The Project Dark Singles Club Catalogue: speaking of non-standard records, here we have 7″ singles made out of glass, hair, biscuit and ice, among other things.[…]

IHM LYRIC WATCH 3
‘I’m your worst nightmare squared
That’s times two for those not mathematically aware’: Common feat Canibus
Here comes Common, lording it down the street because he got ten out of ten in his first grade math[…]

Perfect Sound Forever’s rockcriticguide – but where oh where are the pop dollies and self-conscious dilettantes? Needs a sequel, I think. (via Kathleen, whose URL I could probably type in my sleep by now, and who is less than enamoured of[…]

Joe Sixpack’s SLIPCUE: also found via Scrubbles (who rocks for it), this excellent site documenting the various enthusiasms of a world music, Brazilian, ‘hick music’, French pop, rock writing and indiepop fan. If the attitude-laden […]

The Internet Museum of Flexi / Cardboard / Oddity Records: metal records, paper records, make-your-own records…..this is beautiful. In our MP3-driven times a little full-on FETISHISM is always welcome. (via Scrubbles).[…]

Guardian columnist Charlotte Raven talks about Oasis. The most comment-worthy thing about Oasis now is why intelligent people like Raven seem to fret so much over their decline. It’s hard to fault her crisply written arguments, but hasn’t[…]

JONI MITCHELL – Skooldaze
If Joni Mitchell was actually any good, you would think her record company would get a proper sleeve artist in to paint her album covers. When you look at her self penned efforts you see clearly the danger of telling a[…]

JUDY COLLINS – “Send In The Clowns”
I’ve long found sentiment and melodrama in pop music enormously appealing, so it stands to reason I’d find myself gravitating sooner or later to show tunes. There those two qualities s[…]