Double Nickels On The Dime gets the Western Homes treatment. I’ve often tried and failed to like the Minutemen, and I’ve tried and failed to work out why I’ve failed, too. File under: blind spot. The fecundity of Double Nickels migh[…]

What the FUCK is going on here? You’ve got the unsuccessful one out of the Comic Strip – you know, the one who was so ‘cool’ and ‘out there’ that not even hitting people in the face with household objects and shout[…]

DUEL! – ROUND 2: you know how I said that certain Duels! might be set up under the influence of alcohol? Well…um….uh….oh, nevermind. REM vs Embrace. Apologies for any perceived bias in the commentary. But not many apologies.[…]

MOULD IS IN THE HART
or
Tough on grunge, tough on the causes of grunge part two – the Husker Du Story.
Now having a go a Bob Mould because his surname is Mould would be the height of infantile purility, but hey, his surname is Mould right. The[…]

Right. Time for something actually useful on NYLPM: how to do Steps’ Deeper Shade Of Blue Dance. And while you’re practising, go and read Sebastian’s thoughts on music reviewing at Signal Drench. They’re great.[…]

The rise and rise of little voice: article on women in rock with lots of interesting assertions, but which ultimately suffers from a lack of actual song examples with which to demonstrate rock’s developing female vocabulary. But I didn’t […]

The Marshall Mathers LP: “The indie scene, approaching epidemic levels of hype-believing, needs records like this. It’s too bad it’s only multimillionaire rap stars are making them.” – Western Homes deserts indie for sel[…]

MP3.com – James Lucas: here’s where you can download stuff by James Lucas, who Robin reviewed a while back. Go James Go![…]

No, Josh, no! Fred is trying his best to get you some action and you’re talking about Parmenides and Wittgenstein! Man oh man!
In-jokes aside, Josh has some typically interesting and well-thought out things to say about liking things. Read them[…]

DUEL! – ROUND 2: the first late nite Duel, pitting Travis against Macy Gray. Do your worst![…]