A Chance Meeting With Nurse With Wound: courtesy of Josh, a superb 1981 interview which makes plain the link between listening to far more records than is in any way normal, and making the kind of sounds NWW make. It also explains why there’s t[…]

Realkosh: An Australian Music Weblog: mostly about Aussie music, it says here.[…]

watching high fidelity last night i was all ready to disagree with tom’s piece on said movie. i’d held off on reading the article because i wanted to see the film with a clear mind. (hmm, yes, that sounds like a good excuse.) imagine my s[…]

I’m off until Sunday afternoon: if my fellow team members want to take up the slack, you may have something new to read anyway. Otherwise, have a good weekend![…]

Loving and Leaving the Phonograph; or; Napster for Record Romantics. Well-written overview of what Napster means for the way we consume and listen to music. Two points leap out.
First off is the way Harry Smith’s Anthology Of American Folk Musi[…]

Help me with an urgent question on the I Love Music forum, why don’t you? The 90s revival starts here…..[…]

What are the most-performed songs in Britain?: few surprises (is there no poll bloody “Angels” won’t do well in?) in this survey. The most-played songs in the UK’s DJ Sets list will no doubt please certain Phats-and-Small-lovi[…]

USounds presents Baxendale MP3s: offered without commentary because a) I haven’t heard them, b) I have a vicious hangover.[…]

Future Primitive – Old Tunes: Oh my GOD. Unbelievable archive of hardcore MP3s, found by Tim. If you have any love for music at all (and also have a fast connection, working speakers, etc. etc.) you’ll be there before you even get to the […]

The Guide to the Guides: review of bulky rock guides, which is generally pretty successful, though obviously filtered through the point of view of an indie fan who wants namechecks for his indie faves (indie rock kids know too much about music anyway[…]