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[bengraham.livejournal.com]

A question for you Poptimists this fine December morn.

Who is the ultimate Xmas artist?

I imagine many of you will immediately think of Westlife or Slade. But I have a name for you, and that name is Dina Carroll. Remember her? You never EVER hear her music during the year. But come Xmas-time, suddenly she's everywhere. I've heard 'The Perfect Year' twice in 48 hours - once on The Hits TV, and then this morning in the West One Shopping Centre at Bond St tube.

Any other artists you can think of who make a reappearance for a month each December and then vanish for 11 months?

Does the world really need a Japanese-Swedish Lily Allen?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

This was a question posed on last night's Lollards Of Pop radio show about Maia Hirasawa - technical issues are preventing us putting the radio programme up yet (sadface) but it was awesome. And is this awesome? You decide! Given the scando mafia I hear so much about I'm astonished this hasn't come up before - here's the video, rather disturbingly set in what looks to be a train station gent's toilet. Ewww.

And a predictable Christmas plea: now is a very good day to send your 10 TRACKS OV THE YEAR to leagueofpop@gmail.com, since I am hungry for diversions from the tedious process of packing.

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[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Trouble With Pop - podcast/mp3 now up!