No comments on FT blogs anymore, so I have to explain myself a little. TTT’s purpose is to indulge myself and give you some download ideas for those spare file-sharing moments, so a little context won’t be a bad idea.
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For Mentalists Only: Nostalgia site TV Cream’s rundown of the first 20 NOW albums. My first thought was that the greatest series of compilations in the world…ever! deserves a bit more than this finickity if comprehensive rundown, but then[…]

Something Interesting About The Beatles!: article from the Guardian (licensed from History Today) on growing up in Soviet Russia listening to the band – gets a bit dewy-eyed towards the end when it draws conclusions but mostly the article is an[…]

They will keep doing this, won’t they? On first hearing this single I was ready to rush to Blogger with an early-review hatchet-job; but where some have monkeys on their backs I have a sloth, and for once I am in its debt. I confined myself to […]

You may have noticed that things look different here. Ahem. As you probably know, Freaky Trigger has relaunched, and relaunched with not one but four (soon to be five) regular weblogs, covering a spectrum of culture where NYLPM previously covered mus[…]

Weirdly disappointed and frustrated by this thread on ILX. Partly at myself – my arguments won’t cohere and so I’m just batting replies around – but partly at something I’ve noticed when talking about certain records. Th[…]

Pret Sandwiches – Classic Or Dud?: especially in the current climate, when even stepping out of the air-conditioned office womb makes you feel like you’re in Beau Geste, nearest = best as far as sandwich parlours are concerned. Which mean[…]

The Rebirth Of Freaky Trigger
When I was small, one of my favourite TV programs was Blake’s 7. It was a sci-fi series about a group of rebels in space, fighting against oppressive regimes. I liked it for all sorts of reasons: it was exciting; it ha[…]

It is too hot. The British temperament does not deal well with extremes of weather, and at the moment if I’m at home I’m generally reduced to a sluggish sack by about 2 at the latest. Time, then, for the PS2. So hot has it been lately tho[…]

Cherie Tipped For Pop Success: oh they so wish! If my search referrals are anything to go to this dubiously factual record might well be big in Switzerland though. Still, you never know – hard-hitting political tracks vs novelty disco records &[…]