Siddharth Srinivasan, ex- Junkyard Groove guitarist, current The Captains Of Hook vocalist/guitarist, has now ventured into Hindi electropop with his buddy Prithvi Chandrasekhar to form Electric Mice (just to reassure you, no mice were electrocuted or harmed in the making of this music video). The song in question is called 'TUM'. Cheese-ious Maximus is the technical term I would use to describe this particular song and music video. Sometimes you hail a great music video and are astounded by the creativity, thought, and masterful stroke it takes to make a truly meaningful and even entertaining video. Sadly, this video [...]

Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips is in the studio recording with singer/songwriter Ke$ha . How do I know? Coyne tweeted the following , "Yep… recording with Ke$$$$$$$$$ha!!!," along with the photo of a few lines of? shown below. Ke$ha wants you to believe that they are cut up TUMS and that Wayne is snorting it for his diarrhea. Since when is TUMS used for diarrhea? I believe it is used for heartburn. The powder [...]

We noted the exceptional Type as LMYE's label of the year recently - but need to acknowledge more outstanding sound curators/custodians/compilers that were also key in helping shape our listening year. At the risk of sending the pomposity/self-importance dial off the gauge, they start with four more highlighted labels that had a particularly intense impact here. An additional 15 who all also made a consistent difference bring us up to a top 20 - though this is a wholly arbitrary number, of course, & many other labels are also bringing out great music across a host [...]

LMYE trying to engage with TU M' s beguiling Monochromes Vol.1 , from a discussion at disquiet (with a few hindsightful amends): t ranquil, languid, subtle, TU M' exemplify a kind of gentle drone-ambient that is utterly likeable, though perhaps not completely challenging. Long repeated waves of breathy sound at breathing pace, topped with very gradual accretions & embellishments, do what Eno dictated all those years [...]