Sacred Cows: an occasional series in which NME writers re-appraise classic albums

Have a look at our leader David Cameron’s Facebook page (where we spend every minute of the live-long day, obviously) and you’ll see him claim his favourite album of all time is Pink Floyd’s prismic prog rock sales Godzilla ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’.

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Pop music TV is in a bit of a state right now. The Voice promised a different take on the standard sob story-soaked talent show, but swiftly went straight back into its X Factor-based comfort zone. Other than that all we’ve got left are uncomfortable interviews with musicians.

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As we scrolled through our 100 Best Songs Of The 1990s, we naturally started thinking about the musical moments from that decade that are better off forgotten.

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The news that Noah Abrams is making a ‘buddy movie’ documentary about The Black Keys’ extensive El Camino world tour arrives as a tantalising invitation into their enigmatic world. Wouldn’t we all like to peer into the madness that surrounds a band still caught in the whirlwind of its first major success? Then again...

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Beastie Boys made some of the best music videos of the last 30 years. But Spike Jonze's 'Sabotage' was perhaps their best. A parody of 70s cop shows like Starsky And Hutch, it featured the three MC's playing hirsute versions of themselves; MCA was Cochese, Mike D was "The Chief" and Ad-Rock was The Rookie. Ingenious parent James Winters has decided to re-create the promo using some his children and nephew, which seems like a fittingly wacky tribute.

Eleven years after his death and punk legend Joey Ramone is still one of the most oft-referenced, highly regarded musical icons of our time. Next week, his second posthumous album ‘…Ya Know?’ gets a release, and to celebrate we’ve dug behind the scenes, talking to the people who knew him best, to learn the real story of the man who changed rock’n’roll forever.

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