It Is Shaggy!: for obvious reasons we do not normally blog the chart news, however it is worth noting and gloating over the Manics’ positions. Their “gamble pays off” according to dotmusic: yeah, they’ll be delighted with 8 an[…]

People Talk Too Loud! is a new(?) site with an indie rock focus but it approaches the subject with a certain amount of humility, is nicely designed and seems – so far at least – to be article-focussed, which is refreshing in the review-ha[…]

Two bits of admin:
– now I’ve got a proper archive sorted out it’s time to work on NYLPM’s first ever redesign. This means a much-expanded links list on the sidebar, among other things. So if you run or know of a good, regular[…]

LUDACRIS – “Southern Hospitality”
Watching the devil: Greil Marcus doesn’t seem to have much time for hip-hop now, but way back in ’92 he wrote one of my favourite rap reviews ever, taking time to pick apart the Geto Boy[…]

Here’s What I’ve Been Doing All Day: laid up with an injured knee, a hurt back and a stinking cold, I’ve spent my day doing something I’ve been putting off for ages and re-organising the archives properly. Every single review […]

LETTERS PART 4: LUNATICS
10. ‘please respond. you’ve got a decent site. i enjoy fulmitating over the
numerous music journalism solecisms you and your posse of smug-as-smug
hoodwinks commit in each update. you’re a slut. i get my wor[…]

LETTERS PART 3: WHEATUS FANS

7. If u wanna write somethuing about a band…write it good or don’t at all.I think that wheatus is something great.It has no message.Way better than “i kan’t get a chick ’cause i don’t […]

LETTERS PART 2: PERSONAL ADS
4. ‘craig david i love him’
5. ‘To sysqo I like your Music I love all your song my favourite song is
the thong song My friend Blaine
wants to say he loves all your music and he likes all of your songs.ps[…]

FREAKY TRIGGER LETTERS SELECTION PART 1
We do occasionally get letters. Here are some of them.
1. ‘this website is the gayest ive ever seen in the history of the internet!
bye write back please. april’
2. ‘i tink you should have dow[…]

To Catherine, who HumanClicked me earlier this evening: I was downloading a file so my computer was very slow – I missed all your posts. Can you drop me a line? Thanks. Though I have to warn you that writing for FT is probably not the best way […]