Bernard Black may be a souse but he reads people accurately.

About half of Darius Khondji's filmography.

Tchiakovsky (feat. 2Pac) remix: Crackin Nutz 4 Free or Fee

I love the foookin' Roses but I read somewhere that Ian Brown said "One Love" was the song where the magic quit coming to them spontaneously and they knew it was over. I believe him.

…and shoehorned, unwelcome autobiography.

Slightly apropo via Prince Paul: Is Three Feet High and Rising a concept album? I think yes.

Fly From Here does not have Jon Anderson and is therefore not a Yes album.

Tales From Topographic Oceans!

He nails the reason why party dude bands like Def Leppard and Van Halen may be ridiculous but in an odd way their integrity is unassailable.

*Leaps out of chair abruptly, face red with anger, points at Shadow Under the Heart with quivering rage*
You're NOT better than us, sir! You. Are. NOT BETTER THAN US!

I do not take heart in the idea of hordes of angry unemployed truckers descending upon our robot cars with crowbars and chains.

Looks up from leather bound volume, "Yesh, the joys of etymology."

"unprocessed thinker" is wonderful.

The Penguin's Dad > Hawkeye

Yes, I know. But it is an easy and somewhat accurate shorthand. You can't argue against the notion that Big Audio Dynamite is Wings.

If Mollymauk knows of 7 British bands from the 70s (punk or otherwise) better then the Clash then I must get my hands on this magical list.

(Mick, not Joe) explains a lot. He was the syrupy McCartney to Joe's sour Lennon.

Lost in the Supermarket is good, but it is incorrect to pick a wussy Mick Jones song as the best Clash song.

They're really sticking it to that Federico Lorca guy. He must be the sound engineer or something.

You could make a good case for it. That song has emotional content.