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UK acts disappear from US charts
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— 23 Apr 2002 Tom Comment

UK acts disappear from US charts: this is the kind of thing that gets the papers here terribly excited. Does it really mean anything? Not much – there’s been a gap between British and American public tastes for ages, and the stuff selling[…]

And some which went out at the group stage…
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— 23 Apr 2002 Tom Comment

And some which went out at the group stage…
Faithless star to compose World Cup track: (Will be “basic”, apparently. This is thankfully not Maxi Jazz.)
David Beckham wanted for new World In Motion remix: (Exactly what it says. Keith[…]

Saint George’s Day Special!
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— 23 Apr 2002 Tom Comment

Saint George’s Day Special! In a spirit of sportsmanship and patriotism NYLPM presents the Bottom Five World Cup pop stories so far, in descending order of awfulness. Thanks to John for finding them all!
1. Dublin group to provide Ireland&#8217[…]

Who is the most famous member of the So Solid Crew?
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— 23 Apr 2002 Pete Baran Comment

Who is the most famous member of the So Solid Crew? Megaman – the so called leader. Oxide & Neutrino, do they really count? Lisa Mafia because she is the “only” girl (okay – she has at least finally ‘fessed to the p[…]

The great World Cup experiment is almost at us
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— 23 Apr 2002 Pete Baran Comment

The great World Cup experiment is almost at us. That is – will punters want a pint at seven am with their football. I’m sure there will be some – even if it is only the once for the sheer ability to do it. However the more tempting […]

102 Beats That
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— 23 Apr 2002 Tom Comment

102 Beats That: part 3 of 6.[…]

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