The Marshall Mathers LP: “The indie scene, approaching epidemic levels of hype-believing, needs records like this. It’s too bad it’s only multimillionaire rap stars are making them.” – Western Homes deserts indie for sel[…]

MP3.com – James Lucas: here’s where you can download stuff by James Lucas, who Robin reviewed a while back. Go James Go![…]

No, Josh, no! Fred is trying his best to get you some action and you’re talking about Parmenides and Wittgenstein! Man oh man!
In-jokes aside, Josh has some typically interesting and well-thought out things to say about liking things. Read them[…]

DUEL! – ROUND 2: the first late nite Duel, pitting Travis against Macy Gray. Do your worst![…]

Vote for your favourite rock critic!: currently Albini is winning, which feels like a bit of a cheat – Albini’s producer’s diaries make for hilarious reading but in terms of actual criticism he comes across as a watered-down Carducc[…]

The Top 10 Coolest People In Rock, according to Melody Maker (lifted from the best blog in the world…ever). I want to emigrate. Or die. Here they are:
Coolest
1. Nicky Wire
2. Kelly Jones
3. Fran Healy
4. Cerys Matthews
5. Dave Grohl
6. Kurt Co[…]

Forever And For Now: aptly enough, here’s Tangents come to set matters straight. “It’s like you can acknowledge the ‘importance’ of the Beatles from a rigidly linear standpoint, but it doesn’t make their records an[…]

John Lennon: Imagine: Digitally Remastered and Remixed: Pitchfork Review: Tanya! TANYA!! Are you reading this??
Cool thing about Imagine: It has “Jealous Guy” on it.
Uncool thing about Imagine: It has “Imagine” on it.[…]

Uncertain, unfair and bloodthirsty: “Many people still think of folk as a music with a very obvious agenda, i.e., political protest, singalongs for kids, etc. But “Rock-a-Bye Baby” has always been about a baby falling out of a tree […]

Ry Cooder comes to the stage, his grizzled form battered by years of scouring the planet for roots he can revive. Fingers scarred by the Zydeco wars of the early eighties he nevertheless commands a great deal of stage presence – despite the fac[…]