The Real Music Martyrs: our continued look at the records Pop Idol and related projects are keeping out of the Top 40. This week there’s three Pop Idol singles in the charts so three unfortunate records are denied another week’s exposure […]

GUNS AND ROSES – “November Rain”
We had a “rock party” last night. I was going to go as Fred Durst but I couldn’t find a baseball cap, so instead I sat around downloading hard rock hits, almost all of which sounded[…]

What’s A Girl Like Me Doing At A Rink Like This? asks new FT writer Stripey in a look at the everyday life of the roller-rink. Meanwhile Ned suffers a crisis of faith in pop, and Playgroup are an inspiration to me.[…]

And you thought ILX was having problems…[…]

With Spizzazz on half-term break here’s Pop-Eye, back with its slippered-feet up in the Dad Chair and a mug of hot cocoa by its side as we grumble over the top forty. Is it a boy or a girl? Well at No.1 it’s both of course – Nelly &[…]

Wish I’d Thought Of This: The UK’s Top 10 albums reviewed by sleeve art![…]

JONI – “Learned Ways” (via Gabba.Net)
A just-the-facts description: this is U2’s “New Year’s Day” using nothing but early-80s synths and vox treatments, and set to a dry but regular beat. The FX are laid on s[…]

power, music, electric revival – music weblog walking a by-now happily familiar beat i.e. Liberty X one post, Smiths the next, but not updated since October 9th which is a shame.[…]

It’s War!: Kirk DeGiorgio replies to Simon Reynolds’ attacks on him. “UK dance music journalists neglect the bulk of the influences on House and Techno because they know next to nothing about it. I know about it because unlike my ma[…]

Tom’s Top Ten! (business as usual)
ANDREW WK – “We Want Fun”
LOVE CLINIC – “Reach Out”
SWV – “Right Here (Human Nature)”
LANCE LOCKARM – “Save The Whole World For Later”
TH[…]