“Proper Christmas single” my arse. Tagging the words “…at Christmas” onto the end of a line and introducing sleigh bells after the third chorus doesn’t count. However, if they’re wearing white fur coats in th[…]

THE ADVENT CALENDER OF FILTH
2: BAND AID 2 : Do They Know Its Christmas
You see all I’ve said about the first release of this song below. Well that 2 after this version of Band Aid is squaring the awfulness of the song (and that’s times t[…]

As loathe as I am to continue this interuption (though I cannot say I am altogether proud of my antics in The Pub Of Sexism), the reason only men scab fags is that the ladies they are with ask them to do it. Ask in that “Twelve Tasks Of Hercule[…]

Tom, surely the Sugababes are post nu-bubblegum. Nu-bubblegum was killed by Atomic Kitten (or at least mercifully put to sleep). I rate Overload higher than 30, but mainly because I could not believe such a classy sounding track was by a band with su[…]

TANYA’S ADVENT CALENDER OF FILTH
Welcome dear reader to the undisputed section of my Pandora’s Box of vileness. No-one, not even a fool who wished it could be Christmas everyday, can honestly say that Christmas records are any good. This[…]

Loathe as I am to interrupt this pub crawl there is a point to be made regarding the fascinating topics of alcohol and language. True bilingualism comes into its own in social environments and particularly at the bar. Well, in The Crown last night it[…]

TRACKS OF THE YEAR: 2000
Starting today: thirty tracks, best of the year, counted down in order. I’m going to get Blogvoices put on so people can discuss the choices, I think. Other contributors – feel free to intersperse with additions a[…]

Response to Am I Cool Or Not? has been very poor this week. Do the readers of FT know nothing about women’s music tastes? I may have to start offering prizes.[…]

Chris Cunningham, Aphex video guy, interviewed and his work profiled. Nice. (via The Morning News)[…]

“Blogger ate my post” may be a “dog ate my homework” for the 21st century, but you know, sometimes the dog did actually eat the homework (um…). Anyway, I was going to link to DAA‘s piece on Rolling Stone‘s po[…]