Sugar – JC Auto (Live)
(In the middle of downloading my favorite 100 singles of the 90s, so be prepared for more of these [mwuhahaha…]) Even through a pair of 4Q (4Q?? Did they get these off the back of a pickup?) computer speakers, thi[…]

USHER – “U Got It Bad”
Filler? FILLER? Oh, no no no no. Usher’s testifying (in that modern stylee) – no pounding on the altar, not much sweat, and he only falls to his knees because he’s dancing. But this is pr[…]

ASHANTI — “Foolish”
Like Usher’s “U Got It Bad,” redolent of nothing more than mid-album filler, this song betrays no clue why it would go #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Unlike Usher, it’s actively irritating o[…]

…I’D NEVER GET LAID
Blink 182 the soundtrack for date rape? Hardly. “First Date,” their latest single, is nowhere near as insidious; it’s nothing more than the backing music for That Guy. You know, the one with style for[…]

DUEL! 2002 — Round 2 Seedings
The first round of Duel! 2002 is finally over and the draw for the second round takes place tonight, among the following contestants. Seed status was determined by the margin of victory in Round 1.
Seeds:
1. Creed
[…]

This is your official Britney news on your official Britney station. Problem is of course that it is quite plain that Brit does not love rock’n’roll – not in the dirty, grubby sense that Joan Jett’s original manages to express[…]

Greenspun is down currently but I just thought I’d say here that the ILE drinks this evening are STILL ON. They’ll take place at the Glasshouse Stores on Brewer Street in Central London and I for one plan to be there from about 6 PM.[…]

I’ve now sent all the e-mails out giving details of the match-ups for the second part of 102 Beats That, this year’s FT Birthday Special. If you sent me an entry and you haven’t got one then either:
i) I never got it – please […]

DUEL 2002! Round 1 Match 16

Duel! 2002 Round 1 Match 16

Which of these bands is worse?

Blink 182

Wheatus

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POP-EYE 7/4/02
It’s sad but true: Pop Idol makes Pop-Eye idle. Gareth Gates is at number one for a third week, and Will Young was at Number One for three weeks before that. I believe Zoe has a record out in a couple of weeks, a big-band version[…]