DrownedInSound — Paul Haig has never been a conformist, so it’s unsurprising that he continues to stretch himself while his contemporaries dwell on former glories. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

The Vinyl Villain — From Webbie at Football & Music: You see it was a forgotten song which I was reminded of again thanks to The Vinyl Villain (and of course the Paul Haig day). As I said, bit of a cliche but the song with it's driving rhythm and timeless sound always ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — LOVE'S THE ONLY COUNTRY I KNOWWhilst JC is away over the water, I feel it is necessary to right a very grave wrong in terms of this wee villainous part of the blog landscape.The big man has double-portion chips (salt n’ sauce, eh?) on his sizeable ... more info

Guardian Music — There has been a lot of 80s-fetishising pop of late, much of it excellent, but even in such grand company this trio stand outHometown: NYC/London.The lineup: Maria Usbeck (vocals), Jer Robert Paulin (guitar, bass), Max Peterson (keyboards).The backgr... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Not at all......but all the stuff from Propaganda this past two days has whetted my appetite for some of my favourite 80s clips:-mp3 : New Order - Age Of Consent mp3 : Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - Crocodile Cryer mp3 : Billy Bragg - Strange Thi... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Let's face it. It could have been written for Mark Morrison.But this 1996 record pre-dated his bad behaviour.I should mention that the CD single came with a warning sticker placed down in the bottom right corner which obscured the final word of the ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I didn't realise until I put a list together the other week of all the singles featured so far that I hadn't included anything by Josef K.While Orange Juice and Aztec Camera went on to enjoy commercial success after the demise of Postcard Records, t... more info

Pop Justice — So we've got La Roux's Rolling Stones cover 'Under My Thumb' as Song Of The Day (index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4842&Itemid=279) today - it's included on the La Roux 'Sidetracked' album which is out at the end of the month. The album wou... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deaf, Dumb, Blind said... Paul Haig - Cinematique 3 (2003) http://musistenz.blogspot.com Willard said... MICHAEL SHRIEVE In Suspect Terrain (1986) FIRST TIME ONLINE? The all but invisible second solo album from ex-Santana drummer Shrieve (yeah... th... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The planned posting for today has been shelved in favour of this......a few words of appreciation to everyone who got involved in Paul Haig Day II.To Paul Haig himself for donating the remix of Trip Out The Rider.To his manager Evan Henderson for al... more info