The Thirteen Year Itch – until I get my 29-year theory sorted out, Tony Wilson’s theory (Beatles in ’63, punk in ’76, acid in ’89) is the best bet because it gives you a little bit of breathing space for Something to Hap[…]

The Ten Year Itch – a theory which – as Tom mentions below – is seemingly disproved by nothing interesting happening (in rock terms) in 1997. Sometimes though you can’t see the wood for the trees: ’96/’97 was the y[…]

The Year of the Rock – Rock ‘n’ roll’s 12-year itch.: it’s idiocy time! I first heard about the cyclical theory of rock back in, what, 1997 or 1998. It gets quoted by critics who want a big ‘revolutionary’ sc[…]

Beyoncé Good and Evil: Jessica Winter reviews the new Destiny’s Child album. Back-and-forthing on the forum casts this piece as a demolition, whether justified or not, but reading it, it just seems like sharp, smart criticism. Not all positive[…]

Blimey its a new episode of Thousand (with a special guest star!)[…]

do you remember rock n’ roll radio?: report from salon on clear channel communications which quietly acquired over 1,200 radio stations in america, including 247 in the top 250 markets. your favorite local station may now be programmed from hun[…]

BROADCAST – “Come On Let’s Go” / “Dead The Long Year”
Not a review so much as a suggestion and a glimpse. A suggestion that people think of Broadcast too much as sound curators and mood builders, casting old Radiop[…]

A Loafer’s Discourse – my final (hopefully) word on the freakytrigger.com thing.[…]

REM – “IMITATION OF LIFE”
i have a problem, and all of yer recovery type programs say that the first step is to admit to it. so i will do just that.
i like the new rem single.
it’s good, i don’t know what else to say. ex[…]

Simon Reynolds’ Unfaves of 2000 – the link on his page doesn’t work, but this one does. TREMBLE! as Aaliyah gets a dissing. QUAKE! as progressive trance comes under the hammer. NOD! as Reynolds says some very sensible things about N[…]