My Name is Rhythm, and I am Going to Get You
Has anyone else noticed how, when a crowd starts clapping along to live music without any encouragement from the performer, they always clap on the offbeat? What’s that about?
I’ll tell you what it’s about: it’s about winding me up. Not me exclusively, of course, but all people of a finickety aural nature. [...]
Slagging Off Everyone’s Mum
After I’ve finished typing this, I’m going to listen to Human, by The Killers, all the way through for the first time, and I’m going to enjoy it even if the process actually does kill me.
Do you remember enjoying I Kissed a Girl by Kate Perry? The simple hook? The catchy refrain? [...]











