Back when I was a working critic (part two)

I'm trying to avoid working here, so here's another excerpt. Taken from 2001, I believe.

Back when I was a working critic

(Excerpted from my 2001 journal, posted at the Tangents archives.)

Song of the day - 54: The Moonbears

It's very 1975, like I imagine Todd Rundgren to sound but I bet he doesn't. I don't know why I don't find this more surprising. Should I?

Elvis Costello, live in Brisbane

So my shamelessness paid off.

Plan B Magazine R.I.P. pt 5 - June 2004

After the (relative) success of the previous entry in this series - Melissa's 'Making Plan B' from right at the magazine's inception - I thought I'd re-post an early blog entry from the same year.

Riot Grrrl 5

Part five of the ongoing Riot Grrrl series - brief, but my interpretation of events might still raise some hackles.

Riot Grrrl 3

This is the third part of the interview I did with Julia Downes for her PhD thesis on DIY Queer Feminist (Sub)cultural Resistance in the UK. It (partly) tackles the question of critical distance.

Riot Grrrl 1

Trawling the depths of my computer, I found another couple of documents of interest.

Lykke Li vs Peaches

The following entry was drafted on the way to Kelvin Grove in torrential rain this morning...