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[katstevens.livejournal.com]

It's Friday! Tom's done two more great columns: one on indie comic Phonogram for Pitchfork and another on South African house & the Pop World Cup for the Grau.

Speaking of PWC, why not pay a visit to Freaky Trigger and vote in the Round of 16 matches? Slovenia will be VERY grateful if you do :)

The belated results of Heat #2 of the Country Poll are IN, with Miranda Lambert, Loretta Lynn & Jack White, Dixie Chicks and three Big & Rich tracks all coming up trumps. Well done everyone who took the plunge!

Next Friday (7th May) is post-election POPTIMISM! Horse Bar in Waterloo from 7pm, free entry. Place bets now on who will play 'Heavy Cross' and who will play 'I Got Election' by Turbonegro.

Finally, the 2000 polls will return next week. Get thinking about your nominations for 2006 now!

Comments

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

My setlist, were I DJing which I'm not, might be (I knew what had to be first and last):

Election - Culture
Straight To The Capitalist Head - King Tubby
Music and Politics - Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Raining Revolution - Arrested Development
Stuff The Right To Vote - 25th of May
Eric B For President - Eric B & Rakim
If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) - Nas
When The Revolution Comes - Last Poets
Funky President (People It's Bad) - James Brown
(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People - Chi-Lites
Chimes of Freedom - Byrds
You Never Had It So Good - Barry McGuire
Waiting For The Great Leap Forward - Billy Bragg
Middle Class Revolt! - Fall
Fascist Dictator - Cortinas
White Riot - Clash
Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols
Elected - Alice Cooper

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

We might play Obama Girl vs Giuliani Girl:

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The last 'lection Poptimism in 2005 had its own special CD with it! I cannot remember what was on it except "Kick Out The Tories" by er Newtown Neurotics I think.

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Was that the political Poptimism CD? With Asian Dub Foundation and Chumbawamba and Carter USM? I loved that CD!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! It was! One with THATCHER on it and one with TONY B LIAR, it sounds like you got the latter.