There is so much wrong with the Sugababes v. Girls Aloud throwdown that I can only sit here stupefied.

Wow.

My brother (meier) and I have just watched every single Girls Aloud video on YouTube.
I can tell you there are far worse ways to spend an hour.

In case you missed it, Pitchfork tackled the (import-only) greatest hits comps of Girls Aloud and Sugababes in a single bound today. kfan calls it "probably the most important review of the year," and I'm not inclined to disagree. Read it here.

All this on a day when the New Statesman publishes an interview with the Girls, who come out as pro-tax and ( Read more... )

Girls Aloud's version of "I Think We're Alone Now" is surely the worst single they've ever released (or, rather, will -- it officially comes out 18 December, just in time to not make the Christmas no. 1 -- hurrah!!). Nevertheless, I've finally realized it's good for something: identifying the voices of those who aren't Cheryl or Nadine. Watching ( Read more... )