League Of Pop Week 5 Nominations

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

But first of all a scores update after last week's games!

POP PREMIERSHIP: fugitivemotel in clear 1st place on 9 points, then alexmacpherson, dubdobdee and inhibitorylinks on 6. Down at the bottom we have hauntedballroom yet to pick up a point, and katstevens and braisedbywolves on 1 each.

CHART CHAMPIONSHIP: Incredibly tight at the top with 5 players on 6 pints - lisa_go_blind leading poptasticuk and skillextric on goal difference. At the other end of the table piratemoggy has no points, but does have a game in hand over infov0re with 1.

Phew!

I actually already have poptasticuk's results for Week 4, but I'll give you a day or two to download her tracks before putting them up. (Watch for the f-locked update). This week it's the big alexmacpherson match in the Pop Prem, and lisa_go_blind in the Chart Championship: big opportunities here to pick up points from these early leaders. Here are the intros:

alexmacpherson writes: "Alex, 24, male, I write and DJ music and can therefore still pretend that my obsession with finding new music and keeping up is "research". Things I don't like include boys with guitars and shoddy mp3s, but five things I do like are: 5) electro-pop with heart (Junior Boys, Jenny Wilson) 4) tabloid-friendly teenpop (lovely Paris, lovely Hilarity, lovely Lindsay) 3) most everything under the 'urban' umbrella: dancehall, soca, grime, bashment, dubstep, all permutations of hip-hop except conscious/undie hip-hop (though as Chris Rock said it's not the conscious lyrics anyone objects to, it's the conscious beats) 2) pretty pretty minimal house and techno, preferably as melodic as possible; I like non-minimal dance music too but only if it's not trying to be rock music; basically insert "stuff which sounds good in clubs on drugs" here 1) r&b girls, being futuristic or retro, singing ballads or bangers, being brash or subtle, superficial or sincere, doing ANYTHING."

lisa_go_blind writes: "My name is Sally and I'm a 21-year-old advertising student from Baton Rouge (Southern US). My minor is in film, and I'm quite active in Quiz Bowl and bar trivia. I enjoy horror movies, Thai food and bad puns. I often feel too pop to be indie and too indie to be pop. Five musical things I love: 1) '60s girl singers, 2) synthpop, 3) danceble indie, 4) clever samples, 5) the liberal use of electronic organ."

Deadline, as ever, is Friday PM. Tracks, as ever, to leagueofpop@gmail.com. Happy selecting, selectors!

[Poll #953988]

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

5 players on 6 pints

Can we hereafter refer only to "pints" instead of "points" please.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

curses, beat me to it ;)

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

and the poptimist premiership champions can be given their very own customised pint glass as first prize in early May.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

b-b-but Tom sez it's us Chart Champers who are the pint drinkers!

(I've heard those wussy Pop Premiershippers are on white wine spritzers)

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

It's true, although I am more of a port man myself.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

I'm on 3 points with a game in hand! I could really use a win this week. Don't think I'll be getting anything much in Week 4 so I'm going to have to choose a corker for the Lex. Ooooh, the pressure!

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

I am also on 3 with a game in hand, after super-uneven performances in the first two weeks. I fancy my chances this week!

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

If I don't get any points this week I should clearly go for a clear 0 run. :D

[koganbot]

Maybe this could be like shooting the moon in hearts, which means if you maintain your zero straight through YOU WIN.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Nah, zeroes are far too easy to get deliberately. Stereophonics every week.

[koganbot]

Yeah, you're right. One should try to win, and then, when finishing last, declare this as a sign of one's true, inviolable individuality.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

When Jeff put me last, I did find myself saying that I'd rather be last than, say, 8th. But I'd rather get the win!

It's early days yet...

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

...my team are still hoping to pick up their game. I took a tactical gamble this week, hoping it will pay off.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

can someone re-upload jeff's zip from last week for me? it had expired by the time i got to a computer i could download it on

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I have already deleted it, sorry. But if no-one else comes up with the goods, you can borrow the CD I burned the tracks onto.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

If I have time I will put it on sendspace with hauntedballroom's.

[koganbot]

Was originally sad to learn I wouldn't be in Lex's bracket since I had all these great strategies for subverting his taste, but Sally actually seems to be an excellent potential victim herself, except looking at her writeup I realized she'd already know the track I'd earmarked for her, so I chose one from left field.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

I think I may have absolutely nothing for Lex.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

There's a kind of potential prisoners' dilemma situation, isn't there, whereby if all eleven players gave Lex indie, he would have to vote indie songs as winners, giving everyone a roughly equal chance, but anyone breaking this pledge and dropping some R&B mixtape obscurity could pretty much guarantee some points.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it would be fair to say that I like some indie (YYYs, Gossip etc) because my reasons for liking them are fairly arbitrary in the first place, and also I don't want to have to listen to indie.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I can think of one artist you like who might fit under "electro-pop with heart". Although said artist also can be "electro-pop with icy detachment" sometimes.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

If you identify wholly with icy detachment, if it is emotionally resonant with you, it can be the same thing as heart!

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

ha, I found a freebie CD from HMV with like R&B stuff on it, I considered using it, but thought that would be 'cheating'. Think I will wait for last week results before I submit.