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Sara Paxton – “Take A Walk”
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— 21 Feb 2008 Tom 1 comment

Bonus track from nu teenpop debut.[…]

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Europop 2008: A Freaky Trigger Event
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— 21 Feb 2008 Tom 19 comments

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,[…]

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Robbie Williams – “The 80s”
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— 20 Feb 2008 Tom Comment

“Things are better when they start…”[…]

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Richard Emsley – “…from swerve of shore to bend of bay”
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— 19 Feb 2008 Tom Comment

“a radical openness to the unforeseen…”[…]

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Keke Palmer – “Music Box”
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— 18 Feb 2008 Tom 2 comments

“Totally sappy but pretty number about growing up in the ghetto”[…]

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Natalia y la Forquetina – “Con las Hojas las Hormigas”
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— 15 Feb 2008 Tom Comment

Brazilian pop meets US indie!
Verdict: 6.4 (15 votes, sd 1.2)[…]

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Avenged Sevenfold – “Lost”
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— 14 Feb 2008 Tom 3 comments

“Tough metal guys go Cher”
Verdict: 5.8 (14 votes, sd 1.9)[…]

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Fleet Foxes – “English House”
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— 13 Feb 2008 Tom 2 comments

 
Folksy, curiously charming indiepop.
Verdict: 6.5 (12 votes, sd 1.0)[…]

What Is The “Podcast Panel”?
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— 13 Feb 2008 Tom Comment

You may have noticed an unexplained sidebar on Freaky Trigger – the “Podcast Panel”. A brief explanation is in order:
The Poptimism Podcasts are changing format, and the new idea is that every day, members of the Poptimists communi[…]

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Clear-Line Criticism: Douglas Wolk’s “Reading Comics”
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— 13 Feb 2008 Tom 7 comments

Between Douglas Wolk’s Reading Comics arriving in the post and my sitting down to read it, two things happened. First of all, my wife picked it up, flicked through, then settled down and read a few pages, before putting it down and pronouncing,[…]

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