I want my MP3: 73% of music and technology journalists willing to use weak puns on the word MP3, according to a new investigation. Succinct and pointed article: but still the question I’m interested in goes unanswered – what impact is all[…]

Women’s Solidarity in Hip Hop Cuture: small font, interesting-looking article. A lot of the stuff today I’m blogging as ‘reminders’ to myself as well as links for my dear readers. But you can still blame me if they’re ru[…]

BRITPOP — A Short History (in capsule form) of British Pop Music: Every couple of years I think about updating my History of UK Indie, tinkering around a bit more and expanding some sections – there needs to be lots more on Factory Record[…]

Sounds Of The Universe: following my rare venture into gigworld last Saturday (a ‘big shout out’ to Stevie, Joe and Tim, whose company I hugely enjoyed: some kind of thoughts/review of the gig forthcoming), I’m off again to see &#82[…]

Yesterdal the bulk of my time was spent writing serious stuff on Blue Lines, so today I will devote my (rare) non-work time to NYLPM. Hopefully.
Anyway, strange but true is a sad little interview detailing the decline of Steve Strange, former New Ro[…]