Song of the day – 249: Play That Beat Mr Raja #1
Gaspare and his label is on the side of the angels, the outsiders, the kids who blog about music from Indonesia and the London Nobody Sings
Song of the day – 248: Belle And Sebastian (a review)
…what was truly alarming was the way all the reviews merged into one amorphous voice, saying nothing, very loudly, over and over again
A Christmas Gift from Everett True – pt 1
I love Christmas songs. I love football songs, too.
Song of the day – 247: Little Annie
Yes. Goosebumps. That’s what this music brings me out in.
Classic quotes from the Australian street press – 4: Animal Collective*
This would actually be a pretty neat way of damning a band with faint praise, except – uh – that’s clearly not the intention
Song of the day – 246: The Dirtbombs
Damn. The Dirtbombs have a new album coming out. Damn. You know how exciting that is? Damn. Have you actually heard it? DAMN!
1001 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear, pt 10
Sometimes it becomes necessary to draw a line in the sand – and to draw it so thoroughly and with such force, that the line is unmistakable
1001 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear, pt 9
Remember. No matter how many millions buy Mariah Carey and U2 albums, there are even more millions who can’t fucking stand them.
Song of the day – 245: Clock DVA
Best fucking seven-inch of 1981? You tell me.
Plan B Magazine #4
I was researching my Nirvana book in Seattle while this issue was being put together.
