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In response to the DJ Mag thread, how about those music-based mags and blogs we actually get something from? My starter for ten (Ok, these are obvious, but valid): Blissblog; Woebot; www.factmagazine.co.uk; www.stylusmagazine.com; Pitchfork for the monthly...

Simply, which are the best? Following on from a conversation I had this aftenoon... My ten, in no order: Peep Show ('Four naan, Jeremy? That's insane.") Blackadder Comic Strip (for 'Four Men in a Car' alone) Nighty Night Alan Partridge (second series. Two words: 'Monkey tennis'.) The Simpsons...

Went to Berghain in Berlin for the second time this past weekend, and...wow. Utterly beguilingly industrial, with huge cavernous dark spaces, unrelenting strobes, beautifully-judged minimalist architecture, and about 40 sublimely comfortable leather sofas. And that's before we even get to...

Where can I get the details/text number/phone number/whatever you need for this Sunday? Much appreciated! :D

Self-explanatory, really. For me, Nigel Slater's books have given me a new take on experimentation within the constraints of a recipe. More recently, I have been reading '50 Great Curries of India', which, despite the generic title, is an absolute doozy (?) of a book, with great sections on...

MC Riz - Post-9/11 Blues Has this already been discussed? If not, I think it's quite a natty little ditty, especially if listened to without watching the vid (which is quite distracting). Saw him perform at the Acton Mela today, and it was quite electric.

That's what I wanna know - can be jokes, stand-ups, TV series, books, occurrences, websites, whatever. My current top five: (1) Peter Cook scripts - "I'm a, err, quality controller, in a leading biscuit factory. It is my job to test biscuits for comestibility, and I do this by biting into...

Someone mentioned this on the Top Ten thread, and I was inspired to dig my copy of the 'British Short Films' compilation off the shelf. The Lynne Ramsay short and 'About a Girl' are both absolutely stunning, and many more of the 16 plough new and intriguing furrows. What a splendid idea this...

Anyone explored the Russian capital's music scene? I'm (hopefully, given the visa nightmare) off there in September, so would appreciate any insights into what to do with my evenings...

Went to Global Gathering at the weekend (I know, I know - lots of shite, but leavened by the inclusion of quality acts such as Daft Punk and others), partly to see Erick Morillo DJ for the second time. As before, he blew me away with a combination of well-chosen tracks, enthusiasm and...

Ok, it's not the kind of music usually posted about here, but I went to the Lemonheads gig at Somerset House last night and was yet again blown away by the standard of Evan Dando's songwriting. Surely they deserve more than a footnote in the annals of pop?

Is anyone into desi around here? I'm out of the loop on the latest developments, although going to the Bombay Bronx event at NH Arts Club next Tuesday is bound to reignite my enthusiasm. http://www.desitunes4u.com is always useful, actually. So, can anyone inform me on the tunes that I should...

OK, I have a ten-day holiday to spend somewhere in the world as of next week, and am looking for suggestions. Naturally I have my own ideas - Vietnam, Salvador, the Trans-Siberian - but would appreciate any Dissensian input too! Am looking to be charmed and overawed - surely not too much to ask.

So, I went to Reggaeton Jam in London last night, featuring DJ Nelson straight from San Juan. Good shit all round, but I was particularly taken by one of the DJs who played a golden hour featuring 'Nuthin but a G-Thang', '1-2 Step', 'Sweet to the Belly', 'Fwd Riddim' and Elephant Man amidst the...

Thread title says it all - am listening to some great Germanic disco-pulse thing right now, but am damned if I can find any archive of tracklistings that I might consult at some later date to find out what it is. Any helpers?

My God - has anyone else heard 'Yha Hamaraa' by Paavoharju? This is spellbinding music that seems to have been discarded from another planet, a swirling trance of psychedelia, folk, choral, dream-pop, glitch, hiss and, quite impossibly on one track, Bollywood. Glancing through reviews of the...

Saw a poster for this last night, but can't (due to drink) remember when and where...somebody help please! Also, is he any good these days?

I heard both Amerikkka's Most Wanted and Death Certificate for the first time this week (both released well before I was into hip-hop), and am absolutely stunned that barely anyone ever mentions these in the same breath as Public Enemy's classic LPs. Tight, overactive funk that (in my opinion)...

Who's heard any of this 3CD collection (on the Panatomic label, I think)? Heard it by chance in a Berlin cafe, and was instantly entranced. Besides BB, Serge, France and the other obvious candidates, there is obscure nugget after obscure nugget of French girl (and boy) pop. Absolutely fabulous -...

OK, put this question out on ILM too, but thought I'd pick the brains of the distinguished and knowledgable people here too... I'm off to Berlin this weekend, and would love to know some cool places to hang out - clubs, bars, whatever. As for the musical context, very much into Kompakt, Get...