Spirit of ’69: Guardian pop critic Tom Cox has an absolute right to like boring music, but why does he have to be so defensive about it?[…]

Oi! GERI!. No! One thing and one thing only makes this the worst design idea I’ve ever seen on a music site. Click on the ‘natural look’ Geri picture and you too will learn the true meaning of Pop.[…]

And a much more concise post: a recommendation of Michael Bracewell’s “England Is Mine”, which fits in rather well with the theme for the current issue of Freaky Trigger.[…]

FIJI – “The Glue Hotel Tapes” (Impresario Records mini album)
FIJI – “4-Track Jesus” (b-side to “Pillshop” 7″ single)
I’ll always have a soft spot for Jamie Hince. As a member of indie also-[…]

Hope They Die Before I Get Old: veteran rock critics no longer good shocker. Entirely true, though would be more convincing if not written by the reliably plodding Jim DeRogatis.[…]

Epinions has revised its user agreements: I truly doubt this applies to any FT writers, but we have more than 5 contributors, (even excluding the ones who don’t really exist!) so please don’t submit reviews you’ve previously epinion[…]

NURSE WITH WOUND – “Two Shaves And A Shine” (from the LP An Awkward Pause)
Following my trashing of Doves on grounds of length, you might reasonably ask whether I’d like any long rock song. Here’s the answer. “Two […]

Songs that kill: someone notices that American Psycho is a book about pop music. Good article results.[…]

Up Jumps Da Meme: is there no escape from bloody memetics? Anyway, this is a great article about Timbaland which explains exactly why he’s good and what you should hear for proof – though it underrates Aaliyah’s awesome single-of-th[…]

38 years after the fact, and 33 years after Joe Meek’s final self-destruction, those involved with my favourite single of all time, The Tornados’ “Telstar”, seem destined to forever intrude on my life. I read in the current ed[…]