X MARKS THE SPOT

Our favouritest producer comin' straight outta Whalley, Lancashire is, quite naturally, Richard X. After dabbling with his own pop stardom, he's been busy working with the likes of Annie, Roisin Murphy, Sam Sparro, Saint Etienne and Ebony Bones of late. Meantime, his virtual home, Black Melody, has been spruced up with a pretty brilliant discography complete with some astounding trivia regarding those releases (from Mr X himself). You can find out just how butch Tiga is, revisit the ill-fated "Gareth Gatex" and hear all about M.I.A.'s earrings here.