Generic Research - Farewell to Smash Hits and NME

Farewell to Smash Hits by Alexis Petridis Interesting Points:

1. Smash Hits magazine essentially started out as an indie music magazine as they had interviews with The Clash, the Sex Pistols and Ian Dury.
2. It became a British Pop magazine through and through with there being no more indie music left in the magazine and only pop artists.
3. They used to make fun of indie musicians such as Paul Weller by using his famous quote "It's like punk never 'appened." 
4. They used to essentially go against every musician possible. They would be rude to musicians and it would be funny to the readers but could be extremely offensive to the artists.
5. It died out because the stars who appeared on the magazine would usually end the interview quickly as it was ridiculous and offensive.

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