Poptimist Snapshot

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Pop World Cup: There will be NO PWC match this week, this is because of a number of things, partly me being really busy, partly some format fiddling. So next Monday we will have TWO matches, and the week afer we will have another TWO. This means that I need MP3s from julietk and cis by this weekend, and MP3s from atommickbrane, katstevens, stevem78 and juror8 by NEXT weekend. There!



So in lieu of other orgafun let's take a quick look at the state of the Poptimist nation, April 25th 2006. I was going to do these questions as a poll but actually, it makes much more sense to just list 'em and you can put yr answers in the comments.

1/ What was the last piece of music you bought?
2/ Was it any good?
3/ What was the first piece of music you ever bought?
4/ Is it still any good?
5/ What was the last gig/show you went to, and when?
6/ Tell us a record that people who know you would be surprised you like?
7/ Tell us a current record that you hate?
8/ If a casual acquaintance asks you what sort of music you listen to, what do you actually say?
9/ Tell us something you want to hear but haven't got around to yet?
10/ What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?

GOLEO SAYS TALK!

Comments

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

1/ I bought the new Ladytron album and the new Morrissey album.
2/ The former is excellent. I am not sure that the latter is worth the fuss, even if he is all about the gay sex these days.
3/ 'I should be so lucky' by Kylie, on 12 inch (the shop was out of 7 inches).
4/ Yes, it's excellent.
5/ Chumbawamba at the Croydon Cartoon. Gig of the year!
6/ I like a lot of Cliff Richard, which surprises people who don't know me, and I rather like noisy drone music, which surprises people who DO.
7/ I have just studied the top 40 and Radio 1 playlist and can't see anything I hate on it, but admittedly I haven't heard most of it. No hating here!
8/ Erm, a lot of different stuff. Or "I like indie rock!", which is both fairly untrue and very embarrassing.
9/ I'd like to hear the new Nelly Furtado single. I hear it's ace.
10/ Operation Wolf!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

>Nelly Farts

STOMPIN'. Seriously, this is one of my singles of the year! I would YSI but I have no way of doing this.

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

iTunes cannot oblige either! Oh well, perhaps I'll try Radio One for half an hour.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It seems disgracefully absent from the R1 playlist.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Has she even decided what the single will be? I think it will actually be the other one, according to release schedules.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Both new Nelly F singles are SUPER-AWESOME! I can't decide which one I prefer.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I must try and track down the one I've not heard yet.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Is that 'Promiscuous Girl'? It's not as BANGING as 'Maneater' but it is just as good and hooky - Nelly and Timbaland swap flirtatious lines, "I can see you with my T-shirt on"/"I can see you with nothin' on!" which are v cute and funny, and the chorus hits some spectacular heights of r&b lushness. If you like it you will also like the new Christina Milian single 'Say I'.

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

The first half of the album is stunning!

There was supposed to be a Chris Martin duet on it, but it has been dropped for "contractual reasons"!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

HURRAH for contractual reasons!

Also do you have eg an email address of a relevant PR person? I am pitching it to Plan B to review but sourcing it is proving something of a hitch. alex dot macpherson at gmail if you do...

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

Have just emailed you.

[genie22.livejournal.com]

I prefer the last Ladytron album to 'Witching Hour'. What about you?

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

This is the first Ladytron album I have bought, but I shall try and check out the albums from back when everyone liked them too!