Lies, Damn Lies and….
They say that statistics are useless without proper analysis – however I think there is a certain beauty in this following set (courtesy of John McGhee – official FT pop statistician). However if you want to a[…]

Last one in the pub is a rotten egg I would maintain that, under normal circumstances, it is rather good to be the last person in a group of mates to arrive in the pub. Although you might be asked to buy a round, it is generally worth it. People ar[…]

That Entertainment Weekly Review In Full: (from cover date Friday 27 April)
FREAKY TRIGGER: POP MUSIC FANZINE
Music writing labeled “brainy” is often dismissed as boring or irrelevant, but the B-word is the not-so-secret ingredient that m[…]

Toploader anagrams:
POT ORDEAL
APE OR DOLT?
PLOD TO EAR
TA, OLD ROPE
(Thanks to John for these)[…]

At least three people caught out on Friday night by the fake door at the Lord John Russell. Tee hee. Although as has been pointed out to me it is a real door just one that has been locked or glued up or whatever you do to doors to stop them opening.[…]

New articles are up! Otis Wheeler takes another bow with the Third Door, while POP: ART makes its debut by interviewing Tim Bowness from the excellent group No-Man.[…]

TRAVIS – “SING”
Don’t.[…]

MARCUS – “POP MUSIK 2001”
“hi, my name is marcus and i’m a pop-oholic”
the very idea of a remake of”pop musik” at this particular time in music is a fantastic one. “pop musik” is a celebrati[…]

Once upon a time there was going to be a FT noise issue and I was going to write a history of modern classical noise. There never was and I never did. But here’s a start.[…]

Fans of Blur take note! (and other Anglophiles): you know all that stuff about Biscay and Malin Head in “This Is A Low”? Well, for an apparently limited time – he’s taking it down very soon – enlightenment can be yours a[…]