Pop Open Round 3.1 Reveals and Reviews

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My intention of posting another fite on Friday collapsed because i. I took a day off and found that ii. My home internet was bolloxed. I will post one this afternoon. Meanwhile the voting deadline on fite #1 has been postponed until tomorrow noon, and here are the reveals/reviews:

( Spoilers )

Hear the tracks here: http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/11/pop-open-week-141/ (moggy - and anyone else who can't join in - they'll still be up on the FT server for a good long while)

And go here to vote: http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/482068.html - I'm not copying in the poll because you would miss out on all those lovely complex abstention rules.

A Year In Pop: 48

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Like a terrifying rogue planet the awesome gravity pull of WOBS is warping the charts - now we see what the all-downloads rule is really about.

[Poll #1099584]

Almost there though!

November RIP

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Here's what we talked about in November:

Do trends matter?
Anthony schools us on chart country
Year-end listzzzzz
Indie Special 1: MBV
Senseless artist devotion
Unsustainable false songs/production binaries R Us
Indie Special 2: The Brit Box
A crash course in contemporary hip-hop
Roisin: magnificent or menace?

Plus canons for ELO, Stevie Wonder, Gwen/No Doubt, the Pop Open, the Year In Pop, and album chats about Grills Aloud and Kylie. What a busy month.

[Poll #1099594]

Video Advent Calendar - 3rd Dec

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How could we possibly improve on a timeless 80s wobs classic? Get an adorable bunch of lads with terrible hairdos to cover it slightly out of tune!

( Dec 3rd )