I was originally going to say that if you think turntablism is essentially modern fretwankery (Tom?) then you won’t like this, but I now realise that this is a simplistic argument – more than half of the track is taken up by the emceeing […]

The English psychedelic tradition I love isn’t the overdone bastardisation of the 70s, it’s the more simple, clear and expressive sound of the late 60s. Not really Nick Drake (something less deeply personal than his work), and certainly n[…]

Click click click click click: Momus talks photos, videos, visuals. Nothing to do with music, by the way.[…]

Invisible man: “It’d be as if Bret Easton Ellis wrote the murderous “American Psycho” and no critic questioned his judgment or the book’s content — and those who did pause briefly to consider the book’s moral[…]

DUEL!: REM and the Divine Comedy are the gladiators. You are the Emperor’s thumb.[…]

First off, hello NYLPM readers! It’s been a long time (or perhaps only as long as since you last left my blog). I saw Tom post on this one, and I was about to do the same on my blog, but I figured what the hell. So here’s one for nostalgi[…]

You Lucky, Lucky People: several British respondents to this year’s focus group were a bit baffled by the inclusion of a handful of classy American hits in the poll. Well, four of the best pop tracks of the year are coming out here on single in[…]

Like a virgin? “Why did the man approach her record company? Is that etiquette for this type of thing?: yes, it’s the Britney shag story, with interesting analysis by Polly Vernon.[…]

PopEx!: everyone’s always saying pop is a commodity, now here’s your chance to put your (virtual) money where your mouth is on the Pop Stock Exchange. Click here to start playing under my glorious auspices.[…]

Speaking now with the benefit of hard-won years of musical experience, this is bobbins. Chinless singing; boxy, stilted drumming; nowhere lyrics – and to cap it all it doesn’t even have any whooshsome Ride guitar rushes to recommend it. B[…]