“THERE’S A LOT ABOUT ME THAT YOU DON’T KNOW”
The Pet Shop Boys, Videos and Age
(Originally submitted for FT a while back, and now posted here with Tom’s encouragement given FT’s change in emphasis)
One of my indulg[…]

WA-MUTHA-FUCKIN’-HEY!!!
TIM KASH IS GONE!!!
Obviously the show’ll still be a fetid crock of shit and will still feature that horrific voiceover woman (and James effing Cannon), but…
WA-MUTHA-FUCKIN’-HEY!!![…]

There’s plenty to get mildly irate about with this Guardian article by The Usual Suspect on McFly but, for our present purposes, take note of the tone of voice with which he talks about four intelligent, successful, talented – and I […]

I was 9 when I first heard of Dungeons And Dragons. I was 22 when I played my last role-playing game. When I think about or talk about being a teenager I tend to put the heaviest stress on music and how important it was to me. Then books and comics, […]

STILL NOT GETTING IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
“Beyond that, though,” says mr blissblog, “I’m not sure of the extent to which you…can make the charts the foundation of a pop theology. After all, they’re simply a structure […]

The other copyright battle: pop’s unexpected longevity has a major commercial downside. “Once out of copyright, the BPI fears such potentially lucrative recordings could be exploited without recompense to the performers or the copyright h[…]

THE SQUARE TABLE 6/ The Shapeshifters – “Lola’s Theme”
Pop Factor: 673 Controversy Score: 260
My appreciation for Lola’s Theme considered as the image of a dance track:
A. THE BUILD: it seems like it’s always bee[…]

THREE OF A KIND – “Babycakes”
A Summer gets the anthems it deserves. And this humble, cloudy weather fits “Babycakes” so well – the sudden return of Garage, but shyer, more tentative, and much more tender. Twee-ste[…]

Yukari Fresh and Low IQ 101–Anarchy in the UK
(available here)
Everyone assumes that Anarchy is all about nihilism, and its all Sid viscous fault. There is none of the freedom, the collective nature, the joy or fun that anarchy can provide in T[…]

Doubting doubts, and overcoming same — it has been a long while since I posted on NYLPM, largely because while I’ve gotten over my crisis of confidence/lack of interest in music from last year, I have felt strongly disconnected from the w[…]