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MAUL MY MEMORIES!
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— 13 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

MAUL MY MEMORIES!: An occasional series (‘series’) where I post tracks I used to really, really like and that I’m now – well – not so sure about. Most of them will hail from that den of frauds and jokers men call… […]

Is the Pet Shop Boys’ presentation of Battleship Potemkin
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— 13 Sep 2004 Pete Baran Comment

Is the Pet Shop Boys’ presentation of Battleship Potemkin in Trafalgar Square last night a music, or a film event? I think the selling point was the PSB’s rather than Sergei Eisenstein, though he led gravitas to the affair. But despite th[…]

DESTINY’S CHILD “Lose My Breath”
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— 12 Sep 2004 Ned Raggett Comment

DESTINY’S CHILD
“Lose My Breath”
I’m a bit surprised at the vehemence this song has inspired over on ILM. I’m not surprised that cosmic twin Dan Perry agrees with me, though — this is some great stuff. To be honest[…]

MORTON FELDMAN – “Why Patterns?”
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— 11 Sep 2004 Michael Comment

MORTON FELDMAN – “Why Patterns?”
I quite honestly don’t want to listen to this fucking thing again.
I played it while watching a TV show a few days ago and felt a chill, then felt…irritation. I turned it down and just le[…]

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THE SQUARE TABLE 16 / The Thrills – “Whatever Happened To Corey Haim?”
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— 10 Sep 2004 Tom 1 comment

POP FACTOR: 288 CONTROVERSY RATING: 226
The problem with retro in a pop context: absorbing the lesson that things were better back when can limit you. If you believe in the golden past then maybe you subconsciously believe that all YOU can do is pu[…]

A Poetics Of Pop
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— 10 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

A Poetics Of Pop
Amateurist asks for more technically informed analysis of music: you can guess the discussion that ensues (at least if you’ve spent any time on ILM). For what it’s worth I’m with Michael Daddino – great idea, […]

Thieves – “Unworthy”
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— 10 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

“This self-indulgence could kill a boy…”
Here it is! “Unworthy” by Thieves, my almost-nomination for the best tracks of the 90s poll on ILM. Who were Thieves? A duo of David McAlmont (later of Bernard Butler team-up and […]

I can’t sleep tonight….
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— 9 Sep 2004 Tom 1 comment

I can’t sleep tonight….
I feel somewhat guilty for nominating in ILM’s 1990s poll in the first place (I did it by email, so there), and even more guilty for changing my singles nomination: from Thieves’ “Unworthy” […]

A Tale Of Two DJs
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— 9 Sep 2004 Tom Comment

A Tale Of Two DJs: one of whom was me, so I’m a bit biased. I DJed last night at a London bar, for a friend’s birthday party. When she asked if I could do it before their proper DJs started, they told her to fax my CV over! These people t[…]

“This is not a dream, this is a f*cking nightmare, you b*tch!”
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— 8 Sep 2004 Stevie Nixed Comment

“This is not a dream, this is a f*cking nightmare, you b*tch!”
Search: Lady Sovereign – Sad Ass Strippah
Destroy: Jentina – Bad Ass Strippa.[…]

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