So, OK, why does Freaky Trigger suddenly have a science blog? If you’re looking for enlightenment, read It’s Science, Geeta’s excellent introductory piece and the first article for FT’s October issue to go up. (Others will fol[…]

Tufluv: best new blog in ages (OK, weeks) – good work Simon R. for finding it. New-focussed, review-focussed, etc.[…]

CHEAP FOOD I LOVE #3: Scampi And Lemon Nik-Naks
Observational comedy is the bane of pub conversation. It is despite everything still possible to have a three-hour discussion of kids’ TV, but not without a high level of self-consciousness and a […]

Geeta’s Original Soundtrack site has been on terrific form recently and here is another excellent example, where she calls for a New Pop revival. I totally agree about the need for absurdity in pop – the “what the fuck?” eleme[…]

REAL LIFE EXPERIMENTS #1: The Tube Train
AIM: Find out what happens if you pull the emergency handle in a London tube train.
APPARATUS: 1 Northern Line tube train with emergency handles, air conditioning and tannoy systems. 2 fellow passengers. 1 dri[…]

The Guardian’s set of British Band Top Trumps is a dud in terms of production values – uneven cards, poor paper stock and you have to photocopy the newspaper in order to make a full pack. They get the mechanics of Top Trumps exactly right[…]

Here Are Some More Links: Somnolence, Simple Pleasures, Rock Critics Daily. They will be added to the sidebar when I’m next on a fast connection (even at high-speed NYLPM’s archives are so colossal updates take about 20 minutes). I will a[…]

On CD:UK this week electroclash was pronounced over by Cat Deeley and Duncan from Blue, which sounds fairly terminal to me. But its after-effects linger: mostly, the resurrection of (honorary) British pop, which is often more convincing when it doesn[…]

Speaking of links…: I’ve finally updated the sidebar links. I’m sure I’m missing some important ones though – if you run a weblog that you think I would like and is partially or mostly to do with music, drop me a line. D[…]

Spizzazz: While we’re on about the sidebar regulars, Spizzazz is back to full posting strength with a new design (won’t load on my slow connection) and at least one new member. I’m really glad, Spizzazz is and remains terrific. Post[…]