Song of the day - 130: The Social Icons

Do yourself a favour.

Song of the day - 46: Television Personalities

There's a new Television Personalities album out shortly.

ET Recommends - 43: Peepholes

Again, I'm reminded of the section in the infamous Steve Albini article/tirade against major labels, originally printed in The Baffler, wherein he wishes that bands would try to sound more like Metal Urbain instead of The Beatles. Because, as I've written before, it seems that we've turned full circle - at least in the circles formerly known as "underground" - and bands like No Age, Crocodiles and Vivian Girls are way taking the side of the late 70s French punk experimentalists.

Steve Albini, the definitive article

One of my music blog class just emailed me the link to this classic article.

A tribute band of a tribute band

When do the tributes stop, and originality start?

My Last FM Top 20

Week ending...oh, today.