Controversy over the REAL MUSIC MARTYRS, undoubtedly sewn by industry insiders who hate NYLPM’s fearless expose of the true damage Gareth, Will et al. are doing to your Top 40 charts. This week it’s the turn of Soda Club ft Hannah Alathea[…]

THE LIBERTINES – “Time For Heroes”
If The Smiths flew in today, the NME might send a limousine anyway – but would you? G-V-B-D rock band, four boys, definite article/plural noun – pretty unpromising, no? Another week, an[…]

Culture Club to celebrate anniversary with 73 track CD set:: g-g-g-gUMPH?![…]

That don’t impress me much: Shania Twain was wearing a Bullet Boys T-shirt on TOTP2 last night. I had to watch the whole show to make sure it wasn’t The Quireboys. I have finally seen the point of her new single (ie it *does* have a tune)[…]

80s Without A Face: this is Jesstastic Jess Harvell writing in the Village Voice about DJ Sammy. Trancebag versions of rock classics are, as Jess implies, nothing new – I think the best thing about them is how they point up what good songs a lo[…]

“You’re talking about things I haven’t done yet.”: when you first heard Rufige Kru’s “Terminator”, what did you think? Was it closer to –
a) “Blimey what a rinsin tune, that’s likely to resh[…]