The Cultural Hulk: Al picks up the mouse and draws once again.[…]

I HATE MUSIC: freakytrigger.com is gradually getting back to working order and the first thing I restored is Tanya’s site (sans archives, sadly, for the moment). There’s nothing new there, because I’ve not told Tanya yet that she ca[…]

Here is Bob Stanley talking about Canada’s attempt to keep Eminem out of the country: he uses it as an opportunity to write about pop and outrage, and the history of pop being offensive. This is how we talk about offensiveness now: a light, jad[…]

Dancer In The Dark: nylpm doesn’t often do film reviews – but my usual review home is dead at the moment. Anyway Dancer In The Dark is a musical, and it does star a pop personage. It is also absolutely ridiculous – a fact which cert[…]

The Focus Group is Go. If you expected a focus group invite and haven’t got it, it’s because:
i) I didn’t know you wanted one. E-Mail Me if you do.
ii) I’ve got your e-mail wrong. See above.
iii) I drink with you and you&#8217[…]

Napster in Bertelsmann deal: inevitably.[…]

Once again I am ashamed to be British: not even Travis think Travis are the best band in the world, for pity’s sakes. And David Gray winning Best Single??[…]

transcription of the actual radio on where chuck eddy made the controversial bone thugs comment:
seems like phil dellio misrepresented him in the critique linked below. he didn’t say “i haven’t decided if i want to like this yet&#8[…]

The State Of UK Garage 2000. If you read Tim Finney’s Skykicking then you’ll have read this already, the blog entry which mutated into a full article. Otherwise if you’ve got any interest in UK Garage you’re in for enlightenme[…]

Julie London: Freaky Trigger remains crippled by the loss of its main server but it staggers on nonetheless, with the first of several new pieces today – an essay about Julie London and oldies, by me.[…]