Stereogum — “Private Dancer”: Good song! Mark Knopfler wrote “Private Dancer” with his band Dire Straits in mind before realizing that maybe a man shouldn’t sing a song from the perspective of a woman working as a stripper. Instead, Tina Turner reco... more info

Stereogum — Today happens to be Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker’s 61st birthday. Happy birthday, Jarvis Cocker! You’re looking great! Right now, Cocker is — well, he’s probably asleep. But when he wakes up, he’ll celebrate that big occasion in Los Angel... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Jarvis Cocker (Pulp). This is hardcore. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read our 120 Reasons To Live feature on Pulp’s “Disco 2000”: The post Happy Birthday Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — It’s wild to think that there are new Pulp songs in 2024, but there are new Pulp songs in 2024. Right now, the all-time Britpop greats are playing their first run of North American shows in 12 years, and they’ve been debuting new music at rece... more info

Stereogum — In the shadow of the Oasis reunion, Britpop heroes Pulp, the anti-Oasis, are playing a handful of North American shows this month, their first appearances over here since 2012. These gigs are not strictly nostalgia exercises, either. Jarvis Cocker... more info

Stereogum — Back in 2022, Jarvis Cocker joined his former Pulp bandmate Richard Hawley for a duet of a new song they wrote together called “A Sunset.” Since then, Pulp have reunited after an 11-year hiatus, and they headlined Helsinki’s Flow Festival on... more info

Stereogum — The Jesus And Mary Chain are technically on tour supporting their new album Glasgow Eyes , but their setlists so far have been a pretty good reflection of their back catalog. They played at the Italian festival Medimex on Sunday, as did Pulp, and... more info

Consequence Of Sound — Olivia Rodrigo, Jarvis Cocker, and Jon Batiste are also on the Best Original Song shortlist. 2024 Oscar Shortlist for Best Original Song Includes Ryan Gosling, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, and Sharon Van Etten Scoop Harrison more info

Sweeping The Nation — Not including those million channels on Sky all of which loop the same smallish pool of Christmas videos... Saturday 14th December 12am TOTP2 Christmas (Gold)7.00pm TOTP2 Christmas (BBC4)There isn't a new compendium of the Corporation's seaso... more info

Obscure Sound — “Ordinary Life” is a new track from Thirdcurl, the project of multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Bødker Johnson. Alongside drummer Casper Iskov, Johnson shows an engaging sound, initially exuding a confident vocal presence reminiscent of Pulp’s Jar... more info