Icicle Works: The Best of…: Pitchfork Review “This was the generation of listeners that, at one point, had supposedly condemned cruddy ’80s bands like the Icicle Works, Pet Shop Boys and Men at Work to a virtual non- existence in th[…]

Just a note to those who know the area. I was reliably informed by some Brightonians on Monday that the excellent Battle Of Trafalgar (turn right then up the hill from the station) has recently lost its Bar Billiards table. For shame if this is true,[…]

A brief thought about the Gorrillaz new magnum o’pus “19 2000”. There are definately two singers on it, one being female. But the only female member of the band is Noodles. As far as I recall she is called Noodles because the only w[…]

POLYMATHS IN POP
It is rare that someone who is talented in one artistic field is able to build a reputation in an unrelated area of art. So imagine an artiste who is both an accomplished confessional singer songwriter and painter. Got that? Okay, no[…]