as a good poptimist i want to love him but i just can't

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

now you name YOUR POPTIMIST FAILURES

The Pop World Cup: Round Of 16 Finale

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The round of 16 reaches its end with its final two matches. France stormed their group and now face underperforming Spain for a Japanese showdown. And the draw has opened right up for minnows Togo and Ukraine, one of whom will be facing Brazil's conquerors the Czech Republic in the quarters. Who wins? YOU DECIDE.

All tracks are available at http://www.freakytrigger.co.uk/popworldcup/ - if there are any problems let me know in the comments.

( TEAMSHEETS )

So how will these matches be resolved?

( The rules..and the POLL )

Deadline for this round is NOON ON FRIDAY, and on Monday the first TWO quarter-finals will take place (England v Portugal; Trinidad and Tobago v Iran) so I'll need MP3s for those next weekend.

Vote away!

advance warning!

[zenith.livejournal.com]

(Hello Poptimists! I hope this isn't considered spam - I thought some of you might be interested in a new music club night thing that some pop fans, 3/4 of them members of this community, are putting on in London town.)



DO DIRT is a new club night in London, with Joey Muck, Lex Pretend, Poptext Abby and Token Girl at the controls. Our boy John Cei "Shot For Meat!" Douglas did the fly illo.

DO DIRT is about mucky pop, rude raps, sleazy rock, filthy electro, horrible house, sweaty funk, grime, and more. DO DIRT encourages making moves, throwing shapes, bumping, grinding, and bouncing.

DO DIRT begins Thursday 29th June, upstairs at Dust (27 Clerkenwell Road, nearest tube Farringdon), 8pm-2am, £3 entry.



At DO DIRT, as well as the names scrawled above, you can expect to hear the likes of: Aggro1 bootlegs, Annie, Tomas Andersson, Ce'cille, Cristina, Felix Da Housecat, Nelly Furtado, Gene Serene, Kano, Mike Jones, Junior Senior, Lady Sovereign, Le Tigre, Lil' Kim, Maxi Geil & Playcolt, Michael Dracula, Miss Kittin, Christina Milian, Mobb Deep, Morningwood, Q-Unit, Rihanna, Juelz Santana, Scenario Rock, Shimura Curves, Spank Rock, Three 6 Mafia, Paul Wall, Zeigeist AND MORE.

DO DIRT exists on the evil MySpace here.

Slightly less advance warning

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming you all know it's Forget About The Sugar this Friday, at Gramaphone on Commercial Street. Featuring four members of this community and others playing things that go POP! and things that go BANG! Come along and dance.

(Nice short post to avoid bumping the PWC down too far)