Simon Reynolds’ Unfaves of 2000 – the link on his page doesn’t work, but this one does. TREMBLE! as Aaliyah gets a dissing. QUAKE! as progressive trance comes under the hammer. NOD! as Reynolds says some very sensible things about N[…]

FT vs the Cockfarmers: Update: The cockfarmers have won. Ha! OK, no, the situation re. the domain name is that we’ve not got it and that you should under no circumstances go to freakytrigger.com and give the people who do any money. As least if[…]

“The problem is,” my friend is saying, “That people see relationships as a zero-sum game.” And while I’m talking to her Aaliyah is saying “Who should be hurt? Who should be blamed?”, ’cause someone has […]

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[…]