Blog: Chromewaves

Wikipedia One of the perks, if you could call it that, of not having cable or a working terrestrial radio, is that it's very easy to be completely tuned out of mainstream popular culture and whatever the inescapable song du jour might be. The only time they seep onto my radar is when they're slowed down 8000% and become internet memes or are covered - ironically or not - by artists I do like. And so it was that the first time I heard Rihanna's "Umbrella", which was apparently one of the monster jams [...]

• Manic Street Preachers - Umbrella