Yet Another Year In Pop: 29

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I know this is going to come as a shock to all of you, but X Factor runners-up JLS are at number 1. Cascada's down to 2 and the Black Indie Peas are up to 3.

[Poll #1432261]

Jacko watch: you might have forgotten that some old popstar died last month but the general public haven't - Jacko still has 18 songs in the top 100.

Poll reminder: you have until tomorrow lunchtime to vote in Heat #1 of 2001.

Comments

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Nmm, I guessed it was that. They're idiots and I understand why they bother you but I guess just put on a Lil Kim wig and hataz to the left? (obviously I don't mean literally with the wig, unless that would help) They're abhorrent but that's the internet, don't let the b4st4rds get you down and idk ...write a big essay about 30H3 if you like. In fact, I think I'd like you to write a big essay about 3OH3.

La Roux & Lady Gaga feel like big enough targets that either people like them and can and will shout back (and it would seem that they are rare near-consensus fails) or will write enthusiasticly about them or, well, they won't. They're so ubiquitous and Popbloodyjustice (who I got on immensely well with as a person but has obviously GONE MAD) is supporting both so much that I think there's a vague sense of 'well go over there then.' If I went mental tomorrow and started loving La Roux tho I think there'd just be an excellent pop FITE. I've repped for hugely unpopular things before despite everyone going 'NOEZ ARGH THE HORROR,' even when I was barely more than a wee lurker.

...I did put 'Quicksand' and 'Just Dance' in my top thirty of 2008 so, y'know.

I dunno, I'm a bit of a bad example as a mod but we did start talking to each other in an all-guns-blazing trillion-word argument between me, you and Lex. It seems healthy when everyone's as invested in music as we are around here that we all shout at each other, provided there's still respect there somewhere.

Main thing that bothers me about Poptimists is lurkers not posting, hence the fact I offered them out as well.

This is so disjointed and I need to pretend to work slightly more but eh.