Send In The Clowns: fifty versions of this fine song reviewed, one by one. (So far Van Morrison and Stan Kenton). I was/am actually planning to do a similar piece with another song so I hope Mike won’t think I’m bitin’ his ideas![…]

AVRIL LAVIGNE – “Sk8er Boi”
First seven seconds: pretty much perfect. That’s handy if you’re on a slow dial-up, plus it means you can imagine what the rest of the song is like. It is kind of what you’re imagining b[…]

The Golden Triumph Of Naked Hostility: HYPER HYPER! Oh wait wrong hardcore. My introductory skillz are somewhat lacking for this new FT piece, where Jess Harvell rewinds the 90s hardcore scene, because I know nothing about any of the bands he even me[…]

Rock Me, Powerhouse: music blog. I’m not sure how much I actually like this style but I like that it’s there, and after all you might like it more, so here it is.[…]

“B-but nothing could be better than ‘Convenience’ by Bob!”: The Focus Group write-in votes are up – see voters’ individual enthusiasms and bugbears. In the main group, Anthony Easton and Sean Carruthers’ comm[…]

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Tarkus
Sometimes I despair for the online company I keep. “Ho ho ho” – went the people over on the much despised in Headon Towers I Love Music.” Isn’t Tarkus funny. Its a tank, its an […]

Tom’s Top Ten! (Lazy retro edition)
SAINT ETIENNE feat WILDFLOWER – “Soft Like You”
THE BEACH BOYS – “Surf’s Up”
BOB ANDY – “You Don’t Know”
HANK WILLIAMS SR – “Your […]

Lift To Experience – The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads
I don’t want to begin with a trope and have to carry through its execution. I don’t want an introduction giving me some context to work around; to seep into and out of. Now I am half way […]

…and worrying if there’s anything beyond it
The iPod helped, to an extent. Vacationing in Australia and New Zealand, I stuffed it with eleven days worth plus of music, mostly stuff I had sitting around that I had barely heard or just not […]

No Rock And Roll Fun does what others couldn’t be arsed to and entertainingly demolishes that ‘Conservative Top 40’ from a few days back.[…]