Last.fm poptimists group

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

Essential in this modern mp3 era - you surely have a lasf.fm/audioscrobbler (as was) account, don't you?

How else can you get CHARTS of what you've been listening to Also there is now poptimists very own last.fm group. If you already have an account JOIN UP - it's open to all.

Also post yr last.fm account below to prove yr pop credentials to the world.

http://www.last.fm/user/AlanTrewartha/

The DOGtimists BARKvent PAL-ender Days 10/11

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

BY POPULAR DEMAND! Canine festivities abound and I didn't even upload "Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas"

( Arf Arf )

Incidentally I notice a minor upsurge in poptimists membership, welcome all you goths and do feel free to leave comments, post things and join in the polls (such as the NOW 9 poll what I am going to do RIGHT NOW)

The History Of Pop Part 9 aka Wo oh oh my guy the DJ after midnight

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A close poll for Now 8 saw Run DMC come out winners with a record 30 tiXoRs - Cameo in second, and the Pet Shops and Mel and Kim in third. Glancing over the wurstvotes it seems that poor Nick Berry carries off the sausage.

And now onto Now 9. Early 87: a problematic time for pop in some ways, with questions being asked in the House the press over the sudden ad-inspired influx of old pop in the charts. I genuinely have no idea what's going to win this. Notice though the first sniffs of HOUSE MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG coming to save us from Kamen et all. UB40 and Genesis provide an air of cosy familiarity in this brave new cyberworld, though.

( I'm gonna get that rat that's what I'm gonna do )

The Poptimists Advent Calendar Day 12

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

What is Wobs without Wobs Parties? Tonight is the first of FOUR work Wobs dos, the next being on Thursday, then one next Monday, then one sometime in February, by which point we may be de-stressing the Wobish aspect a little bit I guess.

Few songs deal directly with office Christmas parties. Next Monday my favourite one will go up, but for now here's one of the few records to don the Secret Santa Suit and wrestle directly with the topic:

( I think I preferred him as a pantomime horse )

UPDATE: I think one or more of the YSI servers may be down, getting lots of error messages. "Thank god" cries a grateful world.