The dark secret of the Italian Futurists: no, not the fascism thing which is hardly a secret, more that they were – at least from a musical point of view – a bit crap. For all that Russolo’s intonarumori are a cultural touchstone of[…]

GOLDFRAPP – “Lovely Head”
A duet for theremin and heartache: at least that’s what it sounds like. Goldfrapp make a cool, nervy noise – you mught draw torchy parallels with Portishead, but this is much nearer Broadcast, o[…]

And the point of novelty songs is…?: Anyone who is currently living in New York will know what I’m talking about, but for those of you who don’t, let’s give you an appraisal of the situation: Z100, the big pop station in the c[…]

Well, someone out there still cares about Ricky: The video for “She Bangs,” where he plays Super Underwater Heterosexual Man, knocked “Shape of My Heart” out of the number one spot on TRL yesterday. Whether that “someone[…]

POP-EYE U.S. – 10/26/00
and here, we find, is the fundamental problem about writing about the u.s. pop charts. once again, the top five remains solidified, with christina aguilera on top for a fourth week with “come on over baby.” &[…]

Liking a song more when you hear its history. I’m more than anti this idea, but having heard a heart-aching song this morning on my travels, and then hearing its even more heart-rending story makes me want to at least discuss the subject. Its t[…]

TWAS 300: A Belated Introduction: Glenn McDonald tells us why.[…]

Spice Girls “Forever” – as nylpm should maybe be retitled this week. Just a brief addition to all that has been said – merely on the album title. Can anyone else think of a third installment in a series that was entitled Forev[…]

The A to Z of the UK Chart 2000: detailed but alas rather unbitchy look at the players and perils in the UK chart. Very useful though for struggling editors trying to come up with a focus group listing.[…]

about charlemagne palestine and types of listening and all:
until the advent of recording in the 20th century, after all, classical music was expected to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people. so was any type of music that required a sp[…]