Poptimist Chart Returns

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

(No not regularly.)

Last.fm has had a bit of a makeover. Actually more than just a bit over the last few months – it's got new new functions that I haven't got the hang of yet. But there are free tracks that play in the page (flash'd up innit), a nice overview of your friends recent plays (so YES it turns out i should be listening to some Klaxons), more shouts and recommendations, and cleverness.

Shame it's running like a cow, and they've gone for that same appley/bezel look in the headers. And diagonal AND vignetted background. erk. at least no "wet floor" images.

I've been neglecting it for some time now, but I'm going to put some more effort into tagging up some more poptimism tracks to play on the poptimism radio (link only works with the last.fm player). Thanks to mitya for his shout on how to do this easier.

As ever the tracklisting of our scrobbled group – what poptimists ACTUALLY spend their time listening to - is at odds with what LJ poptimists is here for. But I say: that's a good thing. It's nice that "we" have different modes of listening - poptimism is a part of us, not everything - variety an' all that. That said, some weeks, the indie guilt on display is almost too much. Actually this week, tracks, not so bad...

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I kind of feel that there shd be more argument and counter-argument about these tracks and bands though - not just "oh its indie pass the crucifix" since obviously we all listen to it, but actually discussing what works and why in This Sort Of Thing (the way we've done about eg Lily A and the Pipettes)

Also I can't see the tracks and stuff cos of work blocking as per.

tracks played by more than 2 ppl in the group:

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

Justin Timberlake – Sexyback 6
The Pipettes – Pull Shapes 4
The Automatic – Monster 3
Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken 3
Christina Aguilera – Ain't No Other Man 3
Leonard Cohen – I'm Your Man 3
Abs – Back To The Limbo 3
Ferry Corsten – rock your body rock (original extended mix) 3
The Smiths – Vicar in a Tutu 3
Lily Allen – Smile 3
Dominik Eulberg – Bionik 3
The Human League – The Sound of the Crowd 3
ABBA – You Owe Me One 3

Re: tracks played by more than 2 ppl in the group:

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I kind of like it when some random old album track - like "Vicar In A Tutu" - shows up out of nowhere.

What's the record score for a track in a given week I wonder? You'd think everyone on the group wd be at least a bit interested in the Justin record.

Re: tracks played by more than 2 ppl in the group:

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

the flaw in the process is the large %age of ppl in the group who get their mp3s in a variety of nefarious ways, and (especially the rebel non-iTunes users) often have poor metadata, so the submissions to the aggregator go under the scope "04 - naughtynewmp3 of trousersnake.mp3" by "ITS JUSTING!!OMG" gets one hit as do the other variations etc

Re: tracks played by more than 2 ppl in the group:

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

or they might have the title wrong e.g. 'Sexy Back', 'Sexy's Back', 'SexxyBack', 'SexbackLOL' etc.

Re: tracks played by more than 2 ppl in the group:

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I could actually imagine that 6 people playing the same song in one week may BE the record.

Re: tracks played by more than 2 ppl in the group:

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Other flaws:

- Not having last.fm access at work
- Or indeed somewhere to put mp3s

I can only hear new stuff via streaming from artist websites or the podcast. Or on Hits!TV, of course... :-) Speaking of Hits, I saw the new Bouncy single and it is fab!

Abs?!

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

The most execrable solo career from any disintegrated pop group, and I mean that "execrable" when I use it.

I didn't know anyone anywhere actually listened to him.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

obscure place to ask but...

running low on podcast material this week. so if anyone has ANYTHING that's exciting them that they want to share. PLZ :-D

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I actually just remembered it was Wednesday and sent you something, Alan. Inflicting more Russian music on the masses, this time their first "internet artist."

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

where do i send it to?

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

so the poptimist group might not be overly pop, but look at this:

(http://www.last.fm/user/carsmilesteve/?chartstyle=autosizeRecentTracks)

i was MAKING A CD for a friend alright (haha, clearly i didn't *haf* to listen to it all whilst making it though ;))