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

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

1. I ordered something from Amazong Marketplace this morning (which obv I haven't heard yet). The last thing I bought which I have listened to is the Jarvis Cocker-and-that-other-bloke-out-of-Pulp's "The Trip" compilation.

2. Yes! Essentially it's a 'Back to Ours' but it's a cut above most comps of this type. They've unearthed several forgotten nuggets - I particularly enjoyed Elton Motello's "Jet Boy Jet Girl" (= "Ca Plane Pour Moi" with extremely in-your-face gay lyrics) and a truly weird bit of clanking noise by Lieutenant Pigeon called "The Villain".

3. Erm, possibly Elton John's Honky Chateau

4. It's as good as it always was, i.e. about 80% good.

5. Stockhausen, last night (see sukrat for details). I dread to think how long ago I last went to a concert/gig before that tho!

6. Arctic Monkeys: both their first two singles were ace! I heard the album on an aeroplane recently, at that sounded quite good too. Only the hideous cover art is stopping me buying it!

7. 'Hate' is a very strong word. (If pressed: I'm not keem on Shayne Ward's singles. The definition of bland.)

8. What thenipper said.

9. Artists: Harmonia, Evie Sands, Chantal Goya, Hot Chip; Albums: too many to mention, but Talking Heads '77 came to mind first. This is not counting the large pile of unplayed CDs on my living room floor at home grrr.

10. The office ambience.