warning: hot hot hit

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T2 'Heartbroken'. Anyone come across this? [my guess is that the Lex has probably either loved it or dissed it a million times by now when I wasn't paying attention!]

 youtube-bizniss: here [warning: apparently this is not the proper version, and has the wrong bassline!]

thebopkids and I heard this on 1extra when I was 'crashing' at his 'pad'. We wondered if it was old, but I heard it being plugged on 6music's 'music week' show yesterday (amusingly the hosts were very apologetic after it was played, saying effectively 'yes yes this is 6music for the music that matters and you sad tossers listening are offended by the young people's music'!) and it seems to be 'blowing up' right about now. It is VERY classic speed garage / 2-step sounding (it's been so long I can't remember the difference) and has a real sound-of-summer vibe about it. Sounds like early Craig David sneered one of the 6music bores and there's NO FINER PRAISE in my book. (Sorry Simon R, feel free to scorn my Maoist (?) ways. [Long story, for anyone not following it, STEER CLEAR before you too become infected with the pestilence.)

A Year In Pop: 24

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Back to Mondays for the duration of the Pop Open - it's this weeks pop records for your dissection and delectation. The return! of reality TV contestants. The return! of bands who seem to think getting a download single in the charts is a major statement. The return! of the new music that's taking over the country. AND MORE!

[Poll #1005169]

Also, use the tag, if you will, to go and tick last week's poll, if you didn't: very poor turnout there.

Pop Open Group C RESULTS

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To maximise the orgafun I will be updating this results post every half hour or so. The top three go through to the next round (see below for next round details). The fourth and fifth placed players bid a sad farewell to the Pop Open, though can enact vengeance by voting.

First Place - "Sure As Sin" by Candi Staton. 14 first-place votes, 52% of total points. mcarratala wins and is in the NINETIES group in Round 2.

Second Place - "Lady Dont Tek No" by Latryx. 5 first-place votes, 22% of total points. infov0re qualifies and is in the SIXTIES group in Round 2.

Third Place - "Tickle Tune" by Sex Boots Dread. 2 first-place votes, 16% of total points. carsmilesteve qualifies and is in the EIGHTIES group in Round 2.

Fourth Place - "Sex And Candy" by Marcy Playground. 2 first-place votes, 7% of total votes. bengraham is OUT.

Fifth Place... "Warm Leatherette" by The Normal. 1 first-place vote, 3% of total points. strange_powers is OUT.

ROUND TWO: It's a while away, but I asked for nominations for round 2 themes. I was very tempted by Rick's particle physics suggestion, I was less tempted by my own brain's suggestion of Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, Dexterity, Constitution and Charisma. But in the end I decided to make round 2 a history lesson of sorts - the six themes will be Noughties, Nineties, Eighties, Seventies, Sixties, and Fifties And Before.

If you win your group - as mcarratala has done - you get to choose two things. You get to pick which group you're in next round (subject to availability), and you get to pick which group the third-placed qualifier in your group is in (s.t.a.). The second-placed ppl will be randomly allocated to a group. NONE MORE ORGA.

Pop Open Needs

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These are the players I still don't have Pop Open tracks from!

atommickbrane: PASSION
blue_russian: RELIGION
braisedbywolves: LOVE Thanks!
celentari: INJUSTICE
cis: PASSION
friend_of_tofu: VIOLENCE
fugitivemotel: LOVE
inhibitorylinks: RELIGION Thanks!
jel_bugle: VIOLENCE
poptasticuk: DEATH
zenith: RELIGION

To leagueofpop@gmail.com please!