Tom’s Top Ten!
MISSY ELLIOT ft LUDACRIS – “Gossip Folks”
DANIEL BEDINGFIELD – “Inflate My Ego”
TRINA – “Hustling”
ORBITAL – “Impact (The Earth Is Burning)”
CHROMEO – […]

It’s That Time Again…: if you’ve ever fancied writing for NYLPM, we’re looking for a few new contributors. Give us an email, go on! Oh, and if you think your blog or site should be on the links page, can you put a link to it i[…]

“I’ll tax your feet”: “Der Steuersong, the “tax song”, a satirical protest anthem by Schröder impersonator Elmar Brandt, reached No 1 in the German charts this week. The song ridicules the chancellor for breaking […]

Controversy over the REAL MUSIC MARTYRS, undoubtedly sewn by industry insiders who hate NYLPM’s fearless expose of the true damage Gareth, Will et al. are doing to your Top 40 charts. This week it’s the turn of Soda Club ft Hannah Alathea[…]

THE LIBERTINES – “Time For Heroes”
If The Smiths flew in today, the NME might send a limousine anyway – but would you? G-V-B-D rock band, four boys, definite article/plural noun – pretty unpromising, no? Another week, an[…]

80s Without A Face: this is Jesstastic Jess Harvell writing in the Village Voice about DJ Sammy. Trancebag versions of rock classics are, as Jess implies, nothing new – I think the best thing about them is how they point up what good songs a lo[…]

“You’re talking about things I haven’t done yet.”: when you first heard Rufige Kru’s “Terminator”, what did you think? Was it closer to –
a) “Blimey what a rinsin tune, that’s likely to resh[…]

Pop Music Focus Group VII- Ballot: today’s the live group in London – and for everyone else, send me your ballots before the 16th December, because I’m going to get the Focus Group up when people can actually still remember the song[…]

***ATHLETE*** – yes it’s the homepage of ***ATHLETE***, and if you go there it will play you their single “Beautiful”, which I’d never heard until just now. It’s a bit ordinary, especially in its use of dynamics. B[…]

ROBBIE WILLIAMS – “Feel”
This, on the other hand, is dreck. Great opening line, but after that it’s all moody teasing and shuffly drum loops and superstar ennui and no resolutions, just a vague itch in the back of your brain w[…]