Perfect Sound Forever’s rockcriticguide – but where oh where are the pop dollies and self-conscious dilettantes? Needs a sequel, I think. (via Kathleen, whose URL I could probably type in my sleep by now, and who is less than enamoured of[…]

Joe Sixpack’s SLIPCUE: also found via Scrubbles (who rocks for it), this excellent site documenting the various enthusiasms of a world music, Brazilian, ‘hick music’, French pop, rock writing and indiepop fan. If the attitude-laden […]

The Internet Museum of Flexi / Cardboard / Oddity Records: metal records, paper records, make-your-own records…..this is beautiful. In our MP3-driven times a little full-on FETISHISM is always welcome. (via Scrubbles).[…]

Guardian columnist Charlotte Raven talks about Oasis. The most comment-worthy thing about Oasis now is why intelligent people like Raven seem to fret so much over their decline. It’s hard to fault her crisply written arguments, but hasn’t[…]

JUDY COLLINS – “Send In The Clowns”
I’ve long found sentiment and melodrama in pop music enormously appealing, so it stands to reason I’d find myself gravitating sooner or later to show tunes. There those two qualities s[…]

The liberals and bleeding hearts on other sites may be carping, but let me say here and now that NYLPM absolutely supports PopJustice in its bold campaign to NAME AND SHAME indie so-called stars. If even one boy band is saved from chart ignominy, sur[…]

In Review makes a good point about my American Psycho piece, and yes, the choice of tracks do work as a commentary, but I still felt that the film was more generally effective than the soundtrack makes it out to be. As for “less hip than dark&#[…]

Stephin Merritt has a great voice. What’s more, he has a great, unwavering voice live: this I know from last week’s Magnetic Fields gig. So the forlorn-sealion thing he’s doing here comes as a gruesome shock: lines like “I&#82[…]

The collected pieces (mostly but not entirely music-related) of the guy who does lacunae.com. Damn, he’s a good writer – really wide-ranging, too. Another one to get jealous of.[…]

I Hate Music FAQ – Tanya’s written this in response to all the e-mails she gets. May be of interest if you like that part of the site.[…]