51 pm

umm, frances, yes, i totally agree. i was just responding, i guess, to how i understood “[at last an] unabashed pop band”.

Posted by Sean on September 21st, 2006 at 3:15 pm

A free CD? Isn’t that the very thing Plan B said it would never do?

Posted by bobloblaw on September 21st, 2006 at 8:05 pm

Interesting that there’s a CD with the new issue.

I’m sure I read a comment from ET once (in a discussion about Bang and X-Ray) in which he said that he thought that a magazine that includes a CD is a magazine that can’t stand on its own merits, especially one that puts great stock in it’s writers, photographers, designers etc.

Be interesting to see what’s on it…

Posted by marky on September 22nd, 2006 at 1:05 am

Yay! People smiling!

Posted by Daniel on September 22nd, 2006 at 10:34 am

css is my favorite mistress

Posted by Duh on September 25th, 2006 at 3:54 am

Does everyone in Brazil have that Down Syndrome look on their faces?

Posted by SZ on September 25th, 2006 at 4:35 pm

The one in the middle looks like a cute little pig.

Posted by Joe on September 27th, 2006 at 12:36 am

i like this cover, hurrah for people a) looking at the camera and b) smiling.

cansei de ser sexy are totally totally 100% indie and not-pop though.

Posted by Lex on October 1st, 2006 at 2:47 pm

indie is a form of pop music

Posted by Daniel on October 2nd, 2006 at 2:15 pm

MUAH!

Posted by Lovefoxxx on October 18th, 2006 at 5:15 pm