Weekly Compilation

Thanks to everyone for a great first week on The Great Mongrel. Things have slowed down a bit in the last couple of days, largely because of problems out of The Great Mongrel's control. So to get things rocking again, here's just some of what our correspondents took on this week.
• stark attack tackles XTC's superb album English Settlement
• FriedOreo waxes melodic on iPods and summer songs.
• ryunited and it feels so good deals with the problem of choice in music. He also gives us the lowdown's on Ireland's Ash.
• Heading north, Gastropublisher reveals Iceland's next big thing.
• Benthoven provides a full picture of one edition of a soundtrack to the classic '80s flick Blade Runner.
• Finally, I introduce the blog and then make fun of the kids.
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