TEENAGE FANCLUB – “I Need Direction”
Every forward-looking critic has a classic-rockin’ skeleton in their cupboard, some band that makes them cough, shuffle and reach for the MOJO Style Guide: “wonderful harmonies…[…]

MAGNETOPHONE – Oh Darlin’ EP
In TV’s Scrapheap Challenge, participants have to build some working device out of stuff they can find in, yes, a scrapheap. (By amazing coincidence someone always seems to have thrown away a working mot[…]

The saddest thing about Salon‘s copping out of its music criticism is that when it does bother to run a pop feature – like The Hard Rap Cafe, a review of the new hip-hop exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum – they’re often excellent[…]

On his own site, NYLPM stalwart Robin C reviews The Coup, and also has updated his meticulous history/analysis of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.[…]

On the forum, Fred pops the question: What are you ten favourite singles this year?. Aren’t lists fun?[…]

future bible heroes — i’m lonely (and i love it):
“surely you’ve gone too far now,” i told myself. “sure, 69 love songs was great but it wasn’t that long ago that you put down that huge import price for th[…]

eBay UK item 469441722: people would pay how much for that????.[…]

BACKSTREET BOYS – “Shape Of My Heart”
Teenpop on its knees: the Backstreets swap their usual robotix for Abbafied mid-tempo slickness, and the lyrics have a sinister, intriguing edge. “Save me from the man I’ve become&#8[…]

COLOR FILTER – Satellite Of Love
TURBONEGRO – Suffragette City
The cover version: two approaches. Color Filter take the shy-shuffly-beats route so familiar to all indiepop listeners – think Stars’ “This Charming Man&#822[…]

POP-EYE 15/10/00
I have a wretched headache, for once not drink-induced. Oh, alright, when it started yesterday evening it was probably drink-induced, but it’s gone on far too long now and is almost certainly a brain tumour. In my stricken stat[…]