BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 13/09/2026: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Miley Cyrus, PRESIDENT and more…

Artists featured this week include Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Corto.alto, Ezekel & Celine Dessberg, a-tota-so / atotaso, Miley Cyrus and PRESIDENT.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 29/08/2026: Erykah Badu, Denzel Curry, Tinashe and more…

From celebrity deaths to flash floods, it’s been a grim couple weeks. Below are a few tunes to distract from the doom and gloom. Artists featured this week include Erykah Badu, Denzel Curry, Tinashe, Claptone, Bodega and Stella Lefty.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 14/08/2026: Rebecca Black, Chat Pile, Alex Warren and more...

It’s time things changed around here. I’ve decided to rename the ‘best and worst new tracks of the week’ segment to ‘bops and flops of the week’. Much more fun and less wordy, wouldn’t you agree? I will now go through the painstaking process of amending 12 years worth of posts. Artists featured this week include Rebecca Black, Chat Pile, Faerybabyy, Castle Rat, Adult DVD and Alex Warren.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 31/07/2026: Beck, Tkay Maidza, Krill and more...

Artists featured this week include Katia Pojidaeva, Beck, Gareth Donkin, Tkay Maidza, Wild Pink, Krill, Ecce Shnak and Pitbull.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 17/07/2026: Snooper, Chat Pile, The Rolling Stones and more…

Artists featured this week include Snooper, Chat Pile, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, The Womack Sisters and The Rolling Stones.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 03/07/2026: Genesis Owusu, Charli XCX, Katy Perry and more…

Artists featured this week include Genesis Owusu, Olof Dreijer, Wealthy Women, Charli XCX and Katy Perry.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 19/06/2026: Antony Szmierek, Max Winter, Ne-Yo and more…

 

Artists featured this week include Antony Szmierek, Max Winter, Edward Barton, feeble little horse, ear and Ne-Yo.

Every UK Number One Single From The 1970s Ranked

From ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’ to The Village People’s ‘Y.M.C.A’, I rank every UK number one from the 1970s – all 168 of them!

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 05/06/2026: Walt Disco, Boards of Canada, Ariana Grande and more...

It's summer! It's Pride Month! None of these singles are particularly summery or LGBT-themed (Walt Disco are a queer band, I think) so I'm not really sure where I'm going with this introduction. Let's just get on with it, shall we? Artists featured this week include Walt Disco, Sara James, Liminal, Fcukers, Boards of Canada and Ariana Grande...

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 15/05/2026: Boards of Canada, Kelela, Charli XCX and more…

This is my first blog post in a looong time. I had to take a brief hiatus to focus on a few personal things. You know, the usual commitments like astronaut training with NASA, competing for the Mr Universe crown and performing a few craniotomies here and there. I’m now back and ready to catch up with some of the great music that’s been coming out this year. Artists featured include Boards of Canada, Kelela, Show Me The Body, JPEGMAFIA, Foo Fighters, Leyla Diamondi, Charli XCX and Illit.

My Top 20 Favourite Albums of 2025

Here’s a roundup of some of my favourite albums from 2025.

My Top 20 Favourite Tracks Of 2025

Here are my favourite tracks from 2025. Better late than never!

The 10 Worst Songs of 2025

Cover your ears! It’s time to round up the worst songs of 2025.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 28/11/2025: Skrillex, FKA Twigs, Ice Spice and more…

 

This month’s roundup features songs about cruise ship designers, Spongebob soundtracks and AI country songs. Artists featured include Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Sassy 009, Skrillex, Dry Cleaning, FKA Twigs, Ice Spice, Breaking Rust and Megadeth.

First Jazz, Then Rock, Now Hip Hop: The Rise And Fall Of Zeitgeist Music Genres

Hip hop is following the same trajectory as rock and jazz – which means it could be about to lose mainstream appeal in as little as 5 years.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 17/10/2025: FKA Twigs, Chat Pile, Danny Brown and more…

Halloween is around the corner so it's time to bring out the creepy tunes. Artists featured this week include FKA Twigs, Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo, Summer Bruises, Les Imprimes, Thee Marloes, Long Fling, Danny Brown and Tame Impala.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 12/09/2025: Snooper, Cut Cult, Geese and more…

Lots of unhinged noisy rock this week. Artists featured include Snooper, Cut Cult, Geese, I Wish I Was A Punk Band, Igorrr and Drake…

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 08/08/2025: Fcukers, Nourished in Time, Tame Impala and more...

This week features new bangers from Fcukers and Nourished in Time, plus a rather disappointing end-of-summer anthem from Tame Impala. Other artists featured include dr.rift, Les Ailes, Rocket, Lavinia Blackwall and Tuxi Giant.

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 18/07/2025: Guerilla Toss, Syd, Drake and more…

Artists featured this week include Guerilla Toss, Syd, ESKA, Spin Class, Loud George, Jacqui, Drake and Jojo Siwa…

BOPS AND FLOPS OF THE WEEK 23/06/2025: Clipse, Turnstile, Will Smith and more…

This month's track roundup (I'll hopefully get back to fornightly - or better still weekly - roundups soon) features both Clipse and Will Smith returning to the rap game. Clipse are on their A-game, while Will Smith sounds like Will.i.am. Other artists featured in this month’s roundup include Turnstile, MSPAINT, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Lordkez, Igorrr and Militarie Gun & Dazy.