1. Pete is not a connoisseur of fine ales. This is evidenced by the fact that he once failed to distinguish authentic Czech lager from Safeways Value Lager in a taste test.
2. Apparently micro-breweries are very popular on the West Coast of the good […]

Micro-breweries – a buzz word of late. But lets look at that word. Brewery I understand, place that brews – preferably beer. Micro – well it means small. As loathe as I am to side with Tony Hopkins and Robbie Coltrane and the whole […]

Godspeed You Black Emperor – Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
Absurdity is the central problem with Godspeed You Black Emperor! Their poetry-slam titles; their thick cardboard packaging; their interminable song-suites; their huge […]

Christ, I’m like the Metatron here – excepting that the God in this case is site owner in absentia Mr Tom Ewing (I could tell you his middle name but he would probably kill me). Anyhow, message from on high about the Freaky Trigger Pop Fo[…]

POP-EYE 19/11/00
Let us start with a poser for you. This weeks top six records are all newcomers to our chart, all except one. What – dear readers and lucky not to be listeners – can that record be? Surely one of the combatants in last we[…]

But where shall the twain meet: From Michael Bérubés piece on the listmania of popular culture: “To be a really knowledgeable fan, in other words, you usually have to be a keen critic. Remember this the next time you’re acco[…]

POP-EYE U.S. 11/17/00
this week on the billboard charts, the top three remains solidified with destiny’s child continuing to bitch-slap the competition with “independent women, pt. 1.” creed and 3 doors down stay in spots 2 and 3, 3[…]

The Fall – The Unutterable
Mark E Smith used to “sing” of spectres, and told ghost stories with loud amplifiers. Nowadays, though the supernatural atmosphere of “Dragnet” and “J Temperance” has all but evapor[…]

And a glass of white wine for the lady (…..as beer goes right through me): Pubs have always been a male haven with the only female present usually being the barmaid. But as we haul ourselves into the 21st century us gals are bravely pushing asi[…]

So, apparently Disco still sucks. Whew! Glad we cleared that up. Even more interestingly, “techno is disco for pissed off bi-curious white guys.” Get me on the phone to Tresor, boys, I’m shuttin’ them down. Anyway, it’s […]