dubdobdee archive quiz

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

i am unpacking my library, yes, i am!

or actually i am over the next few months going through my records -- all forms, slowly -- to see if i can offload some and clear up some space: and i am going to write them up on FT (some of them anyway) in the "SOONER IS BETTER THAN LATER" feature

BUT YOU CAN TAKE PART TOO (kinda): by guessing what records i have! (concept ©martinskidmore)

anyway, i'm starting with the 7"s, anti-alphabetically, so this mornin i'm writing up X Y and Z:

what will i be talking about!??
(clue: i don't have a super-massive record collection by some nearby standards -- X-Z 7"s only comprises 9 items)

Imitation And Limitation

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

During yesterday's DUFFY DUST-UP, there was a bit of talk about whether it matters if someone is riding on the market coat-tails of someone else. datura800 and girlboymusic both said things to the effect of "well that's just how the industry works, it's hardly a surprise". And I can see their point - when boy bands and girl groups are big, pop fans look for the elements that make each boy band interesting, rather than dismiss them a priori as a market response.

I'd like to take the debate wider and ask - when do you and don't you mind imitation and bandwagon jumping? Are the originals always the best? Does it make a difference when the trend (as with the Winehouse one) also has a relationship to much older music? What are some of the most blatant rip-offs you've enjoyed?

Podcast Panel #11

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Richard Emsley - '...from swerve of shore to bend of bay'

Today's MP3 came without blurb or explanation from its shy submitter: it can be downloaded in full on that direct link or streamed at http://freakytrigger.co.uk

[Poll #1140876]

POLLS STILL OPEN: Keke Palmer! Natalia y la Forquentina! Avenged Sevenfold! and ending tomorrow Fleet Foxes!

POLL CLOSED: Trina ended up with a score of 6.44 with (I think) the highest NUMBER of votes so far (a still quite low 18).

HALL OF FAME: Lancelot Link's score of 7.2 is the highest (though it dipped after polls closed when dubdobdee voted.)

BUMF: To submit a track to the Podcast Panel send an MP3 to leagueofpop@gmail.com

Arghhhh

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Can't. Get. "Cute". Song. Out. Of. Head. Hulk. SMASH.

Blimmin' indie movies, eh?

Nu Twee Phear!

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

Lacrosse - You Can't Say No Forever

I like this! And some of the comments on the youtube page are roffle-tastic.