The Cribs dislike lager-swilling machismo. Photograph: J Beckman
We tried to think of Tony Blair-related introduction to this week's pod, but, you know, let's get this straight, we couldn't.
So, here are our contents. The Cribs join us in the pod. The brothers Jarman - Gary (talkative), Ryan (intermittently communicative) and Ross (the quiet one) - discuss the problem with indie being the new pop, their dislike of lager-swilling machismo and their environmental credentials. We also test their knowledge of scented candles, hour-long baths, and crisp-packet origami. Yes it's more suited to Popworld, but that's been axed, so we're claiming it.
Rosie Swash (in her last pod before going large in Ibiza with her mum) talks Prince. In the dongle reviews, there's Feist, the Horrors, and, well, hellogoodbye, while in the music news we address Akon, George Michael, and Dave from Blur.
Questions to inspire discussion or possibly to be ignored:
· Are the Cribs right to distance themsleves from the Twang et al, or do they protesteth too much?
· Prince (or Squiggle, or TAFKAP): are you excited by his comeback? Has any artist who's found the Lord subsequently produced music with any integrity whatsoever?
· The vocoder - most underused effects box in pop?
· Is their anything more luxuriously indulgent and masculine than an hour-long bath with scented candles and a glass of red wine before watching reruns of America's Next Top Model?
Next week: The Noisettes.
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