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[…]

THE CLIPSE – “Grindin’ (Selector Remix)”
Insidious as the original might be it’s also way too horrible for everyday playlist listening, but oh that beat – so when Jess tipped me off to a dancehall-inspired remix I […]

ILM and occasional FT writer Sterling Clover gets a piece in the Village Voice – how cool is that? Well done Sterling! (Also it’s actually good, too – a very interesting angle on the new Madonna single).[…]

What kind of mentalist writes almost 3,000 words about “Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina”? Me. Also up on Freaky Trigger today is David Howie’s word-jazz write-up of Lift To Experience’s The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads.
And an[…]

Why I Listen To Bob
At school, we lived in ‘Chambers’ during the day, around a dozen boys to a room, each with a wooden cubicle around a communal kitchen and fire. This sounds Medieval because it was Medieval. (more…)[…]

Million Hit March: at some point today, at around half four I’d guess, Freaky Trigger got its millionth hit (as counted by Site Meter plus the handful I’d got prior to using them). It was probably some punka sniping at Jess’ article[…]

Virgin denies ‘racism’ jibe after axing rap: “Does anyone still not like hip-hop and R&B”, I asked on ILM last week. Here’s one answer. The ‘racism’ stuff is playing into Virgin’s hands though.[…]