Paul Morley’s new book is out, and flicking through this morning I quite by chance discovered that NYLPM gets a mention, as [one of] “the best places to go for writing about modern – past and present – music”. The comple[…]

Nobody’s a virgin these days, and just as well — as schticks go Britney’s was one of the worst, a smokescreen working to hide (you might almost think on purpose) the fact that some of the best pop records of the time were being issu[…]

Good Lord it’s the Foxgloves!. Strangely familiar reviewer name, too.[…]

Goodbye NYLPM comments: as part of the relaunch/redesign we’ve decided to ditch comments on Freaky Trigger blogs (plural intentional) – just as well as they’d started to not work anyway. Thanks to everyone who’s commented here[…]

Club Freaky Trigger is back and the site will relaunch on the same day (August 6th).[…]

Futurism seekers look away — this is a lovers’ jam with sticky-tape and eggbox backing. Not that it won’t get you moving — the ‘Grippas’ rhythm Rupee rides bumps most addictively — but its cheapo vibe (those […]

TOM’S TOP TWELVE
LADY SAW – “Let’s Go Party”
THE DARKNESS – “Get Your Hands Off My Woman”
RAGGA REYES – “Te Traigo El…Papichulo”
ELEPHANT MAN – “Nah Lick”
EURYT[…]

Tanya fans look sharp: the archives to I Hate Music have finally been sorted out courtesy of NYLPM mainstay Pete Baran. Tomorrow afternoon Pete, myself and a number of other reprobates will be putting the final touches on the Freaky Trigger Revival a[…]

They may well never have met, let alone shared studio air but Blu and Sean have still crossed the line separating “featuring” from “duet”. The two-hander has Blu saying she’ll go and Sean telling her no, and plays exquis[…]

TOM’S GLASTONBURY SPECIAL TOP 10
JUNIOR SENIOR – “Twist And Shout/Push It”
BEYONCE feat JAY-Z – “Crazy In Love”
THE DARKNESS – “Street Spirit”
THE RAPTURE – “House Of Jealous Lov[…]