It’s not too often that the most intelligent albums are also the most full of feeling, but I think Lyfe Jennings’ The Phoenix is right up there in both qualities. It strikes me as one of the most interesting albums of the year, and I have[…]

Triffic piece on Paris Hilton by the unusually shrewd pop blogger David Moore. He points out at least one thing that had me guiltily thinking back to my own lazier moments, when he talks about the way commentators (sympathetic or otherwise) invoke th[…]

Do you want to know what’s on the Poptimism ballad giveaway CD? I bet you do. Spoilers below the “more” link!
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Every now and then the telly people over do the trails for upcoming shows that they are particularly keen for you to either watch, or remember that they put on. ITV are worst for this (I think) for the second reason – they want you to remember the […]

“oh lord dobb have mercy all crimes are paid“: at least they should be if you deign to vote in this week’s wiretapper poll (1999)!! THE FUTURE OF THE PAST IS UP TO YOU and indeed DOWN TO YOU
(ps yes yes you think right: “GLOOB[…]

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it’s like you can go back in time and TRANSPLANT HITLER’S BRANE[…]

The last half-dozen number ones I’ve covered, as seen by YouTube:
THE BEATLES – “The Ballad Of John And Yoko” (home videozzz)
TOMMY ROE – “Dizzy” (pink balloons!)
THE BEATLES – “Get Back” ([…]

Tim Hopkins of this parish has been in Nashville for three days, count them, and already he is poluting their airwaves. Somehow he has found himself as a guest on Karaoke Blackout on WRVU . Still he gives FreakyTrigger a shout and has already invente[…]

That’s right, you heard it here now. The world famous, often imitated, always bettered, Freakytrigger Pop Music dancing and drinking club Poptimism has a new home. At least for a bit. Ousted cruelly by the new management at the Polar Bear a yea[…]