Fuc51

I've just had a guest article published on the Manchester blog Fuc51, about the differences between the music scenes in Manchester and Glasgow (as I see them).

Fuc is a great blog, ruthlessly taking the piss out of the current "The Hacienda was amazing!"/"Aren't The Stone Roses brilliant?"/"We love Joy Division we do!"-type revivalism prevalent in the city, and in particular the London-based media. Suffice to say that Peter Hook is NOT a fan.

The article is here: http://fuc51.blogspot.com/2010/07/manchester-versus-glasgow.html and you gotta love that pic they've put with it!

CD Revival

Here's an excellent article on Pitchfork imagining a CD revival happening in the year 2022:
http://pitchfork.com/features/poptimist/7772-poptimist-26/

"On March 5, 2021, a dozen or so British students held an afternoon party. They dressed up, they drank tea, they ate buttered scones with jam, and then they played some music. Nothing so unusual, but all the music was on CD, and the same CDs they played had just been used as dishes for the jam."

Thanks to Disinfo.com