IS THE TRUTH SO HARD TO TELL?
Like millions around the country, I listened to the final stage of Radio 1’s singles chart show to see if the little people on Facebook had managed to change the X-Factor habit. It was a rather special chart result as not only was it the Christmas edition but also [...]

Editors Best 09′: For me, this has been a year of musical inspiration and enjoyment; in my experience the level of quality and diversity has never been better. But in my broad sweep of the music media

There’s just a few days to go now before Big Ben strikes midnight to start a New Year, so I’ve gathered up the last of the albums received over the last month for a single, mass review. 

The World Is Yours - Various Artists (Freeworld)
I just love it when record labels produce compilations of their artist [...]

1 The Joy Formidable ‘A Balloon Called Moaning’

Editor’s Best: 2000 - 2010
Well, I said I wouldn’t - I lied. But I have to tell you that I’ve had to select 50 rather than 10 or 20 which, when you consider how many albums have been released in the last ten years,

Central to the lingering affection that people still have for tapes is the fact that you can compile them yourself
Pete Paphides
Richard Goldsmith, of the upscale hi-fi geeksters’ paradise Audio Gold, dismisses the notion of a a dying format. “I’m not sure there’s any such thing,” he says. Cast your eye around his North London shop, [...]

Ten For The Decade!

1. RADIOHEAD: In Rainbows (XL, 2007)
FIRST available as a name-your-own-price download, In Rainbows was a comment on the changing face of music.

The Shake Sessions (Ff-r / Jj) Songs Of The Year!
One Eskimo - Hometime/Astronauts
Kraftwerk - The Robots (2009 rmx)
Soft Toy Emergency - Critical
This City - Picture This
Roseville - Boxer
Slow Club - Baby Please Come Home
Dan Black - Symphonies
The Horrors - Whole New Way
Blackstone Cherry - Things My Father Said
Dead By Sunshine - Crawl Back In
Parlor Mob [...]

Richard Ashcroft: The Journey
http://www.richardashcroft.co.uk/home-page/video
Actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson explains how rage fuelled her role as the voice of conscience in The Journey, Richard Jobson’s violent and powerful short film about the experiences of one sex worker: WARNING: The video in this article contains strong sexual and violent images that viewers may find disturbing: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2009/dec/18/the-journey-sex-trafficking
How did [...]

The LP Of 2009! KISS: Sonic Boom (Roadrunner/Loud&Proud)
Now let’s get this party started by saying if you’re a fan of KISS you already know the score, if you are not (Why The F**k Not?) then you should give this record a spin.