Cos for those of you who aren't aspiring musicians yer probably aspiring writers. (For me my writing potential is just slightly better than my guitar playing, which can be pretty bloody awful.)

For mr fullerov in particular, as he has tried to get me to pick up a Mt Goats record - though there's not even a slot for 'em at Tower I remain optimistic - there's an article on musicians and bloggers at
http://pitchforkmedia.com/features/weekly/05-04-11-my-favorite-band.shtml
Darneille (sp?) seems like quite an interesting fellow - eg., 101 Ways to Compare Interpol without using Joy Division. That's priceless!

Your own thoughts on musicians and their critique of this and that.

Me:
Once in a blue moon I've gone to Bowie dotcom and db is just as articulate and witty as you'd expect. Not too familiar with many others.