I’d never clicked on a Kick Bright link before, for the bizarre reason that I thought he was a really dodgy indie label, whereas in fact he is a MUSIC WEBLOG, and one that’s been going for approximately ever. He reviews things, he links t[…]

THE ENGLISH TAPE, SIDE 2 TRACK 11
SHAFT – “Roobarb And Custard” (7″ Single)
Roobarb And Custard was a British cartoon about a greenish dog and a pinkish cat and some cackling birds. Equal parts Ivor Cutler, Tom And Jerry, and […]

CHARLES MINGUS – “Ysabel’s Table Dance” (from the album New Tijuana Moods)
Mingus’s shot at re-creating his experience south of the border, during a “very blue period” in his life when he was “minus a w[…]

Eminem Blasts Napster “when I worked 9 to 5, I expected to get a f–king paycheck every week. It’s the same with music” – well, actually, no it’s not. What Napster is taking away is not wages but royalties. I’[…]

Tangents covers the Ohm boxed set, from whence I’ve already heard several great sounds. If texture or history’s your thing, chances are you’ll enjoy it. And if you enjoy it, the stuff at Perfect Sound Forever will be an total treasu[…]

Tim at Skykicking (which is getting really good – told you so) links to Lo-Fi Electric Diary (he got the link via PTAHE, which looks like some mad Alice Coltrane Greek/Egyptian album title when acronymised and is also dead good) but – get[…]

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[…]