It’s fair to say that not many buyers of 1,000 UK Number Ones will be as eager as I was, with my not-entirely casual interest. Obviously, I was a little worried: not that I’m seriously planning a book or anything, but a literate, knowledg[…]

POPNOSE MP3 OF THE WEEK
2. T-RAPERZY – “Erodisco”
No, no, don’t tell me, you’re put off by the picture. I quite understand, really. I didn’t know these two gentlemen looked like that either until a few minutes ago[…]

THE STEREOPHONICS
“Dakota”
Desperate but not serious. It is however extremely funny to realize they’re trying to break America all the more (except much-more-famous-than-the-Stereophonics-Kelly Kelly Clarkson seems to have trumped […]

Thanks to Hit or Miss for having us last night. We played an eclectic four-cornered tag-team set to the filmic backdrop of Monkey and FLASH! GORDON! What a great film Flash Gordon is, other films blush at the very name. Anyway, Steve played the indie[…]

As Matt DC rightly points out via email, this is the greatest BBC Talking Point of all time.[…]

Fun Tonight!
Just a reminder that tonight we’re guest-DJing at Hit or Miss at Nambucca. “Soul, funk and surprises” – as of yet I don’t know whether I’ll be playing anything soulful, funky, or surprising, but the CD[…]

THE FT TOP 100 SONGS
88. Subway Sect – “Ambition”
Sarah says
What’s the matter, Vic? “I don’t write any words you get in rock songs…I like those words – that seem out of place in a rock song.” It&[…]

nick.K is dead
Holy shit.
An ILX thread.[…]

The Pazz and Jop 2004 poll is up. Go nuts.[…]

BOBBY O
“I Cry for You”
This is in part an excuse to talk about the wonderful post on Mr. O and “German Girl” made by Ally over at the already coolest-thing-in-2005-English-language music criticism, ILMiXor. So go read that f[…]