CALL THE COPS
Photofit-alike Sting has a voice like the air being slowly let out of a balloon.
Stewart Copeland has been responsible for the soundtracks of some of the most awful films ever made – Good Burger, Rapa Nui, Highlander 2 (The Quick[…]

FIRST I WAS AFRAID, I WAS PETRIFIED – or how to leave a party with dignity in tact
Well Gloria, it?s a crying shame this fear did not manifest itself as much-deserved stage-fright on account of your shockingly bad cabaret act, or in fact, liter[…]

WOOKIE – “Battle”
UK garagistes are the philosopher-kings of British dance, skewering the Top 10 with wordy musings on struggle, individuality, and the pursuit of the Good. Y Tribe’s gorgeous and gracious “Enough Is Enou[…]

The Project Dark Singles Club Catalogue: speaking of non-standard records, here we have 7″ singles made out of glass, hair, biscuit and ice, among other things.[…]

IHM LYRIC WATCH 3
‘I’m your worst nightmare squared
That’s times two for those not mathematically aware’: Common feat Canibus
Here comes Common, lording it down the street because he got ten out of ten in his first grade math[…]

Perfect Sound Forever’s rockcriticguide – but where oh where are the pop dollies and self-conscious dilettantes? Needs a sequel, I think. (via Kathleen, whose URL I could probably type in my sleep by now, and who is less than enamoured of[…]

Joe Sixpack’s SLIPCUE: also found via Scrubbles (who rocks for it), this excellent site documenting the various enthusiasms of a world music, Brazilian, ‘hick music’, French pop, rock writing and indiepop fan. If the attitude-laden […]

The Internet Museum of Flexi / Cardboard / Oddity Records: metal records, paper records, make-your-own records…..this is beautiful. In our MP3-driven times a little full-on FETISHISM is always welcome. (via Scrubbles).[…]

Guardian columnist Charlotte Raven talks about Oasis. The most comment-worthy thing about Oasis now is why intelligent people like Raven seem to fret so much over their decline. It’s hard to fault her crisply written arguments, but hasn’t[…]

JONI MITCHELL – Skooldaze
If Joni Mitchell was actually any good, you would think her record company would get a proper sleeve artist in to paint her album covers. When you look at her self penned efforts you see clearly the danger of telling a[…]