about that top 100 70s punk lps list:
is it really that satisfying to arrive at a number divisible by 5? far too many records are listed for reasons amounting to “i can’t stand this but a lot of people seem to think it’s good&#8221[…]

chuck eddy — iconoclastic genius or knee-jerk contrarian (or both)?
an interview with eddy plus a critique by phil dellio, who raises some valid criticisms here. via www.rockcritics.com.[…]

KURT SCHWITTERS – “Ursonate”
a bit crap? the futurists were a riot, from the absurd nihilistic manifestos to the compositions themselves. it should be kept in mind that they were painters not musicians. the text for this a capell[…]

PULP – “The Night That Minnie Temperley Died” (live MP3)
as time passes and his stature as a “sex symbol” grows, it’s getting increasingly difficult to imagine jarvis cocker as the kind of guy who has no other opti[…]

I might as well remind people that our fabulous forum, I Love Music, is not just my personal playground. Ally just contributed a question about sports songs, and any of you, readers and contributors alike, are more than welcome to put any question yo[…]

THOM YORKE IS A TWAT[…]

A New Greater Wimpy, A No Smarter Bang: my guess is there are translation issues at work here but I found this more or less incomprehensible. Its basic thesis as far as I can get it is that 2000 is a Classic Year because of bands like Smog and Lambch[…]

100 Top 70s Punk LPs: have I blogged this before? I honestly can’t remember. Anyway, I’m in a punky mood today and this gave me ten minutes solid nostalgic entertainment.[…]

The Official Daphne and Celeste Hate Site: it’s a ‘conspiricy’, apparently. The irony being of course that this site is much more in the spirit of D & C than any of my jaded musings here are ever likely to be.[…]

Bob Stanley at home – the Saint Etienne songwriter gives you a tour of his record collection, which is exactly as you’d expect Bob Stanley’s record collection to be.“[Chantal Goya] did a great soundtrack to a Jean-Luc Godard f[…]