“Six years ago, my record collection reflected a human being who was quite limited. Now it reveals an interesting adult.”: Future Sound Of London – they’re back and they’re still talking about their record collections.[…]

Everybody’s favourite new rock band The Libertines do the interview thing with The Guardian. Surely Michael Bracewell designed them in a lab??[…]

Tee hee.
(Thanks to M. Matos for the link.)[…]

Dolly Parton-9 to 5
I think country is Dolly clicking her nails in 9 to 5
I posted this as an after thought to an ilm thread about defining genre, and i wanted to expand it. I think that country rests much more on improvisation out of necessity, or […]

Download This! (2002) – 40 to 21: almost there on my review of the year. I’ll say at this point that it’s been really great writing all this – and hopefully my enthusiasm will carry over to doing a bit more here and on the res[…]

The Church Of Me on Metal Box – this is COM at its absolute best, taking the usual ‘mumblemumbleclassicalbumofcourse’ line on PiL (why is it PiL rather than PIL btw?) and fleshing them out rather than taking them as read. You know i[…]

Wasps Nest by the 6ths- Stephin Merritts other band- is a dress rehearsal for the 69 love songs. It doesn’t move through genres and literary devices with his opuses whirl wind speed or ease- sticking to the campy, faggy indie pop, it does have[…]

Far be it from me to bitch about Good Charlotte selling the ideals & crusty tenants of punk rock to the strip malls and outlet stores of suburbia. I’m all for young, upwardly mobile punks using the system to their advantage. Get yourselv[…]

Music blogs are waking up from their Xmas/New Year slumbers. Current highlights…
– Simon Reynolds’ albums of the year including some rare affection for Britrap (!) and agreeable discussion of most other stuff.
– Marcello Carli[…]

TOM’S TOP TEN!
ABBA – Happy New Year
DIZZY RASCAL – I Luv U
PREFAB SPROUT – Nightingales
THE LIBERTINES – What A Waster
PAULINA RUBIO – Don’t Say Goodbye
AUTOBIANCHI – All Around (Everybody’s Kiss[…]