Princess Stomper

Intelligent women – the best of IDM

Intelligent women - the best of IDM

Yes, I know it’s a loaded term. IDM. “Intelligent Dance Music”.


One-word reviews? Here’s a few

One-word reviews? Here's a few

Spectral.


Pop vs Rock

Pop vs Rock

Rock music is ‘better’ than pop music? There’s no fucking difference!


Things I bought with my Christmas money

Things I bought with my Christmas money

As if my mind needed bending lately.


11 Greatest Things From 2011

11 Greatest Things From 2011

Just knowing that there’s music this good out there makes me feel thankful, relieved, and a little bit spoiled


What are record labels good for, anyway?

What are record labels good for, anyway?

Quality is paramount and hopefully history will judge us accordingly


Who makes the rules for music?

Who makes the rules for music?

‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ is a prime example of AABA with an outro.


Because some comments ARE better than others

Because some comments ARE better than others

Listening to Thirlwell’s music makes me want to do better, generally, at everything.


You don’t need to shout to be heard: nine present-day political songs

You don't need to shout to be heard: nine present-day political songs

I don’t think anyone needs to worry about musicians losing their voices any time soon.


Why Everett True is right

Why Everett True is right

Why Aren’t There More Kate Bushes?


Why Everett True is wrong

Why Everett True is wrong

The worst character in fiction is Twilight’s Bella: a canvas of nothingness onto which the empty project their shallow desires.


Six more great things from 2011

I love it when Radiohead write proper, hummable pop songs.


Producers that make (or break) the band

Producers that make (or break) the band

Band-members are like the ingredients of a cake: get it wrong, and the result is bland or sickly.


Another manifesto

Another manifesto

I am not ‘professional’; I am an evangelist.


Music: reviewed in cats

Music: reviewed in cats

I will now re-review some of my favourite recordings through the medium of cats.


Line-ups that make (or break) the band

Line-ups that make (or break) the band

Sometimes every member makes (or breaks) the band.


Is there really such a thing as selling out?

Is there really such a thing as selling out?

It can feel like a betrayal, and the fan blames the band: they ‘sold out’, because they don’t belong to you exclusively any more.


Princess Stomper deconstructs the Art of the Pop Song

Princess Stomper deconstructs the Art of the Pop Song

The rhythms are hugely complex in how they build up and break down. It’s these wave-like swells and drops that dictate how your body is going to move on the dancefloor. For the brainless dancefloor filler, structure is everything.