I was hoping to finish writing about The Honeycombs’ “Have I The Right?” today in order to put it up on Popular, but no luck. Then I remembered that the mighty Dr C. had written about that song (and others) for us a few years ago, s[…]

The Honeycombs, by Dr C
I’m in love with Honey Lantree, and anyone who cares about pop should love her too. Look at the cover of The Honeycombs ‘I Can’t Stop’ – she’s above the boys, looking to the left and slightl[…]

THE FT TOP 100 SONGS
97. The Beat – “Save It For Later”
So, do lyrics matter? Well, what we have here suggests not – a charming parade of colloquialisms adding up to… what, exactly? What’s “Save It To Later&#[…]

Rockumentaries = Spnl Tp.
Proof: End Of The Century: The Ramones Story which ticks off in band arguments, amusing tales of childhood, acrimonious splits over women. It is of course not as funny as Rob Reiner’s movie because-
Actually one bit is[…]

I believe this is pop music’s equivalent of the board having a vote of confidence in the current management.
so
a) bye-bye Busted!
b) Do not buy any Fightstar records to tell Charlie the error of his predicted ways.[…]

SCREAM IF YOU WANNA THWART THE MENACE OF IMPULSATIA

“To thwart the menace of impulsatia, they probed the endless voids of hyperspace”[…]

Day 3: Belfast
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 LOUSY TUNES

I had allowed Crispian to talk me into this passage to Belfast, as he was certain we would be able to get a ship to America from there. Unfortunately it turned that this information had been gleaned […]

GREAT (even more) BENJY’S NEWS FOR ALL OUR READERS
Pete’s stalwart Benjy’s reporting back has missed out the Benjy’s “Smart Card”. A smart card, you say? How about a catchy logo so we can really catch the benjy&#82[…]

Things you never hear on the radio any more
1. People Announcing Who The Song Is By
This started as a sarky comments box dig at 6music, who may well be playing rub new band The Bravery day and night but frankly I wouldn’t know, because it&#8217[…]

REMEMBER REMEMBER THE JUDGE OF, er, January (sorry, that didn’t work). Anyway! I do hope that readers do not forget that the new series of JUDGE JOHN DEED is on tonight at 8pm! Ah, lovely stuff, an ex-Professional becomes a Judge with a serious[…]