the same only worse. Two things I loved a decade ago: Kelis and minimal tech/house. One thing I hate right now: Kelis over post-H&M minimal tech/house. You have a good point buried in under all that bravado but this article is EXHAUSTING. I felt like I was being scolded by an olde English beat poet. I really did want to read it. I agree with what you had to say... I think. Just tone it down a bit for the unwashed masses next time. Thanks. I don't really get why you complain about female pop stars singing songs about themselves largely in the context of relationships - that's essentially what pop music has always been about regardless of the gender of the singer. Also I'm not sure I'd class "Slits, Raincoats, Huggy Bear, Lioness" as pop (good bands though they are). Or Envy for that matter. I do hate the "in da club" style crap pop that's been doing the rounds though (from Madonna to BEP), none of it sounds like the "artist" in question has ever actually been near one. I've got one of those hangovers where everything is taking forever and the thought of sitting at my desk until 5 is almost enough to make me cry, so this article was a bit of a trial by fire. Glad I persevered though, and will deffo be checking out Envy. I'm a little unsure about equating being middle class with being a massive twat though, it seems a bit