end of the road

Been pondering this one for a while and, as I possibly implied in the blog about James Murphy’s “Greenberg” soundtrack, it’s hard not to conclude that the third LCD Soundsystem album is a bit of a letdown.

Bono and co document their latest tour with 360 release

John Lydon admits the band have no backing

Southern rockers' angry 10th gets back to basics and "blows the fucking roof off"...

Keith Richards suggests the band could be about to reconvene

Quite a good one, this week: I think I can be more or less positive about everything here, actually, with the vague exception of the Yellow Swans live comp, which is a bit too industrial for me (John Cale, as it happens, described them thus: “The Swans’ sound grates on your nerves - like you’ve put your head in a jet engine.” Thumbs up!).

Chris Wolstenholme says he wants to capture 'life on the road' with the band

Engaging portrait of Canvey Island R&B tearaways

Andy Serkis' portrayal of Ian Dury earns him a Leading Actor nomination

A startling amount of responsible journalism behind this week’s playlist: we’ve had a bit of a session getting up to speed on a bunch of mainstream 2010 tips; discovered Lil Wayne should’ve probably stuck to hip hop; tried again to stay awake through the Midlake album and generally done our jobs more or less properly, I suppose.