Shania Twains most recent album is a double:
(The green album is the “rock mix” and the the red album is the “country mix”.)
Although the album is medicore at best- these mixes are the origin of fun games anyone can play at ho[…]

Best Music Writing, 2002 – interesting review of Da Capo’s latest collection which obviously I’m linking to because it’s very flattering to ILM. What Scott doesn’t mention is the controversy over permissions and payment […]

Speaking of Simon R, his hugely entertaining Blissblog has been digging around for the roots of the ‘rave-punk’ idea he’s been pushing. He links to a Hyperdub piece – meanwhile ILX’s Dave Q was pushing So-Solid/Pistols c[…]

I went to the ICA last night and found myself at the bar. The first time I went there was in ’95, I think – Alex and I had found some night listed in The Wire and we called them up. “Is it a jungle night?” “It’s br[…]

Policeman’s breaking arm prevent Doors Cult from performing. There is so much that is funny about this story. The Doors reformation replaces original lizard king dead guy Jim Morrison with Bradford slow worm guy Ian Astbury. That I can more or […]

SFIAB 4: DAVID BOWIE – Low
Is that a description of sales or quality Dave?[…]

BLUR – “Don’t Drop The Bomb When You’re The Bomb”Hmm. It’s not electro, it’s not indie rock, it’s not house, it’s not pop, it’s not coherent or consistent, it’s not techno; I could pr[…]

Quite frankly, if ever I encounter the inventor of The (quirky and preferrably plural) Noun for Garage bands, I’ll hit him with my special edition Stratocaster. But for all you Datsuns/Barracudas and Vipers loving fuzz-freaks, I direct you to t[…]

Call me a pub elitist, but here comes the three weeks of hell. The three weeks when the pubs slowly fill with the punters who don’t usually go to pubs. Now I’m not sure what the knock on effect will be this year, previous years have seen […]

SFIAB 3: NICKLEBACK – Never Again
Oh – please, please.[…]