Sound as Language has an interesting 2 part series on the changes afoot at Emusic now that they have added the Sony catalog to their offerings. Worth a read.

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Has it really already been 20 years of blur. Absolutely gutted I will miss them this summer. The compilation of moments and comments from the Guardian is a great trip down memory lane for Blurophiles. I remember (like it was yesterday!) buying the CD Single at Tower Records because I heard “There’s No Other Way” […]

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A handful of the behind-the-scenes pillars of the Blur legacy reminisce about the band’s origins, coming of age, and imminent future. By comparison, the American perspective on Blur is wildly different from pretty much any other country in the world. Even though we know Blur were the titans of the Britpop movement in England, it […]

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Bell and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch sort of matter of factly belies the notion that being in a pop band is in any way glamorous in his behind the scenes introduction to his current band God Help the Girl for The Guardian. Murdoch doesn’t exactly define what he means by “glamor”, though he does explain what […]

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Dance Anthem of the 80s Is it me or is she like the female version of Thom Yorke? Thank you TUG!

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I know fanatical middle-aged heifers buy plastic keychain tubes with purported pieces of Elvis’ hair in them from shady convenience stores in the Deep South, but they’re only out a couple of bucks at worst. Why on earth would anyone pay$2499 for one of Kurt Cobain’s hospital bills? This I cannot fathom. It’s framed, no […]

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Steven Patrick Morrissey turns 50 today. Sort of hard to believe. Well, The Guardian has been wondering what to get the old coot. Hearing aids and bicycle puncture repair kits aside, the funniest suggestion is clearly: Johnny Marr’s mobile number. Though, a key to his closet is a close second. Some of the comments are […]

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