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Bedtime Story Watch I
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— 27 Nov 2012 Tom 24 comments

At the weekend I finished reading The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe to my kids – audience L (almost 6) and D (3 1/2) liked it, or maybe they like the ritual of bedtime stories and found it tolerable content to fill said ritual, I dunno. My D[…]

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Poptimism presents… Club Action POPULAR SPECIAL
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— 26 Nov 2012 katstevens 25 comments

It’s been 60 years since Al Martino was the UK’s first #1 record*!
To celebrate this sensational sexagenary, DJ Chlorine and The Barnet Ape will be playing only #1s all night** – all the boshingest chart-toppers from Aqua to Zager […]

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Last Stand Of The Trenchcoat Brigade
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— 15 Nov 2012 Tom 1 comment

I remember Hellblazer being announced, way back whenever it was, and feeling underwhelmed and disappointed: a silly name, and not even written by Alan Moore. And the truth is I never warmed to the comic – now axed by DC after a 300-long run. So[…]

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  2. Firstly thank you for the work you do in starting this blog and keeping it going. I first discovered it…

  3. A good article, and all praise to your great endeavour over the last two decades. Though I should hope that…

  4. One of the best things I've read about art all year. Congrats on the first 1k and looking forward to…

  5. Well done for getting this far, and capping the first 1,000 with these essays. I discovered FreakyTrigger and Popular through…

  6. Astonishing read. I don't know if any of this is going to make sense, but thank you, Tom, for this…

  7. Thank you, Tom, for many years of enjoyable, insightful, reading. Really something that has endured and has proven its worth…

  8. Tom, thank you for such thoughtful reflections on Popular and the charts. I really enjoyed them, just as I’ve really…