PoOPlist: 02/01/2005

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Subject: Record / CD sleeves Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:51:28 +0100 From: "Jan Bellekens" Dear Sir, Please allow me to introduce myself : My name is Jan Bellekens and I live in Belgium . Recently I started collecting record covers/sleeves (7"-12"-CD- CDs etc.) that are inspired by other record covers or a parody on them . I am compiling all these images for a book (release due later this year) Jan Bellekens Wouwerstraat 47 2220 Heist o/d Berg Belgium by e-mail jan DOT bellekens2 AT pandora DOT be Thanks for your time and I am looking forward to hearing from you very soon ! Kind regards, Jan Bellekens

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

For the first time fortysomethings are buying more albums than teenagers and it's all down to the '50-quid man' - the middle-aged bloke (or even woman) who is happy to splash out on a fistful of CDs. Tim de Lisle investigates the cultural phenomenon that is really shaping the music charts Melody maker Guardian UK (thanks to L for the link)

Monday, February 21, 2005

Pazz and Jop 2004: If Only Women Voted

You Know You Really Want Some Hardcore Statistical Analysis ... 2004 Pazz & Jop critical alignment ratings

Friday, February 18, 2005

MiniLyrics 3.3.137 is a song lyrics viewer that displays the lyrics of the currently playing song timed with the music in a host of different media players, including Winamp, RealPlayer, iTunes, and Windows Media Player. Minilyrics : LYRICS Viewer (thanks to L for the link

Westminster Dog Show / Madison Square Garden / Feb. 15, 2005 Top Five Reasons Why The Westminster Dog Show Is Better Than Most Rock Concerts 1. Dogs don’t jam or play boring new songs. 2. Dogs are cuter than most members of rock bands. 3. No aching feet or ringing in the ears. 4. Seventeen corgis running in a circle brings more joy than an encore. 5. When you go backstage, you get to pet the performers without being called a slut. From: More In The Monitor: Westminster Dog Show / Madison Square Garden / Feb. 15, 2005

Thursday, February 10, 2005

William Ham, interesting look at MMM (from 2000?): Eine Kleine Nichtmusik: Metal Machine Music Turns 25 and also Start the Industrial Revolution Without Me: Metal Machine Music Turns 25, Part 2 (via Dancing About Architecture

Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Some other joint has their own PoOPList

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

February 2005

Dear POOPster,
POOP’s here. The Eighteenth Annual POmpous and OPinionated List, that is. It’s time to try to make some sense out of this past year, a year in which three defining moments seemed to defy any and all semblance of logic. Bush was elected president. The Red Sox won the World Series. And Bush was elected president. It was a year that introduced new nouns to the lexicon, like iPod (appearing on three lists) and Jesusland (mentioned or implied all over the place). And Bush was elected president. Obviously, anything can happen and pretty much did. But at least we need not complain about the state of music. Afterall, you do your POOP list with the music you have, not the music you wish you had, and 31 self-important pontificators took that to heart and submitted lists this year.

As usual, I’ve attempted to tabulate the entries and, as is customary, I’ve employed the now time-honored What-The-Hell’s-He-Talking-About-Anyway System. One more time, I’ve given 2 points to each pompoid’s Top 10 choices and 1 point to each title beyond a Top 10 or in the variously designated ‘honorable mention’ categories (up to 25 titles). I’ve pro-rated titles above 25 listed titles, hence the half-points. Basically the more titles you listed, the less each one counted or something like that.

1. GREEN DAY – American Idiot 22½ points (appearing on 12 out of 31 lists)   Buy from amazon
2. STEVE EARLE – The Revolution Starts . . . Now 19 (11)   Buy from amazon
3. WILCO – A Ghost Is Born 17 (10)   Buy from amazon
4. ELLIOTT SMITH – From A Basement On A Hill 14 (9)   Buy from amazon
5. FRANZ FERDINAND – Franz Ferdinand 13½ (8)   Buy from amazon
6. BRIAN WILSON – Smile 13 (7)   Buy from amazon
7. LORETTA LYNN – Van Lear Rose 11 (7)   Buy from amazon
8. TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS – Shake The Sheets 10½ (6)   Buy from amazon
9. ELVIS COSTELLO – Delivery Man 10 (7)   Buy from amazon
10. P.J. HARVEY – Uh Huh Her 9½ (6)   Buy from amazon
10. THE HIVES – Tyrannosaurus Hives 9½ (6)   Buy from amazon
12. DEVENDRA BANHART – Rejoicing The Hands 9 (5)   Buy from amazon
12. IRON & WINE – Our Endless Numbered Days 9 (5)   Buy from amazon
14. BJORK – Medulla 8½ (6)   Buy from amazon
14. TV ON THE RADIO – Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes 8½ (5)   Buy from amazon