GOLDFRAPP – “Lovely Head”
A duet for theremin and heartache: at least that’s what it sounds like. Goldfrapp make a cool, nervy noise – you mught draw torchy parallels with Portishead, but this is much nearer Broadcast, o[…]

And the point of novelty songs is…?: Anyone who is currently living in New York will know what I’m talking about, but for those of you who don’t, let’s give you an appraisal of the situation: Z100, the big pop station in the c[…]

Well, someone out there still cares about Ricky: The video for “She Bangs,” where he plays Super Underwater Heterosexual Man, knocked “Shape of My Heart” out of the number one spot on TRL yesterday. Whether that “someone[…]

POP-EYE U.S. – 10/26/00
and here, we find, is the fundamental problem about writing about the u.s. pop charts. once again, the top five remains solidified, with christina aguilera on top for a fourth week with “come on over baby.” &[…]

Liking a song more when you hear its history. I’m more than anti this idea, but having heard a heart-aching song this morning on my travels, and then hearing its even more heart-rending story makes me want to at least discuss the subject. Its t[…]

Rat And Parrot Counter-Theory: but that mocks sense. For surely you’d want monster VFM songs such as “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” to be on in the afternoon when nobody could hear them, not taking up valuable punter-time later.
Usefu[…]

TWAS 300: A Belated Introduction: Glenn McDonald tells us why.[…]

Rat And Parrot Theory I: Last time I was in said hell hole we were subjected to much of the collected works of that old rock dinosaur the Pinkus Flloydus. Just guessing but is that section of the juker topped and tailed by other suitably long songed […]

Mystery Pub Warnings II: in the Rat And Parrot last night at Victoria Place (yes, yes, I know I shouldn’t be going into the Rat And Parrot, but Simon had won a fantasy golf tournament and was treating us all to drinks, and for free beer I&#8217[…]

Stern warnings in pubs. The Swan – a hithertoo rather pleasant drinking hole on the booze hound heaven twenty yards that is Cosmo Place has taken to placing the following signs on some of their tables.
“This table reserved for four or mor[…]