This year's 'Terris'?

I mean ...

bloc party - good demo. interpol-like. was going to see them live last night but left because am sick. apparently i made a good decision.
the glitterati - c'mon its party metal - not up for discussion.
boxer rebellion - actually very good.

the rest i never heard of.

Selfish Cunt - played the single about three times in a row, very rare I do that... sounds like it was some random bedroom DIY thing from about 1980, I kept thinking of Big Black's 'Lungs' EP although I'm sure they're a pair of colossal Nathan Barley types who think they're eight hundred times funnier than they actually are.

i'm interested in hearing HAL on rough trade.

my pixx for 2004 are the earlies and micah p. hinson. ha ha. true!

i'm staying away from selfish cunt. it smells bad.

and weren't Boxer Rebellion put together by their management ('indie boyband' stylee)? that was enough to put me off initially, then i heard them.

give me Drownedinsound over NME any old day of the week. at least the D.I.S guys are actually young kids who go to shows. as opposed to the 'cynical misfits over 35 only' hiring policy of the NME.

They are.

i like busted??

like Cooper Temple Clause, but not as old.

ace.

and weren't Boxer Rebellion put together by their management ('indie boyband' stylee)? that was enough to put me off initially, then i heard them.

and??? what did you think?

give me Drownedinsound over NME any old day of the week. at least the D.I.S guys are actually young kids who go to shows.

at least the dis guys are now are a plc. young/old who cares?

i think it was my red cell jordon.

I didn't think they had the vocalist or the songs to carry it, unfortunately, but it may have been a bad night on the former leading me to underrate the latter. I didn't think much of them, though they gave the impression of being decent enough fellows.

Hard to think how you could be more wrong with this, really, short of claiming they were supporting 'affirmative action' or something.

as for D.I.S. what does being a plc have to do with anything?
their age, however, IS important, as it means they haven't had time to become cynical old jerks trailing around after this or that bandwagon, talking up shitty cabaret bands purely because they spent all night hoovering gack with the band's press officer the night before.
the sooner the London-centric, over 40, post-britpop shower hang up their Heavenly logo'd slippers and move on, the better for music in general in this country.

like signing the koreans? please. dis is bang for 2004. and i wish the nme was like that. you have a very glamorous vision of what it entails. and you'll find all ages at the nme. i don't believe being 'young guys' is this amazing thing. not that i'm old. but i think that is crazy mckooky talk.

tim -- do you think hal would be good on record, tough?

you really DO write for the NME then!?

i don't know what to call dis because its so shitty. ha ha.

the glitterati are a pop aerosmith!!

First-time impact, especially in a live context, is not that reliable though, is it?

am not in love with the glitterati, the reverand indiechild but the darkness have no songs, imo.

ha ha. i love the indie thought police. thank god i am not 17 and doing music journalism. it would be confusing. and is it the glitterati's fault that they are attractive when compared to the darkness?

None of the above, I fear, are any year's "Terris".

that list blew me away. i still dont get the clientele but will track it. along with the other things you've mentioned ...! as i dig yer taste

lately its been

euphoria (revola)
the earlies (singles)
micah p hinson (demos)
horse (revola)
dillard and clark (a and m)
jessica bailliff (kranky)
bobby conn - the homeland (thrill jockey)
invisible spies sampler
thunderclap newman - something in the air tonight
taking of pelham 123 ost!

did you ever find those bbp tapes?

i've been into gavouna - this string laden aphex twin soundalike from italy.

I know where those tapes are but don't have access to them for now, I'm afraid. (Any joy on the Richard and Thomas Frost front?)

been listening to alot of moondog, the monkees and billy childish.

yeah, i'm about to take a relaxing bath. just the flu that's been going about - and this week was stupuid busy - bobby conn and entrance pieces to finish plus day job plus meet and greet with somebody who is interested in me doing something for them.

sigh.

tim, when you get the record - let's start a thread and chat about it!

i read this as "worth losing sheep over".

and is it the glitterati's fault that they are attractive when compared to the darkness?

For this to be true, the Darkness would have to be... well nothing's that ugly.

what do franz ferninard sound like?

listened to the earlies and micah p hinson on the way into work. i'm convinced of their genius.

Franz Ferdinand are decent angular art-punk with guitars at Mark King height. Anyone who can't find a more appropriate target for their vitriol isn't trying hard enough.

so what have we got so far on the list?

my red cell

and i want to add another - the rocks - useless rubbish if i've ever heard any - that and - kaito ... blaugh blaugh blaugh.

Over the last week I've been going through a huge backlog of singles from this year, on the grounds that I should do them the favour of another proper listen before deciding whether they're good or shit. They've almost all been shit. I can't think of anything off the top of my head that's a surefire bet for next year. Truthfully I don't care.

dj mencap - b... b.. but its fun.

i think you should check out the micah p hinson album when it comes out on sketchbook. that and the earlies. god, i'm a repeato machino, not...

hood is useless rubbish.

but not as useless as this northern electro compilation i was sent. sexy it is not!

i guess, in 2001 - i was big upping the warlocks and yeah even i got sick of the warlocks. but its a disease with me. what's the next big thing? what's the next big thing? ha ha.

i think the twee award this year should go to isobel campbell's solo effort. jane birkin she is not!!

Which also applies to Isobel Campbell's album, seeingt as you beat me to posting.