"Don't hate the media. Be the media"' - Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

1. Metronomy - Trick or Treatz (South Central Remix)
2. Chromeo - Me & My Man (Whitey vs Chromeo Fly Whitey Mix)
3. Lotterboys - Blazer
4. Junior Boys - In The Morning
5. Walter Meego - Romantic
6. Elle Milano - Swearing's For Art Students
7. Pela - Lost To The Lonesome
8. Brian Eno & David Byrne - Regiment
9. Johann Johannsson - Odi et Amo
10. Trentalange - Lonely Land
11. The Light Footwork - Melville
12. French Kicks - So Far We Are
13. Comets on Fire - Dogwood Rust
14. Scissorfight - Victory Over Horseshit
15. Susperia - The Sun Always Shines on TV (A-Ha Cover)

What's all this podcasting business about anyway?

1. The Podcasting concept
2. Instructions on how to listen to NYUB in iTunes

Check out the Take Your Medicine Podcast if you want to hear the latest up and coming UK acts.

Last Tuesday in London - Tits of Death, Pink Grease and the errorplains at the Old Blue in Shoreditch. Sadly I couldn't make it due to work-induced jetlag. :-(

Copy, Right? is easily the best blog in the world to discover obscure covers. It's been a source of inspiration for me over the last year. Unfortunately Liza has recently become very ill. She has been diagnosed with Lymphoma, lost her job because of it (fucking USA and it's labour laws) and she has no medical insurance so she's really struggling now (fucking USA and it's medical system). Take a peek at her blog and sample some of the great music she's put online. If you like it, drop her a few pennies via paypal. Every little bit helps.

NME's Dean Chalkley’s first photographic exhibition at the Spitz Gallery back in February, ‘Now Stand Tall!…icons of the new sonic generation,’ celebrated the leaders of a vibrant and contemporary music scene. Attracting over 5,000 visitors over its two week run it was deemed a great success.

On August 16 the doors of the Spitz open once again to Chalkley’s world. This time the spotlight is on Southend-on-Sea. Leave behind any preconceptions and seaside images, this goes beyond the seafront. …this is the sound of the underground. A body of work that depicts Southend’s youth counter culture. Like the mods of the ‘60’s or the punks of the ‘70’s this burgeoning scene demands recognition.

Chalkley looks at the main protagonists, and gives and insight into what is happening…Southend is now starting to have a strong impact. Bands like Neils Children’, ‘The Violets’ and ‘Xerox Teens’ have been adopted as members, and others, such as ‘The Horrors’ and ‘These New Puritans’ have come directly out of it.

The show is not however only about bands; it is a window into the characters that make up a movement. The club night ‘Junk’ has acted as the catalyst to all this activity. It is a document of a crucial piece of youth culture.

Southend’s Underground runs from Wednesday 16^th August @ Spitz Gallery, 109 Commercial Street, London E1 6BG.

Gallery opening times are:

Mon to Sat: 12 noon till 6pm

Sun: 11am till 6pm

Admission: FREE

www.spitz.co.uk for info on the gallery.