ILMiXoR, the collaborative MP3 blog by members of top Neil Young fansite ILM, is back! And this time I’ve contributed to it – you can find my contribution by scrolling down a bit and looking for the picture of Dr.Alban singing in a conser[…]

Here is your exclusive, behind the scenes look at how these posts are written (by me):
Step One: Someone (Nick Dastoor) e-mails a link to an amusing news story. In this case, the President of Turkmenistan banning lip-synching.
Step Two: Think of an a[…]

If you were lucky enough to get a copy of the Poptimism 4 Mix CD, here is what you’ve been putting off listening to:
1. Atomic Kitten – “I Want Your Love” (The first and best Kitten single, with proper Kerry action and western[…]

C.O. – “Life On Mars”
I saw this in somebody’s Eurodance folder on a P2P. Hmmm, I thought, could it be…? It was! And better than I could have imagined – the singer really goes for the song, erasing David Bowie&#821[…]

Jimmy Cliff – “Many Rivers To Cross”
A conversation I had about Many Rivers To Cross today.
Me: Have you got a copy of Many Rivers To Cross by Jimmy Cliff.
Her: Yes. It’s great.
Me: You couldn’t play it down the phone to[…]

I was born with this unlucky sneeze
And what is worse I came into the world the wrong way round
Pundits all agree I am the reason why
My father fell into the village pond and drowned.
So go the lyrics to the theme to James Bond. No: really. Monty Nor[…]

Haysi Fantayzee – “John Wayne Is Big Leggy”
This MP3 has been prepared especially for The Lex of ILX, who it turns out has never heard of John Wayne. Mr Wayne is famous for making cowboy films but he’s surely more famous as th[…]

That Crazy Frog thing Mark S is talking about below can be found here. Nim nim.
Did we mention that POPTIMISM is back? On August 19th? Downstairs@The Polar Bear on Lisle St, 1 min walk from Leicester Square tube, playing pop music, 7 till lateish, &p[…]

sistrah becky heard a dancehall toaster* on a hackney pirate station doing an um hommage to Cräzy Frøg, complete with many excellent jungle-style samples etc…
APB to the knowledgeable – is this available on record (or whatever you pop […]

In which some of THEE best writers on music, electronic beat oriented or otherwise — Jess Harvell, Tim Finney, Ronan Fitzgerald, Brian Mackro, Ethan Padgett, Vahid Fozi (correct me if that is not your last name, Vahid!), Andy Kellman, Phil Sher[…]