October RIP

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

What happened on Poptimists last month?

Context and Anticontext - I get theoretical
Facebook - the terrible truth
Why Music Sucks
Sugababes, Gnash, etc in a "year in pop" commentaganza
Lex gets enthusiastic
Pulp revisited
Why Aly and AJ don't sell (and is radio the problem?)
Black and white unite not fight! (and dubdobdee talks centre and periphery)
Duet suet
Soundeylikeys
Albums
and Britney! Britney!!
BRITNEY!!!

MOST VITAL YET OVERLOOKED THREAD OF THE MONTH: This one.

Wow, we've been busy.

Here's the monthly poll, too.

[Poll #1080950]

Comments

Re: Blackout: my 2 cents

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

u&k: dubstepforums on 'freakout'! (http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=31252) divided roughly in half between "ugh, crossover" and "big up britney, crazy bitch!"

(dissensus, less interestingly, have also noted it.)

I kind of agree - the 'Freakout' thru 'Hot As Ice' section is really amazingly enevlope-pushing, but I'd throw 'Piece Of Me' (obv) (omg the PENNY WHISTLE ENDING) and 'Radar' (those vocals!) in there as well - 'Ooh Ooh Baby' is great but maybe the most Rachel Stevens of all, 'Perfect Lover' is the only one I can never remember and 'Why Should I Be Sad?' is great but no 'Everytime'.

What on EARTH is going to be the next single? I mean...I have heard rumour that it'll be 'Piece Of Me' but I can't imagine that on the radio at all.

Re: Blackout: my 2 cents

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

The sticker on my copy said: "Includes 'GIMME MORE'" and then in smaller writing underneath that "'Piece of Me' and 'Radar'". So possible clues there.

Re: Blackout: my 2 cents

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Radar' doesn't seem like a great choice...'Hot As Ice' must be a single! And 'Toy Soldier'.

The only disappointment re: Blackout is that "eat it, lick it, snort it, fuck it" remains merely a phrase that Britney shouted in a COURTROOM rather than a chorus of a song.

Re: Blackout: my 2 cents

[zenith.livejournal.com]

WTF! Full story pls.

Re: Blackout: my 2 cents

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

When asked by reporters how she was doing, Britney responded by saying, “Eat it, lick it, snort it, fuck it!” (http://www.2snaps.tv/9812171)

Re: Blackout: my 2 cents

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Radar??? I can see that less than Piece Of Me which at least is a monster video opportunity.

"Heaven And Earth" sounds single-ish to me.

Re: Blackout: my 2 cents

[datura800.livejournal.com]

'Toy Soldier' simply MUST be a single. It's soooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.