Plenty of words have been written about the seminal Sex Pistols’ seminal gig at the seminal Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1976. There has even been a whole book about it! Everyone knows that the gig was really very important indeed and that eve[…]

ALEX GAUDINO ft CRYSTAL WATERS – “Destination Calabria” – Score: 3.90 (15th) – Controversy: 2.46 (16th)
(Females: 18th. Males: 11th. Under 30s: 13th. Over 30s: 16th)
Most like: Avril Lavigne. Most unlike: Mika. (more&hel[…]

No. Its not. No more than the society that spawns it. Which would actually make it homophobic, so less so than the society which spawned it. Indeed the fundamental idea behind the film is only funny in a homophobic society. A society which allows a s[…]

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Comments found on the BBC “Have Your Say” site are funny and yet immensely saddening at the same time. Metro’s letter pages… “on acid”.[…]

Life On Mars – Co.Ro. ft. Lyen (Gene Hunt’s Smoke And Listen Mix)
Earth Intruders – Bjork (Mark Stent Extended Edit)
Touch Your Toes – Armand Van Helden ft. Fat Joe and Bl
(Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime) I Need Your […]

I have just had an enlightening conversation with FT’s own Sarah C during which I made the astonishing – to me and me only – discovery that you’re allowed to change your tiles over in Scrabble if your rack is rub. Sarah’[…]

JUST JACK – “Starz In Their Eyes” – Score: 3.80 (16th) – Controversy: 2.70 (10th)
(Females: 16th. Males: 14th. Under 30s: 14th. Over 30s: 17th.)
Most like: The View. Most unlike: MIA. (more…)[…]

with respect to the plausible workload of the tireless annalists of the future, which is worse?
i. the fact that the white house — by law required to archive all its emails — has apparently “lost” five million of them
ii. the […]

I have a firm belief that this is the first song I ever heard.
Really.
As the weeest of wee nippers, I would happily burble along, or toddle precariously around the living room as my mother did no end of never-ending housework. To do these acts she […]

Fifth Beatle Quits says BBC.
It won’t surprise you to know that I think most musicians are a bit dim. But even I have to admit that they’re usually cleverer than the people working for them.
“The man responsible for the Beatles&#821[…]