Sad news…
It seems that freakytrigger.com is no more.
The domain name was up for renewal. I wrote to my hosts – nothing. I wrote to my current ISP requesting a transfer – they said they couldnt without the host’s permission. W[…]

There is something really irritating about this Saint Etienne review that I can’t quite put my finger on. It’s by my least-favourite Pitchfork reviewer but it’s not quite the style and it’s not his specific opinions on the mus[…]

After two weeks in the wilderness…Pop Eye returns just as the UK charts suddenly get rather good. Pete tells you what you need to know? Does this mean Dr. Pop, Tanya and Duel Of The Dead can be far behind? Um ah…..watch this space.[…]

Am I Cool Or Not?: the long-awaited results of Celebrity Am I Cool Or Not![…]

That Entertainment Weekly Review In Full: (from cover date Friday 27 April)
FREAKY TRIGGER: POP MUSIC FANZINE
Music writing labeled “brainy” is often dismissed as boring or irrelevant, but the B-word is the not-so-secret ingredient that m[…]

Toploader anagrams:
POT ORDEAL
APE OR DOLT?
PLOD TO EAR
TA, OLD ROPE
(Thanks to John for these)[…]

Fans of Blur take note! (and other Anglophiles): you know all that stuff about Biscay and Malin Head in “This Is A Low”? Well, for an apparently limited time – he’s taking it down very soon – enlightenment can be yours a[…]

Maconie’s Critical List: apparently some people still don’t own any Big Star albums. Maconie is going to tackle this crisis in schoolmasterish fashion. I have long had a soft spot for the man – he after all wrote the review of Win&#[…]

Kill All Hipsters: these ones seem nice, though. Browsing tips: search for a year in the 1960s, download what they recommend. Search for 2001 and avoid what they recommend if you value your brain. Via Scrubbles.[…]

Everybody Loves The NYLPM Mailbag: focus group time is upon us soon and with it come nutters searching for songs on Google. To whet your appetite here’s a little something from the mailbag about Mr. M. Manson (who we were quite nice to actually[…]