Minor Public Service Announcement
Freaky Trigger favourites Big & Rich’s Horse Of A Different Color album gets its official UK release on the 6th of September.[…]

A challenge for the research-oriented — this question came up elsewhere but as an answer couldn’t be found, I bring it to you: is there a service or webpage or the like which lets you know what albums are in print? Something like the Al[…]

Olympic Avoidance LogI did remarkably well at the weekend, only managing to see bits and bobs via the news. Apparently winning a couple of medals because other people were disqualified is more important than any other world event. Not watching any ev[…]

Thanks to all the people who replied to the ‘stats help wanted’ post – I have enough data to work with now, and can get to work on the exciting graphs and charts. Though first indications are that they won’t be all THAT exciti[…]

Harder Better Faster Stronger
WANTED! Songs with a thematic/lyrical/whatever connection to an Olympic sport – a specific sport please not just ‘sports’ or ‘the Olympics’.
Nothing totally obscure thanks.
If you are readin[…]

Who says there is nothing new in this world? Who says the internet has finally failed in its mission to occasionally surprise one. I give you EIGHTIES POP TAROT CARDS. The reasoning behind the various choices to represent their cards show a favouring[…]

Formal Public Retraction
Back in May on one of NYLPM’s sister blogs I was very sniffy about karaoke videogame Singstar. I would like to take this opportunity, having played Singstar, to say that I was TOTALLY WRONG.
Oddly enough, I was also com[…]

I just received this press release. How much would you pay for this unique slice of British Pop History? Wespecially to play three of their biggest hits (Feels Like Heaven?)

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STATS HELP WANTED!
I recently got a little toy to play with at work – a handy excel tool for analysing data. I want to put it to work on the Square Yable but the data I’ve got from that so far is a bit patchy thus far, so in the meantime […]

Watch your back Tanya! Our own resident music hater seems to have serious competition from an unlikely source: Amy Winehouse. Up until now the main joy in Winehouse’s existence has been her ability to make good copy in interviews, and it appear[…]