THE MAGNETIC FIELDS – “I’ve Got New York” (Live MP3)
Of all the curious things about Stephin Merritt, one of the most curious is the way he keeps back songs which, if they were to reach a wider audience, would run an excellent[…]

Also in Salon, Greil Marcus gives a kicking to Patti Smith: “as if the real purpose of history were to confirm the hipster’s superiority to it.” He can still nail them, sometimes.[…]

Another issue of brainwashed.com’s weekly ezine THE BRAIN, which makes as ever for bracing reading. I’ll confess I’ve been well lazy about visiting brainwashed but since they’ve kindly linked to the legendary Tanya Headon&#821[…]

Men II Boyz: predictable Salon take on boy bands – nothing much to disagree with but no real insights either (particularly as it almost entirely sidesteps the music). Interesting that the relatively bland “I Want It That Way” has be[…]

Josh can intellectualise about it and quote fancy Russian words all he likes but he has still made a list: Top five almost-best-end-of-album songs. This actually brings up something I was going to say about Fred’s Pixies review last week, which[…]

PAUL BEARER AND THE HEARSEMEN – “I’ve Been Thinking” (MP3)
THE STANDELLS – “Dirty Water” (MP3)
Yes, I admit it, my own greed undid me: while attempting to swap a CD-R’s worth of hooky MP3s from work to […]

It’s a weblog all about Britney. Um, yeah![…]

A nice, clear, enthusiastic guide to New Zealand and Japanese Psychedelic Noise, which promises an MP3 of Acid Mothers Temple (hooray!) but my connection is too slow to check that out today.[…]

Another review of last year’s magnificent Position Normal record.[…]

BLACK BOX RECORDER – “The Facts Of Life” (CD Single, released 10/4/00)
Luke Haines is a fantastic example of what happens when musicians get room to develop. Play the first couple of Auteurs albums now – remembering that at th[…]