THE BREAKFAST OF GRAMPIANS[…]

Normally, during the week, the only breakfast I manage is an alpen cereal bar, usually walking through the park on the way to work. this morning however I’m working from home, so I should be able to have a proper breakfast, or so i thought.
I […]

I always used to eat breakfast as a kid, going through the various cereals marketed at kids. As an adult, I kind of got out of breakfast in that ‘eat-at-home-before-leaving-for-work’ way. I’d have a cup of tea, and then grab a choco[…]

Notes towards a working definition of Film-Rockism — 1 [reg req’d, I think]
‘People employed to write about film are like cinema punters in one respect: in a time of deluge they will cling to anything buoyant that passes their way. […]

the JULIA LENNON PRINCIPLE revisited:
(recap: the debate is, who, in a JUST world, gets paid band-royalties for creative contribution? the guys on-stage, the guys on-record, the gals behind the guys? “who wrote the song?” vs “who m[…]

The Burglar In The Library by Lawrence Block
I’ve talked about Block here before, in glowing terms. So why do I need to go on about him again, and about a Bernie Rhodenbarr novel, probably his most lightweight series (he has several, in case yo[…]

“Of his ability as a poet, however, there can be no reasonable doubt“:
hitchens is always SO way out of his depth talking abt matters popcult that i kind of assumed he just didn’t like rock (or any music at all, come to that) &#821[…]

THE PRODIGY – “Girls”
You know how you’ll sometimes be listening to some nu-electro track and the thought will cross your mind that this would be the GREATEST THING EVAH if only it had a smidgeon of bass in it? Apparently Liam[…]

Is this the BBC’s most confusing graphic?
It’s not the BBC’s fault, the very concept of doing a scale model like this brings in the confusion. This educational project is a grander version of something that every science teacher do[…]

IHM LYRIC WATCH
Rachel Stevens – Some Girls
“Some girls always get what they wanna wanna
All I seem to get is the other other”
Two points to note about Ms Stevens’ song here. Firstly the grammar: because surely the other other[…]