Chants laureate appointed: If you thought the entire scheme to appoint a chants laureate was a misguided notion fated to produce ‘chants’ that are over-elaborate and not very funny… then you were probably right.[…]

Major Sidebar Revamp! Since downloads of our lovely PopNose files have declined rather I’m putting them on the sidebar (including new PopNose 14) – I’ll still put an entry here for the increasingly scarce comments and of course the […]

You’re listening to the…: The Streets’ new album is out today. Lots of people, me included, think it’s great. But what – or who – does it actually sound like? NYLPM presents its dinner-party guide to names to drop […]

Judge Dredd bans Emo (really this should go in tomorrow’s links round-up but I can’t access ILX at work).[…]

HOLY SHIT IT’S A NEW ARTICLE! – FT is proud to present publogger William Crump’s write-up and photo-log of his night out at Morimoto, the self-named restaurant of the Iron Chef star.[…]

Complete list of every word used in Batman TV series fights.[…]

Club Popular is NEXT WEDNESDAY! (Click for details). But what should we play? I’ve been sifting through the 50 CDs of UK #1s, ‘auditioning’ candidates, but I also want advice from NYLPM readers. Use the comments box to make a sugges[…]

OH NO!. And on a related (bum) note, surely it isn’t just indiephobia that makes me a little worried by the title of the XFM-sponsored alternative?[…]

FISH UPDATE – thanks for the suggestions (see below). WHAT I DID: a starter of baked asparagus wrapped in italian ham and soft cheese (an idea of Anna’s from an old ILX thread, previously tested and known to be totally delicious). Creamy […]

Links Round-Up:
Why I love Eamon’s “Fuck It” – lengthy analysis at Clap Clap Blog, good point about holding off the swears till the chorus, the Liz Phair bit is cheeky too (but then I’ve not heard any pre-‘sell out[…]