Fleischer on Madonna’s Pie: ho ho ho ho, Madonna’s Pie, geddit? “In Madonna’s hands, the song ceases to pertain to its subject matter.” – yes, and that’s a good thing, since the ‘subject matter’ i[…]

EMINENTLY EMINEM — HA, IT IS TO LAUGH
I won’t waste too much time on this one because, well, what’s the point? It’s a casual hate, this one, not a poisonous one, though everytime I see him doing that tiresome “I am mean[…]

DUB ME LAZY
Lee Perry is to the alternative what Bob Marley is to the mainstream: somewhere between the acceptable face or reggae and the untouchable face of reggae, and also non-coincidentally the only face of reggae most fans bother to engage with.[…]

popjustice.com: in a chickenshit world, finally a site that matters.[…]

DUEL!: I know it’s a holiday here and in America, but anyway here’s today’s Duel, James vs Muse.[…]

The Oysterhead Enigma: so let’s get this straight. A band featuring members of Phish, Primus, and the Police get together for a one-off ‘jam’, and the mainstream press doesn’t cover it, and we’re supposed to believe that[…]

BLONDIE
“I want you to dis Blondie, because I don’t believe it’s possible”, writes a naive reader, but you see this attitude is precisely what makes Blondie so hateful, the belief of their fans that the band represent pop perf[…]

Screen Ravers: Simon Reynolds on rave movies – perceptive comments on Human Traffic and the upcoming Groove with little of the disillusionment that’s characterised his recent writings. Nice. (This link grabbed from a symmetric plastic nar[…]

They Came From The Stars (I Saw Them): live review of an extraordinary new band, fresh up on FT.[…]

If you wanted to take part in the Pop Music Focus Group you should have received a ballot today. And quite possibly you’ll have received one even if you didn’t want to take part. If you’ve not received a ballot, and want to play, sh[…]