Blog ‘92: JUMP UP JUMP UP AND GET DOWN

2. House of Pain - Jump Around

Is this the most ubiquitous student disco song ever recorded? … read on …

Blog ‘92: I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE

1. The Prodigy - Fire

The opening song of any compilation is vital to its success and coherence. It must draw in the casual listener that might not otherwise consider investing the mix (perhaps opting for one containing ‘Sesame’s Treet’ instead), but also give an honest representation of the rest of the tracks to avoid resentment (and the inevitable trip to Music & Video Exchange). … read on …

Blog ‘92: Introduction

On my eleventh birthday I received a copy of a tape called “Rave ‘92” through the post from my sister Grace, who was away at university. … read on …

Poptimism - Lesson Forty Four

Uffie - Brand New Car

Supermayer - The Art Of Letting Go

Infernal - Vienna

Aly & AJ - Like Whoa

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

Roisin Murphy - Modern Timing

Sham 69 - Hurry Up Harry

- - - - - - - … read on …

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Poptimism - Lesson Forty Three

Girls Aloud - Sexy! No No No…

Example - You Can’t Rap

Chemical Brothers - Burst Generator

Yo Majesty - Club Action (Sailing To Baltimore mix)

Miley Cyrus - East Northumberland High

Justice - New Jack

Dragonette - Take It Like A Man

Kendal Carson - I Like Trucks
… read on …

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Poptimism - Lesson Forty Two

Aly & A.J - Potential Breakup Song

Donna Summer - Heaven Knows

Brant ft Mr Roper - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (Ada Mix)

Pepe Deluxe - The Mischief of Cloud 6

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - China Heart

Tegan and Sara - Back in Your Head

Prince - Guitar

Stella - Dreams (Thomas/Geiger Mix) … read on …

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Your Poptimism Podcast needs YOU!

First of all enormous thanks to Alan for providing us with top tunes over the last year!

The Podcast will be back next week - after the new management return from a certain gathering in Somerset - so now is your chance to submit some superlative songsmithery. Without your contributions the podcast will be 0 seconds long, so please remember to send your mp3s to poptimism.podcast@googlemail.com. Cheers!

OddieWatch

Last year Freaky Trigger reported on the madness of Bill Oddie. Well, he’s back on our TV screens for Spring Watch, the BBC’s seasonal look at the birds and beasts of these fair isles. For an hour. EVERY DAY. … read on …

Ruff justice

In the interest of fair reportage, it falls to me to point out the existence of Scruffts, the Kennel Club’s competition for crossbreed dogs. Instead of taking skull measurements and grabbing genitals, the judges at Scruffts look for “good character, good health and good temperament with people and other dogs“. Pedigree dogs are not allowed to enter! … read on …

It’s a dog’s life

As Crufts 2007 reaches its climax, the national and local press have been giving plenty of column space to doggy-related stories this week. It seems that the canine world can be pretty ruff sometimes. Oho! … read on …