There are people who do not know that the release of Jarvis Cocker's first solo album (scheduled for mid-November, and titled simply Jarvis) is the cultural event of the year. Perhaps you are one of them. In that case, let me present to you this faux-karaoke clip of his download-only single, and quote the lyrics in full ( Read more... )

I fear that my copy of We Love Life, the best Pulp album ever according to a poll of me, may be lost forever, spirited away to whatever cold wasteland swallowed my 2 Many DJs compilation and Portishead's Dummy. The latter, I must admit, I have no desire to buy again. It's brilliant, but its continual use as background music for This Sodding ( Read more... )