It’s as predictable that I’d carp at a bad UK hip-hop review in Pitchfork as it is that the zine would run one in the first place. But actually I’m not complaining about the mark, or the verdict really – I’ve not been th[…]

vain, selfish & lazy is back (with a list – typical Fred!) – the music weblog revival is rolling! It struck me yesterday that NYLPM has been around – and continuously updating, I think the longest it’s gone without an ent[…]

Indie MP3 – Keeping C86 Alive! – ph34r this site! Well OK don’t, it’s very nice actually – a bloke called Tom putting up one old skool indie-pop track per week – Tallulah Gosh, June Brides, Felt, The Servants&#8230[…]

Nor do I, mate! Why are they bothering? Why are they back? Money? I’m not sure a Wire record is any more of a commercial proposition now than it was in 1979 or 1990 but if the collective loft does need some pricey new insulation then Wire deser[…]

Stuck for something to read while ILM is down? Tanya’s drug poll (3500 votes and counting!) has all the incisive comment and sharp opinion you might associate with I Love Music – and more![…]

TOM’S TOP TEN!
ABBA – “Under Attack”
STEPS – “One For Sorrow”
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – “Losing My Edge”
NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – “Juicy”
MONTAGEM – “Vai Serginho”
WIRE[…]

The Balanescus’ severe and beautiful string arrangement of “Autobahn” sparks familiar questions: what is the point of a ‘cover version’? What makes a good one? Can a distinction – for once – be made between s[…]

The Jubilee Stuff is a five-part piece by The Pinefox, an 8,000 word quasi-diary of a week in June. It will be running every day this week on Freaky Trigger.
Also up on FT is His Wotanic Majesty’s Request, a very entertaining review of some Sca[…]

Fluxblog: not a new music blog, but I’ve not seen it before. Also talks comics. Looks pretty good if only cos it slags off the Warren Ellis Forum in terms I precisely (from my limited knowledge) agree with.[…]

Wish You Were There: finally, my web account and FTP connection are back, and the Glastonbury 2002 Review can go up. It might be selective but it’s still the best write-up you’ll find – and unlike the NME, our writers actually bothe[…]