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Tanya’s Army Of Awfulness: XTC – SERGEANT ROCK
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— 1 May 2007 Tanya Headon 11 comments

Actually the XTC single is called Sgt.Rock, where Sgt is the abbreviation for Sergeant. Which is not surprising for XTC, a band so poor at spelling that they could not spell their own name. Even the home counties numb-nutts that were EMF knew that Ec[…]

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Focus Group 11 – JOJO
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— 24 Apr 2007 Tom 1 comment

JOJO – “Too Little Too Late” – Score: 4.56 (10th) – Controversy: 2.40 (18th)
(Females: 12th. Males: 8th. Under 30s: 7th. Over 30s: 11th.)
Most like: Avril Lavigne. Most unlike: Maximo Park (more…)[…]

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Focus Group 11 – FHM HIGH STREET HONEYZ
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— 21 Apr 2007 Tom Comment

FHM High Street Honeyz – “I Touch Myself” – Score: 4.26 (11th) – Controversy: 2.75 (9th)
(Females: 11th. Males: 12th. Under 30s: 10th. Over 30s: 10th.)
Most like: Alex Gaudino ft Crystal Waters. Most unlike: Mika. (more&[…]

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FT Top 100 Songs: 61: CARL DOUGLAS – Kung Fu Fighting
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— 19 Apr 2007 Pete Baran 2 comments

There is a rule in the FT Top 100 which means that Tom won’t write about a number one: clearly he is going to write about all of them in Popular. And he is not a million miles away from reaching Carl Douglas’s Kung Fu Fighting: and what&#[…]

Gr8 K8
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— 19 Apr 2007 Tom 2 comments

It is Kate Bush week on Stylus Magazine, with a special edition of their Singles Jukebox (which involves me) – and also check out Marcello Carlin’s lead article, an excellent summary of her career and its significance.[…]

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Buy Band
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— 18 Apr 2007 Pete Baran Comment

REDNEX FOR SALE.

Now you may only know them for their global hit Cotton-Eyed Joe, but there is more to the fabulous Rednex than this one hit WONDER! Old Pop In An Oak! Er. And other stuff too. Their unique dance meets country style (well except for […]

why I love live albums
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— 17 Apr 2007 Martin Skidmore 1 comment

There are of course all kinds of differences between live albums and studio ones. Within rock and some other genres, notions of a primacy attached to the live experience exist, ideas of greater authenticity, that it’s where a band really show t[…]

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Focus Group 11 – GOOD CHARLOTTE
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— 17 Apr 2007 Tom 2 comments

GOOD CHARLOTTE – “Keep Your Hands Off My Girl” – Score: 4.18 (12th) – Controversy: 2.83 (8th)
(Females: 12th. Males: 12th. Under 30s: 11th. Over 30s: 13th.)
Most like: MIA. Most unlike: JoJo. (But not significantly like […]

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Focus Group 11 – KAISER CHIEFS
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— 15 Apr 2007 Tom 1 comment

KAISER CHIEFS – “Ruby” – Score: 4.10 (13th) – Controversy: 2.56 (15th)
(Females: 6th. Males: 18th. Under 30s: 15th. Over 30s: 9th)
Most like: Take That. Most unlike: MIA. (more…)[…]

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Focus Group 11 – MAXIMO PARK
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— 15 Apr 2007 Tom 3 comments

MAXIMO PARK – “Our Velocity” – Score: 3.90 (14th) – Controversy: 2.39 (19th)
(Females: 14th. Males: 15th. Under 30s: 17th. Over 30s: 15th)
Most like: The Gossip. Most unlike: JoJo. (more…)[…]

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