And speaking of plagiarism and cover versions, here’s a fascinating (and exhaustive) look at the history of “Mbube” (aka “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”) It’s the rather sad tale of Soloman Linda, a South African who &[…]

Cover versions are one thing, plagiarism is a whole different kettle of fish. Or in this case kettle of no fish – a classic silly season article which actually has a potentially important idea at the heart of it. Copyright exists for the reason[…]

It’s as predictable that I’d carp at a bad UK hip-hop review in Pitchfork as it is that the zine would run one in the first place. But actually I’m not complaining about the mark, or the verdict really – I’ve not been th[…]

OT, apologies: I’ve had a few emails from people wondering why the lack of updates to the Atommick Brane and I think the majority of you read this – there are problems with Blogger and templates which are meaning that I can’t publis[…]

vain, selfish & lazy is back (with a list – typical Fred!) – the music weblog revival is rolling! It struck me yesterday that NYLPM has been around – and continuously updating, I think the longest it’s gone without an ent[…]

Indie MP3 – Keeping C86 Alive! – ph34r this site! Well OK don’t, it’s very nice actually – a bloke called Tom putting up one old skool indie-pop track per week – Tallulah Gosh, June Brides, Felt, The Servants&#8230[…]