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Blog ’92: WALK AND SKANK
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11. SL2 – On A Ragga Tip
Last week, I was told in no uncertain terms that I was not to play ‘On A Ragga Tip’ during my set at a certain excellent clubnight this Saturday. (more…)[…]

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Jumper: Its All About The Clothes
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There are, and indeed have been, many reasons to criticise the film Jumper. Most have centred around it not being all that good. Which is I suppose a fair criticism and one which tries to level out some form of objectivity in a notoriously subjective[…]

POP OPEN: Week 231
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Tracks 7 and 8 are in competition against one another, as are tracks 9 and 10. No reveals in the comments box please! […]

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DJ Scoobie – “King Bass Head (Dope Dog Mix)”
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None of that hardcore ecstasy with LSI on it mate.[…]

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Sara Paxton – “Take A Walk”
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Bonus track from nu teenpop debut.[…]

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Europop 2008: A Freaky Trigger Event
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In 2006, in tandem with the FIFA World Cup, the Poptimists community on LiveJournal ran the Pop World Cup game, and a great success it was too.
This year, of course, it’s Euro 2008. I have just been reading up on the two mascots, Trix and Flix,[…]

Freaky Trigger and the Lollards of Pop – Series 2, Week 13
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A song of two halves. The RAH Band’s terrific ‘Clouds Across The Moon’. Marvel’s stock aliens. Ellen Allien’s ‘Wish’. Tolkien’s footling theories on the essence of Fairy Story. Fleet Foxes sing. “Aslan” magazine and improv RPGs. With a twist – GASP. The midweek number 1 is Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds. OR IS IT?

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Robbie Williams – “The 80s”
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“Things are better when they start…”[…]

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Richard Emsley – “…from swerve of shore to bend of bay”
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“a radical openness to the unforeseen…”[…]

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Keke Palmer – “Music Box”
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“Totally sappy but pretty number about growing up in the ghetto”[…]

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