Mind your own business: charming, I’m sure. A review of the new Belle And Sebastian album, which in my sensitive wimpy way I am liking quite a lot now. Incidentally, it –
– STOP THE PRESS! A gorilla? “Not planned” lies b[…]

News Unlimited | Brother beyond “I’d become the music industry Orson Welles. Everybody wants to take you to lunch, but nobody wants to give you the money to make the motion picture” – Scott Walker talks to The Guardian about h[…]

Satoshi Tomiie: Full Lick: Pitchfork Review: “UK garage is so exciting it makes me weep and reach for my passport” – and this in Pitchfork, no less! In Paul Cooper they seem to have at last found somebody who can write fairly convin[…]

Tanya Headon would be proud: Tangents’ Marino Guida lays into Dylan, but ends up in endearing Tangential style reviewing lots of other records instead. When they’re as good as the Triffids’ Calenture, I can’t complain.[…]

DUEL!: Richard Ashcroft vs Moloko! Ugh.
As an aside, I’m really sorry for not attending to my e-mail that much lately. I’m going to put aside some time this weekend to attend to my sprawling inbox, so those of you who’ve written exp[…]

Reviewmania!: us against them comments on the scepticism surrounding Signal Drench‘s decision to move to what has – perhaps unfairly but I think not – become known as ‘Pitchfork format’, i.e. come rain, snow or shine th[…]

News Unlimited | Second sight: Douglas Rushkoff on digital manipulation in films, and on MP3s:
“By eliminating the real overtones associated with different instruments and the environments in which they are being played, then replacing them wit[…]

NYLPM blogs the blogs: Guy at Blahness writes: “I think that simplicity at times, especially when it manages to tap into some emotional response, can be extremely, extremely powerful. Space Invader bleeps may sound cool for a few years, but the[…]

DUEL!: another day, another Duel. Travis vs Catatonia.[…]

Signal Drench Music Magazine: four reviews a day and they’re all of indie rock! Sweet Lord, can nothing stem the tide?? My usual if-you-like-indie-rock-you’ll-like-this comments apply, though I should point out that if you dare click anyw[…]